Biden has 7-Eleven Gaffe About Indian Americans

July 7, 2006

Sen. Biden:

"I've had a great relationship [with Indians]... You cannot go to a 7-Eleven or a Dunkin Donuts unless you have a slight Indian accent."

Apparently, there's a pattern of this among Democratic senators, according to the Times of India.

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Harry Mok

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Editor in Chief Harry Mok wrote about growing up on a Chinese vegetable farm for the second issue of Hyphen and has been a volunteer editor since 2004. As a board member of the San Francisco and New York chapters of the Asian American Journalists Association, Harry has recruited and organized events for student members. He holds a master’s degree in journalism from the University of California, Berkeley, where he was also a graduate student instructor in the Asian American Studies Department.

Comments

Comments

Well, it's true here in Delaware. Practically every DD shop is run by recent indian immigrants and their relatives. I don't think that's a good thing because they're not hiring Americans and they're reversing the strides that indian immigrants of a previous generation made in Delaware. They were doctors, engineers, teachers, etc. but for Biden to make a remark about Dunkin Donuts is simply a huge class/caste gaffe to make to some well-off potential donors.
Dark skinned Asians are getting blasted in the media. Why is that?
I hate to say it, but Indians do work at some 7 elevens and own love Motels. Dounut shop to.