Tell CNN to stop discrediting the Asian American Vote
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CNN: Anderson Cooper 360
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Please note that this petition is closed. I created another petition site on Feb 10, 2008, and it later gained sponsorship from The 80-20 Initiative, arguably the most powerful Asian American Political Action Committee. They utilized their vast email list to capture more tha 2,100 signatures and nearly 1,000 comments. After negotiation, CNN and Gary Tuchman ended up doing a more balanced segment on the Asian American votes, and it featured the founder of The 80-20 Initiative, S.B. Woo. The new segment aired on Feb 15, 2008, exactly a week later.
Aside from this effort being discussed in numerous blogs, below are two articles that spoke about the petition: http://news.ncmonline.com/news/view_article.html?article_id=44cb40c466e5c8e91f4d0e557ef911bc
and
http://www.time.com/time/politics/article/0,8599,1714292,00.html
You may continue to leave comments, but the petition is closed and no more signatures will be delivered to CNN.
I do thank CNN -- they listened to our collective voice by airing a segment that is more reflective of our community. Respectfully -Samson Fu
====================================================
Original Petition
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On February 8, 2008, CNN showed this segment on Anderson Cooper 360. All in all, this segment discredits the Asian Pacific Islander American votes for Senator Clinton by saying they are either fearful of African Americans or fearful of change. See for yourself:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GFARVcHl3lk.
This is a two-minute piece by Gary Tuchman, who taped a majority of this piece in Seattle Chinatown. Tuchman went to a local Chinese grocery store and asked the staff and customers who they support. Inexplicably, every single person interviewed had a thick Asian accent, and every single one chose Clinton (or in the case of one child, Tuchman made fun of his accent and indicated, "Lincoln").
Tuchman asked the interviewees why they chose Clinton, but seemed to edit out their answers. Overall, either a language barrier or apathy on Tuchman's part left the segment scant on explanations as to why the Asian Pacific Islander American vote leans so heavily towards Clinton. Tuchman did interview a fourth-generation Japanese American who supports Obama, but he was depicted as a minority, noting that other Japanese Americans are afraid to vote for a change from the status quo.
What was most clear to me was that this segment was a half-assed fluff pieced by a disinterested reporter. When Anderson Cooper asked for more details from Tuchman following airing of the piece, Tuchman launched into a description of the size of Obama's rally compared to Clinton's rally. No, not about Asian Americans, the focus of his segment. No, he talked about the size of the rallies. As if he really didn't care why Asian Americans support Clinton.
One thing is certain, Tuchman successfully spin the the Asian American support for Hillary as they hate blacks and are fearful of change. By signing this petition, you find the CNN Asian American segment offensive, and you ask that CNN: (1) take this video off their website, and (2) issue an apology on Anderson Cooper 360 to the Asian American community of their misleading portrayal of the community.
Here's the entire transcript:
COOPER: Well, for Democrats, Washington caucuses are the single biggest contest this weekend, 78 delegates at stake there. Recent polls show Barack Obama with an edge, but hey, you know, what do the polls really mean, as we've seen before? He does have a weakness in Washington, though, a state with one of the highest percentages of Asian-American voters. It's not a block where the Illinois senator finds much support. So the question is why.
"Uncovering America" tonight, here's CNN's Gary Tuchman.
(BEGIN VIDEOTAPE)
GARY TUCHMAN, CNN CORRESPONDENT: The Chinese New Year is just underway. And in Seattle's Chinatown, people are buying festive provisions at the Awaja Maya (ph) grocery store and talking to us about the upcoming Washington caucuses, in a state that has the fifth highest percentage of Asian-Americans in the country.
(on camera) Who do you like for president?
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Hillary Clinton.
UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: Hillary.
UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: Hillary.
UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: Clinton.
TUCHMAN (on camera): Clinton?
UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: Yes.
TUCHMAN: Who do you like?
UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: Well, I do, too.
TUCHMAN: Clinton? Who do you like?
UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: Lincoln.
TUCHMAN: Clinton. Does any -- Lincoln? UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: Lincoln.
UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: Lincoln.
TUCHMAN: Abraham Lincoln? He's not running.
UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: I know.
TUCHMAN (voice-over): Jokes aside, that Abe Lincoln vote is one more than Barack Obama got in our unofficial store survey.
(on camera) As he campaigns in Washington state, it appears that Barack Obama has his work cut out for him when it comes to the Asian- American vote. In California he essentially broke even among white voters. But among Asian-Americans, our exit polling indicates that he lost by an almost three-to-one margin in the state that has the second highest percentage of Asian-Americans.
(voice-over) Hawaii, by the way, is the No. 1 state. So what's going on? Political scientists we talked with say many Asians and Latinos who recently arrived here are often more comfortable with what is familiar and are wary of one of the mantras in this campaign, change.
PROF. MATT BARRETO, UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON: They remember good times in the 1990s. There was a lot of benefits; not only the economy but other policies that benefited immigrants and, in particular, Asian-Americans that would cause them to remember the Clintons in fondness.
CLINTON: This is so amazing. I am so happy to be here.
TUCHMAN: Some people we talked with acknowledged that.
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Her husband is, you know, ex-president of the United States. Maybe he can help Hillary Clinton.
TUCHMAN: Asian-Americans are a diverse group coming from countries ranging from Japan to India to the Philippines.
UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: I personally think that Hillary is the candidate for the job.
TUCHMAN: But in this Seattle teahouse, a different sentiment.
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Obama.
TUCHMAN: Travis Susaka (ph), a fourth-generation Japanese- American, offered this observation about why more Japanese-Americans don't support Obama the way he does.
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: I'd say a lot of Japanese Americans are very -- they don't like change, are kind of against change. So they would just rather vote for a Caucasian rather than taking the initiative to change what has happened in the past.
TUCHMAN: This woman actually refers to Hillary Clinton's skin color.
UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: The white lady.
TUCHMAN (on camera): So do you like Hillary Clinton?
UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: Yes. I like her.
TUCHMAN: Do you like Obama?
UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: Not really.
TUCHMAN (voice-over): Obama had a large number of Asian- Americans at this huge Seattle rally but didn't appear to be near the percentage of the rally for the senator from New York. Advantage, Clinton.
(END VIDEOTAPE)
COOPER: Gary joins me now from Seattle. Are Obama's advisors concerned about this perceived lack of Asian-American support?
TUCHMAN: Well, Anderson, they're not happy about it. But they do think they will do better with the Asian-Americans here during the Washington caucuses tomorrow.
They're also very ecstatic that they got the endorsement of Christine Gregoire, the governor of Washington who made her endorsement at this big rally today.
I'll tell you, Anderson. There's no correlation between becoming president of the United States and the size of a rally. But Obama's rallies keep getting bigger and bigger. The key arena, where the Seattle Sonics play basketball, they wish they had crowds like this - more than 18,000 people outside. They say there are 3,000 people who couldn't get inside.
But I'll tell you, walk outside at one point, and there were hundreds of people just sitting on the stairs, listening to Obama talk on a loud speaker.
COOPER: All right. Gary Tuchman. Appreciate it, Gary.
Aside from this effort being discussed in numerous blogs, below are two articles that spoke about the petition: http://news.ncmonline.com/news/view_article.html?article_id=44cb40c466e5c8e91f4d0e557ef911bc
and
http://www.time.com/time/politics/article/0,8599,1714292,00.html
You may continue to leave comments, but the petition is closed and no more signatures will be delivered to CNN.
I do thank CNN -- they listened to our collective voice by airing a segment that is more reflective of our community. Respectfully -Samson Fu
====================================================
Original Petition
---
On February 8, 2008, CNN showed this segment on Anderson Cooper 360. All in all, this segment discredits the Asian Pacific Islander American votes for Senator Clinton by saying they are either fearful of African Americans or fearful of change. See for yourself:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GFARVcHl3lk.
This is a two-minute piece by Gary Tuchman, who taped a majority of this piece in Seattle Chinatown. Tuchman went to a local Chinese grocery store and asked the staff and customers who they support. Inexplicably, every single person interviewed had a thick Asian accent, and every single one chose Clinton (or in the case of one child, Tuchman made fun of his accent and indicated, "Lincoln").
Tuchman asked the interviewees why they chose Clinton, but seemed to edit out their answers. Overall, either a language barrier or apathy on Tuchman's part left the segment scant on explanations as to why the Asian Pacific Islander American vote leans so heavily towards Clinton. Tuchman did interview a fourth-generation Japanese American who supports Obama, but he was depicted as a minority, noting that other Japanese Americans are afraid to vote for a change from the status quo.
What was most clear to me was that this segment was a half-assed fluff pieced by a disinterested reporter. When Anderson Cooper asked for more details from Tuchman following airing of the piece, Tuchman launched into a description of the size of Obama's rally compared to Clinton's rally. No, not about Asian Americans, the focus of his segment. No, he talked about the size of the rallies. As if he really didn't care why Asian Americans support Clinton.
One thing is certain, Tuchman successfully spin the the Asian American support for Hillary as they hate blacks and are fearful of change. By signing this petition, you find the CNN Asian American segment offensive, and you ask that CNN: (1) take this video off their website, and (2) issue an apology on Anderson Cooper 360 to the Asian American community of their misleading portrayal of the community.
Here's the entire transcript:
COOPER: Well, for Democrats, Washington caucuses are the single biggest contest this weekend, 78 delegates at stake there. Recent polls show Barack Obama with an edge, but hey, you know, what do the polls really mean, as we've seen before? He does have a weakness in Washington, though, a state with one of the highest percentages of Asian-American voters. It's not a block where the Illinois senator finds much support. So the question is why.
"Uncovering America" tonight, here's CNN's Gary Tuchman.
(BEGIN VIDEOTAPE)
GARY TUCHMAN, CNN CORRESPONDENT: The Chinese New Year is just underway. And in Seattle's Chinatown, people are buying festive provisions at the Awaja Maya (ph) grocery store and talking to us about the upcoming Washington caucuses, in a state that has the fifth highest percentage of Asian-Americans in the country.
(on camera) Who do you like for president?
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Hillary Clinton.
UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: Hillary.
UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: Hillary.
UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: Clinton.
TUCHMAN (on camera): Clinton?
UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: Yes.
TUCHMAN: Who do you like?
UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: Well, I do, too.
TUCHMAN: Clinton? Who do you like?
UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: Lincoln.
TUCHMAN: Clinton. Does any -- Lincoln? UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: Lincoln.
UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: Lincoln.
TUCHMAN: Abraham Lincoln? He's not running.
UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: I know.
TUCHMAN (voice-over): Jokes aside, that Abe Lincoln vote is one more than Barack Obama got in our unofficial store survey.
(on camera) As he campaigns in Washington state, it appears that Barack Obama has his work cut out for him when it comes to the Asian- American vote. In California he essentially broke even among white voters. But among Asian-Americans, our exit polling indicates that he lost by an almost three-to-one margin in the state that has the second highest percentage of Asian-Americans.
(voice-over) Hawaii, by the way, is the No. 1 state. So what's going on? Political scientists we talked with say many Asians and Latinos who recently arrived here are often more comfortable with what is familiar and are wary of one of the mantras in this campaign, change.
PROF. MATT BARRETO, UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON: They remember good times in the 1990s. There was a lot of benefits; not only the economy but other policies that benefited immigrants and, in particular, Asian-Americans that would cause them to remember the Clintons in fondness.
CLINTON: This is so amazing. I am so happy to be here.
TUCHMAN: Some people we talked with acknowledged that.
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Her husband is, you know, ex-president of the United States. Maybe he can help Hillary Clinton.
TUCHMAN: Asian-Americans are a diverse group coming from countries ranging from Japan to India to the Philippines.
UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: I personally think that Hillary is the candidate for the job.
TUCHMAN: But in this Seattle teahouse, a different sentiment.
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Obama.
TUCHMAN: Travis Susaka (ph), a fourth-generation Japanese- American, offered this observation about why more Japanese-Americans don't support Obama the way he does.
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: I'd say a lot of Japanese Americans are very -- they don't like change, are kind of against change. So they would just rather vote for a Caucasian rather than taking the initiative to change what has happened in the past.
TUCHMAN: This woman actually refers to Hillary Clinton's skin color.
UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: The white lady.
TUCHMAN (on camera): So do you like Hillary Clinton?
UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: Yes. I like her.
TUCHMAN: Do you like Obama?
UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: Not really.
TUCHMAN (voice-over): Obama had a large number of Asian- Americans at this huge Seattle rally but didn't appear to be near the percentage of the rally for the senator from New York. Advantage, Clinton.
(END VIDEOTAPE)
COOPER: Gary joins me now from Seattle. Are Obama's advisors concerned about this perceived lack of Asian-American support?
TUCHMAN: Well, Anderson, they're not happy about it. But they do think they will do better with the Asian-Americans here during the Washington caucuses tomorrow.
They're also very ecstatic that they got the endorsement of Christine Gregoire, the governor of Washington who made her endorsement at this big rally today.
I'll tell you, Anderson. There's no correlation between becoming president of the United States and the size of a rally. But Obama's rallies keep getting bigger and bigger. The key arena, where the Seattle Sonics play basketball, they wish they had crowds like this - more than 18,000 people outside. They say there are 3,000 people who couldn't get inside.
But I'll tell you, walk outside at one point, and there were hundreds of people just sitting on the stairs, listening to Obama talk on a loud speaker.
COOPER: All right. Gary Tuchman. Appreciate it, Gary.
Please note that this petition is closed. I created another petition site on Feb 10, 2008, and it later gained sponsorship from The 80-20 Initiative, arguably the most powerful Asian American Political Action Committee. They utilized their vast email list to capture more tha 2,100 signatures and nearly 1,000 comments. After negotiation, CNN and Gary Tuchman ended up doing a more balanced segment on the Asian American votes, and it featured the founder of The 80-20 Initiative, S.B. Woo. The new segment aired on Feb 15, 2008, exactly a week later.
Aside from this effort being discussed in numerous blogs, below are two articles that spoke about the petition: http://news.ncmonline.com/news/view_article.html?article_id=44cb40c466e5c8e91f4d0e557ef911bc
and
http://www.time.com/time/politics/article/0,8599,1714292,00.html
You may continue to leave comments, but the petition is closed and no more signatures will be delivered to CNN.
I do thank CNN -- they listened to our collective voice by airing a segment that is more reflective of our community. Respectfully -Samson Fu
====================================================
Original Petition
---
On February 8, 2008, CNN showed this segment on Anderson Cooper 360. All in all, this segment discredits the Asian Pacific Islander American votes for Senator Clinton by saying they are either fearful of African Americans or fearful of change. See for yourself:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GFARVcHl3lk.
This is a two-minute piece by Gary Tuchman, who taped a majority of this piece in Seattle Chinatown. Tuchman went to a local Chinese grocery store and asked the staff and customers who they support. Inexplicably, every single person interviewed had a thick Asian accent, and every single one chose Clinton (or in the case of one child, Tuchman made fun of his accent and indicated, "Lincoln").
Tuchman asked the interviewees why they chose Clinton, but seemed to edit out their answers. Overall, either a language barrier or apathy on Tuchman's part left the segment scant on explanations as to why the Asian Pacific Islander American vote leans so heavily towards Clinton. Tuchman did interview a fourth-generation Japanese American who supports Obama, but he was depicted as a minority, noting that other Japanese Americans are afraid to vote for a change from the status quo.
What was most clear to me was that this segment was a half-assed fluff pieced by a disinterested reporter. When Anderson Cooper asked for more details from Tuchman following airing of the piece, Tuchman launched into a description of the size of Obama's rally compared to Clinton's rally. No, not about Asian Americans, the focus of his segment. No, he talked about the size of the rallies. As if he really didn't care why Asian Americans support Clinton.
One thing is certain, Tuchman successfully spin the the Asian American support for Hillary as they hate blacks and are fearful of change. By signing this petition, you find the CNN Asian American segment offensive, and you ask that CNN: (1) take this video off their website, and (2) issue an apology on Anderson Cooper 360 to the Asian American community of their misleading portrayal of the community.
Here's the entire transcript:
COOPER: Well, for Democrats, Washington caucuses are the single biggest contest this weekend, 78 delegates at stake there. Recent polls show Barack Obama with an edge, but hey, you know, what do the polls really mean, as we've seen before? He does have a weakness in Washington, though, a state with one of the highest percentages of Asian-American voters. It's not a block where the Illinois senator finds much support. So the question is why.
"Uncovering America" tonight, here's CNN's Gary Tuchman.
(BEGIN VIDEOTAPE)
GARY TUCHMAN, CNN CORRESPONDENT: The Chinese New Year is just underway. And in Seattle's Chinatown, people are buying festive provisions at the Awaja Maya (ph) grocery store and talking to us about the upcoming Washington caucuses, in a state that has the fifth highest percentage of Asian-Americans in the country.
(on camera) Who do you like for president?
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Hillary Clinton.
UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: Hillary.
UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: Hillary.
UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: Clinton.
TUCHMAN (on camera): Clinton?
UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: Yes.
TUCHMAN: Who do you like?
UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: Well, I do, too.
TUCHMAN: Clinton? Who do you like?
UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: Lincoln.
TUCHMAN: Clinton. Does any -- Lincoln? UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: Lincoln.
UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: Lincoln.
TUCHMAN: Abraham Lincoln? He's not running.
UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: I know.
TUCHMAN (voice-over): Jokes aside, that Abe Lincoln vote is one more than Barack Obama got in our unofficial store survey.
(on camera) As he campaigns in Washington state, it appears that Barack Obama has his work cut out for him when it comes to the Asian- American vote. In California he essentially broke even among white voters. But among Asian-Americans, our exit polling indicates that he lost by an almost three-to-one margin in the state that has the second highest percentage of Asian-Americans.
(voice-over) Hawaii, by the way, is the No. 1 state. So what's going on? Political scientists we talked with say many Asians and Latinos who recently arrived here are often more comfortable with what is familiar and are wary of one of the mantras in this campaign, change.
PROF. MATT BARRETO, UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON: They remember good times in the 1990s. There was a lot of benefits; not only the economy but other policies that benefited immigrants and, in particular, Asian-Americans that would cause them to remember the Clintons in fondness.
CLINTON: This is so amazing. I am so happy to be here.
TUCHMAN: Some people we talked with acknowledged that.
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Her husband is, you know, ex-president of the United States. Maybe he can help Hillary Clinton.
TUCHMAN: Asian-Americans are a diverse group coming from countries ranging from Japan to India to the Philippines.
UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: I personally think that Hillary is the candidate for the job.
TUCHMAN: But in this Seattle teahouse, a different sentiment.
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Obama.
TUCHMAN: Travis Susaka (ph), a fourth-generation Japanese- American, offered this observation about why more Japanese-Americans don't support Obama the way he does.
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: I'd say a lot of Japanese Americans are very -- they don't like change, are kind of against change. So they would just rather vote for a Caucasian rather than taking the initiative to change what has happened in the past.
TUCHMAN: This woman actually refers to Hillary Clinton's skin color.
UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: The white lady.
TUCHMAN (on camera): So do you like Hillary Clinton?
UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: Yes. I like her.
TUCHMAN: Do you like Obama?
UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: Not really.
TUCHMAN (voice-over): Obama had a large number of Asian- Americans at this huge Seattle rally but didn't appear to be near the percentage of the rally for the senator from New York. Advantage, Clinton.
(END VIDEOTAPE)
COOPER: Gary joins me now from Seattle. Are Obama's advisors concerned about this perceived lack of Asian-American support?
TUCHMAN: Well, Anderson, they're not happy about it. But they do think they will do better with the Asian-Americans here during the Washington caucuses tomorrow.
They're also very ecstatic that they got the endorsement of Christine Gregoire, the governor of Washington who made her endorsement at this big rally today.
I'll tell you, Anderson. There's no correlation between becoming president of the United States and the size of a rally. But Obama's rallies keep getting bigger and bigger. The key arena, where the Seattle Sonics play basketball, they wish they had crowds like this - more than 18,000 people outside. They say there are 3,000 people who couldn't get inside.
But I'll tell you, walk outside at one point, and there were hundreds of people just sitting on the stairs, listening to Obama talk on a loud speaker.
COOPER: All right. Gary Tuchman. Appreciate it, Gary.
Aside from this effort being discussed in numerous blogs, below are two articles that spoke about the petition: http://news.ncmonline.com/news/view_article.html?article_id=44cb40c466e5c8e91f4d0e557ef911bc
and
http://www.time.com/time/politics/article/0,8599,1714292,00.html
You may continue to leave comments, but the petition is closed and no more signatures will be delivered to CNN.
I do thank CNN -- they listened to our collective voice by airing a segment that is more reflective of our community. Respectfully -Samson Fu
====================================================
Original Petition
---
On February 8, 2008, CNN showed this segment on Anderson Cooper 360. All in all, this segment discredits the Asian Pacific Islander American votes for Senator Clinton by saying they are either fearful of African Americans or fearful of change. See for yourself:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GFARVcHl3lk.
This is a two-minute piece by Gary Tuchman, who taped a majority of this piece in Seattle Chinatown. Tuchman went to a local Chinese grocery store and asked the staff and customers who they support. Inexplicably, every single person interviewed had a thick Asian accent, and every single one chose Clinton (or in the case of one child, Tuchman made fun of his accent and indicated, "Lincoln").
Tuchman asked the interviewees why they chose Clinton, but seemed to edit out their answers. Overall, either a language barrier or apathy on Tuchman's part left the segment scant on explanations as to why the Asian Pacific Islander American vote leans so heavily towards Clinton. Tuchman did interview a fourth-generation Japanese American who supports Obama, but he was depicted as a minority, noting that other Japanese Americans are afraid to vote for a change from the status quo.
What was most clear to me was that this segment was a half-assed fluff pieced by a disinterested reporter. When Anderson Cooper asked for more details from Tuchman following airing of the piece, Tuchman launched into a description of the size of Obama's rally compared to Clinton's rally. No, not about Asian Americans, the focus of his segment. No, he talked about the size of the rallies. As if he really didn't care why Asian Americans support Clinton.
One thing is certain, Tuchman successfully spin the the Asian American support for Hillary as they hate blacks and are fearful of change. By signing this petition, you find the CNN Asian American segment offensive, and you ask that CNN: (1) take this video off their website, and (2) issue an apology on Anderson Cooper 360 to the Asian American community of their misleading portrayal of the community.
Here's the entire transcript:
COOPER: Well, for Democrats, Washington caucuses are the single biggest contest this weekend, 78 delegates at stake there. Recent polls show Barack Obama with an edge, but hey, you know, what do the polls really mean, as we've seen before? He does have a weakness in Washington, though, a state with one of the highest percentages of Asian-American voters. It's not a block where the Illinois senator finds much support. So the question is why.
"Uncovering America" tonight, here's CNN's Gary Tuchman.
(BEGIN VIDEOTAPE)
GARY TUCHMAN, CNN CORRESPONDENT: The Chinese New Year is just underway. And in Seattle's Chinatown, people are buying festive provisions at the Awaja Maya (ph) grocery store and talking to us about the upcoming Washington caucuses, in a state that has the fifth highest percentage of Asian-Americans in the country.
(on camera) Who do you like for president?
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Hillary Clinton.
UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: Hillary.
UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: Hillary.
UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: Clinton.
TUCHMAN (on camera): Clinton?
UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: Yes.
TUCHMAN: Who do you like?
UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: Well, I do, too.
TUCHMAN: Clinton? Who do you like?
UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: Lincoln.
TUCHMAN: Clinton. Does any -- Lincoln? UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: Lincoln.
UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: Lincoln.
TUCHMAN: Abraham Lincoln? He's not running.
UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: I know.
TUCHMAN (voice-over): Jokes aside, that Abe Lincoln vote is one more than Barack Obama got in our unofficial store survey.
(on camera) As he campaigns in Washington state, it appears that Barack Obama has his work cut out for him when it comes to the Asian- American vote. In California he essentially broke even among white voters. But among Asian-Americans, our exit polling indicates that he lost by an almost three-to-one margin in the state that has the second highest percentage of Asian-Americans.
(voice-over) Hawaii, by the way, is the No. 1 state. So what's going on? Political scientists we talked with say many Asians and Latinos who recently arrived here are often more comfortable with what is familiar and are wary of one of the mantras in this campaign, change.
PROF. MATT BARRETO, UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON: They remember good times in the 1990s. There was a lot of benefits; not only the economy but other policies that benefited immigrants and, in particular, Asian-Americans that would cause them to remember the Clintons in fondness.
CLINTON: This is so amazing. I am so happy to be here.
TUCHMAN: Some people we talked with acknowledged that.
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Her husband is, you know, ex-president of the United States. Maybe he can help Hillary Clinton.
TUCHMAN: Asian-Americans are a diverse group coming from countries ranging from Japan to India to the Philippines.
UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: I personally think that Hillary is the candidate for the job.
TUCHMAN: But in this Seattle teahouse, a different sentiment.
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Obama.
TUCHMAN: Travis Susaka (ph), a fourth-generation Japanese- American, offered this observation about why more Japanese-Americans don't support Obama the way he does.
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: I'd say a lot of Japanese Americans are very -- they don't like change, are kind of against change. So they would just rather vote for a Caucasian rather than taking the initiative to change what has happened in the past.
TUCHMAN: This woman actually refers to Hillary Clinton's skin color.
UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: The white lady.
TUCHMAN (on camera): So do you like Hillary Clinton?
UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: Yes. I like her.
TUCHMAN: Do you like Obama?
UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: Not really.
TUCHMAN (voice-over): Obama had a large number of Asian- Americans at this huge Seattle rally but didn't appear to be near the percentage of the rally for the senator from New York. Advantage, Clinton.
(END VIDEOTAPE)
COOPER: Gary joins me now from Seattle. Are Obama's advisors concerned about this perceived lack of Asian-American support?
TUCHMAN: Well, Anderson, they're not happy about it. But they do think they will do better with the Asian-Americans here during the Washington caucuses tomorrow.
They're also very ecstatic that they got the endorsement of Christine Gregoire, the governor of Washington who made her endorsement at this big rally today.
I'll tell you, Anderson. There's no correlation between becoming president of the United States and the size of a rally. But Obama's rallies keep getting bigger and bigger. The key arena, where the Seattle Sonics play basketball, they wish they had crowds like this - more than 18,000 people outside. They say there are 3,000 people who couldn't get inside.
But I'll tell you, walk outside at one point, and there were hundreds of people just sitting on the stairs, listening to Obama talk on a loud speaker.
COOPER: All right. Gary Tuchman. Appreciate it, Gary.
We the undersigned believe that the Asian American Vote segment, aired on February 8, 2008 on Anderson Cooper 360, was a misleading portrayal behind why Asian Americans voted for Sen. Hillary Clinton by a margin of 75% over 25% that went to Sen. Barack Obama.
Gary Tuchman successfully stigmatized all Asian American votes as racially motivated and/or feaful of change. He could have easily broken the language barrier by interviewing the many Asian Americans who speak fluent English. Instead, Tuchman chose to methodically discredited every single one of Clinton's supporters.
Regardless of whichever candidate I support, I ask that CNN to issue a statement of apology to the Asian American community, to remove this clip from your website, and we hope that another segment about Asian Americans could be made that could dignify the community.
Thank you for your time in responding to our concerns.
We signed the "Tell CNN to stop discrediting the Asian American Vote" petition!
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Name not displayed, New York
CNN should send Gary Tuchman to New York's Little Italy, interview a few Italian immigrants in the local grocery store, and then do a segment on the 'Italian Vote'. Oh yes, he must also remember to mock their mispronunciation. Ridicule, after all, should be an equal opportunity for every race.
CNN should send Gary Tuchman to New York's Little Italy, interview a few Italian immigrants in the local grocery store, and then do a segment on the 'Italian Vote'. Oh yes, he must also remember to mock their mispronunciation. Ridicule, after all, should be an equal opportunity for every race.
# 119:
8:54 pm PST, Feb 20,
Thanh Tran, California
# 118:
1:54 pm PST, Feb 20,
Lydia Jung, New York
I am personally offended by the pretense that went into this story and the lack of real journalism. As a proud Asian-American (who however, does not speak Chinese, and has no accent) I am offended for my fellow Asian-Americans for being made fun of in this way, and not taking this issue seriously. Sure, there could have actually been a great story from this issue of underlying racism among minorities - but this lack of journalism does nothing but deliver a slap in the face. And for that, I'm personally offended.
I am personally offended by the pretense that went into this story and the lack of real journalism. As a proud Asian-American (who however, does not speak Chinese, and has no accent) I am offended for my fellow Asian-Americans for being made fun of in this way, and not taking this issue seriously. Sure, there could have actually been a great story from this issue of underlying racism among minorities - but this lack of journalism does nothing but deliver a slap in the face. And for that, I'm personally offended.
# 117:
12:11 am PST, Feb 20,
Salina Ho, New York
I find it extremely embarrassing that such a respected news source as CNN would deliver a story as unprofessionally done as this. Using the fifth highest percentage of Asian Americans as a generalization for ALL Asian Americans is such poor research and study, it is ridiculous beyond belief. The segment depicts Asian Americans as a bunch of racists who can't speak English, but the only racism I can gather from this little story is directed toward Asians, not African-Americans. For CNN to even air such a distasteful piece thinking it would be a-ok is a perfect example of how much racism Asian Americans face in our country today. Please re-consider future news stories as ignorant as this one. I hope CNN will understand our anger and at least reprimand Gary Tuchman, who for the record, is a sad excuse for a journalist. Thank you.
I find it extremely embarrassing that such a respected news source as CNN would deliver a story as unprofessionally done as this. Using the fifth highest percentage of Asian Americans as a generalization for ALL Asian Americans is such poor research and study, it is ridiculous beyond belief. The segment depicts Asian Americans as a bunch of racists who can't speak English, but the only racism I can gather from this little story is directed toward Asians, not African-Americans. For CNN to even air such a distasteful piece thinking it would be a-ok is a perfect example of how much racism Asian Americans face in our country today. Please re-consider future news stories as ignorant as this one. I hope CNN will understand our anger and at least reprimand Gary Tuchman, who for the record, is a sad excuse for a journalist. Thank you.
# 116:
8:06 pm PST, Feb 19,
Grace Kim, New York
I'm a broadcast journalism major, and I carefully observed the story. I was quite upset at first and later it struck me as being funny. Here is why: It seems to me the reporter was under a deadline and he had absolutely no story idea. So he takes the easy way out- he goes to the grocery store, interviews random Asian customers, and comes up with a story with a silly angle. There is really no newsworthiness- he is trying to enforce a certain angle, but it really doesn't work. Also, the shots were poor. The lighting was terrible, the frames were bad, and the editing was sloppy. I think the other people in the petition really touched upon the unethical practice of journalism with this particular story, so all I have to say is- this guy had absolutely no idea what he was doing.
I'm a broadcast journalism major, and I carefully observed the story. I was quite upset at first and later it struck me as being funny. Here is why: It seems to me the reporter was under a deadline and he had absolutely no story idea. So he takes the easy way out- he goes to the grocery store, interviews random Asian customers, and comes up with a story with a silly angle. There is really no newsworthiness- he is trying to enforce a certain angle, but it really doesn't work. Also, the shots were poor. The lighting was terrible, the frames were bad, and the editing was sloppy. I think the other people in the petition really touched upon the unethical practice of journalism with this particular story, so all I have to say is- this guy had absolutely no idea what he was doing.
# 115:
7:30 pm PST, Feb 19,
Stephanie Kang, California
CNN, I am disgusted that you would make generalizations about the entire Asian American vote, based on a small sample of Asian individuals you interviewed in Seattle Chinatown. To suggest that Asian Americans are racist, ignorant, and fearful of change for lack of better knowledge is ridiculous and belittling. To think that such a large mainstream media conglomerate like CNN is still mocking minorities, perpetuating stereotypes, and trying to discredit our community's voice, is very disappointing.
CNN, I am disgusted that you would make generalizations about the entire Asian American vote, based on a small sample of Asian individuals you interviewed in Seattle Chinatown. To suggest that Asian Americans are racist, ignorant, and fearful of change for lack of better knowledge is ridiculous and belittling. To think that such a large mainstream media conglomerate like CNN is still mocking minorities, perpetuating stereotypes, and trying to discredit our community's voice, is very disappointing.
# 114:
6:10 pm PST, Feb 19,
Jeremy Wang, California
CNN should've taken a larger sample of Asian-Americans to ask whom they support in the upcoming election. It seemed that except for the 4th Gen. Japanese gentleman, everyone else interviewed seemed like a new-er immigrant. Lots and lots of diversity WITHIN the AA community.
CNN should've taken a larger sample of Asian-Americans to ask whom they support in the upcoming election. It seemed that except for the 4th Gen. Japanese gentleman, everyone else interviewed seemed like a new-er immigrant. Lots and lots of diversity WITHIN the AA community.
# 113:
4:35 pm PST, Feb 19,
Pamela Chau, New York
I'm a little confused. First of all, why would CNN pick an Asian supermarket to conduct a survey about which candidate Asian Americans prefer? Maybe someone thought, 'oh Asian market! It must be filled with Asians,' which I guess is understandable. But why not go somewhere like a college campus to find out what Asian American students think about the candidates? Whether or not it was intentional, this short clip has succeeded in making Asian Americans look like they could care less about each candidate's position on issues; rather they base their vote on their fear of change. Last I checked, America's never had a female president. Maybe the people that were interviewed really did believe that Hilary was a better candidate because they think she's safe. So what? You can't just isolate Asian Americans and make it seem like they're the only ones who don't care about issues. I know some people who don't even know who the candidates for president are. I guess basically what I am trying to say is this: this piece seems like a failed attempt by CNN to show that they care. Thanks for choosing Asians though!
I'm a little confused. First of all, why would CNN pick an Asian supermarket to conduct a survey about which candidate Asian Americans prefer? Maybe someone thought, 'oh Asian market! It must be filled with Asians,' which I guess is understandable. But why not go somewhere like a college campus to find out what Asian American students think about the candidates? Whether or not it was intentional, this short clip has succeeded in making Asian Americans look like they could care less about each candidate's position on issues; rather they base their vote on their fear of change. Last I checked, America's never had a female president. Maybe the people that were interviewed really did believe that Hilary was a better candidate because they think she's safe. So what? You can't just isolate Asian Americans and make it seem like they're the only ones who don't care about issues. I know some people who don't even know who the candidates for president are. I guess basically what I am trying to say is this: this piece seems like a failed attempt by CNN to show that they care. Thanks for choosing Asians though!
# 112:
3:42 pm PST, Feb 19,
Name not displayed, New York
# 111:
3:26 pm PST, Feb 19,
Kelly Chiu, New York
I sincerely expected more from CNN, a news station that is revered to be a credible news source. How can they make a conscious decision to conduct an "unofficial" survey in an Asian supermarket? Official or not, the credibility that CNN has presents this survey as the news and the truth. Editing the feed they obtained from that "unofficial" survey to put on screen only Asian with heavy accents and one person who said Lincoln as a candidate describes CNN's conscious decision to not only present Asian Americans as buffoons but perpetuates the idea that there are no Asian Americans who speak proper English. Secondly, CNN also advocates the idea that Asian Americans do not have a mind of their own, as if we don't make conscious decisions that have been thoroughly researched. Asian Americans who decide that they will vote for Hillary Clinton have substantial reasons. CNN's lack of journalistic search of the truth failed the piece in its ability to find these reasons, reasons other than the fact that she is white and that she is the wife of a former president, which may I say pose as a substantial reason to other segments of the population including Caucasian voters. Through this piece, CNN has successfully unveiled their lack of journalistic dignity and became a contributor to the perpetuation of stereotypes and racism, and has officially offended an entire community. If CNN should think that such a reaction was uncalled for or rather felt that they have presented the news in a very just way. How would CNN feel if a network was to generalize the entire Caucasian community into a country club and decided to edit the feed so that every answer was in regards to race and their inability to think anything further than race and the reporter labeled the Caucasian community's vote as dependent on race and emphasized their inability to desire change. Would CNN think that piece to be valid, to be credible? I wouldn't think so. In the future, please present your news in a much more credible fashion and think twice while you're editing your feed. I expect CNN to retain some journalistic dignity by retracting the piece and releasing a formal written apology to the entire community. This is not only outrageous but through the release of this piece to the public, CNN has not only degraded themselves but the entire news community as nothing but trashy reality television cloaked in false legitimacy. Thank you.
I sincerely expected more from CNN, a news station that is revered to be a credible news source. How can they make a conscious decision to conduct an "unofficial" survey in an Asian supermarket? Official or not, the credibility that CNN has presents this survey as the news and the truth. Editing the feed they obtained from that "unofficial" survey to put on screen only Asian with heavy accents and one person who said Lincoln as a candidate describes CNN's conscious decision to not only present Asian Americans as buffoons but perpetuates the idea that there are no Asian Americans who speak proper English. Secondly, CNN also advocates the idea that Asian Americans do not have a mind of their own, as if we don't make conscious decisions that have been thoroughly researched. Asian Americans who decide that they will vote for Hillary Clinton have substantial reasons. CNN's lack of journalistic search of the truth failed the piece in its ability to find these reasons, reasons other than the fact that she is white and that she is the wife of a former president, which may I say pose as a substantial reason to other segments of the population including Caucasian voters. Through this piece, CNN has successfully unveiled their lack of journalistic dignity and became a contributor to the perpetuation of stereotypes and racism, and has officially offended an entire community. If CNN should think that such a reaction was uncalled for or rather felt that they have presented the news in a very just way. How would CNN feel if a network was to generalize the entire Caucasian community into a country club and decided to edit the feed so that every answer was in regards to race and their inability to think anything further than race and the reporter labeled the Caucasian community's vote as dependent on race and emphasized their inability to desire change. Would CNN think that piece to be valid, to be credible? I wouldn't think so. In the future, please present your news in a much more credible fashion and think twice while you're editing your feed. I expect CNN to retain some journalistic dignity by retracting the piece and releasing a formal written apology to the entire community. This is not only outrageous but through the release of this piece to the public, CNN has not only degraded themselves but the entire news community as nothing but trashy reality television cloaked in false legitimacy. Thank you.
# 110:
3:14 pm PST, Feb 19,
Jennifer H., California
# 109:
2:41 pm PST, Feb 19,
Marques Page, New York
# 108:
2:34 pm PST, Feb 19,
Lindsey Wong, New York
a supermarket does not represent the majority of the asian-american population
a supermarket does not represent the majority of the asian-american population
# 107:
12:56 pm PST, Feb 19,
Karen Chan, New York
# 106:
12:54 pm PST, Feb 19,
Name not displayed, New York
# 105:
12:25 pm PST, Feb 19,
Alice Pang, New York
I'd expect more from a network like CNN who supposedly offer fair reporting.
I'd expect more from a network like CNN who supposedly offer fair reporting.
# 104:
11:52 am PST, Feb 19,
Name not displayed, New York
# 103:
9:07 am PST, Feb 19,
Naomi Geller, New York
# 102:
8:37 am PST, Feb 19,
Name not displayed, New York
# 101:
8:25 am PST, Feb 19,
Name not displayed, New York
By interviewing the few asian americans with thick accents CNN is stereotyping and undermining the advances Asian Americans have made thus far. This biased and racially targeted segment is unacceptable and quite frankly disgusting. Most Asian Americans are highly educated and make informed decisions that they feel to be best and to slander that decision and call it a racial move is dispicable. Clinton is the most experienced and qualified candidate in this race unlike the Obama who appeared out of thin air, selling his campaign with big (likely empty) promises.
By interviewing the few asian americans with thick accents CNN is stereotyping and undermining the advances Asian Americans have made thus far. This biased and racially targeted segment is unacceptable and quite frankly disgusting. Most Asian Americans are highly educated and make informed decisions that they feel to be best and to slander that decision and call it a racial move is dispicable. Clinton is the most experienced and qualified candidate in this race unlike the Obama who appeared out of thin air, selling his campaign with big (likely empty) promises.
# 100:
7:57 am PST, Feb 19,
Jack Deng, New York
are you kidding me? way to go to fuel in the misrepresentation of asians on tv. even to this day and age there's media descrimination on asians, portraying the asian population as they please, in this case racist and ignorant. how is this any different to say, the african americans are voting for obama only cause he's the same race as them? this is as ignorant as that. contact your fellow councilmen, speak out and have CNN apologize, a petition is only a small step towards fighting discrimination. we also need our voices to be heard. we can't always wait to let other people fight our own battles.
are you kidding me? way to go to fuel in the misrepresentation of asians on tv. even to this day and age there's media descrimination on asians, portraying the asian population as they please, in this case racist and ignorant. how is this any different to say, the african americans are voting for obama only cause he's the same race as them? this is as ignorant as that. contact your fellow councilmen, speak out and have CNN apologize, a petition is only a small step towards fighting discrimination. we also need our voices to be heard. we can't always wait to let other people fight our own battles.
# 99:
7:50 am PST, Feb 19,
Jenny Mai, New York
# 98:
7:29 am PST, Feb 19,
Daniel Lee, New York
# 97:
7:20 am PST, Feb 19,
Anna Qu, New York
I am completely outraged! I have always supported Obama and ONLY tolerated Hillary because she WILL be change if she because the first female president. IF anything I was outraged at some of my asian friends for not following the candidacy and NOT voting at all. RIDICULOUS and RACIST ACCUSATIONS!
I am completely outraged! I have always supported Obama and ONLY tolerated Hillary because she WILL be change if she because the first female president. IF anything I was outraged at some of my asian friends for not following the candidacy and NOT voting at all. RIDICULOUS and RACIST ACCUSATIONS!
# 96:
7:03 am PST, Feb 19,
Name not displayed, New York
# 95:
6:53 am PST, Feb 19,
Sunny Feng, New York
# 94:
6:38 am PST, Feb 19,
Larry Leung, New York
One-sided journalism is not journalism.
One-sided journalism is not journalism.
# 93:
6:27 am PST, Feb 19,
Philip So, New York
I am outraged and offended by CNN's lack of proper demographical representation of the Asian American community.
I am outraged and offended by CNN's lack of proper demographical representation of the Asian American community.
# 92:
5:52 am PST, Feb 19,
Name not displayed, Germany
# 91:
3:55 am PST, Feb 19,
Mikki Phan, Kansas
We are voting for a candidate with the most experience and knowledge in the democratic race, someone with substance and speak of change that she really did fight for in the past, and most importantly we are voting for Hillary because she has been there to fight for us, therefore we will be there to fight for her! CNN stopped discrediting our votes and misrepresenting our voices. We do not need a racist reporters and news network that seems to be anti-Asian defined what is racism. Stop showing bias piece that lack proper research as facts and news!
We are voting for a candidate with the most experience and knowledge in the democratic race, someone with substance and speak of change that she really did fight for in the past, and most importantly we are voting for Hillary because she has been there to fight for us, therefore we will be there to fight for her! CNN stopped discrediting our votes and misrepresenting our voices. We do not need a racist reporters and news network that seems to be anti-Asian defined what is racism. Stop showing bias piece that lack proper research as facts and news!
# 90:
2:01 am PST, Feb 19,
Jenny Phung, California
Look at the numbers. Did all Asians vote for Clinton? Do the decisions of all those who did vote for Obama deserve to be ignored?
Look at the numbers. Did all Asians vote for Clinton? Do the decisions of all those who did vote for Obama deserve to be ignored?
# 89:
11:45 pm PST, Feb 18,
Name not displayed, New York
People vote for who they feel best fit for presidency. Also, in the asian culture, women used to be looked down upon and that men should always lead the pack. Yet, why are we voting for Hillary whom is a female? Answer to that is Because WE ASIANS are not sexist and have moved on from the past into the new generation where RACISM, DISCRIMATION, AND SEXISM does not exist. WE VOTE FOR WHO WE FEEL BEST FIT FOR PRESIDENCY. Also, stating that ASIANS are in a fear of change, that is completly not true. If Asians are in a fear for change, isn't Hillary female? and there was no female president ever. so isn't that a change? so why would we vote for her then? ASIANS VOTE for Hillary for their own personal reasons. I for one told my family to vote for Hillary due to the factor of how Me and my Family like her proposal of Health Care in the U.S.
People vote for who they feel best fit for presidency. Also, in the asian culture, women used to be looked down upon and that men should always lead the pack. Yet, why are we voting for Hillary whom is a female? Answer to that is Because WE ASIANS are not sexist and have moved on from the past into the new generation where RACISM, DISCRIMATION, AND SEXISM does not exist. WE VOTE FOR WHO WE FEEL BEST FIT FOR PRESIDENCY. Also, stating that ASIANS are in a fear of change, that is completly not true. If Asians are in a fear for change, isn't Hillary female? and there was no female president ever. so isn't that a change? so why would we vote for her then? ASIANS VOTE for Hillary for their own personal reasons. I for one told my family to vote for Hillary due to the factor of how Me and my Family like her proposal of Health Care in the U.S.
# 88:
9:44 pm PST, Feb 18,
Name not displayed, New York
# 87:
9:33 pm PST, Feb 18,
Name not displayed, California
That is ridiculous that you have let what the media and the politicians feared most which was that this election would be about race. Call it what you want but Asian people shouldn't be categorized in this manner. The politicians have made their case and as citizens of America we have a right to vote and not be judged for our votes. Have you sunk as low as to bring back the days when racism and segregation exists because this act surely will.
That is ridiculous that you have let what the media and the politicians feared most which was that this election would be about race. Call it what you want but Asian people shouldn't be categorized in this manner. The politicians have made their case and as citizens of America we have a right to vote and not be judged for our votes. Have you sunk as low as to bring back the days when racism and segregation exists because this act surely will.
# 86:
9:30 pm PST, Feb 18,
Justin Matthew Wong, New York
# 85:
9:21 pm PST, Feb 18,
Archana Sahgal, California
# 84:
9:13 pm PST, Feb 18,
Paolo Rueca, New York
# 83:
9:10 pm PST, Feb 18,
Kaity Li, New York
# 82:
8:26 pm PST, Feb 18,
Carolina Kim, New York
I am disheartened that a major news organization like CNN is still perpetuating old myths and stereotypes about Asians. I am an Asian American who believes in making educated decisions about the presidential elections. These decisions have absolutely nothing to do with a candidates' racial or ethnic background. I will not be watching Anderson Cooper 360 in the future as a direct result of this biased and inaccurate segment.
I am disheartened that a major news organization like CNN is still perpetuating old myths and stereotypes about Asians. I am an Asian American who believes in making educated decisions about the presidential elections. These decisions have absolutely nothing to do with a candidates' racial or ethnic background. I will not be watching Anderson Cooper 360 in the future as a direct result of this biased and inaccurate segment.
# 81:
7:17 pm PST, Feb 18,
Michelle Le, California
What a very biased segment. And journalists are suppose to be neutral?
What a very biased segment. And journalists are suppose to be neutral?
# 80:
6:00 pm PST, Feb 18,
Bo Lee, Maryland
This is one Asian-American Man voting for OBAMA! Actually, I fear the "well connected" White-Woman will not bring about appropriate change and I believe that an intelligent Black Man from a multicultural background will actually care about me as an Asian-American.
This is one Asian-American Man voting for OBAMA! Actually, I fear the "well connected" White-Woman will not bring about appropriate change and I believe that an intelligent Black Man from a multicultural background will actually care about me as an Asian-American.
# 79:
3:11 pm PST, Feb 18,
Dolittle Little, New York
I want the despicable jews that run CNN to stop alienating and demonizing asians, and putting minorities against each other, especially against ASIANS and MUSLIMS. JUST STOP IT YOU DESPICABLE JEWS!
I want the despicable jews that run CNN to stop alienating and demonizing asians, and putting minorities against each other, especially against ASIANS and MUSLIMS. JUST STOP IT YOU DESPICABLE JEWS!
# 78:
2:02 pm PST, Feb 18,
Richard Paek, California
I want an apology and a retraction period
I want an apology and a retraction period
# 77:
1:02 pm PST, Feb 18,
Grant Kim, California
I expect to see CNN retract its story and take some responsibility for the damage the ridiculously false, and very racist statements, have caused the asian american community. I for one am not voting for Hillary Clinton or Barack Obama. But if I were I Democrat I'd vote for Barack Obama in a heartbeat and not because of racism. CNN is getting worse by the day, I'm putting CNN on the same level as chessy, tabloid new shows, such as TMZ etc. CNN you stop being racist!!!!
I expect to see CNN retract its story and take some responsibility for the damage the ridiculously false, and very racist statements, have caused the asian american community. I for one am not voting for Hillary Clinton or Barack Obama. But if I were I Democrat I'd vote for Barack Obama in a heartbeat and not because of racism. CNN is getting worse by the day, I'm putting CNN on the same level as chessy, tabloid new shows, such as TMZ etc. CNN you stop being racist!!!!
# 76:
7:24 am PST, Feb 18,
Jonnie Pangyarihan, Connecticut
Iexplicably this piece is biased, narrow, and ignorant. I voted Obama and will vote Obama come November because he represents the most credible effort for change. Asian- Americans don't have your Charlie Chan accents- the ones that vote, can vote, know why they vote- our group represents some of the most educated people in this country. This is a pathetic piece of editorial and I am shocked and disgusted that your well-respected station could air this offensive piece of garbage.
Iexplicably this piece is biased, narrow, and ignorant. I voted Obama and will vote Obama come November because he represents the most credible effort for change. Asian- Americans don't have your Charlie Chan accents- the ones that vote, can vote, know why they vote- our group represents some of the most educated people in this country. This is a pathetic piece of editorial and I am shocked and disgusted that your well-respected station could air this offensive piece of garbage.
# 75:
11:55 pm PST, Feb 17,
Laura Fong, Oregon
as a journalism student and asian-american voter, i'd like to say that this cnn video is severely misinformed and unbalanced. People at an Asian market in chinatown and one random fourth-generation Japanese American guy do not a journalistic piece make. This is laziness on Tuchman (and his editor)'s behalf and should not be viewed as a legitimate evaluation of how Asian-Americans vote - as if, we're all the same and vote the same. thank you, cnn, for giving me yet another reason that I need to become a journalist.
as a journalism student and asian-american voter, i'd like to say that this cnn video is severely misinformed and unbalanced. People at an Asian market in chinatown and one random fourth-generation Japanese American guy do not a journalistic piece make. This is laziness on Tuchman (and his editor)'s behalf and should not be viewed as a legitimate evaluation of how Asian-Americans vote - as if, we're all the same and vote the same. thank you, cnn, for giving me yet another reason that I need to become a journalist.
# 74:
10:44 pm PST, Feb 17,
J Ho, California
# 73:
10:02 pm PST, Feb 17,
J Chan, California
That tv piece was complete racist garbage. I am an asian male and I am voting for Obama. What gives that reporter the right to stereotype me? Very convnenient he didnt mention the impact of the white vote across america; he didnt mention that many whites are truly the ones fearful of a black president!
That tv piece was complete racist garbage. I am an asian male and I am voting for Obama. What gives that reporter the right to stereotype me? Very convnenient he didnt mention the impact of the white vote across america; he didnt mention that many whites are truly the ones fearful of a black president!
# 72:
6:21 pm PST, Feb 17,
Chi Tran, Illinois
For more impact, add a personal comment here
For more impact, add a personal comment here
# 71:
4:35 pm PST, Feb 17,
Alex Fernandez, California
STOP PUTTING US INTO YOUR BOXES!
STOP PUTTING US INTO YOUR BOXES!
# 70:
3:51 pm PST, Feb 17,
Eugene L., California
This piece did not shed any new light on why, overall, more Asian Americans voted for Hillary instead of Obama in California except to stereotypically portray Asian Americans as ignorant, prejudiced, and strange. Many Asian Americans and Asian American organizations have backed Obama, including me.
This piece did not shed any new light on why, overall, more Asian Americans voted for Hillary instead of Obama in California except to stereotypically portray Asian Americans as ignorant, prejudiced, and strange. Many Asian Americans and Asian American organizations have backed Obama, including me.
# 69:
3:15 pm PST, Feb 17,
Name not displayed, California
I swear, they only show the Asian voters with the juicy answers. You can also discredit Latino or Black voters by showing only a few interviews where they can ignorantly say "the black candidate", "Osama" or other crap too.
I swear, they only show the Asian voters with the juicy answers. You can also discredit Latino or Black voters by showing only a few interviews where they can ignorantly say "the black candidate", "Osama" or other crap too.
# 68:
2:01 pm PST, Feb 17,
Henry Hail, Hawaii
CNN, I'm tired of you using the "look how ridiculous they are" angle any time you do a story about Asians.
CNN, I'm tired of you using the "look how ridiculous they are" angle any time you do a story about Asians.
# 67:
12:40 pm PST, Feb 17,
Amy Cross, New York
This segment was not only superficial and unprofessional, it served to once again frame Asian Americans as juxtaposed against African Americans in the struggle for justice, when in fact there has been a historical solidarity between both communities, and collaborative efforts are increasing. CNN ought to be reporting on that.
This segment was not only superficial and unprofessional, it served to once again frame Asian Americans as juxtaposed against African Americans in the struggle for justice, when in fact there has been a historical solidarity between both communities, and collaborative efforts are increasing. CNN ought to be reporting on that.
# 66:
9:09 am PST, Feb 17,
William Yu, New York
CNN's broadcast of this particular segment implies that Asian Americans are afraid of change. From speaking with the Asian voters I know, change is NOT what they are afraid of. In fact, many are hoping that the next President will fight against the many racial injustices suffered by Asian Americans, an issue that has traditionally been ignored. If Asian Americans feel that Hilary Clinton will fight for this more so than Barack Obama, then that is where the Asian American votes go. The portrayal of Asian Americans as racist, non-English speaking, and ignorant by Gary Tuchman is offensive and in and of itself quite racist.
CNN's broadcast of this particular segment implies that Asian Americans are afraid of change. From speaking with the Asian voters I know, change is NOT what they are afraid of. In fact, many are hoping that the next President will fight against the many racial injustices suffered by Asian Americans, an issue that has traditionally been ignored. If Asian Americans feel that Hilary Clinton will fight for this more so than Barack Obama, then that is where the Asian American votes go. The portrayal of Asian Americans as racist, non-English speaking, and ignorant by Gary Tuchman is offensive and in and of itself quite racist.
# 65:
8:56 am PST, Feb 17,
Name not displayed, Massachusetts
# 64:
7:04 am PST, Feb 17,
Mary Adcock, Kansas
The issue of race in this campaign season certainly needs to be addressed. I applaud CNN for addressing it. However, to use that calling card as an attempt to smear decisions voters have made and to try to dissaude a demographic group from voting for a specific candidate is beyond the realm of a free press. Perhaps CNN should start carrying the tagline "This broadcast approved by Barack Obama." at the end of each hour. Here's a real race question to pose: Would a white man talking a big message of hope be getting such a large percentage of the African American vote? The answer is simple to see: NO.
The issue of race in this campaign season certainly needs to be addressed. I applaud CNN for addressing it. However, to use that calling card as an attempt to smear decisions voters have made and to try to dissaude a demographic group from voting for a specific candidate is beyond the realm of a free press. Perhaps CNN should start carrying the tagline "This broadcast approved by Barack Obama." at the end of each hour. Here's a real race question to pose: Would a white man talking a big message of hope be getting such a large percentage of the African American vote? The answer is simple to see: NO.
# 63:
6:32 am PST, Feb 17,
Jammie Friday, California
By making generalizations about Asian Voters, suggesting that Asians, as a demographic group, are passive, uncomfortable with change and don't really know what's going on in American politics, CNN has attempted to discount the importance of the Asian Vote in this country. Furthermore, I see it as yet another attempt by CNN and the popular media to backhandedly smear Senator Hillary Clinton by implying that she is not an agent of change, as well as it is a propagandistic effort push the Asian Democratic Vote to Senator Obama.
By making generalizations about Asian Voters, suggesting that Asians, as a demographic group, are passive, uncomfortable with change and don't really know what's going on in American politics, CNN has attempted to discount the importance of the Asian Vote in this country. Furthermore, I see it as yet another attempt by CNN and the popular media to backhandedly smear Senator Hillary Clinton by implying that she is not an agent of change, as well as it is a propagandistic effort push the Asian Democratic Vote to Senator Obama.
# 62:
3:57 am PST, Feb 17,
Kat Lew, California
# 61:
8:42 pm PST, Feb 16,
Lara Foronda, Texas
# 60:
8:35 pm PST, Feb 16,
Nathan Yu, Illinois
CNN is a joke. Stories like this is why.
CNN is a joke. Stories like this is why.
# 59:
8:19 pm PST, Feb 16,
Lum Phung, Michigan
Do not pigeon hole all us Asians into 1 basket as a voting group, we have many different views like other races. That segment you put out was absolutely outrageous.
Do not pigeon hole all us Asians into 1 basket as a voting group, we have many different views like other races. That segment you put out was absolutely outrageous.
# 58:
8:01 pm PST, Feb 16,
Andrew Lee, California
Just another example of the microscopically low standards of cable news.
Just another example of the microscopically low standards of cable news.
# 57:
6:09 pm PST, Feb 16,
G A, Washington D.C.
# 56:
4:13 pm PST, Feb 16,
Sang Leng Trieu, California
# 55:
11:07 am PST, Feb 16,
Vincent Law, California
No excuse for lazy reporting walking around just one supermarket and talking to one token young voter. The media totally ignored that mainstream Asian Americans under the age of 40 are tending to turnout heavily for Obama.
No excuse for lazy reporting walking around just one supermarket and talking to one token young voter. The media totally ignored that mainstream Asian Americans under the age of 40 are tending to turnout heavily for Obama.
# 54:
10:27 am PST, Feb 16,
Name not displayed, California
# 53:
10:20 am PST, Feb 16,
Angelina Gin, California
how do you even come up with that generalization? first, get your facts straight and ask every asian how they voted and why. secondly, why report lies? you are broadcasting to over a bunch of viewers. did you ever consider the feelings of the asian american community? lastly, you are enforcing a stereotype such that we are passive. do you see us talking about your ethnicity? this why there is so much tension and hate in the world.
how do you even come up with that generalization? first, get your facts straight and ask every asian how they voted and why. secondly, why report lies? you are broadcasting to over a bunch of viewers. did you ever consider the feelings of the asian american community? lastly, you are enforcing a stereotype such that we are passive. do you see us talking about your ethnicity? this why there is so much tension and hate in the world.
# 52:
8:29 am PST, Feb 16,
William Chien, California
CNN simplified a complex issue and a complex demographic group which served to discredit them as a "trustworthy" source of news. CNN should have interviewed a wider range of the Asian American public. Had they done so, they would have discovered a range of political views and preferences similar to other demographic groups.
CNN simplified a complex issue and a complex demographic group which served to discredit them as a "trustworthy" source of news. CNN should have interviewed a wider range of the Asian American public. Had they done so, they would have discovered a range of political views and preferences similar to other demographic groups.
# 51:
11:20 pm PST, Feb 15,
James 'Face' Yu, Texas
I saw this segment. And what a piece of trash it was! Why doesn't CNN just air Leno's Street Talk?
I saw this segment. And what a piece of trash it was! Why doesn't CNN just air Leno's Street Talk?