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Are Chinese Americans Stuck In the Middle of US-China Conflict?
Hear from Notable Chinese-American Civil Rights Expert, Frank Wu Event Details: Thursday, June 25, 2020 5:00 - 6:00 p.m. PDT
Watch the Recorded YouTube Event
As we enter a new era of heightened social, cultural, economic, and political tension between the United States and China of which the COVID-19 pandemic blame game and on-going trade war are but symptoms of a much broader conflict, are Chinese-Americans going to be, if not already, caught in the middle? Join us for enlightening online discussion with distinguished law professor and prominent Chinese-American civil rights expert as he draws upon his wealth of knowledge on this complex issue to tackle this question.
About the Speaker
Frank H. Wu is President-designee of Queens College, City University of New York. He is a distinguished law professor who served as the William L. Prosser Distinguished Professor, the highest rank accorded a faculty member, at University of California Hastings College of Law. He previously served as Chancellor & Dean at the school. In April 2016, Professor Wu was elected as the Chair of Committee of 100, a non-partisan leadership organization of prominent Chinese-Americans in business, government, academia, and the arts. He held that office for two years prior to being named the group’s first-ever President. Professor Wu is the author of Yellow: Race in America Beyond Black and White. He received a B.A. from the Johns Hopkins University and a J.D. with honors from the University of Michigan.