DeBerry referred to her opponent, Judge Peter Sakai, who is Japanese American, as 'Dr. No' during a forum — even after Sakai registered his offense. SanAntonio SATX SanAntonioTX Texas AAPI SanAntonioPolitics TexasPolitics AsianAmerican
Trish DeBerry and Peter Sakai are both running for Bexar County judge.
"From our perspective, [DeBerry's use of the nickname] was unequivocally deplorable and a racist statement," said Genaline Escalante, president of the Asian American Alliance of San Antonio , an umbrella group representing 28 local AAPI organizations. "I really believe that Commissioner DeBerry owes Judge Sakai an apology," Escalante said."We're very disappointed."
“Let me finish,” DeBerry said. “Because, Judge Sakai, this isn’t a judicial position that you’re running for. It is a CEO position managing a $2.8 billion budget. That’s what this is about." Myra Dumapias, founder and community advisor for grassroots group Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders for Justice, said DeBerry's willingness to invoke the nickname in a public forum shows how normalized racist language remains in the United States., the title of which is based on two questions incarcerees in the Japanese American incarceration camps had to answer to proclaim their loyalty to the U.S.," she said."DeBerry's use of 'Dr.
"I think Peter gets upset when you don't refer to him by a title," Brockhouse said."He wants to be referred to as ‘Judge Sakai.’"
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