As the Democratic candidates for the 2020 presidential election offered their opinions and plans -- and took jabs at each other -- regarding health care, Andrew Yang invoked his Asian heritage.

While some members of the audience at Texas Southern University applauded and a moderator looked to ask a new question, Yang said, "I am Asian, so I know a lot of doctors, and they tell me that they spend a lot of time on paperwork, avoiding being sued and navigating the insurance bureaucracy.

"We have to change the incentive, so instead of revenue and activity, people are focused on our health and in the healthcare system."

He opened his statement with his business background.

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"As someone who has run a business, I know that our current healthcare system makes it harder to hire people," he said. "Makes it harder to give them benefits and treat them as full-time employees -- you instead pretend they're contractors. It's harder to change jobs, it's certainly harder to start a business.

"The pitch we have to make [to] the American people is, 'We will get the healthcare weight off of your backs and then unleash the hopes and dreams of the American people."

Yang bringing up the stereotype didn't sit well with all viewers. CNN senior national correspondent Kyung Lah, a native of South Korea, tweeted she was "annoyed."

The comment, at the very least, got people talking.

During the debate on July 31, Yang joked, "The opposite of Donald Trump is an Asian man who likes math."

Earlier in the debate, Yang revealed plans to give $1,000 a month to 10 families for a year -- another debate moment that sparked instant reaction on social media.