Chinanews.com, February 24th. According to the US Chinese website, on February 19th local time, outside the venue of a residents' meeting attended by New York Mayor Bai Sihao, a group of people, mainly Chinese, held hands to expel Karan. "Sarsa" and other slogans, shouting "Karanza is a racist", expressing dissatisfaction with New York City Education Commissioner Karratha.
This is not the first time Chinese people have expressed dissatisfaction with the director of education. On February 4, outside the conference hall of the 22nd District Board of Education and the Director of Education, representatives of the Municipal Education Bureau refused to enter the venue on the grounds of "prohibiting signs to enter the venue" and met with the Director of Education.
Lin Xiaolian, a representative of the Chinese community, said that at first the regular meeting would not allow all protesters to attend. During the protest, the guards first allowed protesters without slogans to enter the venue; later, under the negotiation of representatives of the Education Bureau, everyone was allowed to enter the venue.
Lin Xiaolian said that the Municipal Education Bureau wanted the protesters to "suppress" and they were outraged at this "abuse of power."
In 2019, Jackie Cody, a 22nd District Board member, described Asians as "yellow people" in an email. Indignant Asian protesters asked the council to expel Cody and held a series of protests with themes "against racial discrimination", "expulsion of Cody" and "Karasa step down".
Chen Huihua, president of the New York Homeopathic Society, who has organized and participated in many protests, believes that the "racism" of Caranza and some members of the Education Bureau is not just about calling Asians "yellow races." Attempts to cancel special high school exams, cancel gifted classes, and implement "diversity" to force "racial integration" in school districts are sacrificing the interests of Asian groups, and their essence is "racism."
Chen Huihua said that their protests will continue until the municipal education bureau cancels these plans. She said the only requirement for the Asian community is to hope that the City Education Bureau can measure and select students based on merit, not ethnicity. (Li Ruobing)