Asian American Scholars Forum (AASF) is delighted to announce that Margaret Lewis, Brian Sun, and Peter Zeidenberg have joined the AASF Legal Advisory Council. The Council will advise AASF to build a network of attorneys experienced in defending Asian American scholars, and to stimulate dialogues among scholars, university administrators, government officials, and the general public.

Asian American Scholars Forum is a nonprofit, nonpolitical association of American scholars of Asian descent united to promote academic belonging, openness, freedom, and equality for all. Many of us are also united in our shared experience of having faced—or being at risk of—discrimination, marginalization, and racial profiling.

Members of AASF draw on distinguished Asian American scholars. Since the founding of AASF in February 2021, we have been organizing webinars to facilitate dialogues among scholars, attorneys, university administrators, and government officials. The webinars are co-sponsored by 13 Chinese-American scholar associations and 2 Asian-American organizations, representing over 7,000 Asian American scholars. Aiming to build a sustainable organization, we are applying for the 501(c)3 status and have started fundraising.