UCA呼吁联邦政府及新泽西州政府相关机构调查针对亚裔候选人的种族主义竞选手段
北美新视界 2017-11-07
在新泽西州中部的学区委员选举投票前的最后几天里，许多家庭的邮箱里都出现了一些既未署名又未签名的传单，传单上充斥着仇视和种族主义言论，而该传单针对的对象正是该选举中的一名华裔及一名印度裔候选人(见下图）。
候选人的脸上被盖上“驱逐出境”（“DEPORT”）的戳印，赫然列着诸如“华人的学校！印度人的学校！我们受够了！！”，“阻止那些外来佬！”，以及“让我们夺回我们的爱迪生！”等口号……这一可耻的行径震惊了当地的华裔、印度裔及其他社区，人们为这赤裸裸的蓄意性种族歧视，及其不可接受的煽动性语言而愤慨不已。
如此充满仇视及种族主义的言论，在当今的美国没有立足之地。它只会在人们之间传播隔阂与分裂、仇恨与歧视，在不同族群社区之间挑拨对立。这对全美各地的少数族裔候选人都会造成一种令人不寒而栗的威胁性氛围。
美国华人联合会 (UCA)主席薛海培说：“这完全背离了作为‘美国人’的基本精神！这种做法必须停止！我呼吁每一位拥有公平正义良知的新泽西人在11月7日走出来投票！您手中的选票，就是您对种族主义、对仇恨与分裂说‘不’的最好方式与机会！”
为确保美国选举过程的公平和正义，作为全国性的美国华人组织，UCA呼吁联邦司法部、联邦选举委员会及新泽西州政府相关机构，立即对这起针对少数族裔候选人的种族主义竞选手段展开调查；同时希望相关政府机构能为本次选举提供一个公正和良好的环境，以确保本次选举过程能以公平且不受任何威胁的方式进行。
（编注：欢迎各媒体转发上述消息，UCA媒体联系人：王康荻，电话：585-520-3220 ，邮箱：Kangdi.wang@ucausa.org）
【英文原文】
United Chinese Americans (UCA) Calls on Federal Authorities and State Authorities of New Jersey to Investigate Racist Campaign Tactic Against Asian American Minority Candidates
Unnamed and unsigned postcards with explicit and hateful racist remarks showed up in many households’ mailboxes in the winding days of a middle New Jersey school board election, targeting a Chinese American and an Indian American candidate.
With words “DEPORT” flashed cross the candidates’ face, and with bullet points like “Chinese School! Indian School! Enough is Enough!!”, “Stop the Outsiders!” and “Let’s take back our Edison!”, this coward act has shocked and angered the local Chinese American, Indian American and other communities for its glaring racist intent and unacceptable inflammatory language.
Such hateful and racist remarks have no place in America today. It sows only divide, hatred and discrimination among peoples, pitting one community against another. And it created a chilling and intimidating effect for minority candidates across the country.
“This is totally Un-American! It must stop! I call on all fair-minded New Jerseyans to come out to vote on Nov 7! Your vote is your way and your opportunity to say no to racism, hatred, and divisiveness!”Says UCA president Haipei Shue.
To make sure the integrity of American election process is protected, and as a nationwide Chinese American federation, UCA calls on Justice Department, Federal Election Commission and state authorities of New Jersey to immediately open an investigation into this troubling racist campaign tactic against minority candidates, while providing a fair and civic environment for the election process to be carried out in a fair and non-intimidated manner.
（Media contact: Kangdi Wang
Contact Info: 585-520-3220 ,email: Kangdi.wang@ucausa.org）