美国华人联合会谴责共和党对华裔众议员赵美心的攻击

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编者按：近日，美国众院司法委员会六名共和党议员联名要求联邦调查局对赵美心进行调查。来自德州的共和党议员古登表示，「我认为，赵美心需要受到挑战（be called out），我质疑她的忠诚或能力。她与美国主流社会格格不入」。他还说，「我真的很失望与震惊，像赵美心这种人会获得安全许可，在FBI调查清楚以前，她不应该有资格参加国会机密会议」。

赵美心1953年出生于加州。父亲是出生在美国的第二代华裔，是参加过第二次世界大战的退伍军人。 母亲来自中国广东江门。

身为第一位当选国会议员的华裔美国女性，赵美心在回应古登言论的声明指出，「古登众议员在福斯新闻质疑我对美利坚合众国忠诚的言论极其荒谬，如果我不是华裔美国人出身，我相信他不会散播这种谣言」。

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美国华人联合会UCA发表如下声明，谴责共和党对华裔众议员赵美心的攻击。

UCA Condemns Racist and McCarthyist Attacks on Rep. Chu and Dominic Ng 

United Chinese Americans (UCA) strongly condemns the recent racist and offensive remarks made by Texas Representative Lance Gooden against Representative Judy Chu, Chairwoman of the Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus, and a highly respected leader in Chinese American and AAPI communities. His baseless comments questioning Representative Chu's loyalty to the United States are McCarthyist, racist, and shameful. 

As a respected Member of the United States Congress and a dedicated public servant who has fought tirelessly for her constituents and for the rights of all Americans for decades, Rep. Chu’s loyalty and commitment to this country are beyond question, period! It is shameful that Representative Gooden and other officials would seek to divide and harm our nation with such ugly McCarthyist attacks.

It is no less disturbing and shameful to accuse Dominic Ng, a highly respected Chinese American business and community leader, and President Biden’s pick to represent the United States on the Asia-Pacifc Economic Cooperation (APEC) in 2023, of treason to America, based on flimsy and unsubstantiated evidence. 

As an organization that advocates for the rights and well-being of Chinese Americans, we stand in solidarity with Representative Chu, Dominic Ng, and all those who have been subjected to discriminatory and xenophobic attacks. We call on all elected officials and organizations to condemn such behavior and to work towards creating a more inclusive and respectful society that values diversity and embraces the contributions of all Americans, regardless of their ethnic background or where they come from. 

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