The complaint says Asians at Lumentum endured jokes about workers cooking rice on the factory floor, and they were prohibited from speaking Mandarin even among themselves.
tech firm. A former employee says he was fired after speaking up about bias against Asians.
Wong said over the last 20 years, he developed a facial recognition product that created nearly a billion dollars in revenue for San Jose-based tech firm Lumentum. But in 2021 as vice president of product management, he created an Asian employee resource group to address their concerns, and said shortly thereafter, he was fired.
Wong said about 60% of Lumentum’s workforce is Asian, many from China, and Asians account for 15% of management. Wong’s attorney says with the $20 million lawsuit against Lumentum, they hope to challenge companies to address workplace discrimination against Asians in Silicon Valley. Jung said Asians at Lumentum also endured jokes about workers cooking rice on the factory floor, and they were prohibited from speaking Mandarin even among themselves.
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