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 in [...]
“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 of [...]
“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 world [...]
“I think I share the shock and dismay over the racist column by Kenneth Eng that AsianWeek decided to print. I intend to have a very frank talk with the publishers and the editorial staff. I have dedicated my personal time in contributing to AsianWeek to give our communities a constructive voice. This lapse in [...]
Washington, DC – Today, the Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus (CAPAC) criticizes AsianWeek and expresses outrage concerning its printing of Kenneth Eng’s column “Why I Hate Blacks” in its February 23rd edition. Congressman Mike Honda (CA-15), Chair of CAPAC, issued the following statement: “Mr. Eng’s views are based upon ignorance and stereotypes of the worst [...]
The Japanese American Citizens League (JACL) expressed its outrage over Kenneth Eng’s article, “Why I Hate Blacks,” that appeared in the latest edition of Asian Week newspaper. The column, which was published February 23, has drawn quick and harsh criticism from Asian Americans across the nation. “Race-based hate is something that is unacceptable in any [...]
Article by Leslie Fulbright on the front page of today’s San Francisco Chronicle: Ling-chi Wang, retired chairman of the ethnic studies department at UC Berkeley, said there is an urgent need for Asian Americans to be aware of the history of this country and know that Asian American gains have come largely as a result [...]
While the Asian American Journalists Association (AAJA) supports freedom of the press, AAJA believes that all media regardless of size should practice the highest standards of journalism including in matters of ethnicity, race and diversity. AsianWeek, a nationally distributed English-language newspaper, ran in its Feb. 23 issue “Why I Hate Blacks,” a column by Kenneth [...]