Toys “R” Us Reverses Decision On Baby Contest
Robert Paul Reyes
January 07, 2007
From the Associated Press:
After coming under fire for denying a Chinese-American infant a $25,000 prize in a New Year’s baby contest because her mother was not a legal U.S. resident, the Toys “R” Us company said Saturday evening that it had reversed its decision.”
Baby Yuki Lin, winner of the “First Baby of the Year Sweepstakes”, will have money for her college education. Asians place a high premium on education, and chances are that Baby Yuki will grow up to be an upstanding citizen.
I’m glad that Toys “R” Us reversed its racist decision. Yuki was born in the “land of opportunity” and is therefore an American citizen and the legitimate winner of the sweepstakes.
From the Associated Press:
Toys “R” Us, which opened its first mainland China store less than a month ago, changed its mind after Chinese-American advocates protested and the story was reported in ethnic newspapers and The New York Times among other outlets.”
It’s worth noting that Toys “R” Us managers didn’t reverse their decision because they had an epiphany that racial discrimination is wrong. They relented under protests from Chinese-American activists.
Whenever we see immigrants (documented or undocumented) being discriminated against, we must speak out in protest. We must have zero tolerance for xenophobia and racial discrimination.
I wish Baby Yuki and her parents a happy and prosperous New Year. They didn’t make a mistake coming to this great democracy; America really is the “land of opportunity”.
After coming under fire for denying a Chinese-American infant a $25,000 prize in a New Year’s baby contest because her mother was not a legal U.S. resident, the Toys “R” Us company said Saturday evening that it had reversed its decision.”
Baby Yuki Lin, winner of the “First Baby of the Year Sweepstakes”, will have money for her college education. Asians place a high premium on education, and chances are that Baby Yuki will grow up to be an upstanding citizen.
I’m glad that Toys “R” Us reversed its racist decision. Yuki was born in the “land of opportunity” and is therefore an American citizen and the legitimate winner of the sweepstakes.
From the Associated Press:
Toys “R” Us, which opened its first mainland China store less than a month ago, changed its mind after Chinese-American advocates protested and the story was reported in ethnic newspapers and The New York Times among other outlets.”
It’s worth noting that Toys “R” Us managers didn’t reverse their decision because they had an epiphany that racial discrimination is wrong. They relented under protests from Chinese-American activists.
Whenever we see immigrants (documented or undocumented) being discriminated against, we must speak out in protest. We must have zero tolerance for xenophobia and racial discrimination.
I wish Baby Yuki and her parents a happy and prosperous New Year. They didn’t make a mistake coming to this great democracy; America really is the “land of opportunity”.
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