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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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