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Texas Rep. Betty Brown Apologizes For Saying Asians Should Simplify Their
Names

AUSTIN, Texas 霠A Texas lawmaker under fire for saying that Asian-American
voters should adopt names that are "easier for Americans" has apologized
for her remarks.

State Rep. Betty Brown, R-Terrell, issued an apology Thursday for the
commentsmade during a House Elections Committee hearing on April 7.

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."

Ramey Ko, the representative, had testified that people of Asian descent
have problems voting because they sometimes list legal names that had been
transliterated in addition to common English names on their driver's licenses
or other identification.

Brown said she was not asking Ko to change his name.

New York City Councilman John C. Liu, who along with the Texas Democratic
party had called on Brown to apologize, said in a statement that the apology
was "a fair first step," but didn't go far enough. Liu said Brown's comments
during the exchange with Ko went beyond the concept of transliteration.

Brown said in her apology that she understands the "diversity of Texas" and
the "enrichment" that Asian-Americans have brought to the state.

Her spokesman, Jordan Berry, told The Associated Press on Saturday that Brown's
comment was being used by opponents of voter identification to obscure the real
issues involved.

"Ninety percent of Texans _ Republicans and Democrats _ want the voter ID
legislation," he said, referring to a bill recently passed by the state Senate
that would require photo identification to vote. "Let's move forward."

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