"A system that doesn't value black lives cannot value Asian-American or Asian lives either," said Fang. In an effort to enlist Hispanics, Asians and other minorities in the Black Lives Matter movement, supporters are turning to the people closest to them and trying to convince them that the movement is their fight too. Several thousand mostly Chinese-Americans rallied around the country to support Liang, saying he was being scapegoated for white officers who killed black men. Some of the disconnect between the two sides happened because they were organizing in different ways and in different languages, Fang said. "I think both Asian communities and Latin communities really need to recognize there are black people who exist in their communities already," said Gian-Luca Matsuda.

Source: Fox News July 31, 2016 15:22 UTC