Opinions

How the model minority myth holds Asian Americans back at work—and what companies should do

  written by Jennifer Liu In some ways, Quincy Surasmith says he didn’t feel like an outsider growing up. Surasmith, who is Thai-American and Chinese-American, was raised in a part of L.A. that...

We built a database to understand the China Initiative. Then the government changed its records.

Our monthslong investigation revealed a major DOJ effort troubled by shifting narratives and a lack of focus. Here’s how we got the facts. By Eileen Guo, Jess Aloe, & Karen Hao How we built...

The US crackdown on Chinese economic espionage is a mess. We have the data to show it.

The US government’s China Initiative sought to protect national security. In the most comprehensive analysis of cases to date, MIT Technology Review reveals how far it has strayed from its goals. By...

Can a Police Officer Accused of Spying for China Ever Clear His Name?

Federal prosecutors said Baimadajie Angwang was an agent for China who used his N.Y.P.D. job to report on Tibetans. Then, with scant explanation, they abandoned the case.   Officer Baimadajie...

Setting terms of foreign interference inquiry cools political temperature on process but not substance, say observers

‘How we’re going to get answers may be cooled down, but the subject matter itself is still very much a live wire,’ says former Conservative staffer Yaroslav Baran.   On Sept. 7, Public...

Chinese Canadian voters are encouraged to speak up ahead of federal election

Listen to this article:   Editorial Note Although this article was published two years ago, the issues it emphasizes, including the challenges and opportunities for Chinese Canadian community...

Canadians Are Being Spied On By Their Own Security Agencies

Canada has been endorsing illegal mass surveillance through new legislation by Midori Ogasawara   WHETHER it is the adoption of spyware or the mass collection of personal information by major...

NYT Reveals That a Tech Mogul Likes China—and That McCarthyism Is Alive and Well

“A Global Web of Chinese Propaganda Leads to a US Tech Mogul,” the New York Times (8/5/23) announced on its front page. “The Times unraveled a financial network that stretches from Chicago to Shanghai...

Feds’ anti-racism work is a thin gruel

There are no real efforts to improve the experiences of Black and racialized people within the IRCC system, or in their policies, programs, and procedures. by Erica Ifill Under then-minister Sean...