Asian American Scholar Forum is raising concerns after hearing about multiple incidents of Chinese American scientists, academics, and scholars being harassed or interrogated at ports of entry. Community members are concerned that these stops are based on their background or ethnicity.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE January 22, 2023 Media Contact: Mary Tablante, Asian American Scholar Forum, media@aasforum.org Washington, D.C.— We mourn with the Monterey Park, California community
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Jan. 20, 2022 Media Contact: Mary Tablante, Asian American Scholar Forum, media@aasforum.org Bloomington, Indiana – Last week, on a bus in Bloomington, Indiana,
On January 17, 2023, AASF submitted the following letter to Judge Julie Robinson to provide additional context as she makes her determination on Dr. Feng (Franklin) Tao’s sentencing.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEDecember 20, 2022 Media Contact: Mary Tablante, Asian American Scholar Forum, media@aasforum.org Washington, D.C.— CEO and Chancellor Thomas Keon mocked Asian languages when
On October 31st, 2022, the Asian American Scholar Forum (AASF) submitted the following letter to the National Science Foundation (NSF) in response to the request for public comment on common disclosure forms for the biographical sketch and current and pending (other) support sections of a research application on behalf of NSTC’s Research Security Subcommittee.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:December 8, 2022 Media Contacts:Vivin Qiang, Advancing Justice – AAJC, vqiang@advancingjustice-aajc.orgMichelle Boykins, Advancing Justice – AAJC, mboykins@advancingjustice-aajc.orgMary Tablante, Asian American Scholar Forum, media@aasforum.orgAsian Americans Advancing Justice
Asian American Scholar Forum and partnering organizations sent a letter to House Speaker Pelosi, House Minority Leader McCarthy, Senate Majority Leader Schumer, and Senate Minority Leader
The Department of Justice dismissed their appeal of three counts of wire fraud entered in favor of Dr. Feng “Franklin” Tao. Last month, AASF sent a letter directly to Assistant Attorney General Matt Olsen requesting this dismissal and shared concerns from the Asian American scientific and academic community.
Attorneys for Chinese American hydrologist Sherry Chen reached a historic settlement Thursday with the U.S. government in two lawsuits that sought accountability for Ms. Chen’s wrongful prosecution and termination from her job in 2014. The settlement is one of the largest paid to an individual plaintiff in Department of Commerce history. Ms. Chen will receive $550,000 from the Commerce Department and an annuity from the government valued at $1.25 million over 10 years.
