White supremacists refuse care from Asian American physician

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Dr. Esther Choo, emergency room physician in Oregon.

A SERIES of tweets from Dr. Esther Choo reveals the dilemma facing white supremacists when they go the hospital to patch up the bruises garnered while inciting violence.

It also presents the problem medical professionals of color face when treating hard-headed patients who want to be treated by only white doctors and nurses.

Dr. Choo, who works in a Portland, Oregon hospital, still remembers the feeling of walking away with a pit in her stomach — of feeling isolated. Choo, who is Asian-American, says it has stuck with her ever since.

“You walk into patients’ rooms and you wonder: Is this going to happen to me again?” Choo told Oregon Public Broadcasting. “Or are people not saying it but are thinking the same thing? That because I’m of a certain background that I’m really not equipped to take care of them?”

And then it happened again. And again.

It used to bother the good doctor a lot, then as she came to realize that the problem lies with the white supremacists and not with her, Choo's attitude changed to, "Oh, well ... next?"

In light of the racist events of Charlottesville. Virginia last weekend and the apparent rise of white nationalism and considering the large number of Asian/Americans in the health profession, I imagine this is not an unusual episode for the health workers of color and white supremacists.

There are reportedly two rallies being planned by white supremacists in the San Francisco Bay Area next weekend: Saturday at Chrissy Field and Sunday in Berkeley.

What will white supremacists do when if they have to use the services of the diverse staff of Bay Area hospitals?

Oh, well ... next?

UCSF

The typical makeup of the UC-San Francisco Medical Center staff is a diverse lot, reflecting the population of the San Francisco Bay Area.

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