04 January 2007

Asians Are the Backbone of the US Military in Iraq; Yet, in the USA, Asian Men Are the Most Discriminated Against, Says Fairbank

By Thomas Derr

SFC Nguyen Tung of Tracy, CA was killed in action in Iraq on November 21, 2006. The Fairbank Report has chronicled the profound heroism of Asian-American soldiers in the Iraq theatre. (Search above.) Yet, for whom and for what do they fight and die?

Asian men are the most discriminated group in the United States. In fact, it is quite fashionable to attack and abuse Asian men in the United States.

Yet, without Asian-American soldiers, the United States' presence in Iraq could not have lasted this long.

For a full story on SFC Nguyen Tung, see here.

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