Many Ohio Asian Americans feeling let down by Lt. Gov. Jon Husted: Capitol Letter
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Lt. Gov. Jon Husted, speaking during a state briefing on April 24, 2020. (Office of Gov. Mike DeWine)
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Dismayed and disappointed: Lt. Gov. Jon Husted’s recent tweet that referred to the “Wuhan virus” and his ensuing defense of his use of the term has left many Asian Americans in Ohio feeling dismayed and disappointed in their leadership. Seth Richardson talked to a number of them who “didn’t feel his explanation – that he was attempting to criticize the Chinese government – sufficiently explained why he felt the need to use a term that many feel is, at the very least, unhelpful or, at worst, could lead to targeting people of Asian descent for violence,” Richardson writes.
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