I know that AsianAmericans also agree that the gratuitous attention to the heritage and citizenship of John Huang and other fundraisers is unjust and destructive. According to the press and others. John Huang isnt simply a DNC fundraiser or even an AsianAmerican fundraiser. rather. he is referred to as a "Taiwanborn naturalized citizen with ties to an Indonesian conglomerate" or. worse. "an ethnic Chinese with overseas connections." Last fall. during an appearance at the University of Pennsylvania. Presidential candidate Ross Perot erroneously referred to John Huang as an "Indonesian businessman." Later. alluding to the fundralsing controversy. Mr. Perot rhetorically asked his audience. "Wouldnt you like to have someone out there named OReilly? Out there hard at work. You know. so far we havent found an American name." The implication of these and other characterizations is that being Asian and naturalized. rather than of European stock and native born. somehow renders one less American. Mr. President. this hyphenation or qualification of citizenship status is one of the subtle ways in which AsianAmericans are cast as different and therefore suspicious.
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Being Asian and naturalized, rather than of European stock and native born, somehow renders one less American.