LONG BEACH, Calif. — It's a day at the barbershop for Pastor Susie Gamez.

She said being the mother of four half Korean, half Mexican children keep her busy, but she wouldn't have it any other way.

As a Christian pastor in Long Beach, Gamez often addresses racial unity topics, but when the murder spree in Atlanta took place, targeting Asian women, her pain and passion hit home.

"When I first read the report that at least four of these women were of Korean descent and that they were in their 60s and 70's, it broke my heart because immediately I thought, this could have been my mom. My mom loves to go to these Korean spas," she said.

Gamez never understood racially motivated hate or any hate for that matter. She married her husband of Mexican descent and created a beautiful multicultural family that she describes as all American and all united under the umbrella of being children of God.

"Psalm 139 talks about how we were knit together in our mother's womb, and how we are all fearfully and wonderfully made by God, so, as a woman of faith, and an Asian American woman of faith at that, I want to be able to use my platform to bring a space of healing and visibility, to Asian American women especially," she explained.

And she does that through her role as a pastor at Light and Life Christian Fellowship in Long Beach, where she addresses injustice while offering hope-based solutions.

"It actually gives me hope that we are dealing with reality, and now we're saying, we're just not having it. We need to fight for a better way. And I'm really hoping that solidarity will lead the way."