Several Vietnamese researchers immediately ran happily toward the right.
They knew from the tall man's recent killing of their Vietnamese colleague that the person on the platform was most likely Vietnamese as well. Though their companion had been killed, they understood from the conversation it was because he had wronged the madman. They had not! Vietnamese don't kill Vietnamese. The right must be safe! We're set!
Following their lead, the rest of the researchers, whether with yellow, black, or white skin, hurried toward the right, including even a dozen second-generation Chinese Americans.
In their view, having been born in the United States, they naturally couldn't be considered of Chinese descent.
On the right, some researchers, worried that these second- and third-generation Chinese Americans might jeopardize everyone, didn't hesitate to expose them. "Go back, Wang!" one shouted. "You're of Chinese descent! Your parents own a laundry shop! Don't stand with us!"
