“Racism has never been far below the surface in our country,” Sen. @maziehirono tells @mehdirhasan. “Asians in particular have always been viewed as the other, perpetual foreigners...there are people in our country who do not like people like me.”

Apr 21, 2021 · 11:59 PM UTC

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.@maziehirono’s mother passed away before she could read her daughter’s new book about her long journey from immigrant to senator. "I told her, 'Mom I wrote a book for you,'" she tells @mehdirhasan, adding, "I made sure that the book went with her, and it was cremated with her."
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Replying to @MehdiHasanShow @mehdirhasan @maziehirono
Yes and who exactly is anti Asian? Well blacks are about ten times more likely to violently attack Asians than whites in the US, far as I can see from this evidence: asian-dawn.com/2020/05/18/bl…
Replying to @MehdiHasanShow @maziehirono @mehdirhasan
Why single out #usa on racism.What about the #Arabs? #pakistanis and any one else. Is not racial superiority of Punjabi Muslims responsible for discrimination of Bengali Muslim in Pakistan . It is hypocrisy to ignore it back home make an issue in USA . #RacismInAmerica
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Replying to @MehdiHasanShow @mehdirhasan @maziehirono
Excuse me..racism IS the Surface and Foundation Of america. "America is False to the Past, False to the Future and Solemnly Binds herself to be False to the Future." Frederick Douglass