Memories of Felicia Tang

Good morning everyone, as you know I put out a quiery yesterday for people to recount their memories of Felicia Tang.  People have been sending great stories. Here is an email from a line editor at Bloodfire Studios:

Dear Candace:

  I am most saddened to hear of Felicia's untimely passing.

 It troubles me to hear that it was at the hands of an alleged man

 of the cloth.   It unfortunately demonstrates that no one, even a

so-called religious leader, is immune to issues of anger management.

 You see, I had met Ms. Tang once or twice as an attendee of the

Hot Import Nights car shows in Los Angeles.  She was a very warm,

friendly woman.  She was always cordial and treated her fans well. 

 As a matter of fact, I had asked her to participate in a project that I was

 developing.  However, her schedule did not permit her to do so.

  However, what bothers me most is how the the media is portraying the

 late Ms. Tang as some sort of porn star.  From what I know of her,

she was nothing of the sort. Rather, she was a model who had posed

 (artistically) nude upon occasion.  As far as I know, she hadn't performed

in any sort of sexual acts on film.

  What angers me is that, because Ms. Tang was Asian and had modeled

for nude photographs, the media assumes that she was working within the

pornography industry.  I find this absolutely appalling and unacceptable! 

 Just because a woman, especially of Asian extraction, has posed for nude photographs, the media automatically labels her "a porn star."

This form of discrimination & racial profiling must cease! 

 As far as I'm concerned, this is on the same level as when radio

personality Don Imus called that predominantly African-American

collegiate womens' basketball team "a bunch of nappy-headed ho's."

Unfortunately, because we Asian-Americans are not one who are

considered a very vocal minority by the media, circumstances like this

will continued to be perpetuated.

My heart goes out to the loved ones of the late Ms. Tang. 

I sincerely hope that they receive the justice that they deserve so that

Ms. Tang can truly rest in peace. 

Thank you, Candace, for being one of the few vocal Asian-Americans

 who won't take this situation sitting down.  I hope that you will encourage

 others to raise their voices, not just for Ms. Tang, but for all

Asian-American women who are being racially profiled like this.

 I wish you continued success in all your endeavors.

   Respectfully,

   Dexter Odani

   Line Editor, BloodFire Studios