“As a citizen of a country openly financing genocide, and as a family that experienced South African Apartheid, the endorsement was an opportunity to repudiate justifications for the widespread targeting of journalists and ongoing war on children.”

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[–] Lussy@hexbear.net 6 points 1 week ago (3 children)

How exactly did they "experience" South African apartheid?

[–] oscardejarjayes@hexbear.net 19 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

Soon-Shiong was born in South Africa, and under apartheid was considered "colored". Basically everyone that wasn't white was discriminated against, Chinese were legally second-class citizens.

It was only well into the 70's, more than 20 years after his birth, that some Asians started getting "honorary white" status.

[–] Redcuban1959@hexbear.net 8 points 1 week ago

It was only well into the 70's, more than 20 years after his birth, that some Asians started getting "honorary white" status.

Mostly Taiwanese and rich Japanese people, because they supported Apartheid South Africa. I think Asian in South Africa meant like Southeast Asian than the whole Asian continent.

[–] ClimateChangeAnxiety@hexbear.net 15 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

Her father, the owner of the paper, grew up in apartheid era South Africa, and Chinese people in South Africa were usually classified as “coloureds”

[–] Hexboare@hexbear.net 14 points 1 week ago

They're South African Chinese and would have been subject to various apartheid policies (forced removal, segregation etc.)