Join our Week of Action webinar on the current state of play of the anti-racial profiling movement!

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Please join us for the upcoming webinar, "Movement to Combat Racial Profiling of Asian Americans: Where are we now?", organized by Advancing Justice | AAJC and OCA-Asian Pacific American Advocates on Wednesday, November 3 at 4pm ET / 3pm CT / 1pm PT.

Increased efforts by the U.S. government to racially target and profile Asian Americans and Asian immigrants have incited fear among the Asian American and immigrant community across the country. Mass surveillance and unjust investigations and prosecutions of scientists, researchers, and scholars of Asian and Chinese descent have increased at an alarming rate.

This webinar will consist of a two-part panel with the first section providing a comprehensive overview of the anti-racial profiling movement and the current state of play, including the end of the U.S. Department of Commerce’s security unit Investigations and Threat Management Service (ITMS) ([link removed]) and the upcoming trial ofDr. Feng ‘Franklin’ Tao ([link removed]) , the most recent case under the “China Initiative.” The latter half of the panel will look into ways you can be involved with Advancing Justice | AAJC’s and OCA’s week of action. Speakers will highlight important policy and advocacy priorities, community-led grassroots organizing efforts, and outline how to build narratives with the media to lift up the voices of impacted people and increase public awareness.

This webinar will be open to the media.

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State of Play of the Anti-Racial Profiling Movement
Panelists:
* John C. Yang, President and Executive Director, Asian Americans Advancing Justice | AAJC
John C. Yang leads the organization’s mission to advance the civil and human rights of Asian Americans and to build and promote a fair and equitable society for all through policy advocacy, education, and litigation. He has served in leadership positions for the American Bar Association, the National Asian Pacific American Bar Association, and the National Council of Asian Pacific Americans, among many others. Prior to Advancing Justice | AAJC, John had served as a political appointee in the Obama Administration addressing U.S. trade and economics, the Asia-Pacific Legal Director based in Shanghai, China, of a Fortune 200 company, and as a partner at a large DC-based law firm. He also serves on the diversity council for several Fortune 500 U.S. companies. John is fluent in Mandarin Chinese.

* Mara Hvistendahl, Investigative Reporter, The Intercept
Mara Hvistendahl is the author of the book The Scientist and the Spy: A True Story of China, the FBI, and Industrial Espionage, on a case that foreshadowed the China Initiative. Mara previously reported for eight years from Shanghai, where she was the China bureau chief for Science. Her first book, Unnatural Selection, was a finalist for the 2012 Pulitzer Prize and the Los Angeles Times Book Prize. Her work has also been published in The Atlantic, MIT Technology Review, and WIRED.

* Jinliang Cai, Board Chair, United Chinese Americans, Founder, Tennessee Chinese American Alliance
Jinliang Cai was born in Beijing, China. He came to the U.S. as a student in 1986 and has lived in Pittsburgh and Memphis. He has been actively engaged in community organizations for many years including Organization of Chinese Americans Pittsburgh Chapter, Greater Memphis United Chinese Association, Memphis Chinese Language School, Memphis In May Festival, Chinese Historical Society in Memphis, Tennessee Chinese American Alliance, and United Chinese Americans.

* Ron Yang, Professor, University at Albany, State University of New York
Ron Yang is currently a professor in the Department of Mathematics and Statistics at University at Albany, the State University of New York. His two research programs have gained international recognition. He is a big fan of music, philosophy, and nature.

Week of Action: Mobilizing Legislative Efforts on the Hill
Panelists:
* Thu Nguyen, Deputy Executive Director, OCA-Asian Pacific American Advocates
Thu Nguyen oversees storytelling, advocacy, relationships, and operations for OCA. A graduate from Rice University with degrees in Chemistry and Sociology, Thu entered the nonprofit sector through organizing on campus and bridging partnerships between student groups and local organizations. Previously, she freelanced for non-profits and AAPI small businesses to do outreach, marketing, and build community relationships.

* Gisela P. Kusakawa, Staff Attorney, Anti-Racial Profiling Project & Immigration, Asian Americans Advancing Justice | AAJC
Gisela P. Kusakawa is an attorney leading Advancing Justice | AAJC’s policy and advocacy efforts to combat the government targeting of Asian Americans and advancing our communities’ immigration priorities. Her portfolio includes the intersections of national security, technology, immigration, and criminal law. Her work laid the groundwork for the launch of the Anti-Racial Profiling Project dedicated to protecting the rights of Asian Americans and immigrants unjustly targeted by the government. She is a recipient of the NAPABA Law Foundation Community Law Fellowship and the Justice Thurgood Marshall Civil Liberties Award for her work in civil rights and public service. She clerked under the first Asian American judge in Virginia, the Honorable John M. Tran, and worked for a refugee firm helping asylum seekers and refugees find protection in the United States. Gisela served indigent immigrant populations under AmeriCorps in Ohio, worked on business and job development in the Philippines,
and was a Rotary Scholar at Kofu City, Japan. She was a founding member of the Filipino American Lawyers Association of Washington, D.C.

Moderator:
* Vivin Qiang, Program Coordinator, Anti-Racial Profiling Project, Asian Americans Advancing Justice | AAJC
Vivin Qiang leads the community engagement and media outreach efforts for the Anti-Racial Profiling Project. Before joining Advancing Justice | AAJC, she worked in China for a global environmental nonprofit organization, where she supported the program’s overall communications strategy and engaged with communities in building conservation projects across urban neighborhoods. Vivin received her M.A. in Development Studies with a concentration in Migration from The Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies in Geneva, Switzerland, and holds a B.A. from Eureka College in Communications with a minor in International Relations.

Learn more about the Anti-Racial Profiling Project ([link removed])
If you believe you are being targeted by the government and you are looking for attorney referrals, please contact 202-935-6014 using the Signal app and a staff member from Advancing Justice | AAJC will reach out to you directly (Available in English & Mandarin/普通话).
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