Dr. Jane Wu was a pioneering Chinese American neuroscientist who died by suicide on July 10, 2024, after Northwestern University abruptly shut down her laboratory.
AASF Executive Director Gisela Perez Kusakawa and her Board were sworn in at the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia as the current
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEContact: Dawn Crawford, media@aasforum.org, 720-231-1930 WASHINGTON, D.C. – The academic community is expressing its grave concerns about the detrimental impact of reinstating the
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Dawn Crawford, media@aasforum.org, 720-231-1930 Washington, DC — The Asian American Scholar Forum (AASF) is honored to announce that its Board Member
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACTmedia@stopaapihate.orgMboykins@advancingjustice-aajc.orgmedia@aasforum.org September 11, 2024 — Stop AAPI Hate, Asian Americans Advancing Justice | AAJC, and Asian American Scholar Forum (AASF), issued the
Dear Majority Leader Schumer, Minority Leader McConnell, Speaker Johnson, and Democratic Leader Jeffries, We write to strongly oppose any legislation that seeks to reinstate the
Yesterday, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Director Dr. Monica Bertagnolli issued a statement voicing the agency’s support of the Asian American scholar community and recognizing its exceptional contributions to scientific advancement. The statement also highlighted NIH’s new Decision Matrix for Assessing Potential Foreign Interference for Covered Individuals or Senior/Key Personnel and an accompanying memorandum, which provided the agency’s policies and procedures for risk assessment and mitigation with regard to foreign interference in NIH-funded research.
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.
45 organizations led by the Asian American Scholar Forum (AASF) and a coalition of Asian American and allied partners who worked to end the Department of Justice’s “China Initiative” sent a letter to Congress today to oppose legislative language that would reinstate the “China Initiative” in the House version of the FY 2024 Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies (CJS) Appropriations bill (H.R. 5893) and any future iterations of the Initiative. The proposal would reverse the decision to end the “China Initiative”—a devastating program ended last year that raised serious concerns of racial profiling and targeting of Asian Americans and immigrants, particularly of Chinese descent.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE November 8, 2023 Media Contact: Melissa Stek, media@aasforum.org Washington, DC—Yesterday, Congress introduced the bipartisan, bicameral Government Surveillance Reform Act, or GSRA—a bill
