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Mar 28, 2021 · Lee Wong, an elected official in West Chester, Ohio, said he could no longer endure the indignities of prejudice against Asian-Americans, or people questioning his loyalties to America. West...
Aug 10, 2023 · On March 23, 2021, during a routine board of trustees meeting in West Chester Township, Lee Wong took off his blazer jacket, unbuttoned his shirt and displayed the scars inflicted during his time serving in the U.S. Army — a moment that would soon go viral.
Apr 7, 2021 · “For the first time, I felt I wasn’t safe,” said 69-year-old Lee Wong, who revealed his patriotism at a board meeting for his Ohio township last week by raising his shirt and displaying scars...
Asian American Army veteran Ohio township trustee viral opened his shirt to show his war scars. West Chester Township Board of Trustees chairman Lee Wong.
Mar 27, 2021 · Lee Wong, chairman of the West Chester, Ohio, Township Board of Trustees, condemned anti-Asian violence during an impassioned speech that has now gone viral....
Mar 28, 2021 · Lee Wong, 69, has been applauded for making a powerful statement about discrimination. But some said Asian-Americans should not feel compelled to prove their loyalty to their country. Anti-Asian...
Mar 28, 2021 · After referencing a history of discrimination he's experienced, West Chester, Ohio, Board of Trustees Chairman Lee Wong removed his shirt to show scars he got while he was in the military.
Apr 4, 2021 · West Chester Twp. Trustee Lee Wong’s anti-racism speech has gone viral worldwide and sparked much debate, in hindsight he says he can’t believe he did.
Mar 30, 2021 · Lee Wong, a township trustee in West Chester, Ohio, lifts his shirt to show scars from his military service, March 23, 2021, in response to those who question his patriotism.
Mar 29, 2021 · West Chester, Ohio, trustee Lee Wong lifted his shirt at a town hall meeting Tuesday to bare vicious scars from his service in the U.S. military, as he called for an end to racial discrimination...
