California congresswoman faces accusations of ‘McCarthyism’ from AAPI groups over campaign ads
California congresswoman faces accusations of ‘McCarthyism’ from AAPI groups over campaign ads
- October 28, 2022
- Long Bui, global and international studies, Los Angeles Times, Oct. 28, 2022
“There is an ethical issue to using these kinds of tactics and negative advertising that crosses into malicious campaigning,” said Long T. Bui, an associate professor of global and international studies at UC Irvine. “The racially charged messages reinforce stereotypes of all Chinese people as spies and permanent foreigners.”
For the full story, please visit https://www.latimes.com/politics/story/2022-10-28/michelle-steel-faces-backlash-charges-of-racism-from-aapi-groups-over-campaign-attack-ads.
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