Fwd: [Fwd: Press Conference on Racist and Anti-Semitic Advertising]

[Jing Ma]

Dear all:

You could not believe even today in Tucson you see the racist advertisement, which TCA and other organization have been fighting with.
The Press Conference on Racist and Anti-Semitic Advertising will held by the Tucson Chinese Association on Wednesday, May 16, at 10:00am at the Cultural Center.
Please attend the conference to show your SUPPORT to our community.
Please read the forwarded message and attachment for more details.

Best,


Ma Jing, Principal
Tucson Chinese School

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From: JWon...@aol.com <JWon...@aol.com>
Date: May 5, 2007 2:53 PM
Subject: Fwd: [Fwd: Press Conference on Racist and Anti-Semitic Advertising]
To: maji...@gmail.com

Hi Mr. Ma:

 

Please forward this email to all TCS families.

 

It is important that they are aware of the racist advertisement TCA has been fighting.

 

We need to have many people attend the press conference on May 16th. at 10 am at the Cultural Center.

 

Jason

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From: "Dr. Theodore Tong" <to...@PHARMACY.ARIZONA.EDU>
To:  AAF...@LISTSERV.ARIZONA.EDU
Date: Fri, 4 May 2007 18:40:16 -0700
Subject: [Fwd: Press Conference on Racist and Anti-Semitic Advertising]

Hi all,

Some of you may know that a Tucson business owner has decided to make
anti-Asian mockery the focus of his advertising.  Michael Reynolds owns 
Eggrolls Etc 
<http://www.eggrollsetc.com/> .  The ad for Eggrolls Etc.
is filled with statements offensive to Asian Americans: "Every order is
delivered via rickshaw by first generation Chinese immigrants . . . We

really should charge more, old Chinamen are getting expensive these
days."  Under the "Fried Rice" menu item is the following comment:
"Don't say flied lice, it's not funny . . . there's no R sound in

Chinese . . . that's just cruel really . . . I know your saying it . . .
Stop It Stop It Stop It!! That's it. NO RICE FOR YOU."  The menu also
states: "Disclaimer: All offensive accounts, misrepresentations or

misspellings contained herein were intentional."  (He owns another
restaurant, Canal St. Pizzaria, the advertisement for which offers a
coupon for "Mussolini's Pizza Fingers," which is also featured on the

menu.  Mussolini, of course, is responsible for the killing of thousands
of American soldiers and Italian Jews, so he is the wrong choice for a
person to honor.)

 

Although Michael Reynolds has been written to and called many times, he

is unwilling to discuss his advertising.

 

Jason Wong of the Tucson Chinese Cultural Center has arranged a press
conference for Wednesday, May 16, at 10:00 a.m. at the Center, 1228 W.
River Road.  I will be there, and I hope some of you will be also.  


 

Jack Chin

-- 
Theodore G. Tong, Pharm.D.
Associate Dean and Professor
College of Pharmacy
University of Arizona
Phone: (520) 626-1587
FAX: (520) 626-3506