“One Man’s Opinion” by Gordon Curvey
For those of you who follow us here on “M.I.C News”, you know I wrote a story about a local Korean/Asain owned business here in Seattle, Washington that is typical of many Asain owned beauty stores in the U.S.
They open up a business that is selling MANY MANY products that black females want like extenions, wigs, skin care items and other products that black females need to look good on a daily basis. They are making MILLIONS of the backs of African American and African females. You hardly see ANY Korean/Asian females walking in these business. This is a fact readers. They are getting over BIG TIME and laughing all the way to the bank every night!
Well now here is another story of a Asian owned business here in Seattle named VIET-WAH. They own a series of grocery stores in the area that sell Asian and American groceries.
When I go in there I just buy a few things and leave. I don’t buy a lot of things. But one thing is for sure and that is myself as well as MANY MANY other African Americans and people of color do business in Viet-Wah on a daily business for years and years. But again readers, when asked to do advertising in black owned media, they do not respond. Like the Korean owned business, this is a serious problem.
Once again Viet-Wah here in Seattle will take our money we spend with them but have serious problems of not wanting to spend money with the African American community. The question readers is why? Like the Koreans, they are laughing their way to the bank night. This is unfair. In my strong opinion, stores like Viet-Wah need to realize the black community has been very loyal to them.
Let me say this folks. I respect the Korean and Asaian community. The traveled to America to try to obtain the “American Dream” by working very very hard. I have learned how the Asian community operates by talking to them and learning as well as watching. They save their hard earned money and they will have numorous families in one house or apartment and have nothing but rice and noodles for dinner and lunch.
They will think of a business they want to open and they open it. If they don’t know about a business they want to open, they learn about it. And yes, they obtain loans from Pacific Rim Banks overseas and IT’S ON!! In most cases like hair care products, they buy the products in bulks from overseas where they can get the products VERY VERY cheap.
In the area I am in, for blocks and blocks and blocks and blocks, their is nothing but Asian owned small malls and businesses. And I am sorry to say, very few African American owned businesses. You see folks, we cannot obtain loans like the Asains and others. This is just a fact.
The Korean and Asian community are very hard working folks and again, I respect them as business people, BUT readers that is not a excuse for a business like Viet-Wah to NOT GIVE BACK TO THE BLACK COMMUNITY. No excuse.
Some may say, it is their money and they can do what they want or just don’t go shopping in Viet-Wah when there is Safeway or QFC or Wal-Mart or other stores, but reality is Viet-Wah sells things that Safeway and others do not.
So in ending, in my my opinion I think Viet-Wah needs to realize that the black community has spent thousands and thousands of dollars with them over the years. IT IS TIME TO GIVE BACK TO THE BLACK COMMUNITY. This is “One Man’s Opinion” by Gordon Curvey
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