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Joel Wong

Vying for Talent, a podcast about the role human talent plays in the U.S.-China competition

The Brookings Institution has recently introduced  Vying for Talent, a podcast about why competition for human talent will be increasingly more important in the conflict between the United States and China. In this first episode entitled “Can semiconductor manufacturing return to the US?”, co-hosts Ryan Hass of the Brookings Institution and Jude… Read More »Vying for Talent, a podcast about the role human talent plays in the U.S.-China competition

How Discrimination Increases Chinese Overseas Students’ Support for Authoritarian Rule

This interesting and significant PAPER was published by the University of California San Diego’s 21ST CENTURY CHINA CENTER. We in the United States are proud of our liberal democratic system based on individual freedom. Many of us wish the rest of the world would see the benefits and advantages of such… Read More »How Discrimination Increases Chinese Overseas Students’ Support for Authoritarian Rule

AABA (Asian Americans Building America) – Short Videos by The Asia Society!

I want to bring your attention to a series of short videos  “Asian Americans Building America” published by the Asia Society.  In response to the rise in racist and xenophobic attacks against Asians in the United States, the Asia Society launched Asian Americans Building America, a weekly interview series featuring… Read More »AABA (Asian Americans Building America) – Short Videos by The Asia Society!

All of Us Belong Right Here!

America’s great because we’re diverseWe hailed from every corner of our universe!Some are natives with origins right hereEuropeans arrived to breathe the free air! Some were uprooted from AfricaThey’re still urging us to be more fair!Some came here looking for goldBut ended up working on the railroad! Some came as… Read More »All of Us Belong Right Here!

Jerry Brown: US-China relations need ‘planetary realism’ to avoid geopolitical and ecological apocalypse

In a recent Opinion Column published by the South China Morning Post, Tom Plate a Distinguished Scholar of Asian and Pacific Studies at Loyola Marymount University Asia Media International Centre, states that: Former California governor Jerry Brown has turned his attention towards trying to improve US-China relations in the name… Read More »Jerry Brown: US-China relations need ‘planetary realism’ to avoid geopolitical and ecological apocalypse

Honoring Dr. Chien-Shiung Wu and her Profound Contributions to American Science

Chien-Shiung Wu (1912-1997) had many honorary nicknames including “the First Lady of Physics”, “the Chinese Madame Curie”, and the “Queen of Nuclear Research”. She was a Chinese American experimental physicist who made significant contributions in the research of radioactivity. Dr. Wu worked on the Manhattan Project, where she helped develop… Read More »Honoring Dr. Chien-Shiung Wu and her Profound Contributions to American Science

March 16, 2022 – Statement on the One-Year Anniversary of the Atlanta Massacre

March 16, 2022 – Statement on the One-Year Anniversary of the Atlanta Massacre Elk Grove, California – ​The League of California Cities Asian Pacific Islander (API) Caucus issued the following statement in response to the one-year anniversary of the Atlanta massacre that took place on March 16, 2021. Today marks… Read More »March 16, 2022 – Statement on the One-Year Anniversary of the Atlanta Massacre

The Avoidable War: An Alternative Future for U.S.-China Relations

As we look into the US-China Relationship, we see the disconnect between the general US population and the view of the experts. According to Pew Research, up to 77% of the US population has an unfavorable view of China. https://www.pewresearch.org/global/2020/10/06/unfavorable-views-of-china-reach-historic-highs-in-many-countries/ According to “experts” such as the Asia Society Policy Institute… Read More »The Avoidable War: An Alternative Future for U.S.-China Relations