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Vol. 71/No. 15      April 16, 2007

 
250 Chinese in N.Y. protest racist report
 
BY RÓGER CALERO  
NEW YORK, April 2—Chanting, “Racism no! Defamation no!”, “Report the news. Not make up the news!” and “Boycott CW11!” some 250 Chinese immigrants and their supporters rallied today in front of TV Channel 11 headquarters here. They were protesting a January 29 CW11 news report alleging that New Food King, a Chinese restaurant in Canarsie, Brooklyn, had served mouse meat in a takeout food order.

Speaking in both Chinese and English from the platform of a truck, representatives of Chinese associations in New York and others expressed outrage at the racist news report, and called on participants and passersby to boycott the TV station.

Pointing to anti-Chinese discrimination, Steve Wong of the Chinese Restaurant Alliance said many often let such slanders go and cross their fingers hoping the prejudice would go away. “But it keeps coming back, and it is not going to go away until we fight back.” Wong and other speakers said the protests will continue until Channel 11 airs an apology.

“This is not an isolated issue,” said Wong. “They could pick on Hispanics, Blacks, and other minorities.”

Today’s action was one in a series of protests. (See also “Thousands of Chinese protest racist report by N.Y. TV station” in March 19 Militant.)  
 
 
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