Originally Posted by
mario33
Not sure why you mentioned "South Asians" inparticular , it does happen to ALL Asians since the rise in number of immigrants working here in recent years.
Racism or not, I do feel a lot safer now in KL with the immigration dept cracking down on those African thugs though I feel sorry for the odd black Americans who were mistreated.
I mentioned South Asians in particular because:
1. Malaysia has citizens who are of various South Asian ethnic origins (i.e., various parts of India going back a generation or four) and far more than it has Malaysian citizens of various African ethnic origins; and
2. I recall that some Indians visiting Malaysia were being roughed up along with some Malaysians of Indian origin, the latter of whom decided it was better not to make an issue about what happened to them; and
3. going back before that, I recall this
http://www.atimes.com/atimes/South_Asia/EC13Df03.html too.
Probably could have mentioned various other Asian ethnicities, including Chinese, but the South Asian-related incidents is what came to mind as resulting in ridiculous outcomes.