Immigrant Dad Was Mocked For His English, But The Story Ended In A Sweet Way

February 2, 2018 18:06

It’s no surprise that immigrants made fun of because of their accents or poor English. Even the First Lady was mocked by a comedian and TV host Chelsea Handler, who said that she wouldn’t interview Melania Trump because “she can barely speak English”. Perhaps, Chelsea, who speaks only one language and has no college degree, should do her homework better. The First Lady, besides English, speaks French, German, Italian, and Slovenian.

But this story is not about her. This story is about Emily Huynh and her father, Minh Huynh, who received an inappropriate response when he was applying for a job.

Emily Huynh, 18, has been helping her dad, 52, look for jobs. His English level is not very high, so she usually proofreads his emails in advance.

But one day, Minh decided to send an email in response to a company‘s job offer by himself. The response he got from the HR manager of the company was beyond unprofessional.

Non-English speakers really have it hard bc my dad just got rejected from this job offer and the email literally stated “Let me tell you now, if you no speak English I will send you Home-“ Wtf.. + all of Bruce’s emails we’re also very unprofessional & passive aggressive pic.twitter.com/YDXNHVW7bH

— wowie its emily (@staleboba) January 23, 2018

Emily felt outraged because the HR manager was clearly making fun of her dad’s poor English.

Update: My dad isn’t that hurt, he just doesn’t fully understand the concept of someone not hiring him for his lack of English when he has more experience than most people. pic.twitter.com/xa2DA9kn7h

— wowie its emily (@staleboba) January 23, 2018

She decided to share a photo of discriminating email on Twitter, and it went viral. It was retweeted more than 23,000 times.

I understand that the job requires English but his email(s) could’ve been handled way more professionally. This email was gross, unnecessary and degrading.

— wowie its emily (@staleboba) January 23, 2018

People offered their support and help in finding a job for her dad.

Wow that is absolutely horrible!! Is you dad still looking for a position?! I recruit for positions in the Redmond, WA area! I schedule interviews for manufacturing, assembly, warehouse, and production! Let me know and I can send my profesisonal contact info over!

Best of luck!!

— becca breezzi (@beccaendrizzi) January 23, 2018

this made me heart break, it hits so close to home! i’m so sorry your dad had to go through that. i’m unfortunately all the way in nashville but if there’s anything i can do to help, please let me know! sending all the love and best wishes to your family. ❤️

— annie nguyen (@annniewins) January 24, 2018

I hate the crossover where they think your lack of speaking a language strips away your knowledge and talents. I hope Bruce gets fired bc it’s so unfair for him to look down on your dad like that. Wishing your family the best of luck in the future

— Amanda (@Ahuoth_7) January 23, 2018

tell your dad to keep his head up. What kind of work is he looking to do? My family and most of my friends live in Seattle and I can reach out to them to see if they know of anywhere hiring.

— Ocean (@ocean_breeeeeze) January 23, 2018

Are you guys in Washington state? If so there is a warehouse out here in renton I work at. And I have a supervisor that would be more than happy to look over an application for a morning shift opening&possibly a graveyard opening.

— iuni.. (@Its_tuli) January 24, 2018

Some of them wrote to the company to complain about how unprofessional the HR manager’s response was.

imma be contacting dash and letting them know about this pos that works for them!!!!!! sending all my love to your family

— liz (@elizabethyesong) January 23, 2018

We have been in contact with their headquarter office and the business has been notified. Please message me if your dad wants to take legal action, the attorney I’ve reached out to is willing to take on your case pro bono.

— Ocean (@ocean_breeeeeze) January 23, 2018

Update: he’s reading his article and is overwhelmed by the amount of support everyone is giving him! pic.twitter.com/fNnxYof6Kf

— wowie its emily (@staleboba) January 24, 2018

Shortly after, Emily received an email from the company in question apologizing for the response and letting know that the HR manager was not working at the company anymore.

BEST UPDATE: HE GOT FIRED YALL!! I LOVE EVERYONE WHO SHARED THIS, LIKED THIS, READ THIS ARTICLE ETC. WE NO LONGER HAVE TO DEAL WITH THIS TRASH❤️ pic.twitter.com/tA1PzenuPx

— wowie its emily (@staleboba) January 24, 2018

Emily was very happy receiving the email, but she mentioned that her dad doesn’t want any harm towards the manager.

Check up: Even though we appreciate all the encouragement to make it a law suit, my dad has forgiven and wants to move on. He says he doesn’t want to be confrontational, what happened has happened. Btw this is my dads notebook he keeps near his laptop, he teaches himself daily :) pic.twitter.com/0tWFl5H9Hx

— wowie its emily (@staleboba) January 24, 2018

Since then, Minh Huynh has received many job offers, and now, he is deciding which one to take.

Update: Bruce himself has apologized with an email stating that he understand his wrong-doings and he begged for forgiveness. My dad forgives him and just hopes that people learn from their ignorance. pic.twitter.com/6OZWN7sxES

— wowie its emily (@staleboba) January 25, 2018

Emily Huynh and her dad thanked everyone for their support. She stated that it is very important to acknowledge the problem of workplace discrimination.