{"id":12325,"date":"2012-02-15T00:02:16","date_gmt":"2012-02-15T00:02:16","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2012-02-15T00:02:15","modified_gmt":"2012-02-15T00:02:15","slug":"Asian-American-actress-apologizes-over-Hoekstra-ad","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/asiancemagazine.com\/?p=12325","title":{"rendered":"Asian American actress apologizes over Hoekstra ad"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The actress featured in a Senate campaign ad for former Rep. Pete Hoekstra (R-Mich.) <a href=\"http:\/\/thehill.com\/blogs\/ballot-box\/senate-races\/211013-asian-actress-apologizes-for-controversial-hoekstra-ad\">that prompted accusations of racism has apologized and asked her community for forgiveness<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><iframe width=\"500\" height=\"315\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/kxw4uZAezaI\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I am deeply sorry for any pain that the character I portrayed brought to my communities,&#8221;<strong> Lisa Chan wrote Wednesday on her Facebook page. <\/strong>&#8220;I feel horrible about my participation and I am determined to resolve my actions.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Chan appeared in an ad Hoekstra used to attack Sen. Debbie Stabenow (D-Mich.), whom he hopes to unseat in November.<\/strong> The ad features Chan in what appears to be a rice paddy in accented, broken English how her economy is booming thanks to Stabenow&#8217;s spending.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Debbie spend so much American money, you borrow more and more from us,&#8221; <strong>Chan says in the ad.<\/strong> &#8220;Your economy get very weak. Ours get very good. We take your jobs. Thank you, Debbie Spend-it-now.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Hoekstra pulled the ad and an associated website after Asian groups and Democrats accused him of promoting a racist portrayal of Asian Americans. The ad appeared to have backfired, as Stabenow expanded her lead over Hoekstra to fourteen points in a poll conducted after the ad was released.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Chan, a graduate of University of California-Berkeley, is a part-time actress who founded The Strive, a youth empowerment and education advocacy group.<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong><br \/>\nAll we can say is DUHHHHHHH!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>hahah! This parody by Kristina Wong, Edward Hong, Pradeepa Jeeva Edited by Byron Jose and Kristina Wong, Gregory Barnett is funny!<\/strong><br \/>\n<iframe width=\"500\" height=\"315\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Qzox0VSCNKw\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>More on Kristina Wong www.kristinawong.com<br \/>\n<!--break--><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The actress featured in a Senate campaign ad for former Rep. 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