Rep. Mike Honda calls for U.S. apology for Chinese Exclusion Act

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Vivek Golikeri wrote:

I'm afraid that on this one, I need to agree with Looking To Escape. America has long since recognized past wrongs or errors. But this matter was over a hundred years ago. No-one is alive today from that era.

Pamela in red wrote:

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We apologized to the black people for slavery and to others for atrocities done to their ancestors. Chinese deserve the same respect.
You have no idea how much suffering their families went through. Men were not allowed to marry or have children severing an entire family line. They couldn't marry white women and the government wouldn't allow Chinese women in the country.
I would gladly apologize.

LookingToEscape wrote:

Do these people have anything better to do with their time?

mak from NYC wrote:

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The Chinese do have better things to do with their time, that's why they never call for useless and stupid things like apologies that defies logic and common sense.
Why is a Japanese guy calling for the apology?

mak from NYC wrote:

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The Chinese do have better things to do with their time, that's why they never call for useless and stupid things like apologies that defies logic and common sense.
Why is a Japanese guy calling for the apology?

Pamela in red wrote:

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I think he's the lawyer representing the Chinese people.

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Pamela in red wrote:

If you do not acknowledge past mistakes they can easily be repeated.
It is a simple thing and lets them know we remember, we are ashamed of ill treatment and we will make sure it does not happen again.