The San Francisco School Board vice president, who just a number of weeks ago called out the “racism” of meritocracy, is now under fire for her own tweets against Asian Americans.
Alison Collins is facing increased pressure, according to KRON-TV, after social media posts she published in 2016 began resurfacing. In the posts, she claimed Asian Americans use “white supremacist thinking” to “get ahead.” She went on to call those who didn’t condemn then-President Donald Trump “house” N-words.
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The tweets in question have been highlighted by the Committee to Support the Recall of San Francisco Board of Education Commissioners and some of them are still in Collins’ Twitter feed.
“I grew up in mostly Asian [American] schools and know this experience all to [sic] well,” Collins reportedly tweeted. “Many Asian [Americans] believe they benefit from the ‘model minority’ BS. In fact, many Asian American [teachers], [students], and [parents] actively promote these myths. They use white supremacist thinking to assimilate and ‘get ahead.’”
“Where are the vocal Asians speaking up against Trump?” she continued. “Don’t Asian Americans know they are on his list as well? Do they think they won’t be deported? Beaten? Being a house [N-word] is still being a [N-word]. You’re still considered ‘the help.’”
The calls for Collins’ ouster came the month after the board voted 5-2 to change the admissions policy at the city’s prestigious Lowell High School from a merit-based to a lottery system, all over claims the previous structure propped up “pervasive systemic racism.”
At the time, several students condemned the decision.
Lisa Li Moye, a graduate of Lowell, said, “At MLK, I was bulled and having the goal of getting into Lowell kept me from having suicidal thoughts. After being admitted and surrounded by driven students, I got out of this dark place. I want to say Lowell saved my life.”
“Lowell is a beacon of hope for low-income students like myself,” said Amy Chang. “It means that, if you try hard enough, you can receive an education on part or better than elite private schools. The lottery system is inherently flawed.”
The Recall SF School Board campaign released a follow-up statement in which it explained that Collins’ tweets “would be unacceptable for any elected officials, but especially so in a school district where over a third of the children are Asian.”
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For her part, Collins told National Review she is “not going to comment on social media posts from five years ago” and said she has “been heartbroken seeing the escalating violence against my Asian-American brothers, sisters, and siblings.”
Collins then issued a comment on the social media posts one day later.
In the statement, she said violence, racism, and bigotry against Asians is “clearly connected to Trump and his racist tropes.” She then claimed her tweets were taken out of context.
“I acknowledge that right now, in this moment my words taken out of context can be causing more pain for those who are already suffering,” she wrote. “For the pain my words may have caused I am sorry, and I apologize unreservedly.”
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