Community Says They Fear A Backlash

Members of the Korean-American community on Thursday honored the victims of Monday's shooting at Virginia Tech.

The alleged shooter, Cho Seung-Hui, emigrated from South Korea as a young boy, moving to Washington, D.C. when he was 8 years old....

Ever since Cho's identity was revealed, Korean-Americans have said a mixture of sadness, anger and even shame has swept through their community, NBC5's Lauren Jiggetts reported. Korean-Americans added that references to Cho's heritage have prompted fears of an unwarranted backlash.

"The young kids who are coming out on the street, they are worried about that maybe some revenge action (would be taken)," said Korean-American Walter Son.

Thousands of young Korean-Americans across the country were joining groups on facebook.com to express their feelings, Jiggetts reported. More than 900 have joined one group called, "Cho Seung-Hui Doesn't Represent Korean-Americans."

Those at the ceremony said they wanted Korean-Americans to know that they should not feel responsible for one person's actions. [Link]