Niu v. Revcor Molded Products Co.

OPINION

ANNE GARDNER, Justice.

I. Introduction

In this employment discrimination suit, Appellant Xuxian Niu appeals from the trial court’s summary judgment in favor of Appellees Revcor Molded Products Company (Revcor) and Rob Knight. We affirm.

II. Background

Knight is Revcor’s vice president of manufacturing. In March 2001, Knight hired Niu, a Chinese American, as Rev-cor’s manufacturing engineering manager. Niu’s job duties included, among other things, supervising the manufacturing engineering group, leading the “lean manufacturing process,” and developing and implementing the design and…