answer:There certainly is a correlation between minorities and poverty, and also a correlation between poverty and crime. Your statement about blacks “moving into a neighborhood” (believe me, it is not a conspiracy) reflects a couple of realities: many minorities (Vietnamese, Latino, Russian, or African American) feel more comfortable with their “own kind”. And when that happens, those neighborhoods become marked as a minority neighborhood, with many adverse effects. Because of racial and ethnic discomfort, people will not shop or go to those neighborhoods no matter what group lives there. It is a reflection of inherent distrust in “the other”. That’s also called racism. I notice you referenced an Asian festival that was for Asians and not others. Why not the whole community? And do you suppose some people who thought the festival was only for Asians may have antagonized others who came to have fun? The antagonism may have been a year ago and people came back this year with the intent of “we won’t put up with that.” Re read what you wrote, and while I understand your trying to not be offensive, your writing demonstrates the insidiousness of structural racism.