I am writing to nominate Valerie Xu, a 15-year-old Asian-American girl from Texas, for person of the year.
After experiencing an incident of racism directed at her, Xu turned the other cheek, forgave and moved forward. She came up with the idea of raising funds to provide face masks for frontline workers in her hometown of Dallas. Not only did she raise the money, she used family resources to secure more than 11,000 masks, which were donated to a hospital.
Racist acts against Asian-Americans have been fueled by inflammatory comments by the president of the United States. This 15-year-old — without resorting to offensive tweets, blame-shifting and double speak — did something concrete and life-saving. Here is a shining beacon in a time of so much uncertainty, angst, and needless attempts to offend. This act of kindness, charity, selflessness and sacrifice are the virtues that made America the great country it is.
Xu exemplifies all the “little acts of kindness” that are done daily but do not always receive recognition. Perhaps if the powers that be in this country used Valerie’s action as motivation for change, this country will have a much more secure future.
Andrew Chiappinelli
Palmer Township
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