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Thank you very very much, Mr President and First Lady Dr. Jill Biden. The sincerity in your Lunar New Year good wishes is deeply felt. I wanted to acknowledge your graciousness. I speak as a naturalized American citizen. I am Chinese. https://twitter.com/POTUS/status/1360272714641121283
Thank you very very much, Mr President and First Lady Dr. Jill Biden. The sincerity in your Lunar New Year good wishes is deeply felt. I wanted to acknowledge your graciousness. I speak as a naturalized American citizen. I am Chinese. https://twitter.com/POTUS/status/1360272714641121283
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I speak here because I also wanted your administration to know the abuses we Chinese & other Asians who look indistinguishable from Chinese (we all have yellow skin) were subjected to since the racist epithets of “Wuhan Virus” & “KungFlu People” first --
I speak here because I also wanted your administration to know the abuses we Chinese & other Asians who look indistinguishable from Chinese (we all have yellow skin) were subjected to since the racist epithets of “Wuhan Virus” & “KungFlu People” first --
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appeared and circulated in US news media.
The epithets represent a public sentiment promulgated by your predecessor and his Secretary of State.
In the aftermath of the incessant public humiliation, some of us suffered not only verbal abuse, but physical abuse. --
appeared and circulated in US news media.
The epithets represent a public sentiment promulgated by your predecessor and his Secretary of State.
In the aftermath of the incessant public humiliation, some of us suffered not only verbal abuse, but physical abuse. --
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In the 2 weeks approaching Lunar New year, some of us were beaten with fists and sticks, others spat on by angry maskless white people.
This Anti-Chinese sentiment in many communities across the country have become common. --
In the 2 weeks approaching Lunar New year, some of us were beaten with fists and sticks, others spat on by angry maskless white people.
This Anti-Chinese sentiment in many communities across the country have become common. --
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The egregious cases now involved attacking senior Chinese citizens In Chinatown, East Coast and West Coast, in broad daylight. The situation is no longer simple racial stereotyping. It has approached the level of public safety.--
The egregious cases now involved attacking senior Chinese citizens In Chinatown, East Coast and West Coast, in broad daylight. The situation is no longer simple racial stereotyping. It has approached the level of public safety.--
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I plea to you, Mr President,to please make an effort to stop these Racism-based incidents.They frighten us.They also reflect poorly on America.The world knows about these incidents. Few people are blind in the new century. --
I plea to you, Mr President,to please make an effort to stop these Racism-based incidents.They frighten us.They also reflect poorly on America.The world knows about these incidents. Few people are blind in the new century. --
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I came to America as a college student. I stayed for more schooling because my mentors - all American - encouraged me to. I have handsomely contributed to American society in both mental & physical labor (working 11-hour days in community mental health clinics --
I came to America as a college student. I stayed for more schooling because my mentors - all American - encouraged me to. I have handsomely contributed to American society in both mental & physical labor (working 11-hour days in community mental health clinics --
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requires physical stamina).Much of what I did as a Board-Certified Mental Health clinician was offered as a labor of love. I wouldn't have done what I did had I not come to love America, a very natural human response to the lovely people who were my mentors --
requires physical stamina).Much of what I did as a Board-Certified Mental Health clinician was offered as a labor of love. I wouldn't have done what I did had I not come to love America, a very natural human response to the lovely people who were my mentors --
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- one Irish Catholic, one Jew, one Southern Baptist.
I and my kinsfolks DO NOT deserve the abuse we have been made to endure since the appellations of "Wuhan Virus" and “KungFlu people” were coined. --
- one Irish Catholic, one Jew, one Southern Baptist.
I and my kinsfolks DO NOT deserve the abuse we have been made to endure since the appellations of "Wuhan Virus" and “KungFlu people” were coined. --
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I hope your administration will follow up your sincere words with effective deeds. The Hatred thrown at us has become unbearable. Here’s a link to one news reports today. This one is from New York Times - https://www.nytimes.com/2021/02/12/us/asian-american-racism.html?action=click&module=Top%20Stories&pgtype=Homepage
I hope your administration will follow up your sincere words with effective deeds. The Hatred thrown at us has become unbearable. Here’s a link to one news reports today. This one is from New York Times - https://www.nytimes.com/2021/02/12/us/asian-american-racism.html?action=click&module=Top%20Stories&pgtype=Homepage
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Thank you for this opportunity to exercise my First Amendment right to speak up as an equal-rights citizen.
I wish you and your family a very happy Lunar New Year!
May Health, Peace and Serenity be a gift to ALL.
Thank you for this opportunity to exercise my First Amendment right to speak up as an equal-rights citizen.
I wish you and your family a very happy Lunar New Year!
May Health, Peace and Serenity be a gift to ALL.
