“I used to write off the accusations that the Republican Party was racist because here we are, this Asian family who are Republicans,” Song told the Post. “They were Asian people under a Western system just faced with this unimaginable authoritarianism and bravely fighting back,” Song told the South China Morning Post. Batten arrived late to the Prairieland protest, catching a ride with the Sotos after a full day at Panera. The other two Prairieland defendants housed with her in jail, Gibson and Morgan, folded. For the Prairieland defendants, there are still appeals to file and state charges to face.