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Rep. Young Kim (58) of the US Republican Party criticizes former US President Donald Trump’s racist remarks in an interview with CNN on the 21st (local time). [CNN 캡처]
“The spread of the Corona 19 virus is not responsible for any race in the United States.”
Interview with CNN’s two Korean female Republican lawmakers
Young Kim directly hits “Trump racial discrimination remarks wrong”
Michelle Steele Park shares her experiences with racist attacks
Two Korean female lawmakers raised their voices at a judicial committee hearing held in the US House of Representatives on the 18th (local time). They were Rep. Young Kim (58, Kim Young-ok) and Michelle Steele Park (65, Eun-joo Park) of the Republican Party. With eight people, including four Korean women, killed in the Atlanta serial shootings, the hearing dealt with the issue of hate crimes against Asians, which has been increasing rapidly since Corona 19.
On the 21st, CNN focused on them, saying,’The first Korean lawmakers are actively voicing on the issue of racial discrimination.’
In an interview aired that day, Congressman Kim drew attention for his intense criticism of former President Donald Trump. It is said that it aroused hatred toward Asians through inflammatory remarks, such as referring to Corona 19 as’Kung Flu’ (a coined word that means kung fu and flu). “All these hateful remarks lead to attacks,” he stressed. “People have to choose words carefully because they take the words of their leaders into their hearts.”
“We are tough cookies and tiger moms. It would be better not to touch us.”
In an interview with CNN, Republican Congressman Michelle Steele Park (65) criticized “Asian Americans are becoming victims of prejudice due to the spread of Corona 19.” [CNN 캡처]
Rep. Park also stressed that “Asian Americans are becoming victims,” and “Now, the (racist atmosphere) really needs to change.” Last month, Congressman Park launched a bipartisan resolution condemning hate crimes against Asian Americans with Katie Porter, a member of the California Democratic Party.
In an interview, Rep. Park also confessed the case of racial discrimination he suffered. Among them, “we don’t eat dog meat like you do,” he cited as the worst. It is said to have been called’Mao’ (short for Mao Zedong, the first president of China) because of its Asian origin.
Korean Congressman Young Kim (58) and Michelle Steele Park (65) of the Republican Party of the United States expressed their ambitions in an interview with CNN, aired on the 21st (local time), saying, “I will represent Asians and especially Korean Americans.” [CNN 캡처]
CNN also introduced the process of two first-time lawmakers from full-time housewives to politicians. Both lawmakers were born in Korea and immigrated as a child, and they were 30 years old when they met while raising children as full-time housewives in southern California. After that, they participated in local politics and entered the political world.
After he settled in Los Angeles, he took over the electoral district after working for 21 years since 1990 as an aide to the former congressman Ed Royce. After losing once in the 2018 election, he was elected this time.
Rep. Park was elected as a member of the Tax Hyung-Pyung Bureau and stepped into politics. My mother, who was a single mother, was running a sandwich shop and received an unfair tax bill because of her short English.
In an interview, both lawmakers said, “We will continue to represent Asian-Americans, especially Korean-American communities, as their second district.”
Reporter Jeong Eun-hye [email protected]
