Students in Angle 'Asian' gaffe told not to record video - My News 4 - KRNV, Reno, NV

Students in Angle 'Asian' gaffe told not to record video - My News 4 - KRNV, Reno, NV
The high school's Hispanic Student Union advisor Isaac Barron says her comments made everyone in the room very uncomfortable.

"I felt my jaw drop," Barron recalled. "I saw Mr. Angle. He was kinda visibly upset when she said that. The more she spoke, the worse it got. She was on a slippery slope, I think."

Myra Monts de Oca, a member of the Hispanic Student Union, says both Hispanic and Asian students at the school feel insulted.

"I thought that was kinda ridiculous, because it's already in the name. It couldn't be more obvious what we were. I don't know what was going through her mind. Maybe she meant something else but her point wasn't made."

Angle's campaign insists Angle was referring to an instance where a reporter mistakenly referred to her as Asian and that she was trying to make a point about judging on appearance and stereotypes.

KSNV News 3 (KRNV News 4's sister station in Las Vegas) tried repeatedly to contact Sharron Angle and her campaign Tuesday to ask them why they did not want Friday's event recorded. Those questions, so far, remain unanswered.

Asked if Angle would be invited back, de Oca said, "for an apology because a lot of students were really offended....I have Asian friends, Pacific Islanders, and they found it really disturbing."

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