Coverage by AP writer Terence Chea: "It certainly does not speak for the vast majority of Asian Americans," Stewart Kwoh, who heads the Asian Pacific American Legal Center in Los Angeles, said Tuesday. "This kind of inflammatory (column) really can hurt and damage relations with the broader African-American community." ... Mayor Gavin Newsom said inContinue reading "AP: Asian weekly’s “Why I Hate Blacks” column blasted"
US Civil Rights Commissioner Michael Yaki
"I am disappointed and disgusted that Asian Week would publish this thoughtless, bigoted screed. At the national level, we are fighting just to maintain the gains that Asian Americans and African Americans and Hispanic Americans stood side-by-side to achieve. To give voice to hateful lies is irresponsible journalism at its worst, and reminds us ofContinue reading "US Civil Rights Commissioner Michael Yaki"
San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom
"Inclusion, tolerance, and acceptance of diversity among all people are hallmarks of our way of life in San Francisco. While I recognize free speech rights guaranteed by the First Amendment, hate speech in any form is totally unacceptable in our community. Such statements have no place in a city that is known around the worldContinue reading "San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom"