Alison Collins, a member of the San Francisco school board, is attacking former President Trump in an apology letter, as she faces a growing reaction to the anti-Asian tweets she posted in 2016.
The tweets, which emerged last week, describe Asians as “home [N-word]”and accused them of using” white supremacist thinking “to make headway. Collins, who is facing a widespread recall and condemnation effort, apologized on Medium while repeatedly calling Trump for allegedly fueling social racism.
“A series of tweets and social media posts I made in 2016 were recently featured,” she said.
“They were taken out of context, both from that specific moment and from the nuance of the conversation that took place. President Donald Trump had just won an election fueled by division, racism and an anti-immigration agenda. In the meantime, one of my daughters had experimented recently an incident at his school in which his Asian American classmates were mocking his classmate Latinx about “sending children back to Mexico” and the KKK. It was a time of processing, of fear among many communities with the unknown of how the next four years would unfold, “said Collins.
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Fox News did not confirm this incident, which allegedly spurred Collins’ tweets.
“And here we are today. Anti-Asian racism is not new, but the recent increase in violence and intolerance against Asian Americans is clearly connected to Trump and his racist tropes,” she said.
She added: “But whether my tweets are being taken out of context or not, just one thing matters now. And that is the pain that our Asian American brothers and sisters are experiencing. The words have meaning and impact. Trump has shown us this clearly. with their sowing of hatred and pitting communities of color against each other for political gain. I recognize that now, at this moment, my words taken out of context may be causing more pain for those who are already suffering. From the pain my words may have caused I’m sorry and I apologize without reservation. “
All 19 top school district administrators condemned Collins’ tweets in a letter on Sunday, according to the San Francisco Chronicle.
“As civil servants, we work for the Education Directorate through the superintendent, but we serve students and families in São Francisco”, affirm the administrators.
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“While we believe that it would be inappropriate to ask for the resignation of an elected official who is part of the governing body of our district, our silence should not be interpreted as complicity or approval. We condemn Vice President Collins’ statements in the strongest terms possible.”
Before that, senior city officials, including Mayor London Breed, asked for his resignation.
School board member Jenny Lam scoffed at Collins’ post as “no apology” and said Collins was not responsible for his words.
Collins found support, however, from some in the school district who signed a statement from Medium denouncing Commissioner Collins’ “opportunistic targeting [that] distracts the national conversation about how to deal with the Anti-API[Asian and Pacific Islander] and anti-black hatred. “
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“In addition, we want to highlight and remember how the API and Negras communities have historically and are working together in solidarity with each other against white racism,” he adds.
“We continue to suffer even as we support Commissioner Collins and call on all San Francisco leaders to focus on healing and deepening efforts to address systemic racism in our schools.”