Asian Americans say Obama had impact on them
– USA – Chinadaily.com.cn
Read Paul Welitzkin’s article in the China Daily US, in which he touches upon the different ways that the Obama administration affected Asian Americans. Welitzkin draws from various perspectives, including that of Executive Director Yang Chen:
“President Obama also issued an executive order on diversity and inclusion within the federal government as related to the federal workforce and it had a big impact on Asian Americans who work for the federal government,” said Yang Chen, executive director of the Asian American Bar Association in New York.
However, Chen said there were also some negative developments during the Obama years “such as the failed prosecutions of two Chinese-American scientists, one a professor and the other a federal employee, which illustrated how the fear of China affected Chinese Americans.”
To read the full article, click on the link in the title.