A city councilwoman in Morrow, Georgia called her Vietnamese American colleague “Un-American” for supporting a petition calling for multilingual ballots.
“I would like you to know that I feel as a citizen of this city and as a fellow councilmember that you do not deserve to sit on that dais as an elected official,” Councilwoman Dorothy Dean said to Councilwoman Van Tran.
“You have failed in your oath of office. You have failed as a citizen of this country,” she continued. “You disregarded and you dishonored the oaths that you took as an American citizen. I would like to say that is un-American and inexcusable. Shame on you, Van Tran.”
Mayor John Lampl adjourned the meeting before Tran could respond, but she later told The Atlanta Journal-Constitution that Dean’s statements were “offensive.”
“There is nothing more patriotic and American than helping American citizens fulfill their duty to vote. I am providing access to voting for all American citizens,” she said. “It is offensive to call the many languages spoken by American citizens as foreign.”
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