Tech company executive fired after he complained of anti-Asian bias, US lawsuit says

Wong, who worked as vice president of strategic marketing at Lumentum, said he was passed over for promotions in favour of white candidates and endured racist insults, according to a complaint filed in California on June 30. — Image by Racool_studio on Freepik

An executive who says he was fired from a Silicon Valley tech company after complaining of anti-Asian discrimination is suing the company for US$20mil (RM92.14mil) in damages, according to a complaint.

Andre Wong, who worked as vice president of strategic marketing at Lumentum, said he was passed over for promotions in favour of white candidates and endured racist insults, according to a complaint filed in California on June 30.