My name is Kyle Kamidoi and I am a second year law student at Wayne State University Law School. I am also the President of the Asian Pacific American Law Student’s Association (APALSA), and Public Relations Director of the National Asian Pacific American Law Student’s Association (NAPALSA). I am writing to you today regarding a campaign ad dubbed “Now” that you recently aired during the Super Bowl. In the ad you depict a young Chinese woman speaking broken English and talking about the outsourcing of Michigan jobs to foreign competitors. On behalf of my organization and supporting organizations I request that you formally apologize to the Pacific & Asian American Community for this blatantly racist and xenophobic ad. To see this type of racially insensitivity against the Pacific & Asian American community in this day and age is not only disheartening, but also a sad reminder of the racial strides that this society still needs to take. This blatantly racist ad has shown me that that though the Asian American culture has taken strong steps in the past few decades, there is still a lot of work that needs to be done. ... read the full letter