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| Proudly Asian and Republican: The author Nam Pham, center, with Gov.-elect Charlie Baker, right and Leverett Wing. |
More than one friend of mine has asked me why an Asian American working for a nonprofit that helps disadvantaged people is a Republican. How can it be possible? The question implies that helping people and being a Republican are mutually exclusive, that they cannot go together in one sentence.
I often just reply that, in Massachusetts, we need to have more checks and balances because where I came from, Vietnam, one- party dominance brought havoc to the people. I also say that I believe in hard work, hope, and helping others when they are in need.
Then it dawned on me how perception has become even worse than reality. Perception has become a belief, albeit a very distorted belief. Most of my friends are Democrats. All of my friends seem to love and revere President Abraham Lincoln and at the same time many would call Republicans “evil.” They seem to forget that Lincoln was a Republican.
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