China News Agency, Los Angeles, April 14 (Xinhua) — The head of a school district in San Diego County, California, the United States apologized after he recently made inappropriate remarks related to China that drew strong criticism.

　　According to reports by American media such as the Los Angeles Times on April 14, the San Diego Union High School District held a training program on the theme of diversity, equity and inclusion on the 11th.

Some participants suggested that the data showed that Asian students, including Indian, Korean, Vietnamese, Japanese and Chinese students, received lower scores such as "D" and "F" less than students of other ethnic groups. Why? American students do so well in school?

　　Responding to the question, Sheryl James-Ward, the superintendent of the school district, said "part of the reason is that wealthy Chinese families come here."

James Ward, an African-Latino-American, said that "Chinese families have parents and grandparents at home to support their children's learning", while some Latino families are not "as rich" as Chinese families, and parents are too busy with work to help their children at home. .

　　A video of her remarks quickly drew criticism after it was posted on social media.

Critics said the remarks were full of "inflammatory stereotypes and bigotry" against Asian Americans.

The California Equal Rights Foundation said in a statement that James Ward's remarks were highly offensive, highly inaccurate and intentionally divisive, and were highly inconsistent with her role as head of a major school district.

　　Not all Asian-Americans are from China, and not all Asian-American students are from wealthy families, said Samuel Mousius, a professor of education at the University of California, San Diego.

Labeling Asian-American students blurs diversity within Asian-Americans.

People should be cautious about talking about Asian-American students doing better than other groups, because it could reinforce a historical pattern of Asian-Americans being scapegoated for other groups' problems.

The most recent example is that because of the COVID-19 pandemic, Asians and Asian Americans have been targeted for violent hate crimes.

　　James Ward later told the media that if those words hurt anyone, she apologized for it, which was not her intention.

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