Qasim Rashid, Esq.May 13, 2023

Tonight I spoke at an AAPI event and mentioned America's history of anti-Asian discrimination—including the Chinese Exclusion Act, the Asiatic Exclusion League, & Koramatsu & Japanese Camps.

Afterwards an older gentlemen approached me and said, "Thank you for reminding everyone the US Govt locked Japanese Americans in camps. I know—because I was born in those camps. I carry that with me til this day."

I was left in awe. A reminder—this isn't ancient history folks. It's contemporary reality.

Show threadNimbusMay 13, 2023
@QasimRashid What I want to know is when the Chinese Government is going to pay for all the technologies and business intelligence they stole. What do you think the monthly payment would be if they were treated, by estoppel, as if they had entered into royalty contracts and what sources of funds could be seized to satisfy the judgment?
Show threadCoyotyMay 13, 2023
@nimbus5000 @QasimRashid Thanks for demonstrating that AAPI scapegoating and demonizing is still a real threat.
Show threadNimbus

Systems were methodically hacked and broken into, at scale. What am I supposed to do, celebrate China's mass pilfering? Are you denying this happened? Maybe we should applaud the Russians when they run away with Ukrainian toilets on their shoulders and accuse their detractors as being Russophobes.

BTW. What does this have to do with Chinese Anericans? I do not understand what you mean by AAPI. Why would my saying China equal Chinese Americans? Aren't they two separate things?

@coyoty

May 13, 2023 at 6:53amWeb
Show threadCoyotyMay 13, 2023
@nimbus5000 The discussion is about how Asian and Oceanic people have been blamed and locked up for looking like "the enemy". Do you not see the irony here?
Show threadNimbusMay 13, 2023

@coyoty

Edit: OK, I see your point. My comment should be a response to another post, not this one. It was late. Please forgive me. I harbor no bad feelings about Asian Americans, but China has been on my mind lately.