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Proposed bill to categorize Asian-Americans stirs debate
By Meghan E. Irons
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02/08/2018
A State House effort to categorize Asian-Americans into specific ethnic groups is clashing with a vocal and well-organized opposition that has likened the effort to racial profiling. A bill by state Representative Tackey Chan urges “all state agencies, quasi-state agencies, entities created by state statute, and sub-divisions of state agencies” to identify Asian-Americans and Pacific Islanders, as defined in the US census, in all data they collect and report. But critics say Chan’s efforts would “subdivide Asian-American ethnic groups” and likened it to a registry to track Asian-Americans. Emotions were high during a packed State House hearing on the issue last week, when at least one opponent carried posters with an image of Chan wearing a Hitler moustache. (Source: Meghan E. Irons GLOBE STAFF FEBRUARY 07, 2018 ) https://www.bostonglobe.com/metro/2018/02/06/proposed-bill-categorizing-asian-americans-stirs-debate/PVBK59Sw9crFFPbkVlwgfO/story.html
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