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'Asians in masks SHOULD NOT be the face of the coronavirus!' Canadian woman blasts 'racist' customer at Costco who attacked her because she is Asian and was wearing a mask

An Chinese-Canadian woman says she was attacked by a stranger on a recent trip to Costco because she is Asian. Chen He wrote on Facebook...

An Chinese-Canadian woman says she was attacked by a stranger on a recent trip to Costco because she is Asian.
Chen He wrote on Facebook that she was at the Costco is Brossard, Quebec on March 13 when a woman whose face was obscured by a scarf came after her and her partner, cursing at them and calling them out for being Asian.
Chen included three photos of the attacker, who appears to be looking at her angrily and raising her arms to attack, while others have stepped forward to stop her.
Harassed: Chen He says she was at the Costco is Brossard, Quebec on March 13 when she was attacked by a woman whose face was obscured by a scarf (pictured)
Harassed: Chen He says she was at the Costco is Brossard, Quebec on March 13 when she was attacked by a woman whose face was obscured by a scarf (pictured)
Furious: She said the woman gave her the finger and was angry that she was wearing a mask
Furious: She said the woman gave her the finger and was angry that she was wearing a mask
'We went to Costco for grocery shopping today,' Chen wrote. 
'A woman gave us the middle finger and tried to attack me because we are Asian and wearing masks. 
'This is so ridiculous,' she added. 'She also covered her mouth, why can’t we cover our mouths? 
'Asians in masks SHOULD NOT be the “face” of the coronavirus!!! She is a Racist!!!'
The woman's mouth is, in fact, covered int he pictures, with her entire face except her eyes and forehead hidden behind a black scarf.
The attacker, a brunette of indeterminate age, is pictured staring threateningly, seemingly mid-charge. In the next photo, she has lunged forward with her arm out, appearing to be physically attacking Chen and her partner. 
Crazy: Photos Chen posted show the woman physically attacking her, lunging forward
Crazy: Photos Chen posted show the woman physically attacking her, lunging forward
Bad behavior: The woman had to be restrained from physically attacking
Bad behavior: The woman had to be restrained from physically attacking
A third photo shows two men stepping forward to restrain her, holding her arms back.  
Community: Commenters have chimed in to express their angry, telling Chen they're sorry such an awful thing happened to her
Community: Commenters have chimed in to express their angry, telling Chen they're sorry such an awful thing happened to her
The woman has not yet been identified, though Chen's post has gone viral on Facebook and Reddit, with commenters quick to condemn the stranger's behavior.  
'I’m so sorry you had to go through that. People are so ignorant. I wish I was there to let her know her behavior is not ok. I wear my mask too and it makes me feel a little safer,' wrote one.
'Omg I cannot believe she even tried to get physical with you! Smh,' wrote another. 
'What is this world becoming?' another chimed in. 'Seriously, would expect this from a child but not from an adult.'
'Ignorance and bigotry spreads faster than this virus,' commented yet another. 

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