(Tribune News Service) — Rep. Judy Chu and other House Democrats have fired back after a Republican congressman questioned her loyalty to the U.S. using what they say is anti-Asian rhetoric. House Republicans, including Gooden, have written to the FBI with claims that Ng should be investigated for potential ties to the Chinese Communist Party. “I think that Judy Chu needs to be called out,” Gooden said during the interview. I very much doubt that he would be spreading these lies were I not of Chinese American descent.”Chu took office in 2009, becoming the first Chinese American woman elected to Congress. During the pandemic, Asian Americans in California saw triple-digit percentage increases in hate crimes.

Source: Los Angeles Times February 25, 2023 22:18 UTC