“Make Me Asian” App Pulled From Google Apps
A Washington, D.C. pastor said he was pleased this week after Google pulled an app called “Make Me Asian,” which had been available for its smart phone users.
Pastor Peter Chin started the petition on Change.org this month to have the app removed, and almost 8,500 people responded in just a few weeks.
"I am deeply thankful to those who realized the danger of these stereotypes entering the mainstream and spoke out against this app," Chin said to NPR. "But I am also appreciative of Google, who listened to our concerns and acted accordingly."
18 Million Rising, an activist group for Asian Americans, started its own petition as well. The group was equally angered by the app’s depiction of Native Americans.