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The Jury Trial of Anming Hu

Advancing Justice | AAJC is requesting local community support for Professor Anming Hu, an impacted person, for his upcoming trial in Knoxville, TN. Mr. Hu was a NASA researcher and professor at University of Tennessee, Knoxville (UT) who was charged with wire fraud and false statements in February, 2020 on the basis of failing to disclose his affiliation with a university in China on a conflict of interest form submitted to UT. The charges against him do not involve economic espionage or evidence of “spying” despite the rhetoric under the “China Initiative,” which has heavily scrutinized scientists, researchers, and scholars of Chinese and Asian descent.

Mr. Hu is a naturalized Canadian citizen of Chinese ancestry and prior to his arrest, was awaiting a green card in America. The prosecution has destroyed Mr.Hu’s career and left him and his family’s lives in shambles. His health has further deteriorated since he was placed under house arrest, but he is still fighting against this injustice. The U.S. Eastern District of Tennessee Court will hold a trial for Mr. Hu and we are looking to get concerned community members to attend this trial in Knoxville, TN starting at 9 am on June 7, 2021 to show support for him.

Asian Americans Advancing Justice | AAJC is deeply concerned with the racial profiling and unjust prosecutions of Asian Americans and Asian immigrants across the country. The latest wave of resurgent xenophobia follows a long history of Asian Americans being stereotyped as “perpetual foreigners” and scapegoated as spies disloyal to the United States. We would be grateful if you can help spread the word in the community about the upcoming trial and about this issue more generally. If you have any questions, please contact Vivin Qiang, who coordinates the legal referral service, outreach and media engagement for the Anti-Racial Profiling Project at vqiang@advancingjustice-aajc.org and Gisela Kusakawa, who leads the project’s policy and advocacy work at gkusakawa@advancingjustice-aajc.org.

Learn more about the background of Anming Hu at this GoFundMe page or donate if you can.

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