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A rare dialogue between the academic and Asian American communities with the Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI) was held in person at Rice University in Houston, Texas, and livestreamed to a national audience. The forum was co-hosted by Rice University's Baker Institute and Office of Innovation, Texas Multicultural Advocacy Coalition (TMAC), and APA Justice.
References and Links:
2024/06/18 Rice News: FBI, AAPI leaders meet at Rice to address discrimination toward Asian American academics
2024/06/13 AsAmNews: FBI, Asian American civic groups hold forum on building trust post-China Initiative
2024/06/11 今日華爾街: 罕见！美FBI负责人承认中国倡议行动犯下错误：负面影响已经造成，但这绝对不是我们的本意……两小时“和好会”，誓言改善与亚裔社区的关系 | 六度解析 (7:12)
2024/06/11 South China Morning Post: FBI official admits mistakes, vows to improve relations with Asian-American communities
2024/06/10 Scientific Inquirer: DAILY DOSE: FBI Forum Addresses Anti-Asian Discrimination in Research
2024/06/09 世界日報: 美中关系紧张 中国留学生频遭遣返
2024/06/10 卡特中心中美印象简报: 亚裔学者和FBI等执法机构举行对话
2024/06/07 DingDingTV: A Dialogue between Academic and Asian American Communities and the FBI
2024/06/07 NAA United: A Dialogue Between Academic and Asian American Communities and The FBI
2024/06/07 世界日報: 中国留学生被拒入境 民权组织与FBI对话
2024/06/07 APA Justice: A Dialogue Between Academic and Asian American Communities and The FBI (video 1:55:23)
2024/06/07 Nature: FBI asks scientists for trust in taking anti-Asian bias seriously
2024/06/04 Houston Style Magazine: FBI Leadership to Address National Science and Technology Policy at Rice University's Baker Institute Event
2024/06/02 卡特中心中美印象: 为研究安全制定明确和公平的执法政策的紧急呼吁——如何即捍卫美国国家安全又保护学术交流
2024/06/01 卡特中心中美印象: 欢迎参加与联邦调查局高官的座谈会
2024/05/31 Baker Institute: A Dialogue Between the Academic and Asian American Communities and the FBI
2024/05/31 Baker Institute: An Urgent Call for Clear and Fair Law Enforcement Guidelines and Procedures for Research Security by Neal Lane, Steven Pei, and Jeremy Wu
Pei, S., Wu, J., & Liang, A. (2024). New Red Scare, The China Initiative. In A. Kurylo, & Y. Hu (Eds.), Communicated Stereotypes at Work (pp. 99-120). Lexington Books.
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WHAT: A Dialogue Between the Academic and Asian American Communities and the FBI
WHEN: June 6, 2024, 4:00 - 6:00 pm Central Time
Douglas A. Williams, Special Agent in Charge, FBI Houston Field Office
PANELISTS:
This event brings together Jill Murphy, deputy assistant director of counterintelligence at the FBI, and the leadership of the FBI’s Houston field office for a dialogue with members of the academic and Asian American communities. It will examine gaps between national science and technology policy and its implementation. It will also explore the possibility of establishing a regular communication channel between the academic and Asian American communities with FBI field offices.
REGISTRATION:
WHEN: June 6, 2024, 4:00 - 6:00 pm Central Time
- 4:00 pm: Welcome Remarks. Sergio Lira, Ed.D., Vice President, Texas Multicultural Advocacy Coalition
- 4:10 pm: Introduction. Paul Cherukuri, Ph.D., Vice President for Innovation, Chief Innovation Officer, Rice University
- 4:20 pm: Panel Discussion
- 5:20 pm. Closing Remarks
Douglas A. Williams, Special Agent in Charge, FBI Houston Field Office
- 5:40 pm: Reception
- 6:00 pm: Adjourn
- In-Person: Ralph S. O’Connor Building for Engineering Science, Rice University, Houston, Texas
- Zoom webinar: https://bit.ly/3wjg759
- Texas Multicultural Advocacy Coalition
- Science and Technology Program, Baker Institute, Rice University
- Office of Innovation, Rice University
- APA Justice Task Force
PANELISTS:
- Kelly Choi, Supervisory Special Agent, FBI Houston Field Office
- David Donatti, Senior Staff Attorney, American Civil Liberties Union of Texas
- Neal F. Lane, Ph.D., Senior Fellow, Science and Technology Policy, Baker Institute
- Jill Murphy, Deputy Assistant Director for Counterintelligence, FBI
- Gisela Perez Kusakawa, Executive Director, Asian American Scholar Forum (AASF)
- Georgette “Gigi” Pickering, Assistant Special Agent in Charge, FBI Houston Field Office
- Gordon Quan, Managing Partner & Co-Founder, Quan Law Group, PLLC; Former Houston City Council Member
- Douglas A. Williams, Special Agent in Charge, FBI Houston Field Office
This event brings together Jill Murphy, deputy assistant director of counterintelligence at the FBI, and the leadership of the FBI’s Houston field office for a dialogue with members of the academic and Asian American communities. It will examine gaps between national science and technology policy and its implementation. It will also explore the possibility of establishing a regular communication channel between the academic and Asian American communities with FBI field offices.
REGISTRATION:
- In-Person. https://bit.ly/4awKUsZ
- Zoom: https://bit.ly/3wjg759
Organizing Committee Members
Tom W. Abrams, Ph.D., Professor of Pharmacology, University Maryland and Vice Chair, Council of University System Faculty Executive Committee, University System of Maryland
H.C. Chang, Member, Asian American Bar Association of Houston; Legal Advisor, Texas Multicultural Advocacy Coalition (TMAC)
Gang Chen, Ph.D., Professor and Former Head, Department of Mechanical Engineering, MIT; Member, National Academy of Engineering and National Academy of Sciences, Fellow, American Academy of Arts and Sciences
Tam Dao, Ph.D., Assistant Vice President for Research Security, Rice University
Kenneth M. Evans, Ph.D., Scholar in Science and Technology Policy, Baker; Assistant Director for Innovation Policy, Rice University
X. Edward Gou, Ph.D., Professor and Former Chair, Department of Biomedical Engineering, Columbia University; President, Asian American Academy of Science and Engineering
Peter Michelson, Ph.D., Professor of Physics and Former Senior Associate Dean of Natural Sciences, Stanford University; Fellow, American Academy of Arts and Sciences
Steven Pei, Ph.D., Professor of Electrical Engineering, Former Associate Dean of Engineering for Research, and Member and Founding Chair of the Faculty Senate Subcommittee on Academic Freedom, University of Houston
Rory Truex, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Politics and International Affairs, Princeton University
Pretta VanDible Stallworth, Ph.D., Trustee, Houston Community College; Secretary/Treasurer and Director-at-Large, National Association of Community College Trustees; Rice University Engineering Alumni Board
Qin Yan, Ph.D., Professor of Pathology; President, Asian Faculty Association at Yale, Yale University
Tom W. Abrams, Ph.D., Professor of Pharmacology, University Maryland and Vice Chair, Council of University System Faculty Executive Committee, University System of Maryland
H.C. Chang, Member, Asian American Bar Association of Houston; Legal Advisor, Texas Multicultural Advocacy Coalition (TMAC)
Gang Chen, Ph.D., Professor and Former Head, Department of Mechanical Engineering, MIT; Member, National Academy of Engineering and National Academy of Sciences, Fellow, American Academy of Arts and Sciences
Tam Dao, Ph.D., Assistant Vice President for Research Security, Rice University
Kenneth M. Evans, Ph.D., Scholar in Science and Technology Policy, Baker; Assistant Director for Innovation Policy, Rice University
X. Edward Gou, Ph.D., Professor and Former Chair, Department of Biomedical Engineering, Columbia University; President, Asian American Academy of Science and Engineering
Peter Michelson, Ph.D., Professor of Physics and Former Senior Associate Dean of Natural Sciences, Stanford University; Fellow, American Academy of Arts and Sciences
Steven Pei, Ph.D., Professor of Electrical Engineering, Former Associate Dean of Engineering for Research, and Member and Founding Chair of the Faculty Senate Subcommittee on Academic Freedom, University of Houston
Rory Truex, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Politics and International Affairs, Princeton University
Pretta VanDible Stallworth, Ph.D., Trustee, Houston Community College; Secretary/Treasurer and Director-at-Large, National Association of Community College Trustees; Rice University Engineering Alumni Board
Qin Yan, Ph.D., Professor of Pathology; President, Asian Faculty Association at Yale, Yale University
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A Committee of 100 (C100) delegation visited Washington DC on September 28-29, 2023. Highlights of the trip included meetings with
On September 28, C100 hosted a reception celebrating Mid-Autumn Festival with the co-hosts the US-Asia Institute and partners the Council on Korean Americans and the US-China Business Council on September 28, 2023. Joining the delegation in the reception were Congressman Rick Larsen, Congressional staffers, diplomats, and leaders in AAPI communities .
C100 also co-hosted with the National Museum of Asian Art a private viewing of the exhibit: Anyang: China’s Ancient City of Kings on September 29, 2023.
- Rep. Rick Larsen, Co-Chair, U.S.-China Working Group
- Daniel Kritenbrink, Assistant Secretary, U.S. Department of State
- Katherine Tai, U.S. Trade Representative
- Erika Moritsugu, Deputy Assistant to the President and AANHPI Senior Liaison; Sarah Beran, Special Assistant to the President and Senior Director for China and Taiwan Affairs, National Security Council; and Jenny Yang, Deputy Director of the Domestic Policy Council for Racial Justice & Equity at the White House
- Stapleton Roy, Former U.S. Ambassador to China and Robert Daly, Director of the Wilson Center's Kissinger Institute on China and the United States
- Jill Murphy, Deputy Assistant Director of Counterintelligence, Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI)
- Senior Staff to U.S. Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell
On September 28, C100 hosted a reception celebrating Mid-Autumn Festival with the co-hosts the US-Asia Institute and partners the Council on Korean Americans and the US-China Business Council on September 28, 2023. Joining the delegation in the reception were Congressman Rick Larsen, Congressional staffers, diplomats, and leaders in AAPI communities .
C100 also co-hosted with the National Museum of Asian Art a private viewing of the exhibit: Anyang: China’s Ancient City of Kings on September 29, 2023.
EVENT: Dialogue between NIH Officials & SCBA Community: Concerns and Solutions
WHEN: July 28, 2022, 11 am ET/8 am PT
WHAT: Online Webinar
YouTube: https://bit.ly/3giTkuC (1:29:33); https://bit.ly/3AvQxrf (1:30:00)
DESCRIPTION: The Society of Chinese Bioscientists in America (SCBA) hosted its 18th International Symposium in Boston, MA from July 27 to 31, 2022. On July 28, 2022, a webinar titled "Dialogue between NIH Officials & SCBA Community: Concerns and Solutions" was held and moderated by Professor Margaret Lewis, Seton Hall University. Introduction was made by Dr. Shan-Lu Liu, President, SCBA.
HOST: The Society of Chinese Bioscientists in America (SCBA)
MODERATOR:
LINKS
WHEN: July 28, 2022, 11 am ET/8 am PT
WHAT: Online Webinar
YouTube: https://bit.ly/3giTkuC (1:29:33); https://bit.ly/3AvQxrf (1:30:00)
DESCRIPTION: The Society of Chinese Bioscientists in America (SCBA) hosted its 18th International Symposium in Boston, MA from July 27 to 31, 2022. On July 28, 2022, a webinar titled "Dialogue between NIH Officials & SCBA Community: Concerns and Solutions" was held and moderated by Professor Margaret Lewis, Seton Hall University. Introduction was made by Dr. Shan-Lu Liu, President, SCBA.
HOST: The Society of Chinese Bioscientists in America (SCBA)
MODERATOR:
- Professor Margaret Lewis, Seton Hall University
- U.S. Representative Judy Chu (Pre-recorded)
- Dr. Michael Lauer, Deputy Director for Extramural Research, NIH
- Dr. Gang Chen, Carl Richard Soderberg Professor, MIT
- Mr. Henry S. Tang, Co-founder of Committee of 100
LINKS
- Register for the webinar here: https://bit.ly/3b6yj7u
- SCBA conference website: https://bit.ly/3vhtzT5
Webinar Reflecting on Professor Gang Chen's Case
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EVENT: Reflecting on Professor Gang Chen's Case and Looking Ahead to the Future of the China Initiative
WHEN: January 30, 2022, 11 am ET/8 am PT
WHAT: Online Webinar
YouTube: https://bit.ly/3giTkuC (1:29:33); https://bit.ly/3AvQxrf (1:30:00)
DESCRIPTION: On January 14, 2021, just days before the Trump administration ceded control of the Justice Department to the Biden administration, FBI agents arrested MIT Professor Gang Chen at his home and charged him with wire fraud for allegedly failing to disclose affiliations with entities associated with the People’s Republic of China (PRC) in applications for U.S. government grants. The Justice Department announced its “China Initiative” in 2018 as an effort to marshal resources to address economic espionage committed by agents of the PRC and Chinese Communist Party. Instead, according to an analysis by MIT Technology Review, the bulk of China Initiative cases don’t allege espionage. Rather they have primarily targeted Chinese-American academics, scientists, and researchers for administrative errors in filling out grant applications. To its credit, MIT administrators and faculty stood by Professor Chen, and on January 20, 2022, the Justice Department dismissed the charges.
Professor Chen’s defense attorney, Robert Fisher, will provide a briefing of the case and describe the negotiations that successfully led to its dismissal. Professor Chen will speak about the impact this ordeal has had on his personal and professional life and relay his continuing concerns with the “China Initiative.” Seton Hall Law Professor Maggie Lewis, a longtime critic of the China Initiative will provide context to the case against Professor Chen and where it fits in the government’s national strategy. We will also hear from Rep. Ted Leiu about actions being taken in Congress to hold the Justice Department to account.
The goal of this webinar is to examine the attempted prosecution of Prof. Chen to challenge the injustices resulting from the Justice Department’s “China Initiative.” We hope to educate lawyers, journalists, policy makers, and academic leaders, and community members about these harms, and provide them with information about existing programs and ideas about how to raise awareness and work with policy makers to ensure.
HOST ORGANIZATIONS:
MODERATOR: Michael German, Fellow, the Brennan Center for Justice at NYU Law School
Opening Remarks:
Keynote Speaker 特邀發言人:
Speakers 座谈嘉宾:
LINKS:
WHEN: January 30, 2022, 11 am ET/8 am PT
WHAT: Online Webinar
YouTube: https://bit.ly/3giTkuC (1:29:33); https://bit.ly/3AvQxrf (1:30:00)
DESCRIPTION: On January 14, 2021, just days before the Trump administration ceded control of the Justice Department to the Biden administration, FBI agents arrested MIT Professor Gang Chen at his home and charged him with wire fraud for allegedly failing to disclose affiliations with entities associated with the People’s Republic of China (PRC) in applications for U.S. government grants. The Justice Department announced its “China Initiative” in 2018 as an effort to marshal resources to address economic espionage committed by agents of the PRC and Chinese Communist Party. Instead, according to an analysis by MIT Technology Review, the bulk of China Initiative cases don’t allege espionage. Rather they have primarily targeted Chinese-American academics, scientists, and researchers for administrative errors in filling out grant applications. To its credit, MIT administrators and faculty stood by Professor Chen, and on January 20, 2022, the Justice Department dismissed the charges.
Professor Chen’s defense attorney, Robert Fisher, will provide a briefing of the case and describe the negotiations that successfully led to its dismissal. Professor Chen will speak about the impact this ordeal has had on his personal and professional life and relay his continuing concerns with the “China Initiative.” Seton Hall Law Professor Maggie Lewis, a longtime critic of the China Initiative will provide context to the case against Professor Chen and where it fits in the government’s national strategy. We will also hear from Rep. Ted Leiu about actions being taken in Congress to hold the Justice Department to account.
The goal of this webinar is to examine the attempted prosecution of Prof. Chen to challenge the injustices resulting from the Justice Department’s “China Initiative.” We hope to educate lawyers, journalists, policy makers, and academic leaders, and community members about these harms, and provide them with information about existing programs and ideas about how to raise awareness and work with policy makers to ensure.
HOST ORGANIZATIONS:
- Asian American Academy of Science and Engineering
- Asian American Scholar Forum
- Advancing Justice| AAJC
- APA Justice
- Brennan Center for Justice
MODERATOR: Michael German, Fellow, the Brennan Center for Justice at NYU Law School
Opening Remarks:
- Yasheng Huang 黄亚生, President, Asian American Scholar Forum
Keynote Speaker 特邀發言人:
- Ted Lieu 刘云平: Congressman; Member, House Judiciary Committee; Member, Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus (CAPAC)
Speakers 座谈嘉宾:
- Gang Chen 陈刚, Carl Richard Soderberg Professor of Power Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
- Robert Fisher, Defense Attorney for Professor Gang Chen; Partner, Nixon Peabody
- Maggie Lewis 陸梅吉, Professor, Seton Hall University School of Law
LINKS:
- APA Justice: Gang Chen
- Asian American Scholar Forum: Call for Your support on Open Letters to End “China Initiative”
- Margaret K. Lewis. Criminalizing China, 111 J. Crim. L. & Criminology 145 (2020)
- 2022/01/25 New York Times (dual language/中英双语): “我们在残害我们自己”：华裔教授陈刚案背后的愤怒与幻灭/‘In the End, You’re Treated Like a Spy,’ Says M.I.T. Scientist
- 2022/01/21 Boston Globe opinion by Gang Chen: “I was arrested under the DOJ’s China Initiative. Congress must investigate this program.”
- 2022/01/03 Just Security: Why Ending the Justice Department’s “China Initiative” is Vital to U.S. Security
- 2021/04/12 Advancing Justice | AAJC: Delivery of Petition of Nearly 30,000 Signatures Urging President Biden to End the “China Initiative”
The China Initiative and Professor Anming Hu’s Case
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YouTube video: https://bit.ly/3skUywG (1:34:56)
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WHEN: December 18, 2021
WHAT: Online Webinar
EVENT: https://bit.ly/3x64cC0; YouTube: https://bit.ly/3skUywG (1:34:56)
DESCRIPTION: Professor Anming Hu of the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, was the first academic to stand trial under the Department of Justice's China Initiative. After an initial visit from the FBI in 2018, he was charged in early 2020 for fraud and false statements, and the trial took place in June 2021.
When the jury deadlocked, the judge declared a mistrial and the government sought a second trial. That trial never happened because the judge issued a full acquittal on the basis that the government failed to meet its evidentiary burden.
In this webinar, Professor Hu will share his personal experience. Mara Hvistendahl and Jamie Satterfield will provide observations as reporters who closely followed the case. Professor Margaret Lewis will moderate and contribute legal analysis.
HOST: Asian American Scholar Forum
MODERATOR: Margaret K. Lewis, Professor of Law, Seton Hall University School of Law
Speakers:
WHAT: Online Webinar
EVENT: https://bit.ly/3x64cC0; YouTube: https://bit.ly/3skUywG (1:34:56)
DESCRIPTION: Professor Anming Hu of the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, was the first academic to stand trial under the Department of Justice's China Initiative. After an initial visit from the FBI in 2018, he was charged in early 2020 for fraud and false statements, and the trial took place in June 2021.
When the jury deadlocked, the judge declared a mistrial and the government sought a second trial. That trial never happened because the judge issued a full acquittal on the basis that the government failed to meet its evidentiary burden.
In this webinar, Professor Hu will share his personal experience. Mara Hvistendahl and Jamie Satterfield will provide observations as reporters who closely followed the case. Professor Margaret Lewis will moderate and contribute legal analysis.
HOST: Asian American Scholar Forum
MODERATOR: Margaret K. Lewis, Professor of Law, Seton Hall University School of Law
Speakers:
- Dr. Anming Hu, Associate Professor, University of Tennessee at Knoxville
- Mara Hvistendahl, Investigative reporter with The Intercept and the author of the book The Scientist and the Spy: A True Story of China, the FBI, and Industrial Espionage, on a case that foreshadowed the China Initiative
- Jamie Satterfield, Investigative journalist with more than 33 years of experience, specializing in legal affairs, policing, public corruption, environmental crime and civil rights violations
The China Initiative: Origins and Consequences
Top (left to right); Patrick Eddington. Derek Scissors.
Bottom (left to right): Jamil Jaffer, Jeremy Wu, Gisela Kusakawa
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Presentation by Jeremy Wu. Source: MIT Technology Review
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WHEN: December 16, 2021, 1:00 - 3:00 pm
WHAT: Online Event
WATCH: https://bit.ly/3lM8A6m (1:57:05)
DESCRIPTION: On September 9, 2021, federal judge Thomas A. Varlan acquitted former University of Tennessee professor Dr. Anming Hu of all charges related to a Department of Justice investigation that alleged that Hu committed wire fraud and made false statements about his alleged Chinese government research ties. On November 5, 2021, a federal jury convicted Yanjun Xu, a Chinese national and an official in the Chinese Ministry of State Security, of attempted economic espionage and theft of trade secrets. The differing outcomes of these two cases involve a common thread: the Department of Justice’s China Initiative, an investigative program launched in 2018 to deter and disrupt alleged or actual Chinese government espionage or intellectual property (IP) theft targeting U.S. researchers, universities, and businesses. These two cases raise key questions. How extensive is Chinese government espionage and IP theft targeting the United States? Is the China Initiative a form of racial or ethnic profiling? How has the China Initiative impacted U.S.-Chinese information and technology exchanges and cooperation? How has the U.S. academic community responded to these events? Join us as our expert panel explores all these issues.
HOST: The Cato Institute
MODERATOR: Patrick Eddington, Senior Fellow, Cato Institute
Speakers:
WHAT: Online Event
WATCH: https://bit.ly/3lM8A6m (1:57:05)
DESCRIPTION: On September 9, 2021, federal judge Thomas A. Varlan acquitted former University of Tennessee professor Dr. Anming Hu of all charges related to a Department of Justice investigation that alleged that Hu committed wire fraud and made false statements about his alleged Chinese government research ties. On November 5, 2021, a federal jury convicted Yanjun Xu, a Chinese national and an official in the Chinese Ministry of State Security, of attempted economic espionage and theft of trade secrets. The differing outcomes of these two cases involve a common thread: the Department of Justice’s China Initiative, an investigative program launched in 2018 to deter and disrupt alleged or actual Chinese government espionage or intellectual property (IP) theft targeting U.S. researchers, universities, and businesses. These two cases raise key questions. How extensive is Chinese government espionage and IP theft targeting the United States? Is the China Initiative a form of racial or ethnic profiling? How has the China Initiative impacted U.S.-Chinese information and technology exchanges and cooperation? How has the U.S. academic community responded to these events? Join us as our expert panel explores all these issues.
HOST: The Cato Institute
MODERATOR: Patrick Eddington, Senior Fellow, Cato Institute
Speakers:
- Dr. Derek Scissors, Senior Fellow, American Enterprise Institute
- Professor Jamil N. Jaffer, Director of the National Security Law and Policy Program, Antonin Scalia Law School, George Mason University
- Dr. Jeremy Wu, Founder, APA Justice
- Gisela Kusakawa, Staff Attorney, Anti‐Racial Profiling Project and Immigration, Asian Americans Advancing Justice
Crackdown on Academic Collaboration with China Harms American Science
WHEN: November 1, 2021 - 3:00pm to 4:00pm
WHAT: Online Event
DESCRIPTION: Academic collaboration with China was once encouraged by the US government and universities. As tension between the two countries rises rapidly, those who did, especially scientists of Chinese descent, are under heightened scrutiny by the federal government. Law enforcement officials consider collaborating with Chinese colleagues “by definition conveying sensitive information to the Chinese.” In 2015, I became a casualty of this campaign despite being innocent. “China Initiative” established by the Justice Department in 2018 has resulted in numerous prosecutions of university professors for alleged failure to disclose China ties.
In this talk, I argue that academic decoupling is not in America’s interest. It is a tall order to convince the public and policy makers of this fact, but the scientific community must try lest the American leadership in science and technology will be irreparably damaged.
HOST: School of Physics, Georgia Institute of Technology
SPEAKER: Xiaoxing Xi, Professor of Temple University
WHAT: Online Event
DESCRIPTION: Academic collaboration with China was once encouraged by the US government and universities. As tension between the two countries rises rapidly, those who did, especially scientists of Chinese descent, are under heightened scrutiny by the federal government. Law enforcement officials consider collaborating with Chinese colleagues “by definition conveying sensitive information to the Chinese.” In 2015, I became a casualty of this campaign despite being innocent. “China Initiative” established by the Justice Department in 2018 has resulted in numerous prosecutions of university professors for alleged failure to disclose China ties.
In this talk, I argue that academic decoupling is not in America’s interest. It is a tall order to convince the public and policy makers of this fact, but the scientific community must try lest the American leadership in science and technology will be irreparably damaged.
HOST: School of Physics, Georgia Institute of Technology
SPEAKER: Xiaoxing Xi, Professor of Temple University
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2021 China Town Hall and Local Webinar
On October 19, 2021, the University of Tennessee Knoxville's (UTK) Center for Global Engagement, in partnership with National Committee on U.S. China Relations and other UTK departments, hosted a China Town Hall event for a national conversation on the implications of China’s rise on U.S.-China relations and its impact on our towns, states, and nation.
The national webcast was led by Fareed Zakaria, CNN Worldwide host, columnist, and author. A webinar followed with Shellen Wu, Director of Asian Studies at UTK, as moderator. Panelists included Margaret Lewis, professor of law at Seton Hall University; Virginia Harper Ho, Earl B. Shurtz Research Professor of Law at the University of Kansas; and Alan Enslen, Partner in the Washington, DC office of Womble Bond Dickinson LLP.
On October 20, 2021, the UT Daily Beacon published ‘America reacts badly when it gets scared’: CNN’s Fareed Zakaria speaks at China Town Hall. According to the report, in recent years, the government has focused on uncovering Chinese spies within America. The FBI has wrongfully accused many Chinese scientists because of the 2018 China Initiative, including University of Tennessee’s Professor Anming Hu. “Republicans have accused universities of being hotbeds of spying activity. Very rarely do they have specific charges or proof. The way that Chinese Americans have been discriminated against, it is very easy to bring up this racism and xenophobia,” Zakaria said. “America reacts badly when it gets scared … we lash out.”
After the China Town Hall, a panel took place moderated by Director of UT Asian Studies Program Shellen Wu to discuss US-China relations with a local lens.
A major takeaway from the panel was on the China Initiative. Lewis is an advocate for the removal of the China Initiative, and she explained that the Biden Administration still has this initiative in place. “The China Initiative is still going, and I am not going to let them off the hook because it is not okay to say it quietly,” Lewis said. Lewis said that there was not enough evidence to indict Prof. Anming Hu, and the judge acquitted his charges, but although Hu was acquitted, there are still devastating impacts this case has had on him. “I am delighted to hear that the University of Tennessee is reinstating Professor Hu, but that does not make up for the, now years, of trauma he has suffered; emotionally, financially and even physically from this ordeal,” Lewis said. One of the important things that Americans should do in the future, Lewis said, is to not be driven by fear. This has led to violence and discrimination of Asian Americans. Lewis added that Americans who are not of Chinese or any Asian descent should work on allyship.
Link and Reference
2021/10/21 UT Daily Beacon: ‘America reacts badly when it gets scared’: CNN’s Fareed Zakaria speaks at China Town Hall.
The national webcast was led by Fareed Zakaria, CNN Worldwide host, columnist, and author. A webinar followed with Shellen Wu, Director of Asian Studies at UTK, as moderator. Panelists included Margaret Lewis, professor of law at Seton Hall University; Virginia Harper Ho, Earl B. Shurtz Research Professor of Law at the University of Kansas; and Alan Enslen, Partner in the Washington, DC office of Womble Bond Dickinson LLP.
On October 20, 2021, the UT Daily Beacon published ‘America reacts badly when it gets scared’: CNN’s Fareed Zakaria speaks at China Town Hall. According to the report, in recent years, the government has focused on uncovering Chinese spies within America. The FBI has wrongfully accused many Chinese scientists because of the 2018 China Initiative, including University of Tennessee’s Professor Anming Hu. “Republicans have accused universities of being hotbeds of spying activity. Very rarely do they have specific charges or proof. The way that Chinese Americans have been discriminated against, it is very easy to bring up this racism and xenophobia,” Zakaria said. “America reacts badly when it gets scared … we lash out.”
After the China Town Hall, a panel took place moderated by Director of UT Asian Studies Program Shellen Wu to discuss US-China relations with a local lens.
A major takeaway from the panel was on the China Initiative. Lewis is an advocate for the removal of the China Initiative, and she explained that the Biden Administration still has this initiative in place. “The China Initiative is still going, and I am not going to let them off the hook because it is not okay to say it quietly,” Lewis said. Lewis said that there was not enough evidence to indict Prof. Anming Hu, and the judge acquitted his charges, but although Hu was acquitted, there are still devastating impacts this case has had on him. “I am delighted to hear that the University of Tennessee is reinstating Professor Hu, but that does not make up for the, now years, of trauma he has suffered; emotionally, financially and even physically from this ordeal,” Lewis said. One of the important things that Americans should do in the future, Lewis said, is to not be driven by fear. This has led to violence and discrimination of Asian Americans. Lewis added that Americans who are not of Chinese or any Asian descent should work on allyship.
Link and Reference
2021/10/21 UT Daily Beacon: ‘America reacts badly when it gets scared’: CNN’s Fareed Zakaria speaks at China Town Hall.
Federal Grant Applications in the Era of the “China Initiative”: How to Avoid Trouble
WHEN: Thursday, March 4 at 5pm ET/4pm CT/3pm MT/2pm PT
WHAT: Webinar
REGISTRATION: https://bit.ly/GrantWebinar-AAJC
DESCRIPTION: The Department of Justice’s “China Initiative” has unfairly targeted and profiled Asian American and Asian immigrant scientists, researchers, and scholars — particularly those of Chinese descent. Federal agencies have led grant fraud investigations against Asian American and Asian immigrant scientists and researchers. This has included criminalizing errors such as failing to disclose certain information to universities, research institutions, or federal agencies, which has ruined careers and left lives in shambles. In this educational webinar, you will hear from attorneys on how to navigate current guidelines from federal grantmaking agencies on the disclosure of foreign activities, including conflict of interest and current and pending support disclosures in grant applications. The panelists will also discuss tax and foreign bank account reporting obligations associated with foreign income received by U.S. researchers.
HOST: Asian Americans Advancing Justice | AAJC
Speakers:
WHEN: Thursday, March 4 at 5pm ET/4pm CT/3pm MT/2pm PT
WHAT: Webinar
REGISTRATION: https://bit.ly/GrantWebinar-AAJC
DESCRIPTION: The Department of Justice’s “China Initiative” has unfairly targeted and profiled Asian American and Asian immigrant scientists, researchers, and scholars — particularly those of Chinese descent. Federal agencies have led grant fraud investigations against Asian American and Asian immigrant scientists and researchers. This has included criminalizing errors such as failing to disclose certain information to universities, research institutions, or federal agencies, which has ruined careers and left lives in shambles. In this educational webinar, you will hear from attorneys on how to navigate current guidelines from federal grantmaking agencies on the disclosure of foreign activities, including conflict of interest and current and pending support disclosures in grant applications. The panelists will also discuss tax and foreign bank account reporting obligations associated with foreign income received by U.S. researchers.
HOST: Asian Americans Advancing Justice | AAJC
Speakers:
- John C. Yang, President & Executive Director, Asian Americans Advancing Justice | AAJC
- Peter Zeidenberg, Partner, Arent Fox LLP
- Catherine Pan-Giordano, Partner, Dorsey & Whitney LLP
Harvard University Department of Physics Colloquium
WHEN: January 25, 2021
WHAT: Online Event
Zoom Link: https://harvard.zoom.us/j/95777067936?pwd=U01DVmNVc2xXLy9YRjZyQmRJVjRNZz09
DESCRIPTION: Amid rapidly escalating tension between the United States and China, professors, scientists, and students of Chinese ethnic origin as well as those engaging in academic collaborations with China are under heightened scrutiny by the federal government. Law enforcement officials consider collaborating with Chinese colleagues “by definition conveying sensitive information to the Chinese.” In 2015, I became a casualty of this campaign despite being innocent. This experience gave me insights into the challenges Chinese scientists face and the immediate threat to the open environment in fundamental
research. In this talk, I will urge the audience to rally around the JASON Report commissioned and endorsed by the NSF and speak up to defend Chinese colleagues against injustice, safeguard open fundamental research on university campuses, and protect American leadership in science and technology.
HOST: Harvard University Department of Physics
LINKS:
WHEN: January 25, 2021
WHAT: Online Event
Zoom Link: https://harvard.zoom.us/j/95777067936?pwd=U01DVmNVc2xXLy9YRjZyQmRJVjRNZz09
DESCRIPTION: Amid rapidly escalating tension between the United States and China, professors, scientists, and students of Chinese ethnic origin as well as those engaging in academic collaborations with China are under heightened scrutiny by the federal government. Law enforcement officials consider collaborating with Chinese colleagues “by definition conveying sensitive information to the Chinese.” In 2015, I became a casualty of this campaign despite being innocent. This experience gave me insights into the challenges Chinese scientists face and the immediate threat to the open environment in fundamental
research. In this talk, I will urge the audience to rally around the JASON Report commissioned and endorsed by the NSF and speak up to defend Chinese colleagues against injustice, safeguard open fundamental research on university campuses, and protect American leadership in science and technology.
HOST: Harvard University Department of Physics
LINKS:
- 2021/01/25 Harvard University: Academic Espionage, Open Exchange, and American Competitiveness (video 1:16:40)
- Event flyer
- Announcement of Event
Chinese Americans united to reject the new US cold war
WHEN: November 14, 2020, 12pm PT | 1pm MT | 3pm ET
WHAT: Online Webinar
REGISTRATION: https://fb.me/e/gOFqZbiM4
DESCRIPTION: Racial scapegoating of Chinese-Americans and Asian Americans continue to rise as a consequence of relentless and pervasive China-bashing. The panel of highly respected members of the Chinese-American community will address the history and legacy of anti-Chinese racism in the United States, the current revival of Anti-China hysteria, which is closely linked to the US-China cold war, the organic relationship between U.S. militarism and violence here at home, and why we must pivot to peace, not war with China.
The panel will propose ways for the US and China to work together under a multilateral formula for world peace and reject US efforts to provoke war with China under any circumstances.
HOST: Pivot to Peace
Sponsors: Chinese Six Companies and Chinese for Affirmative Action
Panelists:
LINKS:
WHEN: November 14, 2020, 12pm PT | 1pm MT | 3pm ET
WHAT: Online Webinar
REGISTRATION: https://fb.me/e/gOFqZbiM4
DESCRIPTION: Racial scapegoating of Chinese-Americans and Asian Americans continue to rise as a consequence of relentless and pervasive China-bashing. The panel of highly respected members of the Chinese-American community will address the history and legacy of anti-Chinese racism in the United States, the current revival of Anti-China hysteria, which is closely linked to the US-China cold war, the organic relationship between U.S. militarism and violence here at home, and why we must pivot to peace, not war with China.
The panel will propose ways for the US and China to work together under a multilateral formula for world peace and reject US efforts to provoke war with China under any circumstances.
HOST: Pivot to Peace
Sponsors: Chinese Six Companies and Chinese for Affirmative Action
Panelists:
- L. Ling-Chi Wang, Professor Emeritus of Asian American studies and ethnic studies at the University of California, Berkeley
- Tim Siow, President, Chinese Consolidated Benevolent Association of San Francisco
- Lillian Sing, first Asian American female judge in Northern California
- Geroge Koo, retired international business advisor; one time member of the Chinese Services Group at Deloitte
- Henry Der, former Executive Director, Chinese for Affirmative Action (CAA)
- Julie Tang, retired judge, San Francisco Superior Court; former Assistant District Attorney in San Francisco
- Sheila Xiao, institutional research analyst, Rio Hondo Community College
LINKS:
New Perspectives on US-China Relations: Research, Education, & Academic Freedom
WHEN: October 9, 2020, 12:30 pm - 2:00 pm ET
WHAT: Online Webinar
REGISTRATION: https://bit.ly/34oxRd3
DESCRIPTION: Fall 2020 Webinar Series on the Future of U.S.-China Relations. The Center for the Study of Contemporary China’s Project on the Future of U.S.-China Relations brings together twenty, mostly “next generation” thinkers--along with several eminent senior scholars and practitioners who will serve as advisers--to offer assessments and make recommendations on key issues in several areas of U.S. policies toward China, including security, economics, technology, environment, and protecting or promoting liberal values (in human rights, rule of law, education and research, and other areas).
HOST: Center for the Study of Contemporary China, University of Pennsylvania
Presenters:
LINK: Event Description and Registration
WHEN: October 9, 2020, 12:30 pm - 2:00 pm ET
WHAT: Online Webinar
REGISTRATION: https://bit.ly/34oxRd3
DESCRIPTION: Fall 2020 Webinar Series on the Future of U.S.-China Relations. The Center for the Study of Contemporary China’s Project on the Future of U.S.-China Relations brings together twenty, mostly “next generation” thinkers--along with several eminent senior scholars and practitioners who will serve as advisers--to offer assessments and make recommendations on key issues in several areas of U.S. policies toward China, including security, economics, technology, environment, and protecting or promoting liberal values (in human rights, rule of law, education and research, and other areas).
HOST: Center for the Study of Contemporary China, University of Pennsylvania
Presenters:
- Mary Gallagher, Amy and Alan Lowenstein Professor in Democracy, Democratization, and Human Rights, University of Michigan
- Rory Truex, Assistant Professor of Politics, Princeton University
- Margaret Lewis, Professor of Law, Seton Hall University
LINK: Event Description and Registration
The Human and Scientific Costs of the "China Initiative"
WHEN: September 30, 2020, 8:00 pm EDT/5:00 pm PDT
WHAT: Online Webinar
DESCRIPTION: This is the first of a series of webinars to examine the ramifications of the U.S. Justice Department’s “China Initiative” on the civil rights and security of Chinese Americans, Chinese immigrants, and Chinese Nationals working in the U.S., as well as the consequences for the broader American society.
The inaugural webinar is designed to provide policy-makers, journalists, attorneys, and community advocates with an overview of the “China Initiative” and the efforts civil rights advocates and the scientific community are making to protect the rights of those investigated and targeted under this discriminatory framework.
PARTNERSHIP HOSTS
Moderator: Michael German, fellow, the Brennan Center for Justice at NYU Law School
Panelists
LINKS:
WHEN: September 30, 2020, 8:00 pm EDT/5:00 pm PDT
WHAT: Online Webinar
- FACEBOOK: Livestreaming Link
DESCRIPTION: This is the first of a series of webinars to examine the ramifications of the U.S. Justice Department’s “China Initiative” on the civil rights and security of Chinese Americans, Chinese immigrants, and Chinese Nationals working in the U.S., as well as the consequences for the broader American society.
The inaugural webinar is designed to provide policy-makers, journalists, attorneys, and community advocates with an overview of the “China Initiative” and the efforts civil rights advocates and the scientific community are making to protect the rights of those investigated and targeted under this discriminatory framework.
PARTNERSHIP HOSTS
- Asian Americans Advancing Justice | AAJC
- APA Justice Task Force; Flyer for event
- Asian Pacific Islander American Public Affairs (APAPA); Webpage for event
- The Brennan Center for Justice at NYU Law School
- United Chinese Americans; Flyer for event
Moderator: Michael German, fellow, the Brennan Center for Justice at NYU Law School
Panelists
- Steven Chu 朱棣文 , Nobel Laureate, former U.S. Secretary of Energy, and Stanford University professor of physics
- Margaret Lewis 陸梅吉, professor, Seton Hall University School of Law
- John Yang, president and executive director, Asian Americans Advancing Justice | Asian American Justice Center
LINKS:
- 2020/10/01 Wall Street Journal: U.S. Probes of Chinese Researchers Draw More Organized Opposition
- YouTube: 2020.9.30 Inauguration of A Webinar Series on The Human and Scientific Costs of “China Initiative”
- Facebook: Livestreaming Link
- Registration
- Press kit and additional information on webinar series
Standing Against Racism & War - The Only Road to Peace
WHEN: September 20, 2020, 3pm ET/12pm PT
WHAT: Online Webinar
DESCRIPTION: People from all walks of life are coming together to fight another pandemic – racism. As the US prepares for confrontation and “major power conflict” with China, millions of Asian-American people are experiencing the racial effects of a new Cold War. We, people inside the United States from a diverse range of backgrounds, are standing together to say NO to racism.
Today, a new wave of Anti-Asian racism, persecution and discrimination is being directed against Chinese-Americans and Chinese students studying at US universities. The newest wave of anti-Asian racism inside the United States is the direct result of the reorientation of US military policy that puts our country on a “major power conflict” with China. Now is the time for all people of conscience to stand together to say NO to racism and war, and YES to peace with China.
HOST: Pivot to Peace
Featured Speakers:
LINKS:
WHEN: September 20, 2020, 3pm ET/12pm PT
WHAT: Online Webinar
DESCRIPTION: People from all walks of life are coming together to fight another pandemic – racism. As the US prepares for confrontation and “major power conflict” with China, millions of Asian-American people are experiencing the racial effects of a new Cold War. We, people inside the United States from a diverse range of backgrounds, are standing together to say NO to racism.
Today, a new wave of Anti-Asian racism, persecution and discrimination is being directed against Chinese-Americans and Chinese students studying at US universities. The newest wave of anti-Asian racism inside the United States is the direct result of the reorientation of US military policy that puts our country on a “major power conflict” with China. Now is the time for all people of conscience to stand together to say NO to racism and war, and YES to peace with China.
HOST: Pivot to Peace
Featured Speakers:
- Julie Tang, retired judge of the San Francisco Superior Court
- Dale Minami, co-founder of the Asian Law Caucus and led attorney in Korematsu v. United States
- Margaret Kimberley, co-founder and Editor and Senior Columnist for Black Agenda Report
- Sameena Rahman, anti-war activist
- Dr. Steven Pei, former president of the Houston 80-20 Asian-American Political Action Committee and founding chair of United Chinese-Americans
- Brian Becker, long-time activist and national director of the ANSWER Coalition (Act Now to Stop War and End Racism)
- Carlos Martinez, activist and author from London, England
- Satya Vatti, immigrant from South-East India and anti-war activist
- Husayn Karimi, graduate student in Computer Science at MIT
- Sheila Xiao, research analyst at Rio Hondo Community College
LINKS:
- Event Description
- Tune in on Facebook or Twitter
Asian Americans at a Crossroads: COVID-19, #BLM, Discrimination, and Allyship
WHEN: Tuesday, September 8, 2020, from 7:30 p.m. ET
WHAT: Virtual Event
DESCRIPTION: Frank H. Wu, President at Queens College will address problems facing the Asian & Asian-American communities as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic, provide advice on how new attorneys can navigate their legal careers in a pandemic, and allyship.
CO-SPONSORS: Seton Hall Law; Black Law Students' Association; First Generation Law Students Association; Jewish Law Students Association; Lambda Law Alliance; Latin American Law Students Association; Public Interest Network; Student Bar Association; Women's Law Forum ¦ Bar Associations: Asian Pacific American Lawyers Association of New Jersey; Asian American Bar Association of New York; Filipino American Lawyers Association of New York; South Asian Bar Association of New Jersey ¦ Asian Pacific American Law Students Associations: Brooklyn Law APALSA; Cardozo APALSA; Columbia APALSA; CUNY Law APALSA; Fordham APALSA; Harvard APALSA; Hofstra APALSA; Asian American Law Students Association, New York Law School; NYU Law APALSA; APALSA, Rutgers-Newark; and St. John’s APALSA.
LINKS: Registration and Event Description
WHEN: Tuesday, September 8, 2020, from 7:30 p.m. ET
WHAT: Virtual Event
DESCRIPTION: Frank H. Wu, President at Queens College will address problems facing the Asian & Asian-American communities as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic, provide advice on how new attorneys can navigate their legal careers in a pandemic, and allyship.
CO-SPONSORS: Seton Hall Law; Black Law Students' Association; First Generation Law Students Association; Jewish Law Students Association; Lambda Law Alliance; Latin American Law Students Association; Public Interest Network; Student Bar Association; Women's Law Forum ¦ Bar Associations: Asian Pacific American Lawyers Association of New Jersey; Asian American Bar Association of New York; Filipino American Lawyers Association of New York; South Asian Bar Association of New Jersey ¦ Asian Pacific American Law Students Associations: Brooklyn Law APALSA; Cardozo APALSA; Columbia APALSA; CUNY Law APALSA; Fordham APALSA; Harvard APALSA; Hofstra APALSA; Asian American Law Students Association, New York Law School; NYU Law APALSA; APALSA, Rutgers-Newark; and St. John’s APALSA.
LINKS: Registration and Event Description
Standing Against Racism in the Time of COVID (Part II)
WHEN: September 2-3, 2020
WHAT: Zoom Webinar
DESCRIPTION: COVID-19 has thrown into stark relief the racism which plagues the United States and much of the world. The Asian American community has been scapegoated for the outbreak of the pandemic including being subjected to harassment and assault. Black and Brown communities have been hit disproportionately hard by the pandemic suffering the greatest number of COVID-19 cases and deaths. The novel coronavirus and racism are afflicting dual pandemics on communities of color.
Education and allyship are key to dismantling the racism which persists in ways institutional, historical and structural. Join Asia Society Southern California as we examine how the Asian American community can contribute to the racial justice movement. The conversation will look at the history of cooperation and tension between the Asian American and African American communities. It will also explore racism within the Asian American community including colorism and antiblack sentiment. The program will address how to have difficult conversations on racism across generations in our families and communities.
HOST: Asia Society, Southern California
PARTNER: Los Angeles Urban League
Featured Speakers:
LINKS: Event Description and Registration
WHEN: September 2-3, 2020
WHAT: Zoom Webinar
DESCRIPTION: COVID-19 has thrown into stark relief the racism which plagues the United States and much of the world. The Asian American community has been scapegoated for the outbreak of the pandemic including being subjected to harassment and assault. Black and Brown communities have been hit disproportionately hard by the pandemic suffering the greatest number of COVID-19 cases and deaths. The novel coronavirus and racism are afflicting dual pandemics on communities of color.
Education and allyship are key to dismantling the racism which persists in ways institutional, historical and structural. Join Asia Society Southern California as we examine how the Asian American community can contribute to the racial justice movement. The conversation will look at the history of cooperation and tension between the Asian American and African American communities. It will also explore racism within the Asian American community including colorism and antiblack sentiment. The program will address how to have difficult conversations on racism across generations in our families and communities.
HOST: Asia Society, Southern California
PARTNER: Los Angeles Urban League
Featured Speakers:
- The Reverend James M. Lawson, Jr.
- Stewart Kwoh, Founder, Asian Americans Advancing Justice, Los Angeles
- Viet Thanh Nguyen, University Professor, Aerol Arnold Chair of English and Professor of English, American Studies and Ethnicity and Comparative Literature, University of Southern California
- Nikole Hannah-Jones, Pulitzer-Prize-winning author and creator, the New York Times Magazine’s “The 1619 Project”
- Anthony Jackson, Vice President, Education; Director, Center for Global Education
- Frank H. Wu, President, Queens College, City University of New York
LINKS: Event Description and Registration
Anti-Asian Racism in the United States: Current Issues and Sino-U.S. Relations
WHEN: Wednesday, August 5, 2020, 4:00 PM to 5:15 PM EDT
WHAT: Online Webinar
DESCRIPTION: The COVID-19 pandemic continues its surge across much of the United States, laying bare issues of race and class in access to health care, food, shelter, and education. Incidents of excessive police force against the black community have brought the Black Lives Matter movement for racial justice to the forefront of the national conversation. At the same time, reports of racism targeting Asian-Americans have risen significantly. In this context, we convene leaders in the Chinese-American community to share their insights into and experiences of the critical issues of racism.
HOST: National Committee on U.S.-China Relations
Moderator: Jerry Yang, co-founded Yahoo! Inc.
Speakers
LINK: Event description and Registration
WHEN: Wednesday, August 5, 2020, 4:00 PM to 5:15 PM EDT
WHAT: Online Webinar
DESCRIPTION: The COVID-19 pandemic continues its surge across much of the United States, laying bare issues of race and class in access to health care, food, shelter, and education. Incidents of excessive police force against the black community have brought the Black Lives Matter movement for racial justice to the forefront of the national conversation. At the same time, reports of racism targeting Asian-Americans have risen significantly. In this context, we convene leaders in the Chinese-American community to share their insights into and experiences of the critical issues of racism.
HOST: National Committee on U.S.-China Relations
Moderator: Jerry Yang, co-founded Yahoo! Inc.
Speakers
- Anla Cheng, Founder and CEO of SupChina
- Erika Lee, immigration and Asian American historian
- Nancy Yao Maasbach, President, Museum of Chinese in America
LINK: Event description and Registration
The Scientist and the Spy: A True Story of China, the FBI, and Industrial Espionage
WHEN: Thursday, July 30, from 4:00 – 5:00 pm EDT
WHAT: Online webinar
DESCRIPTION: In September 2011, sheriff’s deputies noticed three ethnic Chinese men near an Iowa cornfield. What started as a trespassing inquiry turned into a two-year FBI operation in which investigators bugged the men’s rental cars, used a warrant intended for foreign terrorists and spies, and flew surveillance planes over corn country – all to protecting Monsanto and DuPont Pioneer trade secrets. In The Scientist and the Spy, Mara Hvistendahl describes the unusually far-reaching investigation, which pitted a veteran FBI special agent assigned to fight a national-security priority against Florida resident Robert Mo, who after his academic career faltered took a questionable job with a Chinese agricultural company as a way to support his family.
Industrial espionage by Chinese companies, a real issue, is among the reasons that the Trump administration gives when explaining the genesis of the U.S.-China trade war, and a top counterintelligence target of the FBI. Have efforts to address the problem been successful? With what collateral damage?
HOST: National Committee on U.S.-China Relations
Moderator: Nelson Dong, senior partner, Dorsey & Whitney law firm
Speaker: Mara Hvistendahl, investigative reporter, The Intercept; author, The Scientist and the Spy: A True Story of China, the FBI, and Industrial Espionage
LINK: Event description and Registration
WHEN: Thursday, July 30, from 4:00 – 5:00 pm EDT
WHAT: Online webinar
DESCRIPTION: In September 2011, sheriff’s deputies noticed three ethnic Chinese men near an Iowa cornfield. What started as a trespassing inquiry turned into a two-year FBI operation in which investigators bugged the men’s rental cars, used a warrant intended for foreign terrorists and spies, and flew surveillance planes over corn country – all to protecting Monsanto and DuPont Pioneer trade secrets. In The Scientist and the Spy, Mara Hvistendahl describes the unusually far-reaching investigation, which pitted a veteran FBI special agent assigned to fight a national-security priority against Florida resident Robert Mo, who after his academic career faltered took a questionable job with a Chinese agricultural company as a way to support his family.
Industrial espionage by Chinese companies, a real issue, is among the reasons that the Trump administration gives when explaining the genesis of the U.S.-China trade war, and a top counterintelligence target of the FBI. Have efforts to address the problem been successful? With what collateral damage?
HOST: National Committee on U.S.-China Relations
Moderator: Nelson Dong, senior partner, Dorsey & Whitney law firm
Speaker: Mara Hvistendahl, investigative reporter, The Intercept; author, The Scientist and the Spy: A True Story of China, the FBI, and Industrial Espionage
LINK: Event description and Registration
Asian American Marketing + Advertising Town Hall
WHEN: Tuesday, Jul 21, 2020 8:00 pm ET
WHAT: Online Town Hall
DESCRIPTION: The Ad Council is launching a new public service announcement (PSA) fighting anti-Asian American racism. This is a joint collaboration between the Asian American Advertising Federation and the ANA Educational Foundation. The objective is to share key initiatives the Asian American marketing + advertising industry is driving to tackle the anti-Asian bias impacting the community. "We look forward to sharing how we can build connections within our own community while also being allies outside of our community."
HOST: The Asian American Advertising Federation and the ANA Educational Foundation
LINKS: 2020/07/21 New York Times: Anti-Asian Harassment Is Surging. Can Ads and Hashtags Help?
Panels and Panelists
Registration
1) Ad Council Fight the Virus, Fight the Bias: https://bit.ly/32GFpZy
2) 3AF: http://www.3af.org/
3) Wash the Hate: https://www.washthehate.com/
4) Racism is Contagious: https://racismiscontagious.com/
5) Make Noise Today: https://makenoisetoday.org/
6) Act to Change: https://acttochange.org/
7) Respond to Racism: https://twitter.com/Respond2Racism
8) Stop AAPI Hate: http://www.asianpacificpolicyandplanningcouncil.org/stop-aapi-hate/
9) Next Shark: https://www.nextshark.com/
10) Do Good Auto Coalition: https://dogoodautocoalition.com/
WHEN: Tuesday, Jul 21, 2020 8:00 pm ET
WHAT: Online Town Hall
DESCRIPTION: The Ad Council is launching a new public service announcement (PSA) fighting anti-Asian American racism. This is a joint collaboration between the Asian American Advertising Federation and the ANA Educational Foundation. The objective is to share key initiatives the Asian American marketing + advertising industry is driving to tackle the anti-Asian bias impacting the community. "We look forward to sharing how we can build connections within our own community while also being allies outside of our community."
HOST: The Asian American Advertising Federation and the ANA Educational Foundation
LINKS: 2020/07/21 New York Times: Anti-Asian Harassment Is Surging. Can Ads and Hashtags Help?
Panels and Panelists
Registration
1) Ad Council Fight the Virus, Fight the Bias: https://bit.ly/32GFpZy
2) 3AF: http://www.3af.org/
3) Wash the Hate: https://www.washthehate.com/
4) Racism is Contagious: https://racismiscontagious.com/
5) Make Noise Today: https://makenoisetoday.org/
6) Act to Change: https://acttochange.org/
7) Respond to Racism: https://twitter.com/Respond2Racism
8) Stop AAPI Hate: http://www.asianpacificpolicyandplanningcouncil.org/stop-aapi-hate/
9) Next Shark: https://www.nextshark.com/
10) Do Good Auto Coalition: https://dogoodautocoalition.com/
Rules of the Road: China’s Talent Program and US Research Discrimination
WHEN: Monday, July 20, 2020, 7:30 am ET/4:30 am PT/7:30 pm pm Hong Kong Time WHAT: Online webinar
DESCRIPTION: In 2008, China’s Communist Party created the Thousand Talents Program (TTP) to counteract the brain drain trend that had seen many of the country’s best and brightest minds emigrate and settle overseas. According to Li Yuanchao, the reformist former Chinese Communist Party Politiburo member who developed the program, the stated goal of the TTP was to build an “innovative society.” However, in the past few years, the United States government has become growingly alarmed by and hostile towards the TTP, particularly in the technology development domain.
Under the current political atmosphere in Washington, American suspicion regarding China’s aspirations to become a scientific superpower through the TTP is only growing stronger. Cases of Chinese discrimination in universities and within corporations are increasingly institutionalized. Hurdles to cooperation are becoming more commonplace. As neither the United States nor China would benefit from a permanent technological decoupling, what steps should China take to make their national talent programs more open? Likewise, how can America make its investigations into these alleged cases more transparent?
HOST: Asia Society, Hong Kong
Moderator
LINKS: Event description
YouTube video (49:26)
Frank Wu: Are All Chinese Students and Chinese Americans Spies and Foreign Agents?
WHEN: Monday, July 20, 2020, 7:30 am ET/4:30 am PT/7:30 pm pm Hong Kong Time WHAT: Online webinar
DESCRIPTION: In 2008, China’s Communist Party created the Thousand Talents Program (TTP) to counteract the brain drain trend that had seen many of the country’s best and brightest minds emigrate and settle overseas. According to Li Yuanchao, the reformist former Chinese Communist Party Politiburo member who developed the program, the stated goal of the TTP was to build an “innovative society.” However, in the past few years, the United States government has become growingly alarmed by and hostile towards the TTP, particularly in the technology development domain.
Under the current political atmosphere in Washington, American suspicion regarding China’s aspirations to become a scientific superpower through the TTP is only growing stronger. Cases of Chinese discrimination in universities and within corporations are increasingly institutionalized. Hurdles to cooperation are becoming more commonplace. As neither the United States nor China would benefit from a permanent technological decoupling, what steps should China take to make their national talent programs more open? Likewise, how can America make its investigations into these alleged cases more transparent?
HOST: Asia Society, Hong Kong
Moderator
- Ms. Ying Chan, former Founding Director of the University of Hong Kong's Journalism and Media Studies Centre
- Professor Frank H. Wu, President of Queens College at City University of New York and author of Yellow: Race in America Beyond Black and White
- Professor David Zweig, Director of the Center on China’s Transnational Relations at the Hong Kong University of Science & Technology
LINKS: Event description
YouTube video (49:26)
Frank Wu: Are All Chinese Students and Chinese Americans Spies and Foreign Agents?
AAPI Solidarity: Call for Full Civic Engagement - Why is it important? What does it mean? How can we deliver?
WHEN: July 11, 11-12 pm PT/2-3 pm ET
WHAT: Online webinar
HOST: Asian American Unity Coalition
Co-SPONSORS: Multiple organizations
Moderator: Jenny Kim, President, Korean American Coalition
Panelists:
LINKS: Program description and registration
WHEN: July 11, 11-12 pm PT/2-3 pm ET
WHAT: Online webinar
HOST: Asian American Unity Coalition
Co-SPONSORS: Multiple organizations
Moderator: Jenny Kim, President, Korean American Coalition
Panelists:
- Christine Chen, Executive Director, APIAVote
- Tavae Samuelu, Executive Director, EPIC
- Brendan G. Flores. National Chair/President, NaFFAA
- Rajeev Singh, Hindu American Foundation (HAF)
- Oscar Zaky, President, IAA
LINKS: Program description and registration
David Zweig Looks At China's Talent Programs
WHEN: July 2, 2020
WHAT: Online webinar
DESCRIPTION: David Zweig, professor emeritus at Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, looks at how tensions between the United States and China have impacted scientific collaboration and research.
HOST: USC US-China Institute
Moderator: Clayton Dube, Director, US-China Institute
Speaker: David Zweig, Professor Emeritus, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
LINK: Video: David Zweig Looks At China's Talent Programs
2020/05 CSIS: America Challenges China’s National Talent Programs
WHEN: July 2, 2020
WHAT: Online webinar
DESCRIPTION: David Zweig, professor emeritus at Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, looks at how tensions between the United States and China have impacted scientific collaboration and research.
HOST: USC US-China Institute
Moderator: Clayton Dube, Director, US-China Institute
Speaker: David Zweig, Professor Emeritus, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
LINK: Video: David Zweig Looks At China's Talent Programs
2020/05 CSIS: America Challenges China’s National Talent Programs
U.S. Policies on Scientific Cooperation with China: Furthering National Security, Diplomacy, Competitiveness or Discrimination?
WHEN: June 30, 2020, 12:00 noon, CT
WHAT: Online webinar
DESCRIPTION: The U.S. and China are the top two countries in terms of research and development (R&D) expenditures, accounting for approximately half of the global total in 2017. However, relations between the two countries have been marred by an ongoing trade war and strategic efforts to contain China's influence. Recently, an executive order and several congressional bills have targeted U.S. and Chinese R&D collaborations and exchanges. American universities are being asked to scrutinize all ties to China, and several policies have proposed visa restrictions on Chinese researchers and science and engineering students. At this webinar, the implications of these plans on the long-term viability of cooperation between these two nations on science R&D will be discussed.
HOST: Baker Institute for Public Policy
Moderator:
LINKS: Registration
WHEN: June 30, 2020, 12:00 noon, CT
WHAT: Online webinar
DESCRIPTION: The U.S. and China are the top two countries in terms of research and development (R&D) expenditures, accounting for approximately half of the global total in 2017. However, relations between the two countries have been marred by an ongoing trade war and strategic efforts to contain China's influence. Recently, an executive order and several congressional bills have targeted U.S. and Chinese R&D collaborations and exchanges. American universities are being asked to scrutinize all ties to China, and several policies have proposed visa restrictions on Chinese researchers and science and engineering students. At this webinar, the implications of these plans on the long-term viability of cooperation between these two nations on science R&D will be discussed.
HOST: Baker Institute for Public Policy
Moderator:
- Kenneth Evans, Scholar in Science and Technology Policy, Baker Institute
- Neal Lane, Senior Fellow, Science and Technology Policy, Baker Institute; Professor of Physics and Astronomy Emeritus, Rice University
- Steven Lewis, the C.V. Starr Transnational China Fellow, Baker Institute
LINKS: Registration
2020 Presidential Town Hall
WHEN: June 27, 2020, 3:00 pm ET
WHAT: Live Stream Online Town Hall Meeting
DESCRIPTION: The Trump and Biden campaigns will address key topics related to health care, discrimination and racism in America, immigration, and safeguarding the economy during the pandemic.
Asian Americans are the fastest-growing racial or ethnic population in the country, with the electorate expected to double between 2015 and 2040, from 5.9 million eligible voters to 12.2 million. It is the fourth presidential town hall APIAVote, a nonpartisan voter mobilization organization, has hosted and provides a rare opportunity for candidates to speak directly to the AANHPI community about the issues that impact them.
HOST: APIAVote
Co-Producer: Center for Asian American Media
Moderators:
LINKS: Registration for Presidential Town Hall (https://apia.vote/thpress)
2020 Summit Agenda
Press Release
WHEN: June 27, 2020, 3:00 pm ET
WHAT: Live Stream Online Town Hall Meeting
DESCRIPTION: The Trump and Biden campaigns will address key topics related to health care, discrimination and racism in America, immigration, and safeguarding the economy during the pandemic.
Asian Americans are the fastest-growing racial or ethnic population in the country, with the electorate expected to double between 2015 and 2040, from 5.9 million eligible voters to 12.2 million. It is the fourth presidential town hall APIAVote, a nonpartisan voter mobilization organization, has hosted and provides a rare opportunity for candidates to speak directly to the AANHPI community about the issues that impact them.
HOST: APIAVote
Co-Producer: Center for Asian American Media
Moderators:
- Amna Nawaz, PBS NewsHour senior national correspondent
- Vicky Nguyen, NBC News Investigative & Consumer Correspondent
- Joe Biden, former Vice President and presumptive Democratic nominee
- Eddie Baza Calvo, Trump campaign surrogate and Former Governor of Guam
- Rep. Judy Chu (CA-27), Chair, Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus
LINKS: Registration for Presidential Town Hall (https://apia.vote/thpress)
2020 Summit Agenda
Press Release
The Lily and Vincent Chin Award and Webinar
Lily and Vincent Chin Advocacy Award Ceremony and From Vincent Chin to George Floyd Webinar
WHEN: June 22, 2020
WHERE: Online events
DESCRIPTION: A coalition of Asian American organizations honored two Midland, Texas heroes, Zach Owen and Bernie Ramirez, who intervened in a violent anti-Asian stabbing of the Cung Family, a Burmese father and his two young sons. The first event was a live-stream award ceremony. The second was a webinar to discuss the 38th anniversary of the brutal killing of Vincent Chin and the recent killing of George Floyd. Both deaths created and sustained a major movement to oppose racial hate and discrimination. Press release.
CO-SPONSORS: Asian Americans Salute Frontline Heroes - 80-20 National, APAPA, CAA, CLUSA, NAA, OCA Advocate, UCA
1. Lily and Vincent Chin Advocacy Award Ceremony, Houston Chinese Community Center, Houston, Texas, starting at 10:30 am CT. Invitation. Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=opm1Lbx9pdc (41:10)
Mistress of ceremony: Miya Shay, journalist, KTRK-TV Channel 13
Honorees:
Proclamations:
2. From Vincent Chin to George Floyd Webinar, starting at 7:00 pm CT. Register here.
Moderator: Gordon Quan, attorney and former Houston City Council member
Speakers:
Read more about developments since this event here.
LINKS AND REFERENCES:
2020/06/23 NewsWest9: Midland heroes honored by Asian-American community
2020/06/20 South China Morning Post opinion: How the racist killing of Vincent Chin sparked the Asian-American movement
2020/05/25 Death of George Floyd
2020/04/29 Houston Chronicle opinion: You can help end the spike in anti-Asian bias during the coronavirus pandemic
2020/04/12 MRT opinion: Sam’s stabbing victim offers lesson in grace
2020/03/16 NewsWest9: Local heroes meet, victims recovering after Sam's club stabbing
WHEN: June 22, 2020
WHERE: Online events
DESCRIPTION: A coalition of Asian American organizations honored two Midland, Texas heroes, Zach Owen and Bernie Ramirez, who intervened in a violent anti-Asian stabbing of the Cung Family, a Burmese father and his two young sons. The first event was a live-stream award ceremony. The second was a webinar to discuss the 38th anniversary of the brutal killing of Vincent Chin and the recent killing of George Floyd. Both deaths created and sustained a major movement to oppose racial hate and discrimination. Press release.
CO-SPONSORS: Asian Americans Salute Frontline Heroes - 80-20 National, APAPA, CAA, CLUSA, NAA, OCA Advocate, UCA
1. Lily and Vincent Chin Advocacy Award Ceremony, Houston Chinese Community Center, Houston, Texas, starting at 10:30 am CT. Invitation. Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=opm1Lbx9pdc (41:10)
Mistress of ceremony: Miya Shay, journalist, KTRK-TV Channel 13
Honorees:
- Zach Owen, accompanied with Sam’s Club Regional Vice President Cedric Clark
- Agent Bernie Ramirez, accompanied with Division Chief Alfredo Estrada, Law Enforcement Operations, Big Bend Sector, U.S. Border Patrol
Proclamations:
- Patrick Payton, Mayor of Midland, Texas. Pre-recorded message.
- Sylvester Turner, Mayor of Houston, Yexas
2. From Vincent Chin to George Floyd Webinar, starting at 7:00 pm CT. Register here.
Moderator: Gordon Quan, attorney and former Houston City Council member
Speakers:
- Helen Zia, award-winning journalist and community activist, https://youtu.be/YYj1GNH85TY
- Zach Owen, recipient of the Lily and Vincent Chin Advocacy Award, as authorized by the Estate of the Chin family, https://youtu.be/khv4AmwEzvI
- Reagan Hignojos, friend of the Cung family, https://youtu.be/LSIszmqMQA8
- Mark Toubin, attorney and Regional Director, the ADL Southwest Regional Office, https://youtu.be/Nh44rWQC1J4
- Cherry Steinwender, co-director and co-founder, The Center for the Healing of Racism, https://youtu.be/VPMqLCJSjPM
- Annie Tan, cousin of the late Vincent Chin, special education teacher and story teller in New York Chinatown and advocate for public education, unions, tenants and Asian American rights, https://youtu.be/Q-QfEyeyE7o
Read more about developments since this event here.
LINKS AND REFERENCES:
2020/06/23 NewsWest9: Midland heroes honored by Asian-American community
2020/06/20 South China Morning Post opinion: How the racist killing of Vincent Chin sparked the Asian-American movement
2020/05/25 Death of George Floyd
2020/04/29 Houston Chronicle opinion: You can help end the spike in anti-Asian bias during the coronavirus pandemic
2020/04/12 MRT opinion: Sam’s stabbing victim offers lesson in grace
2020/03/16 NewsWest9: Local heroes meet, victims recovering after Sam's club stabbing
MOCA FORUM: A Series in Recognition of Freedom Day, Juneteenth - Asian American Allyship for Black Lives Matter
WHEN: June 19, 2020
WHERE: Online event
DESCRIPTION: Friday, June 19 is Juneteenth, also known as Freedom Day. The two-part series addresses Asian American allyship for Black Lives Matter. The first session is an inward examination of racism in Asian American communities. The second session will be held on Tuesday, July 14, which is an outward call to action.
SPONSOR: Museum of Chinese in America
Part 1: Awareness, June 19, 2020 2:00 P.M. - 3:00 P.M. ET
Speakers:
Part 2: Allyship, July 14, 2020 1:00 P.M. - 2:00 P.M. ET
Speakers:
LINK: Event details and registration
WHEN: June 19, 2020
WHERE: Online event
DESCRIPTION: Friday, June 19 is Juneteenth, also known as Freedom Day. The two-part series addresses Asian American allyship for Black Lives Matter. The first session is an inward examination of racism in Asian American communities. The second session will be held on Tuesday, July 14, which is an outward call to action.
SPONSOR: Museum of Chinese in America
Part 1: Awareness, June 19, 2020 2:00 P.M. - 3:00 P.M. ET
Speakers:
- Gov. Gary Locke, President of Bellevue College, Former Governor of Washington and Former Ambassador to China
- Prof. Frank H. Wu, President-Designate of Queens College and Author of Yellow: Race in America Beyond Black & White
Part 2: Allyship, July 14, 2020 1:00 P.M. - 2:00 P.M. ET
Speakers:
- Precious Williams Owodunni, President of Mountaintop Consulting
- Nancy Yao Maasbach, MOCA President
LINK: Event details and registration
High Stakes for Higher Education: The Impact of COVID-19 on College Campuses and U.S.-China Educational Exchange with Frank Wu
WHEN: June 18, 2020, 8:00 pm ET
WHERE: Online webinar
DESCRIPTION: A moderated conversation on the impact that coronavirus will have on higher education and the future of Chinese students in the United States. Frank Wu will also elaborate on the continuing importance of educational exchange.
SPONSOR: National Committee on U.S.-China Relations (NCUSCR)
Moderator: Steve Orlins, President, NCUSCR
Speaker: Frank Wu, President Designate of Queens College, William L. Prosser Distinguished Professor at University of California Hastings College of the Law, and former President of the Committee of 100
LINK: Registration
WHEN: June 18, 2020, 8:00 pm ET
WHERE: Online webinar
DESCRIPTION: A moderated conversation on the impact that coronavirus will have on higher education and the future of Chinese students in the United States. Frank Wu will also elaborate on the continuing importance of educational exchange.
SPONSOR: National Committee on U.S.-China Relations (NCUSCR)
Moderator: Steve Orlins, President, NCUSCR
Speaker: Frank Wu, President Designate of Queens College, William L. Prosser Distinguished Professor at University of California Hastings College of the Law, and former President of the Committee of 100
LINK: Registration
The U.S. Department of Justice's China Initiative: A Conversation
WHEN: June 9, 2020, 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm ET
WHERE: Online webinar
DESCRIPTION: The Department of Justice launched the China Initiative in November 2018 to counter national security threats emanating from the People’s Republic of China (PRC). In February 2020, the Federal Bureau of Investigation announced that it had launched about a thousand active investigations under the Initiative; the China Initiative is gaining momentum. People and entities with connections to the governing PRC party-state structure have, indeed, engaged in trade secret theft and other activities that are criminal under U.S. law; there is a threat. The Department of Justice is, however, framing that threat in a way that is problematic.
In a forthcoming article, law professor Margaret K. Lewis argues that using “China” as the glue connecting cases under the Initiative’s umbrella creates an overly inclusive conception of the threat and attaches a criminal taint to entities that have an even tangential connection to China. She also contends that implying that part of the justification for prosecution and resulting punishment is a shared connection to China is problematic when assessed in light of the goals of deterrence, incapacitation, rehabilitation, and retribution. A better path would be to discard the “China Initiative” framing, focus on cases’ individual characteristics, and broaden the Department of Justice’s interactions with non-governmental experts.
Professor Lewis also gave a presentation to the USC US-China Institute on June 12, 2020.
SPONSOR: National Committee of U.S.-China Relations
SPEAKER: Professor Magaret Lewis, Seton Hall University
LINKS: 2020/06/09 More Details and Registration to NCUSCR Event
2020/06/09 Audio Record of UNUSCR Event audio (1:00:38)
2020/06/12 Video Recording of USC US-China Institute video (1:14:05)
WHEN: June 9, 2020, 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm ET
WHERE: Online webinar
DESCRIPTION: The Department of Justice launched the China Initiative in November 2018 to counter national security threats emanating from the People’s Republic of China (PRC). In February 2020, the Federal Bureau of Investigation announced that it had launched about a thousand active investigations under the Initiative; the China Initiative is gaining momentum. People and entities with connections to the governing PRC party-state structure have, indeed, engaged in trade secret theft and other activities that are criminal under U.S. law; there is a threat. The Department of Justice is, however, framing that threat in a way that is problematic.
In a forthcoming article, law professor Margaret K. Lewis argues that using “China” as the glue connecting cases under the Initiative’s umbrella creates an overly inclusive conception of the threat and attaches a criminal taint to entities that have an even tangential connection to China. She also contends that implying that part of the justification for prosecution and resulting punishment is a shared connection to China is problematic when assessed in light of the goals of deterrence, incapacitation, rehabilitation, and retribution. A better path would be to discard the “China Initiative” framing, focus on cases’ individual characteristics, and broaden the Department of Justice’s interactions with non-governmental experts.
Professor Lewis also gave a presentation to the USC US-China Institute on June 12, 2020.
SPONSOR: National Committee of U.S.-China Relations
SPEAKER: Professor Magaret Lewis, Seton Hall University
LINKS: 2020/06/09 More Details and Registration to NCUSCR Event
2020/06/09 Audio Record of UNUSCR Event audio (1:00:38)
2020/06/12 Video Recording of USC US-China Institute video (1:14:05)
Tsuru Rising! A Virtual Protest LIVE
WHEN: June 6-7, 2020
WHERE: Online event
DESCRIPTION: Tsuru for Solidarity is a nonviolent, direct action project of Japanese American social justice advocates working to end detention sites and support front-line immigrant and refugee communities that are being targeted by racist, inhumane immigration policies. We stand on the moral authority of Japanese Americans who suffered the atrocities and legacy of U.S. concentration camps during WWII and we say, “Stop Repeating History!” Tsuru Rising is a virtual 2-day protest event.
Starting at 10:00 am PT on June 6, Senator Mazie Hirono (D-HI) will lead off a panel discussion on the need for solidarity and the relationship between anti-Black violence, anti-immigrant violence, and racial violence writ large.
SPONSOR: Tsuru for Solidarity
Endorsing organizations: APAPA Ohio and OCAA
Keynote Speaker: Senator Mazie Hirono (D-HI)
Moderator: Satsuki Ina, Co-Chair, Tsuru for Solidarity
Panelists:
LINK: Conference schedule, watch site, and join chat
WHEN: June 6-7, 2020
WHERE: Online event
DESCRIPTION: Tsuru for Solidarity is a nonviolent, direct action project of Japanese American social justice advocates working to end detention sites and support front-line immigrant and refugee communities that are being targeted by racist, inhumane immigration policies. We stand on the moral authority of Japanese Americans who suffered the atrocities and legacy of U.S. concentration camps during WWII and we say, “Stop Repeating History!” Tsuru Rising is a virtual 2-day protest event.
Starting at 10:00 am PT on June 6, Senator Mazie Hirono (D-HI) will lead off a panel discussion on the need for solidarity and the relationship between anti-Black violence, anti-immigrant violence, and racial violence writ large.
SPONSOR: Tsuru for Solidarity
Endorsing organizations: APAPA Ohio and OCAA
Keynote Speaker: Senator Mazie Hirono (D-HI)
Moderator: Satsuki Ina, Co-Chair, Tsuru for Solidarity
Panelists:
- Rev. Sheri Dickerson, Executive Director Black Lives Matter Oklahoma
- Neidi Dominguez, Senior Advisor, Mijente
- Nana Gyamfi, Executive Director, Black Alliance for Just Immigration
- Maru Mora Vilalpando, Co-Founder, La Resistencia
- Silky Shah, Executive Director, Detention Watch Network
- Cetan Sa Winyan, Director, American Indian Movement Indian Territory
LINK: Conference schedule, watch site, and join chat
Overcoming Challenges of COVID-19 and Evolving Opportunities in the Post-Pandemic Era
WHEN: June 4, 2020, 8:30 - 10:00 pm ET/5:30 - 7:00 pm PT
WHERE: Online Webinar
DESCRIPTION: Participants will discuss the alignment between public health experts and the government in terms of COVID-19 prevention and control in different countries, studies that are being or should be conducted to assess COVID-19’s social, economic and health impacts, and other related topics.
SPONSORS: Rice University and Zhejiang University
Co-Sponsors: Yale University, George Washington University, the National University of Singapore and the University of Waterloo.
Speakers:
LINKS: Rice University Media Advisory and Zoom Call-in Information
WHEN: June 4, 2020, 8:30 - 10:00 pm ET/5:30 - 7:00 pm PT
WHERE: Online Webinar
DESCRIPTION: Participants will discuss the alignment between public health experts and the government in terms of COVID-19 prevention and control in different countries, studies that are being or should be conducted to assess COVID-19’s social, economic and health impacts, and other related topics.
SPONSORS: Rice University and Zhejiang University
Co-Sponsors: Yale University, George Washington University, the National University of Singapore and the University of Waterloo.
Speakers:
- Neil Bush, founder and chairman of the George H.W. Bush Foundation
- Y. Ping Sun, University Representative at Rice and of counsel at Yetter Coleman LLP
- Sten Vermund, dean and Anna M.R. Lauder Professor of Public Health at Yale
- Wu Xifeng, dean of the school of public health and vice president of the Second Affiliated Hospital at Zhejiang University
- Teo Yik Ying, dean of the Saw Swee Hock School of Public Health at the National University of Singapore
- Chi-Man “Winnie” Yip, professor and director of China Health Partnership, T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Harvard University
- Wang Yian’an, president of the Second Affiliated Hospital at Zhejiang University
- Lynn Goldman, the Michael and Lori Milken Dean of the Milken Institute School of Public Health at George Washington
- Craig Janes, director of the school of public health and health systems at the University of Waterloo
- Vivian Ho, chair in health economics and director of the Center for Health and Biosciences at Rice’s Baker Institute for Public Policy.
LINKS: Rice University Media Advisory and Zoom Call-in Information
Food of Love Celebration & Tri-Community Solidarity Conference
in observance of AAPI and Jewish American Heritage Month
WHEN: May 31, 2020, 1:00 - 2:30 pm ET
WHERE: Online Forum
DESCRIPTION: At a time of crisis under the turmoil in the U.S. and sharp deterioration of US-China relations, the United Chinese Americans convenes an unprecedented tri-community roundtable summit of leaders from black, Jewish and Chinese communities to seek consensus and strategy.
SPONSOR: United Chinese Americans (UCA)
Moderator:
LINKS: Recorded video (2:54:26)
Registration via QR Code
Registration Page
in observance of AAPI and Jewish American Heritage Month
WHEN: May 31, 2020, 1:00 - 2:30 pm ET
WHERE: Online Forum
DESCRIPTION: At a time of crisis under the turmoil in the U.S. and sharp deterioration of US-China relations, the United Chinese Americans convenes an unprecedented tri-community roundtable summit of leaders from black, Jewish and Chinese communities to seek consensus and strategy.
SPONSOR: United Chinese Americans (UCA)
Moderator:
- Haipei Shue, President, UCA
- Bobby Scott, Congressman (D-VA)
- Grace Meng, Congresswoman (D-NY)
- Derrick Johnson, President and CEO, NAACP
- David Harris, American Jewish Committee
- David Bernstein, President and CEO, JCPA
- Helen Zia, Journalist and Activist
LINKS: Recorded video (2:54:26)
Registration via QR Code
Registration Page
The Public Health Response to Covid-19 in Zhejiang Province and Washington State
WHEN: May 20, 2020 5:00 pm - 6:30 pm PDT
WHERE: Online Webinar
DESCRIPTION: Since the WHO China Country Office was informed of a cluster of cases of pneumonia in Wuhan on December 31, 2019, what we came to know as COVID-19 has since spread to 187 countries, infecting more than 3.7 million people and causing at least 270,000 deaths. And whereas Wuhan was soon overwhelmed by the disease, nearby Zhejiang province, with close ties to Wuhan and a major economic powerhouse, acted early and was able to limit the spread of the virus with drastic measures. In the United States, Washington State had the first COVID-19 death, on February 19, more than a month after the first confirmed case on January 21. Early implementation of social distancing measures is believed to have drastically reduced the spread of the virus. Although Washington State is still seeing new cases and new deaths daily, the curve appears to have been flattened. As local and national governments prepare to relax social distancing and return people’s lives to a new normal while the virus still spreads and with no vaccine, what must be done to minimize rebound and safeguard public health?
SPONSORS: World Affairs Council, United Chinese Americans of Washington
Moderator:
LINK: Registration
WHEN: May 20, 2020 5:00 pm - 6:30 pm PDT
WHERE: Online Webinar
DESCRIPTION: Since the WHO China Country Office was informed of a cluster of cases of pneumonia in Wuhan on December 31, 2019, what we came to know as COVID-19 has since spread to 187 countries, infecting more than 3.7 million people and causing at least 270,000 deaths. And whereas Wuhan was soon overwhelmed by the disease, nearby Zhejiang province, with close ties to Wuhan and a major economic powerhouse, acted early and was able to limit the spread of the virus with drastic measures. In the United States, Washington State had the first COVID-19 death, on February 19, more than a month after the first confirmed case on January 21. Early implementation of social distancing measures is believed to have drastically reduced the spread of the virus. Although Washington State is still seeing new cases and new deaths daily, the curve appears to have been flattened. As local and national governments prepare to relax social distancing and return people’s lives to a new normal while the virus still spreads and with no vaccine, what must be done to minimize rebound and safeguard public health?
SPONSORS: World Affairs Council, United Chinese Americans of Washington
Moderator:
- Jeff Hall, Deputy Director, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
- Dr. Xifeng Wu, Dean of the School of Public Health, Zhejiang University
- Dr. Jian An Wang, President of the 2nd Affiliated Hospital and Executive Director of the Heart Center, Zhejiang University School of Medicine
- Gabrielle Fitzgerald, founder and CEO of Panorama
- Wenfeng Gong, Fellow, Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation
LINK: Registration
Bystander Intervention to Stop Anti-Asian/American and Xenophobic Harassment
WHEN: Continuing Series Through May 30, 2020
WHERE: Online Webinar
DESCRIPTION: The one-hour, interactive training will teach you Hollaback!’s 5D’s of bystander intervention methodology. We’ll start by talking about the types of disrespect that Asian and Asian American folks are facing right now — from microaggressions to violence — using a tool we call the “spectrum of disrespect.” You’ll learn what to look for and the positive impact that bystander intervention has on individuals and communities. We’ll talk through five strategies for intervention: distract, delegate, document, delay, and direct; and how to prioritize your own safety while intervening. We’ll have time at the end for practice, and you’ll leave feeling more confident intervening the next time you see Anti-Asian/American harassment online or in person.
Capacity is 1,000 per webinar.
SPONSOR: Asian Americans Advancing Justice | AAJC
Link: Description and Registration
WHEN: Continuing Series Through May 30, 2020
WHERE: Online Webinar
DESCRIPTION: The one-hour, interactive training will teach you Hollaback!’s 5D’s of bystander intervention methodology. We’ll start by talking about the types of disrespect that Asian and Asian American folks are facing right now — from microaggressions to violence — using a tool we call the “spectrum of disrespect.” You’ll learn what to look for and the positive impact that bystander intervention has on individuals and communities. We’ll talk through five strategies for intervention: distract, delegate, document, delay, and direct; and how to prioritize your own safety while intervening. We’ll have time at the end for practice, and you’ll leave feeling more confident intervening the next time you see Anti-Asian/American harassment online or in person.
Capacity is 1,000 per webinar.
SPONSOR: Asian Americans Advancing Justice | AAJC
Link: Description and Registration
Social Media Surveillance
WHEN: Wednesday, April 29, 2020, 2:00 - 3:00 pm ET
WHERE: Online Webinar
DESCRIPTION: This is the third installment of AAJC webinars on the telecommunications and technology ecosystem. This webinar will focus on social media surveillance as an immigration vetting tool. What is social media surveillance, and what are the most prevalent applications in society? How is the federal government using social media surveillance as an immigration vetting tool? What is Doc Society v. Pompeo? These questions will be explored in this webinar.
SPONSOR: Asian Americans Advancing Justice | AAJC
Moderator:
Link: Registration
WHEN: Wednesday, April 29, 2020, 2:00 - 3:00 pm ET
WHERE: Online Webinar
DESCRIPTION: This is the third installment of AAJC webinars on the telecommunications and technology ecosystem. This webinar will focus on social media surveillance as an immigration vetting tool. What is social media surveillance, and what are the most prevalent applications in society? How is the federal government using social media surveillance as an immigration vetting tool? What is Doc Society v. Pompeo? These questions will be explored in this webinar.
SPONSOR: Asian Americans Advancing Justice | AAJC
Moderator:
- Livia Luan, Programs Associate and Executive Assistant, Asian Americans Advancing Justice | AAJC
- Rachel Levinson-Waldman, Senior Counsel, Liberty & National Security, Brennan Center for Justice
- Javeria Jamil, Staff Attorney, National Security and Civil Rights, Asian Americans Advancing Justice | Asian Law Caucus
- Gisela Perez Kusakawa, NAPABA Law Foundation Community Law Fellow, Asian Americans Advancing Justice | AAJC
Link: Registration
OneWorld COVID-19 Special Collection
On April 24, 2020, The Museum of Chinese in America announced its effort to establish the MOCA OneWorld COVID-19 Special Collection (“OneWorld Collection”). The OneWorld Collection will feature acquisitions of a wide range of artifacts, including but not limited to photographs, letters, articles, journals, messages, notes, certificates, medical records, videos, and oral histories of Chinese Americans during this time. This collection will not only feature stories of community efforts but also highlight experiences of individuals and families during these unprecedented times. For more information, please visit A Message from MOCA.
On April 24, 2020, The Museum of Chinese in America announced its effort to establish the MOCA OneWorld COVID-19 Special Collection (“OneWorld Collection”). The OneWorld Collection will feature acquisitions of a wide range of artifacts, including but not limited to photographs, letters, articles, journals, messages, notes, certificates, medical records, videos, and oral histories of Chinese Americans during this time. This collection will not only feature stories of community efforts but also highlight experiences of individuals and families during these unprecedented times. For more information, please visit A Message from MOCA.
Inaugural Asian American Unity Webinars
AAPI Solidarity Confronting COVID-19 Pandemic
WHEN: April 25, 2020 2 pm ET/11 am PT
WHERE: Online Webinar
DESCRIPTION: Fighting against racism and xenophobic acts falsely targeting Asian American & Pacific Islander (AAPI) communities as responsible for the COVID-19 pandemic.
SPONSORS:
Asian American Unity Coalition
Ding Ding TV
Civic Leadership USA
Moderator: Anthony Le, Deputy Director, APALI
Speaker: Rep. Grace Meng (NY)
Link: Registration
AAPI Solidarity Confronting COVID-19 Pandemic
WHEN: April 25, 2020 2 pm ET/11 am PT
WHERE: Online Webinar
DESCRIPTION: Fighting against racism and xenophobic acts falsely targeting Asian American & Pacific Islander (AAPI) communities as responsible for the COVID-19 pandemic.
SPONSORS:
Asian American Unity Coalition
Ding Ding TV
Civic Leadership USA
Moderator: Anthony Le, Deputy Director, APALI
Speaker: Rep. Grace Meng (NY)
Link: Registration
Hate, Xenophobia and COVID-19:
How Should Higher Ed Respond?
WHEN: Wednesday, April 15, from 3:30-4:45pm (ET)
WHERE: Online Webinar
DESCRIPTION: This is part of the continuing webinar series “Free Speech & the Virtual Campus” with an engaged conversation about hate, COVID-19, and how higher ed institutions should respond. As faculty and administrators monitor these developments--and in some cases support students who have been directly targeted--there is a need to talk about both proactive and reactive steps that can be initiated, and to raise our voices against racism and xenophobia.
SPONSOR: PEN America
Moderator: Jonathan Friedman, Program Director, Campus Free Speech, PEN America
Speakers:
Links: Video recording (1:20:09)
Registration
How Should Higher Ed Respond?
WHEN: Wednesday, April 15, from 3:30-4:45pm (ET)
WHERE: Online Webinar
DESCRIPTION: This is part of the continuing webinar series “Free Speech & the Virtual Campus” with an engaged conversation about hate, COVID-19, and how higher ed institutions should respond. As faculty and administrators monitor these developments--and in some cases support students who have been directly targeted--there is a need to talk about both proactive and reactive steps that can be initiated, and to raise our voices against racism and xenophobia.
SPONSOR: PEN America
Moderator: Jonathan Friedman, Program Director, Campus Free Speech, PEN America
Speakers:
- Wanda Collins, Assistant Vice President of Campus Life & Director of Counseling and Psychological Services, Emory University
- Rickey Hall, Vice President & University Diversity Officer, University of Washington
- Jennifer Ho, Professor, University of Colorado Boulder, and President, Association for Asian American Studies
- Mariam Lam, Associate Vice Chancellor & Chief Diversity Officer, University of California, Riverside
Links: Video recording (1:20:09)
Registration
What to Do When Your University, The FBI, or DOJ Knocks on Your Door: Responding to University, Criminal, and Civil Investigations
WHEN: Wednesday, April 8, 2020
WHERE: Online Webinar
DESCRIPTION:
Research scientists facing allegations of research misconduct or conflicts of interest generally find themselves in an unfamiliar and uncomfortable process. At stake are their careers, reputations, publications, and public funding for their research. Even more disconcerting for those accused of engaging in an alleged conflict of interest or research misconduct is the possibility of facing adverse employment action (possible termination) or even criminal charges.
In this Society of Chinese Bioscientists in America webinar facilitated by newly named President of Queens College at the City University of New York Frank H. Wu, Cohen Seglias attorneys Paul Thaler and Shanlon Wu will explore the intersection of allegations of international conflicts of interest and research misconduct with employment and criminal law, including an analysis of the current disparate impact on Chinese and Chinese American scientists.
SPONSOR: Society of Chinese Bioscientists in America
Moderator: Frank Wu
Speakers: Paul Thaler [email protected]
Shanlon Wu [email protected]
Links: Presentation Slides
Watch Recording
Registration
Science and Technology Caught Between the United States and China: Challenges Facing American Researchers, Academia, Business, and the Chinese American Community
WHEN: Saturday, September 28, 2019
WHERE: East Palo Alto, CA 94303
DESCRIPTION:
A group of leading policy makers, legal experts, educators, business leaders, scientists, and community leaders convened in Silicon Valley to tackle the impact of rising U.S. – China tensions on the Chinese American community and American society as a whole.
SPONSORS: Committee of 100 and others
LINKS:
10/09 APAPA: APAPA Joins Leading Chinese Americans to Highlight Concerns Amid Rising U.S. – China Tensions
10/04 Science: NIH reveals its formula for tracking foreign influences
10/03 Forbes: Chinese-American Groups Trying To Push Back Against Loyalty Tests, Discrimination
2019/10/01 South China Morning Post: Chinese-Americans urged to fight back to dispel growing cloud of suspicion and discrimination in US
2019/09/29 Los Angeles Times: Leading Chinese American scholars decry racial profiling from Trump’s hard-line policies against China
2019/09/28 Committee of 100 Press Release
WHEN: Saturday, September 28, 2019
WHERE: East Palo Alto, CA 94303
DESCRIPTION:
A group of leading policy makers, legal experts, educators, business leaders, scientists, and community leaders convened in Silicon Valley to tackle the impact of rising U.S. – China tensions on the Chinese American community and American society as a whole.
SPONSORS: Committee of 100 and others
LINKS:
10/09 APAPA: APAPA Joins Leading Chinese Americans to Highlight Concerns Amid Rising U.S. – China Tensions
10/04 Science: NIH reveals its formula for tracking foreign influences
10/03 Forbes: Chinese-American Groups Trying To Push Back Against Loyalty Tests, Discrimination
2019/10/01 South China Morning Post: Chinese-Americans urged to fight back to dispel growing cloud of suspicion and discrimination in US
2019/09/29 Los Angeles Times: Leading Chinese American scholars decry racial profiling from Trump’s hard-line policies against China
2019/09/28 Committee of 100 Press Release
2019 National Civic Leadership Forum
WHEN: September 15-18, 2019
WHERE: Washington DC
DESCRIPTION: The long term goal of the NCLF is to build unity among a diverse group of AAPI to fight against racial bias and achieve equality for the AAPI community. The forum will provide a platform for our community to interact and build trust through collaboration. It is also an opportunity to show strength and unity and to interact and work with Congressional Members and the White House on issues pertaining to the AAPI community. The theme of this Forum is “Empowering Asian American & Pacific Islanders for 2020” – the year that the AAPI community will make a difference.
SPONSORS: APAPA, CLUSA, and others
REGISTRATION: https://whova.com/web/nclf_201909/
PHOTO ALBUM: http://bit.ly/2mgAECE
MEDIA REPORTS:
2019/09/19 硅谷创新频道: 亚太裔政治觉醒: 2019美国公民领袖论坛刷新历史
WHEN: September 15-18, 2019
WHERE: Washington DC
DESCRIPTION: The long term goal of the NCLF is to build unity among a diverse group of AAPI to fight against racial bias and achieve equality for the AAPI community. The forum will provide a platform for our community to interact and build trust through collaboration. It is also an opportunity to show strength and unity and to interact and work with Congressional Members and the White House on issues pertaining to the AAPI community. The theme of this Forum is “Empowering Asian American & Pacific Islanders for 2020” – the year that the AAPI community will make a difference.
SPONSORS: APAPA, CLUSA, and others
REGISTRATION: https://whova.com/web/nclf_201909/
PHOTO ALBUM: http://bit.ly/2mgAECE
MEDIA REPORTS:
2019/09/19 硅谷创新频道: 亚太裔政治觉醒: 2019美国公民领袖论坛刷新历史
The New Normal: The perils of being a Chinese scientist or engineer in the U.S.
WHEN: 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm, June 27, 2019
WHERE: 40 Rector Street, Second Floor, New York, NY
DESCRIPTION: U.S. government concerns about alleged intellectual property theft are driving what feels to many Chinese scientists and engineers like a witch-hunt. A string of actions—the arrest of Chinese-born American scientists, the firing of several others and closure of their labs, frequent FBI calls and visits to many individuals without any charge, and a tightened visa process for Chinese STEM students—have shocked the Chinese science and technology community, raising concerns about racial profiling. What is the new reality for the Chinese science and technology community? And how to legally navigate the storm? Is it okay to do research both here in the U.S. and also in China? What is the guideline for academic and entrepreneurial exchange and cooperation? Is the U.S. government being paranoid, or are the spying concerns valid?
SPONSORS: China Institute, CASTUSA-GNYC
PANELISTS
REGISTRATION LINK: The New Normal: The perils of being a Chinese scientist or engineer in the U.S.
WHEN: 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm, June 27, 2019
WHERE: 40 Rector Street, Second Floor, New York, NY
DESCRIPTION: U.S. government concerns about alleged intellectual property theft are driving what feels to many Chinese scientists and engineers like a witch-hunt. A string of actions—the arrest of Chinese-born American scientists, the firing of several others and closure of their labs, frequent FBI calls and visits to many individuals without any charge, and a tightened visa process for Chinese STEM students—have shocked the Chinese science and technology community, raising concerns about racial profiling. What is the new reality for the Chinese science and technology community? And how to legally navigate the storm? Is it okay to do research both here in the U.S. and also in China? What is the guideline for academic and entrepreneurial exchange and cooperation? Is the U.S. government being paranoid, or are the spying concerns valid?
SPONSORS: China Institute, CASTUSA-GNYC
PANELISTS
- Aaron Wolfson, Partner, Dispute Resolution & Litigation group
- Xiaoxing Xi, Laura H. Carnell Professor of Physics at Temple University
- Peter R. Zeidenberg, Partner, Arent Fox LLP
- Ruth Jin, Founding Partner, Jin & Koppell PLLC
- Yiguang Ju, Robert Porter Patterson Professor and the Director of Sustainable Energy Program, Princeton University
REGISTRATION LINK: The New Normal: The perils of being a Chinese scientist or engineer in the U.S.
Untangling the U.S. – China Narrative: Technology, Trade, and Tensions
WHEN: May 20, 2019
WHERE: San Francisco, California
DESCRIPTION
The aim of the program was to examine the tension and dynamics between the two countries, specifically in the context of the trade war.
SPONSORS: Asia Society Northern California, Committee of 100
PANEL
LINKS
WHEN: May 20, 2019
WHERE: San Francisco, California
DESCRIPTION
The aim of the program was to examine the tension and dynamics between the two countries, specifically in the context of the trade war.
SPONSORS: Asia Society Northern California, Committee of 100
PANEL
- Frank H. Wu (moderator), President of Committee of 100
- Andy Rothman (panelist), an investment strategist at Matthews Asia and member of Asia Society Northern California’s Advisory Board
- Victor Wang (panelist), founding and managing partner of CEG Ventures
- Buck Gee (panelist), a co-founding board member of the Chinese American Community Foundation, member of the Committee of 100 and Asia Society Northern California’s Advisory Board
- Mark Cohen (panelist), director at the Berkeley Center for Law and Technology Asian IP Project
LINKS
- Asia Society Northern California: Untangling the U.S. – China Narrative: Technology, Trade, and Tensions
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Pitfalls for All STEM Professionals in a New Era of US-China Relations
WHEN: April 4, 2019, 6:00 pm - 8:30 pm
WHERE: McNamara Alumni Center, University of Minnesota
DESCRIPTION
National Security, Economic Espionage, Racial Bias? Is the United States Department of Justice targeting ethnic Chinese in economic espionage cases? If so, is such targeting justified, or does it represent yet another noxious instance of American authorities using racial or ethnic profiling? Is the government targeting Chinese people at all, or are ethnic Chinese just more likely to be caught up in economic espionage? Poster in English. Poster in Chinese.
SPONSORS: United States District Court for the District of Minnesota, the Federal Bar Association’s Minnesota Chapter, University of Minnesota China Center, and Kingsfield Law Office.
PANEL
LINKS
WHEN: April 4, 2019, 6:00 pm - 8:30 pm
WHERE: McNamara Alumni Center, University of Minnesota
DESCRIPTION
National Security, Economic Espionage, Racial Bias? Is the United States Department of Justice targeting ethnic Chinese in economic espionage cases? If so, is such targeting justified, or does it represent yet another noxious instance of American authorities using racial or ethnic profiling? Is the government targeting Chinese people at all, or are ethnic Chinese just more likely to be caught up in economic espionage? Poster in English. Poster in Chinese.
SPONSORS: United States District Court for the District of Minnesota, the Federal Bar Association’s Minnesota Chapter, University of Minnesota China Center, and Kingsfield Law Office.
PANEL
- The Honorable Judge Tony N. Leung (moderator). U.S. Magistrate Judge, Minneapolis
- Jay Bratt (panelist), Chief, Counterintelligence and Export Control Section, National Security Division, Department of Justice (Summary of Remarks)
- Brian Sun (panelist), Jones Day, Los Angeles lawyer who represented Dr. Wen Ho Lee (Summary of Remarks)
- Peter Zeidenberg (panelist), Arent Fox, Washington D.C.-based attorney who represented Professor Xi Xiaoxing and hydrologist Sherry Chen (Summary of Remarks)
LINKS
- 2019/04/30 China Insight: Pitfalls for STEM professionals: economic espionage, national security, racial bias?
- 2019/04/12 University of Minnesota China Center: China Center Co-Sponsors Panel on Pitfalls for STEM Professionals in a New Era of U.S.-China Relations
- US-China Peoples Friendship Association – Minnesota Chapter: Invitation to April 4 event
The New Reality Facing Chinese Americans During the U.S.-China Conflict
WHEN: March 9, 2019, 1:00 - 5:00 pm
WHERE: University of Chicago, Chicago, IL 60637
DESCRIPTION
A seminar to get informed on the legal and environmental changes arising from worsening U.S.-China relations; hear about the efforts of community groups to raise awareness about the negative impact on Chinese Americans; and learn how to navigate interactions with overseas contacts while protecting U.S. interests, and personal and professional reputations.
SPONSORS: United Chinese Americans, Six Hues, Committee of 100, Civic Leadership USA, and supporting partners.
LINKS
WHEN: March 9, 2019, 1:00 - 5:00 pm
WHERE: University of Chicago, Chicago, IL 60637
DESCRIPTION
A seminar to get informed on the legal and environmental changes arising from worsening U.S.-China relations; hear about the efforts of community groups to raise awareness about the negative impact on Chinese Americans; and learn how to navigate interactions with overseas contacts while protecting U.S. interests, and personal and professional reputations.
SPONSORS: United Chinese Americans, Six Hues, Committee of 100, Civic Leadership USA, and supporting partners.
LINKS
Chinese Americans: Entangled in U.S.-China Conflict
2018 United Chinese Americans Convention
WHEN: September 28, 2018
WHERE: Hyatt Regency, Crystal City, Virginia
DESCRIPTION
As China rises to compete with the U.S. for technological innovation, ethnic Chinese immigrants working in science, engineering or technical fields are finding themselves under increased scrutiny by the U.S. government. Are connections to China assets or liabilities?
Hear the different perspectives of experts in national security, white collar criminal defense and global business. Learn advice about navigating between two economic giants, and staying in compliance with intellectual property rules where violations now rise to economic espionage.
SPONSOR: United Chinese Americans
2018 United Chinese Americans Convention
WHEN: September 28, 2018
WHERE: Hyatt Regency, Crystal City, Virginia
DESCRIPTION
As China rises to compete with the U.S. for technological innovation, ethnic Chinese immigrants working in science, engineering or technical fields are finding themselves under increased scrutiny by the U.S. government. Are connections to China assets or liabilities?
Hear the different perspectives of experts in national security, white collar criminal defense and global business. Learn advice about navigating between two economic giants, and staying in compliance with intellectual property rules where violations now rise to economic espionage.
SPONSOR: United Chinese Americans
Espionage Investigations on The Scientific Community
WHEN: September 23, 2018
WHERE: Laura Bush Community Library, Austin, Texas
Registration and Program
DESCRIPTION
How Asian Americans can Protect Themselves and Their Institutions: The workshop will cover criminal law and address how changing U.S. policies on immigration, foreign direct investment and trade are going to touch Asian Americans, especially those in the technology and international business space. It will analyze how the areas of tensions in U.S.-China relations at higher level would impact Chinese Americans.
SPONSORS: APAPA Austin Chapter, Committee 100 and 8 other Asian American organizations
WHEN: September 23, 2018
WHERE: Laura Bush Community Library, Austin, Texas
Registration and Program
DESCRIPTION
How Asian Americans can Protect Themselves and Their Institutions: The workshop will cover criminal law and address how changing U.S. policies on immigration, foreign direct investment and trade are going to touch Asian Americans, especially those in the technology and international business space. It will analyze how the areas of tensions in U.S.-China relations at higher level would impact Chinese Americans.
SPONSORS: APAPA Austin Chapter, Committee 100 and 8 other Asian American organizations
The Impact of Espionage Investigations on The Asian American Community
A dialogue with the FBI, Attorneys and Academic and Community Leaders
WHEN: September 22, 2018
WHERE: Crowne Plaza Hotel, Houston, Texas
Media Release
DESCRIPTION
How Asian Americans can Protect Themselves and Their Institutions: An educational forum about the importance and potential dangerous impacts of the economic espionage act and other related policies.
NATIONAL SPONSORS
United Chinese Americans · Civic Leadership USA · Committee of 100
MEDIA REPORTS
2018/09/24 China Daily: Asian Americans need to be extra careful with economic espionage charges
2018/09/23 US China Press: 执行趋严，如何保护自己？休斯敦举行“间谍案调查对亚裔社会影响”座谈
2018/09/23 World Journal: 嚴查亞裔經濟間諜 自保有訣竅
2018/09/22 Houston Chronicle: Houstonians respond to Asian-Americans being increasingly targeted in economic espionage cases
A dialogue with the FBI, Attorneys and Academic and Community Leaders
WHEN: September 22, 2018
WHERE: Crowne Plaza Hotel, Houston, Texas
Media Release
DESCRIPTION
How Asian Americans can Protect Themselves and Their Institutions: An educational forum about the importance and potential dangerous impacts of the economic espionage act and other related policies.
NATIONAL SPONSORS
United Chinese Americans · Civic Leadership USA · Committee of 100
MEDIA REPORTS
2018/09/24 China Daily: Asian Americans need to be extra careful with economic espionage charges
2018/09/23 US China Press: 执行趋严，如何保护自己？休斯敦举行“间谍案调查对亚裔社会影响”座谈
2018/09/23 World Journal: 嚴查亞裔經濟間諜 自保有訣竅
2018/09/22 Houston Chronicle: Houstonians respond to Asian-Americans being increasingly targeted in economic espionage cases
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Tackle Employment Conflict of Interest Pitfalls as an Immigrant Worker
WHEN: February 26, 2017
WHERE: 6100 Mason Montgomery Road, Mason, OH
Event description
Press release
DESCRIPTION
A seminar on how Asian Americans can protect themselves aginst charges of conflict of interest as they inncocently maintain their ties with China.
SPONSORS
Ohio Chinese American Association · Hua Xia Chinese School · Society of Chinese American Professors and Scientists · Committee of 100
WHEN: February 26, 2017
WHERE: 6100 Mason Montgomery Road, Mason, OH
Event description
Press release
DESCRIPTION
A seminar on how Asian Americans can protect themselves aginst charges of conflict of interest as they inncocently maintain their ties with China.
SPONSORS
Ohio Chinese American Association · Hua Xia Chinese School · Society of Chinese American Professors and Scientists · Committee of 100
Tackle Employment Conflict of Interest Pitfalls as an Immigrant Worker
WHEN: February 12, 2017
WHERE: Tree of Life Christian School, Columbus, Ohio
Event Description
DESCRIPTION
Sherry Chen spoke to a packed, standing-room only audience. Roxi Liming, a local employment and immigration lawyer, shared her perspectives on what Sherry experienced and offered tips on acting proactively to prevent the pitfalls of conflict interest and espionage charges.
SPONSORS
Ohio Chinese American Association · Ohio Chinese School · Committee of 100
WHEN: February 12, 2017
WHERE: Tree of Life Christian School, Columbus, Ohio
Event Description
DESCRIPTION
Sherry Chen spoke to a packed, standing-room only audience. Roxi Liming, a local employment and immigration lawyer, shared her perspectives on what Sherry experienced and offered tips on acting proactively to prevent the pitfalls of conflict interest and espionage charges.
SPONSORS
Ohio Chinese American Association · Ohio Chinese School · Committee of 100
Trade Secrets and Economic Espionage Workshop
Seminar on the Legal Risks in Advancing Technology Between the United States and China
WHEN: November 5, 2016
WHERE: Rice University, Houston, Texas
Summary of Event
DESCRIPTION
Chinese scientists, technology professionals, and federal government employees in the United States have increasingly become the focus of criminal investigations and prosecutions involving national security, intellectual property theft, and corporate espionage. Committee of 100 member Nelson Dong discussed the complex U.S. legal environment, historical context, and geo-political background surrounding these cases, and explored some of the more notable cases that have been brought by the government against Chinese American scientists and government employees. Special guests Sherry Chen and Dr. Xiaoxing Xi shared their experiences as Chinese American scientists who suffered professional, emotional and financial harm when they were accused of and arrested for espionage, only to have all charges subsequently dropped without explanation or apology.
SPONSORS
Committee of 100 · Chinese American Citizens Alliance and six other organizations
Seminar on the Legal Risks in Advancing Technology Between the United States and China
WHEN: November 5, 2016
WHERE: Rice University, Houston, Texas
Summary of Event
DESCRIPTION
Chinese scientists, technology professionals, and federal government employees in the United States have increasingly become the focus of criminal investigations and prosecutions involving national security, intellectual property theft, and corporate espionage. Committee of 100 member Nelson Dong discussed the complex U.S. legal environment, historical context, and geo-political background surrounding these cases, and explored some of the more notable cases that have been brought by the government against Chinese American scientists and government employees. Special guests Sherry Chen and Dr. Xiaoxing Xi shared their experiences as Chinese American scientists who suffered professional, emotional and financial harm when they were accused of and arrested for espionage, only to have all charges subsequently dropped without explanation or apology.
SPONSORS
Committee of 100 · Chinese American Citizens Alliance and six other organizations
Discussion on Civil Rights: Conversation with Sherry Chen and Xi Xiaoxing
United Chinese Americans Convention
WHEN: September 9, 2016
WHERE: Grand Hyatt Hotel, Washington, DC
Event Description
SPONSOR: United Chinese Americans
United Chinese Americans Convention
WHEN: September 9, 2016
WHERE: Grand Hyatt Hotel, Washington, DC
Event Description
SPONSOR: United Chinese Americans
Civil Rights Discussion & Support for Sherry Chen
WHEN: August 13, 2016
WHERE: Chinese Community Center, Madison Heights, Michigan
Event Announcement
DESCRIPTION
Sherry Chen, a victim of racial profiling, is continuing her fight against governmental injustice. At this event, Sherry along with two attorneys and a Chinese American civil rights advocate will talk about her case, what we can learn from it, and how to protect ourselves against law enforcement overreaching.
SPONSOR
Michigan Chinese Alliance and six other organizations
WHEN: August 13, 2016
WHERE: Chinese Community Center, Madison Heights, Michigan
Event Announcement
DESCRIPTION
Sherry Chen, a victim of racial profiling, is continuing her fight against governmental injustice. At this event, Sherry along with two attorneys and a Chinese American civil rights advocate will talk about her case, what we can learn from it, and how to protect ourselves against law enforcement overreaching.
SPONSOR
Michigan Chinese Alliance and six other organizations
Lifting the Veil on National Security: Profiling in Justice
OCA Convention
When: July 23, 2016
Where: Western Jersey City Newport, Jersey City, New Jersey
Event Invitation
DESCRIPTION
In October 2014, Sherry Chen was accused of espionage in her role as a hydrologist at the National Weather Service in Wilmington, Ohio. Similarly, Temple University’s Professor Xi Xiaoxing was charged in May 2015 with wire fraud for allegedly scheming to defraud a US company by sharing its superconductor technology with China. The charges have been dropped for both Chen and Xi, but concerns that innocent Chinese-Americans are becoming targets for prosecution remain. This workshop aims to update the audience on these two cases, learn about outreach and response strategies for future cases, and gains skills in organizing to support victims of false espionage accusations.
SPONSOR
OCA
OCA Convention
When: July 23, 2016
Where: Western Jersey City Newport, Jersey City, New Jersey
Event Invitation
DESCRIPTION
In October 2014, Sherry Chen was accused of espionage in her role as a hydrologist at the National Weather Service in Wilmington, Ohio. Similarly, Temple University’s Professor Xi Xiaoxing was charged in May 2015 with wire fraud for allegedly scheming to defraud a US company by sharing its superconductor technology with China. The charges have been dropped for both Chen and Xi, but concerns that innocent Chinese-Americans are becoming targets for prosecution remain. This workshop aims to update the audience on these two cases, learn about outreach and response strategies for future cases, and gains skills in organizing to support victims of false espionage accusations.
SPONSOR
OCA
Economic Espionage: Spies or Stereotypes
Committee of 100 Annual Conference
WHEN: April 16, 2016
WHERE: Beverly Wilshire Hotel, Beverly Hills, California
SPONSOR
Committee of 100
Committee of 100 Annual Conference
WHEN: April 16, 2016
WHERE: Beverly Wilshire Hotel, Beverly Hills, California
SPONSOR
Committee of 100
Current U.S. Laws Affecting Asian-Americans in Science & Technology
WHEN: March 20, 2016
Where: Double Tree Hotel, Rosemead, California
Event Announcement
DESCRIPTION
This educational seminar will explore international trade secrets and export control laws, such as the U.S. Economic Espionage Act of 1996, and how they have been used to prosecute scientists, including those of Asian descent. The seminar will discuss recent high profile cases involving Asian Pacific Americans and the consequences of these cases. It will provide suggestions and advice on how scientists can ensure compliance with applicable laws.
SPONSORS
APAPA · Tsinghua Alumni Association of Southern California · Committee of 100 · Peking University Alumni Association of Southern California · 80-20 National and nine other organizations.
WHEN: March 20, 2016
Where: Double Tree Hotel, Rosemead, California
Event Announcement
DESCRIPTION
This educational seminar will explore international trade secrets and export control laws, such as the U.S. Economic Espionage Act of 1996, and how they have been used to prosecute scientists, including those of Asian descent. The seminar will discuss recent high profile cases involving Asian Pacific Americans and the consequences of these cases. It will provide suggestions and advice on how scientists can ensure compliance with applicable laws.
SPONSORS
APAPA · Tsinghua Alumni Association of Southern California · Committee of 100 · Peking University Alumni Association of Southern California · 80-20 National and nine other organizations.
Trade Secrets & Economic Espionage
A Seminar on the Legal Risks in Advancing Technology Between the United States and China
WHEN: January 28, 2016
WHERE: Stanford University, Stanford, California
Event Announcement
DESCRIPTION
Chinese scientists, technology professionals, and federal government employees in the United States have increasingly become the focus of criminal investigations and prosecutions involving national security, intellectual property theft, and corporate espionage in the United States. This event will explore issues particularly relevant to Chinese American and Asian American federal employees, government contractors, and professionals in the STEM fields.
SPONSORS
Committee of 100 · APAPA
A Seminar on the Legal Risks in Advancing Technology Between the United States and China
WHEN: January 28, 2016
WHERE: Stanford University, Stanford, California
Event Announcement
DESCRIPTION
Chinese scientists, technology professionals, and federal government employees in the United States have increasingly become the focus of criminal investigations and prosecutions involving national security, intellectual property theft, and corporate espionage in the United States. This event will explore issues particularly relevant to Chinese American and Asian American federal employees, government contractors, and professionals in the STEM fields.
SPONSORS
Committee of 100 · APAPA
Spies or Stereotypes? The Case of Professor Xiaoxing Xi
Are Asian American Scientists Profiled as Economic Espionage Threats?
WHEN: October 23, 2015
WHERE: UC Hastings College of the Law, San Francisco, California
Event Announcement
DESCRIPTION
What would you do if your family was awakened at dawn by FBI Agents, some with guns drawn, who entered your home and arrested you without telling you why? What are the civil liberties implications for all Americans if Asian American scientists, engineers and researchers are being subjected to reckless federal criminal investigations for economic espionage because of their ethnicity, national origin or race?
SPONSORS
UC Hastings College of the Law · Committee of 100 and nine other organizations
Are Asian American Scientists Profiled as Economic Espionage Threats?
WHEN: October 23, 2015
WHERE: UC Hastings College of the Law, San Francisco, California
Event Announcement
DESCRIPTION
What would you do if your family was awakened at dawn by FBI Agents, some with guns drawn, who entered your home and arrested you without telling you why? What are the civil liberties implications for all Americans if Asian American scientists, engineers and researchers are being subjected to reckless federal criminal investigations for economic espionage because of their ethnicity, national origin or race?
SPONSORS
UC Hastings College of the Law · Committee of 100 and nine other organizations
Spies or Stereotypes? The Case of Professor Xiaoxing Xi
Are Asian American Scientists Profiled as Economic Espionage Threats?
WHEN: October 22, 2015
WHERE: University of California, Berekely, California
Event Announcement
DESCRIPTION
What are the civil liberties implications for all Americans if Asian American scientists, engineers and researchers are being subjected to reckless federal criminal investigations for economic espionage because of their ethnicity, national origin or race? What are the academic freedom implications for professors and researchers if routine international collaborations can be monitored by the FBI and misconstrued as criminal activity?
SPONSOR
Stanford Asian and Pacific Islander Law Students Association
Are Asian American Scientists Profiled as Economic Espionage Threats?
WHEN: October 22, 2015
WHERE: University of California, Berekely, California
Event Announcement
DESCRIPTION
What are the civil liberties implications for all Americans if Asian American scientists, engineers and researchers are being subjected to reckless federal criminal investigations for economic espionage because of their ethnicity, national origin or race? What are the academic freedom implications for professors and researchers if routine international collaborations can be monitored by the FBI and misconstrued as criminal activity?
SPONSOR
Stanford Asian and Pacific Islander Law Students Association
Spies or Stereotypes? The Case of Professor Xiaoxing Xi
Are Asian American Scientists Profiled as Economic Espionage Threats?
WHEN: October 21, 2015
WHERE: Standford University, Stanford, California
Event Announcement
DESCRIPTION
What are the civil liberties implications for all Americans if Asian American scientists, engineers and researchers are being subjected to reckless federal criminal investigations for economic espionage because of their ethnicity, national origin or race? What are the academic freedom implications for professors and researchers if routine international collaborations can be monitored by the FBI and misconstrued as criminal activity?
SPONSOR
Stanford Asian and Pacific Islander Law Students Association
Are Asian American Scientists Profiled as Economic Espionage Threats?
WHEN: October 21, 2015
WHERE: Standford University, Stanford, California
Event Announcement
DESCRIPTION
What are the civil liberties implications for all Americans if Asian American scientists, engineers and researchers are being subjected to reckless federal criminal investigations for economic espionage because of their ethnicity, national origin or race? What are the academic freedom implications for professors and researchers if routine international collaborations can be monitored by the FBI and misconstrued as criminal activity?
SPONSOR
Stanford Asian and Pacific Islander Law Students Association