Frank WuFrank Wu is a Distinguished Professor at University of California Hastings College of the Law, where he formerly served as chancellor and dean.Asian American Pacific IslanderCilantro and PrejudiceCilantro is a good example for showing the stupidity of racial stereotypes. The herb, also known as coriander and Chinese parsley, is a staple in some cuisines to the surprise of diners of varying backgrounds who report it tastes like soap. It turns out that whether you like this seasoning or want to spit it out depends on your genetics — your heritage.January 22, 2019African-AmericanHow We Look at Each OtherThe random encounters of strangers are among the best means to assess attitudes about race.December 13, 2018Asian American Pacific IslanderHow Do We Persuade the New Asian Alt-Right?I write to ask my progressive friends, especially those sympathetic to Asian Americans, to help me answer a question often asked by Asian American students about their Asian immigrant parents. More specifically, many students whose elders are Chinese immigrants — who may not identify as either “Asian” or “American,” much less “Asian American” — have given to me the most difficult query: how can they discuss race and civil rights at home, with family members who are, in their words, “racist” toward African Americans and Latinos.November 15, 2018African-AmericanBirthright Citizenship is Under Attack…AgainBirthright citizenship unites people of color. The principle is under attack again. The two professors who wrote the book suggesting the Supreme Court was wrong to recognize the rule insist they are not motivated by race.November 1, 2018Asian American Pacific IslanderRemembering Chancellor Chang-Lin Tien, Champion of Affirmative ActionThis past week, I was moved by the memorial for the late Chancellor Chang-Lin Tien. The first Asian American to head a major research university, University of California Berkeley, which he led from 1990 to 1997, he was remembered again on the tenth anniversary of the naming of an East Asian Library in his honor.October 9, 2018OpinionMy Student’s ‘A’ PaperA student of mine wrote a great paper that I would like to share, explaining how racial considerations affect the ways we set up mass transit. He showed how the decision to demolish the Embarcadero Freeway after the 1989 earthquake in San Francisco involved ethnic concerns, as well as how the controversy a generation later about building a new underground light rail line threatened a commitment made to Chinatown.September 24, 2018OpinionDoubts About DiversityI am skeptical that any of us embraces “diversity” as much as we might believe.August 6, 2018Asian American Pacific IslanderBeing a Tourist is Not the Same as Being a MinorityI recently returned from China. I spent the summer teaching American law, in English. As a Chinese American, I must confess one of the most annoying statements that White Americans make is that, after they have been a tourist overseas, they understand what it is like to be a minority back home.July 5, 2018Asian American Pacific IslanderAsian Americans: Right to Be Angry at Harvard, Not African-AmericansPeople of all backgrounds become so angry about affirmative action that it is difficult to discuss the subject. The current emphasis is on Asian American applicants to Harvard College and younger Asian American students competing for entry to the magnet high schools of New York City.June 20, 2018Asian American Pacific IslanderThe Dilemma of DiversityOpponents of racial diversity often style themselves as proponents of intellectual diversity. These positions are not mutually exclusive. No doubt there are advocates who wish to hear multiple viewpoints being expressed on campus without the speakers suffering adverse consequences, who are sincere in their beliefs. Racial diversity and intellectual diversity, however, are related.June 12, 2018Previous PagePage 3 of 4Next Page