By Staff
NORTHWEST ASIAN WEEKLY
Elaine Chao (center, left) and President Donald Trump.
A coalition of Asian American service and advocacy organizations want Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao to start supporting people of color, or resign.
In an Aug. 17 news release titled, “Secretary Elaine Chao: Stand with Our Immigrant Communities or Resign,” the groups called on Chao, an immigrant from Taiwan and woman of color, “to be silent no more.”
The letter was signed by the National Korean American Service and Education Consortium (NAKASEC), Korean Resource Center, HANA Center, Asian Americans United, Asian Pacific American Labor Alliance (APALA), AFL-CIO, Jenny Kim, National President of Korean American Coalition, MinKwon Center for Community Action, National Asian Pacific American Women’s Forum (NAPAWF), and Southeast Asia Resource Action Center (SEARAC).
The release also said, “On August 15, 2017, the anniversary of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA), Secretary Elaine Chao stood by President Trump as he blamed both sides for the racist acts that took place in Charlottesville, essentially equating white nationalist hate groups with anti-racist protestors.
The groups also said Chao should make a public statement supporting fellow immigrants who rely on DACA and TPS (Temporary Protected Status).
“Immigrants in 2017 should receive the same opportunities and racial justice as Asian American immigrant Elaine Chao was afforded when she came to America,” the release said. ■
Helen Kim says
July 11, 2018 at 8:30 amSHE IS ALSO CALLED COCAINE ELAINE….HOW SHAMEFUL….Elaine, Elaine…you are the wrong kind of Asian (A VERY UGLY BANANA). I can say that because I am Asian…..Her husband is clearly sociopath and so is she most likely. There is a MAJOR conflict of interest as we ALL KNOW. Nepotism is reserved for the stupid and evil. Please do the right thing. Stop shaming yourself and your people and RESIGN BITCH!!!!