“We talked with Sery Kim yesterday about her hurtful and untrue comments about Chinese immigrants, and made clear that her comments were unacceptable. We cannot in good conscience continue to support her candidacy.”ADKim says her comments were meant to be directed at the Chinese government, not immigrants. ADAfter her comments about China at the forum, Kim said she did not believe there has been a surge in violent attacks against Asian Americans. “I am Asian American and I have never felt discrimination because I blame China for the problems they have actually created,” Kim said. Jeung noted that his organization has received almost 3,800 reports of discrimination from Asian Americans across the country since last March.

Source: Washington Post April 02, 2021 11:19 UTC