A California woman is accused of penning racist letters targeting Asian
Americans, asking them to move out of one suburb, according to a report.
Nancy Arechiga, 52, allegedly left at least five of the handwritten
letters on homes and other locations in San Leandro, which is a suburb
of Oakland.
In one letter, Arechiga wrote to foreign-born residents, saying, “You,
because we consider you’re a stranger, one bad person for this country,
leave, go far away, go back to your country, the place you belong.
“You have until the day May 23, 2020, Saturday 10:30 a.m. to leave this
country place no Asian allowed. My Country USA,” the letter continued.
One resident, who only wanted to be identified as Trinh, said her family found a letter both at their home and a nearby park.
“It was shocking and the whole family was really shaken up at it. I
can’t comprehend hatefulness reading this letter sent chills down my
spine,” she said.
Footage from a Ring doorbell camera allegedly caught Arechiga posting one of the notes on a home.
Within hours, police located her still in the area with a backpack that contained more letters.
Arechiga was arrested and booked into Alameda County’s Santa Rita Jail in Dublin
