a) FBI Director Wray to reflect: "Hmmm! All these Asian
American faces. I bet at least 50% are Chinese American(ChAm) faces.
Will my
totalitarian
"whole-of-society effort" to catch Chinese spies, which certainly
violate the civil
rights of innocent ChAm scientists, eventually drive these students out
of Physics
or even out of the USA?
Who will replace them?
Will I be causing deep
damage to the
long-
term
interest
of US
science? I want to protect our national
secrets, but I
MUST
not
violate the rights of innocent
scientists of Chinese origin.
I need to
re-examine
my
"whole-of-society effort" advocacy."
b) many of us in the STEM
field to reflect
*
:
"Why am I
so timid? I am
a tenured & Chaired professor. Yet when my Dean told me not to go to China
anymore, and to get out of a first-rate international collaborative science
program
in China, I
meekly
agreed. I've studiously abided by the rules of
the Univ. and the
granting agencies, and yet I submit to such outrageous extra-legal verbal
instructions from an administrator like an errand boy."
"I am a
selfish coward. I shouldn't set such shameful precedent for these
young
students who will be future scientists
. I wasn't thinking about the long-
term interest of
US science.
I was only thinking about pleasing the Dean.
While my Dean
was only thinking
about the number of dollars received from the
funding agencies
instead of what's best for science.
What is the use of being a
chaired professor, if I behave like an errand boy. I
must do better from
here on.
Otherwise, I'll hate the face I see in the mirror each
morning
."
* The above is the composite of two true events. I believe hundreds of similar
events occurred on campuses all over the U.S. Rise, professors. See how EF
responds to grave events
with courage and integrity. Has anything happened to
me
and/or my colleagues on the Board who have been the "point persons" for the
AsAm community for decades? Step up to be counted! Together
we can do
even better in
helping our
nation to be a "more perfect union."
c) many administrators of universities
to reflect
: "
Why am I
betraying
my academic principles and letting grant dollars and politics lead me
by the
nose, since becoming
an administrator? I used to be a strong believer in
free and
open exchange
of science for its advancement!
I used to be against race
profiling. What FBI Director Wray is advocating is nothing less than urging the entire US society to race profile scientists of Chinese origin. Yes, I am shamefully
implementing that policy.
I need to re-set my moral compass this
moment.
"
"In addition,
some of these ChAm professors, backed by an organization like
this 80-20 Educational Foundation,
may one day decide to sue me for my
extra-legal instruction to them to stop
their collaboratory activities in China.
I
need to
be more judicious and law-abiding."
S. B. Woo
President and a volunteer for the past 20 years
80-20 Educational Foundation, Inc, a 501 C-3 organization,
Lieutenant Governor of Delaware (1985-89)
GOOD NEWS:
CIT (Calif. Insititute of Technology)
and
Washington U.
just joined a list 12 other universities to send out
a campus-wide communication to stress the importance of protecting innocent
international scientists from political pressure generated by people like FBI
Director Wray. We thank
Alice Huang,
EF Vice President & former
President of AAAS, for approaching CIT !
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