AASF Celebrates Dr. Franklin Tao’s Appeal Victory

In a significant victory this week, the 10th Circuit Court of Appeals has reversed the conviction of Dr. Feng “Franklin” Tao for making a materially false statement regarding his relationship with a university in China. AASF celebrates Dr. Tao’s relief and views this court decision as a crucial step toward rectifying the unjust treatment of Chinese American and immigrant scientists under the now-defunct “China Initiative”—a program that sparked concerns about racial profiling and targeting of Asian Americans and immigrants, particularly of Chinese descent.

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AASF Webinar: Trends in Research Funding and Award Recognitions for Asian Scholars in the United States

Research grants and prestigious awards are two important components in the career of academic scholars. With grant support, scholars can establish their labs, make new scientific discoveries and technologies, and advance knowledge for society. Prestigious awards signal the importance of an individual’s contributions and can offer both resources and social capital to further their research and ideas. In this webinar, speakers and panelists will discuss three independent studies investigating the track record of Asian scholars in winning grants and awards. These reports include comprehensive analyses of proposal outcomes from the National Science Foundation and National Institutes of Health, as well as award recipients in the fields of biology and medicine. We invite all members of the academic community to join this discussion.

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AASF Condemns Another Attempt to Reinstate the ‘China Initiative’

The Asian American Scholar Forum (AASF), an organization that led 50+ organizations with coalition partners to prevent the reinstatement of the Department of Justice’s “China Initiative,” condemns the recent committee mark-up vote of HR 1398 “Protect America’s Innovation and Economic Security from CCP Act,” and all efforts to reinstate the discriminatory ‘China Initiative’ program.

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AASF Commemorates the Second Anniversary of the Termination of the ‘China Initiative’ & Commits to Working to Prevent the Reinstatement or Future Iterations

Today marks two years since the Department of Justice’s ‘China Initiative’ was formally terminated, a critical step in the right direction to addressing serious concerns of racial profiling and discrimination against Asian American scholars, particularly those of Chinese descent. While a crucial step, we must remain vigilant and work to ensure the ‘China Initiative’ is not reinstated.

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