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August 30 - Sept. 5, 2002

‘We Are Not the Enemy’

By Ji Hyun Lim
AsianWeek Staff Writer

On a typical weekday afternoon, the San Francisco Muni bus for Line 1 passes every 10 minutes. When it halts and picks up its patrons, riders or passersby may glance at an ad posted on the bus tail with a message and four faces. A young woman with dark skin and long dark hair, a short-haired, dark-skinned businessman, a man with a turban and a girl wearing a bhurka represent a sign that reads: “We are not the enemy. We are your community.”

These posters are the latest efforts by public officials to prevent hate crimes in San Francisco. The Anti-Hate Campaign, started by the San Francisco dis trict attorney’s office and other community leaders, unveiled a poster in a press conference at the San Francisco Hall of Justice Monday, Aug. 26...

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