Asian-American tech worker Andre Wong says Lumentum execs banned Mandarin and made rice jokes in new lawsuit
A former Asian-American employee is suing Silicon Valley tech company Lumentum, alleging a year-long pattern of racism ended with his firing when he tried to speak out. Andre Wong, 52, filed the lawsuit in Santa Clara Superior Court on June 30, seeking $20 million in damages. The suit of him comes in the middle others by tech workers who say they are pushing up against the "bamboo ceiling," barriers that have prevented Asians from advancing to senior leadership positions. During his two decades at Lumentum, Wong alleges that he watched management ban informal Mandarin from being spoken in the office,…
