The officer who stood by as George Floyd died is Asian American. We need to talk about that.
The image of then-Minneapolis police Officer Tou Thao, a Hmong American, standing with his back turned as a white officer knelt on George Floyd's neck has ignited a discussion about how to approach the topic of anti-blackness in the Asian American community.
Kabzuag Vaj, founder of Freedom Inc., a nonprofit that aims to end violence toward minorities, women and the LGBTQ community, underscored the importance of acknowledging that while Asian Americans deal with their own forms of oppression, it is incomparable to what the black community confronts. “When you are put into this situation, and you live amongst other poor black and brown folks with very little resources, there is that piece of strain between communities that must fight for the same resources,” Vaj said. “There isn't enough for all of you.”
As Asian Americans began to arrive in the United States, white supremacy targeted them as well. The government passed racist legislation like the Chinese Exclusion Act, and fueled movements like the anti-Japanese movement of the early 1900s. “The insinuation was that hard work along with unwavering faith in the government and liberal democracy as opposed to political protest were the keys to overcoming racial barriers as well as achieving full citizenship,” Wu wrote.“These gains, however, have come at a cost: complicity with white supremacy.”
“When aggregated data lump our unique stories into the false myth of one thriving model minority, the lived experiences of entire communities are rendered invisible,” Dinh said. “This perception dilutes and dismisses the urgent need for more resources and support for Southeast Asian American refugee communities, and it hides the systemic barriers our families have been forced to overcome for the last 45 years.
She pointed out that in 2006, a Minneapolis police officer, Jason Andersen, shot and killed a 19-year-old Hmong American, Fong Lee, who had been riding a bike with friends. An all-white jury ruled that Andersen, who claimed he saw Lee with a gun, did not use excessive force and exonerated him. And in 2015, a 57-year-old Indian grandfather, Sureshbhai Patel, was slammed to the ground and left partially paralyzed by a police officer in Alabama, Eric Parker, during a visit to his son’s family.
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