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An Airbnb host who canceled a womans reservation because of her race has agreed to pay $5,000 in damages and take a course in Asian American studies, a state regulatory agency announced Thursday.
The host, Tami Barker, told the woman who reserved her Big Bear cabin for a ski vacation in February that she would not rent to an Asian, justifying the action by adding in a text message, Its why we have Trump, referring to President Trump.
The woman, Dyne Suh, a UCLA law student, said she was driving in a snowstorm to the Big Bear cabin when she received the text messages via the Airbnb mobile app. A tearful Suh, standing in the snow, shot a video posted on YouTube, describing her exchange with Barker.
Ive been here since I was 3 years old, she said in the video. America is my home. I consider myself an American. But this woman discriminates against me because Im Asian.
In the video, Suh shows screen shots of the exchange, including a message from Barker saying, Its is why we have Trump and, I will not allow this country to be told what to do by foreigners.
Under an agreement reached after an investigation by the California Department of Fair Employment and Housing, Barker agreed to pay Suh $5,000 in damages, issue her an apology and attend a college-level course on Asian American studies, among other penalties.
http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-airbnb-discrimination-20170713-story,amp.html
Wellstone ruled
(34,661 posts)not reported. Proud of the Lady who pushed back.
rusty fender
(3,428 posts)Tami Barker needs to start at first grade
workinclasszero
(28,270 posts)Don't tell me that Trump wasn't voted in for the sole purpose of punishing non-whites in this country!
All that economic anxiety excuse is pure BS!