During his unlikely rise, Yang has taken heat for playing up Asian stereotypes
Andrew Yang says he isn’t going to stop making Asian jokes. In fact, the entrepreneur-presidential candidate added another one in an interview Wednesday with POLITICO.
“I’m Asian, so I love tests,” he continued, adding that the DNC’s rules have been “incredibly helpful” to him because he knows how many donors — and what polling numbers — he needs to aim for. But during his unlikely rise, Yang has taken heat for playing up Asian stereotypes — from all the physicians he’s personally familiar with , to his affinity for mathematics .
Yang said on Wednesday he isn’t surprised by the disagreement. And he stressed he isn’t going to hold back.
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