| Sponsors | Asian American Advancing Justice – Asian American Justice Center (AAAJ – AAJC); APA Justice Task Force; Asian Pacific Islander American Public Affairs (APAPA); Brennan Center for Justice at New York University Law School; United Chinese Americans (UCA) |
| Participants | Frank Wu, John C. Yang, Susan Lee, Patrick Toomey, Michael German |
| Summary | In this webinar, speakers address the harms of the “China Initiative” and the government’s racial profiling of scientists and researchers of Asian descent. These leaders share their insights on topics including policy and advocacy engagement, access to available legal resources, and building narratives to lift up the voices of impacted people and combat xenophobia. |
| Excerpt | “We need to make sure that our community is educated so that they know what their rights are” – John C. Yang |
| Curator Notes | This is the fourth webinar in a four-part series tackling the human and scientific costs of the “China Initiative.” The “China Initiative” is an effort by the U.S. Department of Justice to counter Chinese national security threats and to protect U.S. trade secrets and technology. Under this initiative, the DOJ has pursued enforcement actions against Chinese companies and individual researchers and scientists with ties to China. |
| Publish Date | April 28, 2021 |
| Source URL | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vzFBhl-zCG4 |
| Series URL | https://www.apapa.org/chinainitiative/ |
| Speaker Bios | Frank Wu 吴华扬, President of Queens College; John C. Yang 杨重远, President and Executive Director, Asian Americans Advancing Justice | AAJC; Susan Lee 李凤迁, Maryland State Senator, Majority Whip; Patrick Toomey, Senior Staff Attorney, ACLU National Security Project, ACLU; Moderator: Michael German, Fellow, Liberty & National Security Program, Brennan Center for Justice |
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