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May 4, 2018: Press Conference with Sherry Chen
May 6, 2018: A Talk with Sherry Chen Committee of 100 Conference Hyatt Regency Hotel, Santa Clara, California Sponsor: Committee of 100 Description: For her first public appearance after the Merit Systems Protection Board ruling, Sherry Chen shared her story at a May 4, 10:30 a.m. PT press conference and TED-style talk at the C100 annual conference on May 6. Chen was accompanied by Brian Sun, managing partner of the Los Angeles office of the international law firm, Jones Day. Sun previously represented Wen Ho Lee in a winning court case, where Lee, a Chinese-American, was wrongfully accused of espionage 20 years ago. 2018/05/05 China Daily: Roger Wang, Chairman of Committee of 100 "Together with other Asian-American organizations, we stand up, speak out for Sherry Chen and finally win this tough battle with her... The outcome is not enough. We need to keep reiterating and retelling this story, have the information circulated continuously, to prohibit the US government from repeating this kind of wrongdoing toward Chinese Americans. We need to make sure the message from our community is sent out loud and clear." |
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2016 Petition: Asian Law Caucus started this petition to President Obama and U.S. Attorney General Lynchto Stop Reckless Prosecutions Based on Race.
"Asian Americans have faced this pattern of discrimination many times in U.S. history -- these reckless prosecutions are just the latest manifestation of being treated as untrustworthy outsiders in this country. As tensions between the U.S. and China rise, Asian Americans should not be subject to discriminatory surveillance, investigation or prosecution. No American should be held under suspicion due to their race, ethnicity or national origin."
"Asian Americans have faced this pattern of discrimination many times in U.S. history -- these reckless prosecutions are just the latest manifestation of being treated as untrustworthy outsiders in this country. As tensions between the U.S. and China rise, Asian Americans should not be subject to discriminatory surveillance, investigation or prosecution. No American should be held under suspicion due to their race, ethnicity or national origin."
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September 15, 2015: Sherry Chen and Xiaoxing Xi Press Conference
Arent Fox LLP, Washington DC After Professor Xi's case was dismissed on September 11, 2015, he and Sherry Chen were feature speakers to talk about their respective cases in this press conference. Community organizations also joined to express their support for their cause and concerns for racial profiling. Attorney Peter Zeidenberg of Arent Fox represented both Xi and Chen. New York Times: The Rush to Find China’s Moles Committee of 100: C100 and Partners Issue Letter to the U.S. Attorney General Committee of 100: Trade Secrets and Economic Espionage: Legal Risks in Advancing Technology between the U.S. and China |
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"While we support the government’s effort to investigate and prosecute the stealing of government and corporate secrets, we are appalled by the apparent pattern of singling out Chinese-Americans, without adequate investigations, by federal law enforcement and prosecutors on the basis of ethnicity in violation of their equal protection rights. Following are two recent examples.
Five months after the arrest of Sherry Chen of National Weather Service, the case was dismissed on the eve of her trial without explanation. Similarly, Dr. Xiaoxing Xi, Chair of the Physics Dept. at Temple University, was dragged from home with guns pointed at his wife and children. His case was also dismissed by the court. The government’s evidence was not even related to the technology it claimed to be. Chen and Dr. Xi’s reputation and careers have been damaged and their families have suffered mentally and financially.
We request the DOJ to conduct an independent investigation into the cases of Sherry Chen, Dr. Xi, and other similar cases regarding whether race, ethnicity, or national origin played an illegal role."
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Concerned Scientists, Engineers and Professors (initial signers in alphabetical order)
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