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S.F. supervisors in hot water over flag vote
I know what youâre thinking, but itâs not that flag.San Francisco Supervisor Fiona Ma was trying to please local Vietnamese American activists when she got the city to honor a flag they said was a symbol of their community. What Ma and most of the other members of the Board of Supervisors did not realize, however, is that the yellow flag with three red stripes they unanimously voted to honor last Tuesday was that of the defeated government of South Vietnam. Snicker. "I did not know that this was the exact flag of South Vietnam," Ma said. "That was my bad." Maâs resolution calls the old flag "the Vietnamese Heritage and Freedom Flag" and "the symbol of the Vietnamese American community." It urges the state Legislature to adopt a similar measure. Sounds good to me. Needless to say, the Socialist Republic of Vietnam was not amused, and diplomatic representatives protested, sending letters and meeting with Mayor Willie Brown and some supervisors Monday. And lord knows, SF doesnât want to upset their little red buddies. "Any resolution of displaying that flag does not help healing the war wounds," wrote acting Vietnam Consul General in San Francisco Dang The Hung to one supervisor. Dang The Hung? Iâm not going to touch....sorry To appease the Vietnamese government, Ma was working with consular officials and the mayorâs office to formulate a second resolution that would state that San Francisco recognizes only one flag for the country of Vietnam: the red flag with the golden star. Youâd think theyâd remember what it looked like, they waved it enough in college. I guess drugs do affect your memory. Posted by: Steve 2003-07-22 |
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