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APA Justice conducts monthly meetings  and publishes a meeting summary.  Participation is by invitation only.  Due to limited capacity, invited participants are typically active and recognized organizations and concerned individuals.  Please send an email to [email protected] if you have interest.  

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February 6, 2023 APA Justice Meeting

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Rep. Judy Chu - New Year Greetings and Review of 2022
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YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FLxSG7jNbco (video 8:59)

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During the first APA Justice monthly meeting of 2023, Rep. Judy Chu, Chair of the Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus, reviewed the accomplishments of 2022 which was highlighted by the end of the "China Initiative" and Sherry Chen's historic settlement after 10 years of fighting for justice. 

"Despite all of these wins, we know the work continues to ensure that we are engaging with our partners, the Administration across federal agencies, and my colleagues at Congress; to ensure that our communities are not facing anti-Asian discrimination and racial profiling.  To that end, CAPAC will continue to prioritize calling out blatantly xenophobic
anti-China rhetoric and pushing back on policies that unfairly target Chinese American communities, which we unfortunately are expecting to see much more in the year ahead," Rep. Chu said.

The APA Justice Task Force was formed in 2015 in response to Rep. Chu's call for a platform to connect elected officials with concerned organizations and individuals.  It is dedicated to build a sustainable ecosystem that addresses racial profiling concerns and to facilitate, inform, and advocate on selected issues related to justice and fairness for the Asian Pacific American community.

March 7, 2022 APA Justice Meeting

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Update by Senator Roger Wicker on
The Investigation of Abuse and Misconduct at the Department of Commerce
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February 7, 2022 APA Justice Meeting

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Meeting video (1:26:07)
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  • Erika Moritsugu: Deputy Assistant to the President & Asian American and Pacific Islander Senior Liaison, The White House (7:20)
  • Nisha Ramachandran, Executive Director, Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus (16:00)
  • Robert Fisher, Defense Attorney for Professor Gang Chen, Nixon Peabody (21:54)
  • Gang Chen, Professor, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (28:55)
  • Stefan Maier, RWTH Aachen University, Germany (42:50)
  • Zhigang Suo, Professor, Harvard University (46:10)
  • Carol Lam, Former U.S. Attorney (53:20)
  • Gisela Kusakawa, Staff Attorney, Advancing Justice | AAJC (1:05:50)
  • Q&A (1:10:00)
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  • Jeremy Wu, Co-Organizer, APA Justice Task Force​

Professor Gang Chen video (12:47)
Documents shared by Erika Moritsugu, Deputy Assistant to the President & Asian American and Pacific Islander Senior Liaison, The White House

2022/02/03 Department of Health and Human Services: Vice President Harris, HHS Secretary Becerra Swear In Members of President Biden's Advisory Commission on Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders

2022/01/20 White House: FACT SHEET: Biden-⁠Harris Administration Advances Equity and Opportunity for Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander Communities Across the Country

January 3, 2022 APA Justice Meeting

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​Meeting video (1:23:30)

Presentation by Johanna Chao Keilick,
President of Union of Concerned Scientists
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Presentation by Professor Edward Lazowska,
University of Washington

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September 13, 2021 APA Justice Meeting

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​A video of the main meeting is posted on YouTube at  https://bit.ly/3ki3jmI (48:00). 

Time marks of the video:
  • 4:43 Phil Lomonaco 
  • 10:07 Ivy Yang 
  • 13:22 Professor Anming Hu 
  • 15:07 Congressman Andy Kim
  • 20:45 Nisha Ramachandran 
  • 25:35 Professor Mary McAlpin 
  • 34:26 Professor Andrea Liu 
  • 40:43 Gisela Kusakawa 

February 1, 2021 APA Justice Meeting

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Hong Peng, wife of Kansas University Professor Franklin Tao, spoke about her family's dire situation after Professor Steven Pei's introduction.  As the first case of Chinese American scientists going to trial under the "China Initiative," Dr. Franklin Tao and Hong are determined to fight the charges and clear his name even though it has bankrupted their family.  This is the first of many cases going the trial under the "China Initiative."

Legal costs are expensive.  A GoFundMe campaign at https://gofund.me/5bf4adbe  was successfully concluded in February 2021 with the generous donations of over 2,600 donors.

September 14, 2020 APA Justice Meeting

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​Dr. David Zweig's website

2020/05 CSIS: America Challenges China's National Talent Programs by David Zweig and Kang Siqin

2020/09/14 David Zweig Presentation: China’s Thousand Talent Program and US Research Discrimination by David Zweig and Kang Siqin

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August 3, 2020 APA Justice Meeting

2020/08/03 APA Justice Meeting Video (1:08:55)
2020 August Meeting Summary

July 6, 2020 APA Justice Meeting
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Meeting Summary
PictureProfessor Margaret Lewis, Seton Hall Law School
Due to heightened interest in Professor Margaret Lewis' talk on the Department of Justice's "China Initiative," the July 6 APA Justice meeting was conducted under the webinar format instead of the customary conference call format.  It allowed broader participation.

We thank Professor Lewis for her insightful talk; Professor Xiaoxing Xi for leading off the Q&A discussions; Krystal Ka'ai for her CAPAC updates; John Yang on the latest of the Anti-Asian Profiling Project; and Gregg Orton on NCAPA's 2020 National Policy Platform.   

We thank UCA for the use of their Zoom services for this meeting.  We also thank Professor Steven Pei and Vincent Wang for their behind-the-scene work to make the meeting possible and successful.





Krystal Ka'ai: CAPAC Updates
​(Video 5:17)​
Maggie Lewis: Criminalizing China
​(Video 38:31)
Maggie Lewis: Recommended Actions
(Video 8:30)

John Yang: Anti-Racial Profiling Project
(Video 6:28)
Gregg Orton: 2020 National Policy Platform
(Video 5:14)
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