I would like to see them take up a case involving bias against Asian-Americans pro bono
Making fun of Asians and Asian-Americans is still perceived as socially acceptable in a lot of places.
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Making fun of Asians and Asian-Americans is still perceived as socially acceptable in a lot of places.
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Ironically, racism against Asians (an ethnic classification that encompasses a range of billions of people) is as strong even in China, according to what one can read in political surveys and hearings on the matter.
link to HOng Kong Government adobe pdf document.
Posted by: boy | February 8, 2004 12:27 AM
just fyi: I researched to see if Dewey Ballantine had ever taken a Title Vi et seq suit on behalf of an Asian. I found nothing. It should be noted that a) they may not do any of this type of work, and if they do b) they could have settled.
Posted by: rob | February 9, 2004 1:46 AM
Not to dispute the fact that it's still socially acceptable to make fun of Asian Americans in the US even in instances where it's not okay to make fun of other minority groups ...
But the NYT was wrong in its assertion that dogmeat is "rare, but not unheard of" in China. Dogmeat is not only heard of, but so common as to be the top item on the "specials" placard outside of many Chinese restaurants. At least that is what I personally noticed when I traveled along eastern China, from Beijing to Guilin (and I didn't even go to Guangdong, where they say that anything on four legs gets thrown into a wok).
Posted by: Betsy | February 9, 2004 11:28 PM