yellow peril, 2005

In the WASPy, privileged minds of the American powers that be, you can always count on evil Asians lurking about, whether they be North Koreans, Chinese, or *gasp* our own citizens, like Wen Ho Lee or James Yee.

But wait, weren't the charges against Wen Ho Lee and James Yee dropped? Weren't they proven innocent?

Hell yeah. You bet your arse they were.

So you can imagine my skepticism about new charges of espionage against another Chinese American man, Howard Hsy, who holds both dual American and Taiwanese citizenship, and is from Bellevue. I don't know all the facts of the case, but for many Chinese Americans like myself, common sense would seem to dictate - why would any citizen from Taiwan want to be involved in selling MILITARY technology to the PRC? Duh.

I suppose it all goes back to a general attitude of contempt that many of the people in this country have for foreign countries in this current political climate... but if the USA wants to move towards developing a real peace in the world and spreading positive democratic change, it needs to learn to respect China and other countries. (Thanks to AngryAsianMan for the link.)

Mark my words... any future war with China is gonna result with Chinese Americans getting thrown into internment camps like the Japanese American community during WWII. Better start planning that move to Hawai'i or Canada right now.
posted by G at 2:05 PM   |

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1. The act or an instance of inscribing.
2. Something, such as the wording on a coin, medal, monument, or seal, that is inscribed.
3. A short, signed message in a book or on a photograph given as a gift.
4. The usually informal dedication of an artistic work.
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