Mayor Gavin Newsom said he called the first-of-its-kind meeting following the violent attacks.

About 45 members of the city's political, religious and community leaders crowded into a city hall conference room for a two-hour talk about race, crime and diversity.

"We love the diversity that we have here in San Francisco,” said SF assessor Phil Ting. “But along with diversity, we have to acknowledge that are differences."

Police said the incidents were crimes of opportunity with robbery -- not race -- as the main factor. Others said many more attacks against Asian residents go unreported.

"The acknowledgement that Chinese Americans are feeling victimized in the Bayview Hunters Point area or Visitacion Valley was a key issue that was addressed," said SF Supervisor Eric Mar.

Sharon Hewitt of the Community Leadership Academy said better communication between the two groups was key to solving the problem.

"We want the people to say in our communities -- particularly our Asian brothers and sisters -- that they have been heard," said Hewitt.

The mayor said a more public police presence along Muni lines and a public education program using Facebook and YouTube can help ease fears of crime.

"There are a lot of folks that are truly fearful, that are scared to death," said Mayor Newsom.

Bayview community members said those fears cut across all racial lines.

"This is not only a problem that's affecting Asians. It's affecting a lot of different groups: The blacks, the Latinos," said United Fathers Coalition’s Charles Grays.

Members of San Francisco's Chinese community said they plan to rally at city hall at 2 p.m. Tuesday afternoon to make their voices heard about crime affecting their community.