Especially in the case of Chinese, fears of divided national loyalties and “fifth columns” have been strong. One need only recall the recent case of Wen Ho Lee, the Los Alamos National Laboratory scientist who was unjustly accused of spying, to be reminded of how yin and yang are America’s feelings about minority members in sensitive positions.
特别是对华裔而言，一直有着“忠于哪个国家”和“第五纵队”的疑虑。一个近期的例子就是“李文和案件”，他是洛斯阿拉莫斯国家实验室的科学家，曾经被无端指控为间谍。这更加说明了美国社会的“阴阳”两面性以及在少数族裔问题上的敏感立场。