The National Committee has launched a new area of programming aimed at increasing public awareness of issues surrounding racism against Asian Americans. Our view is that no matter whom it is directed against, racism is abhorrent and unacceptable. We at the Committee will continue to wrestle with issues of racism in future programs. Our hope is that the current crisis will inspire a desperately-needed national conversation about race relations that will lead to tangible change.
Read NCUSCR’s Statement on Anti-Asian American Violence and Hate Crimes
Recent Events and Interviews
The Future of U.S.-China Scientific Research Collaboration
Despite the official termination of the China Initiative in February 2022, the impact is still palpable. The National Committee hosted a virtual program with Yangyang Cheng, Steven Chu, and Eileen Guo, moderated by Margaret Lewis, as they discussed the future of U.S.-China research cooperation and security.
Gang Chen’s Story and the End of the China Initiative
MIT Professor Gang Chen joins National Committee President Stephen Orlins to talk about the end of the China Initiative, including what it means to him personally, and to the broader scientific community.
Past Interviews
How You Can Respond to Anti-Asian Racism
Russell Jeung explains how you can respond to anti-asian rhetoric and hate crimes by intervening in and reporting incidents, showing up for Asian American neighborhoods, and normalizing a culture of respect in your community. Russell Jeung is the co-founder of Stop AAPI Hate and a professor of Asian American studies at San Francisco State University.
Confronting Anti-Asian Racism
Stop AAPI Hate Co-Founder Russell Jeung addresses the alarming reports of violence and crimes committed against Asian Americans over the past year. He examines the racist beliefs that often motivate perpetrators, discusses the influence of social media, and offers a hopeful look at how Asian American communities and their allies are standing up to injustice nationwide.
The ‘Model Minority’ Myth
Asian Americans are often stereotyped as a “model minority.” UC Boulder Professor of Ethnic Studies Jennifer Ho and Queens College President Frank H. Wu measure this stereotype and its damaging repercussions against a history of Asian American activism and solidarity among minority groups, deconstructing the myth that still exists today.
Past Events
Confronting Anti-Asian Racism: Anti-China Foreign Policy and Legislative Change
The National Committee held a virtual two-part program on April 12, 2021 in which Jessica J. Lee and Ian Shin discussed the impact of anti-China political rhetoric on the current domestic U.S. climate, and Congresswoman Judy Chu addressed anti-Asian racism through legislative change.
Anti-Asian Racism in the United States: Current Issues and Sino-U.S. Relations
The National Committee convened leaders in the Chinese-American community on August 5, 2020 to share their insights into and experiences of the critical issues of racism. Speakers Anla Cheng, Erika Lee, and Nancy Yao Maasbach joined moderator and NCUSCR board member Jerry Yang to discuss discrimination, generational divides, the model minority myth, and Sino-American relations.
The Coronavirus, Anti-Asian Racism in the United States, and Sino-American Relations
The National Committee held a virtual discussion on June 2, 2020 with Professor Jennifer Ho and author John Pomfret on the history of anti-Chinese/Asian racism in the United States, the impact of coronavirus-related racism, and the importance of uniting across our communities against all forms of discrimination. The webinar was moderated by NCUSCR Senior Director of Development Yong Lu.
Related Resources
“Anti-Asian Racism and COVID-19” by Jennifer Ho
“Responding to Racism During the COVID-19 Outbreak” by Anxiety and Depression Association of America
“Show Up – Your Guide to Bystander Intervention” by Hollaback!
“Resources for Asian and AAPI Students Experiencing COVID-19 Related Harassment” by Harvard University
“Stop AAPI Hate” by the Asian Pacific Policy and Planning
Teaching China through Black History by Keisha A. Brown and Ruodi Duan
“Coronavirus: Protect Yourself and Stand Against Racism” by Facing History and Ourselves
“COVID-19 Resources To Fight Bullying And Hate” by Act to Change
Black China Caucus
The WeChat Project
“What So Many Get Wrong About Racism in the Workplace” by Fingerprint for Success
“Mom, Dad, Uncle, Auntie, Grandfather, Grandmother, Family:” by Letters for Black Lives
“A letter from a Yale student to the Chinese American Community” by Eileen Huang
“Eileen Huang: My Response” by Eileen Huang
“George Floyd, Tou Thao, and Asian American Anti-Blackness in our Communities” by Rachel Ramirez
“It’s time for Asian Americans to Unite in Solidarity with Black Americans” by Jeff Yang
“NPR: ‘Model Minority’ Myth Again Used As A Racial Wedge Between Asians And Blacks” by Kat Chow
The Danger of a Single Story featuring Chimamanda Ngozi Adiche
The History of Anti-Blackness in China and Sino-Black Relations featuring Keisha A. Brown
The Urgency of Intersectionality featuring Kimberle Crenshaw
Racial Contagion, Racial Enclosure: Yellow Peril and Black Life featuring Tao Leigh Goffe
Mississippi Delta Chinese featuring Dolly Li
Minor Feelings by Cathy Park Hong
How to be an Antiracist by Ibram X. Kendi
Yellow: Race in America Beyond Black and White by Frank Wu
The Chinese Must Go by Beth Lew-Williams
Racial Reconstruction: Black Inclusion, Chinese Exclusion, and the Fictions of Citizenship by Edlie L. Wong
The East is Black: Cold War China in the Black Radical Imagination by Robeson Taj Frazier
The Making of Asian America: A History by Erika Lee
Racial Ambiguity in Asian American Culture by Jennifer Ho
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