PHOENIX —
Mitch White’s grandparents, mother and aunt immigrated to the United States from South Korea in 1969. They settled in the Bay Area, but his grandfather became a dedicated Dodgers fan as the family established roots in the new country. He has heard the stories of the struggles they endured along the way.
So this week, when a gunman was accused of shooting to death eight people, including six women of Asian descent, at three Atlanta-area spas, White thought about his family.
“These last few months have been tough and then culminating in the most recent, the murders in Atlanta were just terrible, that whole situation,” White, 26, said.