Targeting Asian-American Scientists for Espionage Is Cruel and Unfair.

ASIAN American scientists; ESPIONAGE laws; INTELLECTUAL property theft; CIVIL rights; LEE, Wen Ho, 1939-; CHINA-United States relations

The article presents information on the false accusations on Asian-American scientists for scientific espionage and intellectual property theft and violation of the civil rights of U.S. citizens. Topics discussed include several notable cases such as case on Wen Ho Lee of Los Alamos National Laboratory in 1999; details on the Economic Espionage Act and China and U.S. relations; and mentions long-term effect of policies against Asian-Americans.