NATIONAL BRIEFING / TEXAS
A state lawmaker under fire for saying that Asian American voters should adopt names that are “easier for Americans” has apologized for her remarks.
Republican state Rep. Betty Brown issued an apology Thursday for the comments made Tuesday during a House Elections Committee hearing.
Brown said the remark came during a conversation on the difficulty of translating names and that she was referring to transliteration issues when she asked a representative of the Organization of Chinese Americans whether Asian Americans could adopt names that “we could deal with more readily here.”
Brown said in her apology that she understands the “diversity of Texas” and the enrichment that Asian Americans have brought to the state.
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