Annie Guo, who was born in China’s Fujian province and migrated to the US more than two decades ago, said she was worried that the Chinese immigrant community – particularly first-generation migrants – would again be targeted following Trump’s speech.
“The first-generation Chinese immigrants like me are the easy targets because we still have many family ties in China. Whenever Trump didn’t do well in the election, he would need a scapegoat. We are likely going to be the primary target again this time. It is like our original sin,” said Guo, a mother of two living in New York.
“Since Covid-19, we have experienced many waves of hate crimes towards Asian-Americans. I think more will come,” she said.
“But I am still hopeful, because many American people have common sense and know what’s the truth. Just look at [broadcasters] ABC, NBC, CNN: all decided not to air the speech live on primary channels.”
The decision by these major US television networks not to broadcast the speech live drew a rebuke from the president, who has placed unprecedented pressure on American media.
