got this from AngryAsianMan

apalc wants to hear about ipad discrimination

The Asian Pacific American Legal Center is looking into recent claims that Apple stores possibly discriminated against Asian customers who tried to buy iPads, in an apparent attempt to curb unauthorized smuggling of the devices into China. New York's attorney general is already investigating these claims.

APALC is also putting out a call to Asian customers who might have experienced racial profiling. If you are Asian American and were asked any unusual questions while trying to buy an iPad at an Apple store and/or were prevented from buying an iPad, they'd like to hear about it.

If this was your experience, email investigateapple@gmail.com or call (213) 977-7500   to tell APALC your story. And please, spread the word and share this with others. Don't let Apple stores discriminate and get away with it!

I don't know if there's validity in the discrimination claims, I haven't tried to buy an ipad or the latest apple products. For a tech company that is based in Cupertino, CA and home of one of the largest populations of AAPIs I would hope that they would not perform the outdated belief that Asian Americans are sneaky double agents smuggling product to China.

Whatever happened to the guy who leaked the prototype for the new iphone?