Democrat California DA Pamela Price is roasted by American Asians over plans to hold press conference to 'announce her Chinese name'

Daily Mail ^ | 5/28/24 | Nic White

[Libloather]

An embattled DA has canceled an event to announce her Chinese name months after she was accused of making 'hateful remarks' about Asians.

Alameda County District Attorney Pamela Price sent out a press release to announce the bizarre event at the Oakland Asian Cultural Center at 12pm on Tuesday.

But the next morning it was called off after she was mocked online by Asian locals who called it pandering after she was accused of racism by former staff.

They also thought it was a strange thing to do in general as Price, who is black, has no Chinese heritage.

'Someone messaged me to ask if this was an April Fool's joke. I then sent this person the press release that came from the DA's office!' local TV reporter Dion Lim wrote.

Another Twitter user replied: 'She is trying to cheat and lie to the Asians, especially, the Chinese community so the nice and friendly communities will not vote her out in November.

'If she is not removed from the office, she will revenge the community and ethnicities who help vote her out.'

Price has been using a Chinese name since at least last April, when she took out a full-page ad in Chinese-language US newspaper World Journal.

The characters translate to 'goon' (government official) 'seen' (kind or good) 'zing' (pure or virginity) in Cantonese, and provoked similar scorn at the time.

[wildcard_redneck]

My black name is (looking down vegetable aisle for help) Kumquat Romain!