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Asian Restaurant In Texas Vandalized With Racist Graffiti After Owner Speaks Out About End Of Mask Mandate

SAN ANTONIO (CBSNEWS.COM) — On the morning of March 14 Mike Nguyen got a text message alerting him that his Texas restaurant was spray-painted in red with racist messages. When he arrived at Noodle Tree in San Antonio, he told CBS News, he felt "hurt."

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The outdoor windows of the Noodle Tree restaurant covered in racist graffiti. (credit: Tyler Prince/CBS News)

Some of the graffiti on the patio and on outside windows said: "Go back 2 China," "Ramen Noodle Flu," "No masks," "Kung Flu" and "Hope U Die." The vandalism came days after Nguyen gave an interview where he criticized Governor Gregg Abbott's decision to lift the state's mask mandate.

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