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ANUJA NADKARNI/Stuff “They have refused to stop using it. Feel free to Boycott Monsoon Poon. #givenothingtoracism.” Co-owner Nicola Richards said the restaurant had served more than 3 million people in the past 20 years and its use of the slogan had been questioned negatively only a few times. ”However, we have reflected on the use of these words and decided to remove them,” she said in an email to Stuff. Monsoon Poon’s branding has been the subject of concern for more than a decade, with questions raised over its name as far back as 2006. However, Richards said she and co-ow...

Southeast Asian restaurant Monsoon Poon changes stance on 'racist' slogan 5 Apr, 2021 07:28 PM 3 minutes to read Photo / Monsoon Poon / Google Images NZ Herald Popular eatery Monsoon Poon says it will remove its controversial slogan following concerns from the public over casual racism. The slogan "Love U Long Time" etched into the footpath of the Southeast Asian restaurant's Lower Hobson Street outlet in Auckland and similarly in its Wellington branch, has long be questioned as inappropriate, along with the outlet's branding. Many have called the restaurant out online. Linked to the Vietnam ...

A crowded field 23 candidates file Congressional District 6 special election JAMES RUSSELL | Contributing Writer Twenty-three candidates have filed to run for Congressional District 6, a purplish district that includes southeast Tarrant County, as well as Ellis and Navarro counties. The seat opened up after former Congressman Ron Wright of Arlington passed away suddenly on Feb. 7 from COVID-19. Wright, known as much for his bow tie as he was his hardcore conservative views, including opposition to LGBTQ rights, had also been battling cancer. He has just begun his second term when he died. Of ...

The field for the May 1 special election features 11 Republicans, 10 Democrats, one independent and one Libertarian.

<figcaption> People wait in line to vote at Carrollton Public Library on the first day of early voting in Carrollton on Oct. 13, 2020. <cite>Credit: Montinique Monroe for The Texas Tribune</cite> </figcaption>