Major U.S. cancer center ousts ‘Asian’ researchers after NIH flags foreign ties
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Re: Major U.S. cancer center ousts ‘Asian’ researchers after NIH flags foreign ties
#2I wonder why the headline says 'Asian' instead of saying Chinese, since all three researchers were Chinese with ties to China.
As an ethic Indian, I'm kinda offended when all Asians are just lumped together as I believe it promotes general racism and bias against anyone from that continent.
Re: Major U.S. cancer center ousts ‘Asian’ researchers after NIH flags foreign ties
#3I wonder why the headline says 'Asian' instead of saying Chinese, since all three researchers were Chinese with ties to China. As an ethic Indian, I'm kinda offended when all Asians are just lumped together as I believe it promotes general racism and bias against anyone from that continent .
MD Anderson President Peter Pisters says all [five] are “Asian”; Science has confirmed that three are ethnically Chinese.
Re: Major U.S. cancer center ousts ‘Asian’ researchers after NIH flags foreign ties
#4I wonder why the headline says 'Asian' instead of saying Chinese, since all three researchers were Chinese with ties to China. As an ethic Indian, I'm kinda offended when all Asians are just lumped together as I believe it promotes general racism and bias against anyone from that continent .
It’s a direct quote from a statement provided by the institution. Not a choice the reporter made, but they mention that they confirmed most are ethnically Chinese.
Re: Major U.S. cancer center ousts ‘Asian’ researchers after NIH flags foreign ties
#5I wonder why the headline says 'Asian' instead of saying Chinese, since all three researchers were Chinese with ties to China. As an ethic Indian, I'm kinda offended when all Asians are just lumped together as I believe it promotes general racism and bias against anyone from that continent .
In the US, Asian = people from eastern Asia.
In the UK, Asian = people from southern Asia.
Re: Major U.S. cancer center ousts ‘Asian’ researchers after NIH flags foreign ties
#6I wonder why the headline says 'Asian' instead of saying Chinese, since all three researchers were Chinese with ties to China. As an ethic Indian, I'm kinda offended when all Asians are just lumped together as I believe it promotes general racism and bias against anyone from that continent .
> Cancer center officials have not named any of the five researchers. MD Anderson President Peter Pisters says all are “Asian”;
I believe because that's the official statement.
Re: Major U.S. cancer center ousts ‘Asian’ researchers after NIH flags foreign ties
#7I wonder why the headline says 'Asian' instead of saying Chinese, since all three researchers were Chinese with ties to China. As an ethic Indian, I'm kinda offended when all Asians are just lumped together as I believe it promotes general racism and bias against anyone from that continent .
Your mystery can be solved by reading to the third paragraph.
> Cancer center officials have not named any of the five researchers. MD Anderson President Peter Pisters says all are “Asian”; Science has confirmed that three are ethnically Chinese.
Re: Major U.S. cancer center ousts ‘Asian’ researchers after NIH flags foreign ties
#8I remember when I was young (+40 years ago), many Swiss private banks would only hire Swiss people. That rule was due to the French IRS equivalent having their own employees sent to Switzerland and hired by Swiss bank. They were mole transmitting confidential information about French clients. So these private banks had to restore trust and security.
Honestly still today, for some critial jobs, I do not understand companies not hiring local people (whatever nationality) with their friends and whole family (parents, cousins, etc) in the country. The cost of treason is higher (if they need to escape the country). It is not bullet proof, but it mitigates the risk.
But it looks like banks have a short memory (This guy was a sysadmin): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Herv%C3%A9_Falciani
Re: Major U.S. cancer center ousts ‘Asian’ researchers after NIH flags foreign ties
#9I wonder why the headline says 'Asian' instead of saying Chinese, since all three researchers were Chinese with ties to China. As an ethic Indian, I'm kinda offended when all Asians are just lumped together as I believe it promotes general racism and bias against anyone from that continent .
Funny you say that because in the US, Indians are not considered Asians in practice even though of course South Asia is, well in Asia. I have seen many people argue that Asians only mean East Asians and does not include South Asians. However, the official census lumps all Asians together.
Re: Major U.S. cancer center ousts ‘Asian’ researchers after NIH flags foreign ties
#10I wonder why the headline says 'Asian' instead of saying Chinese, since all three researchers were Chinese with ties to China. As an ethic Indian, I'm kinda offended when all Asians are just lumped together as I believe it promotes general racism and bias against anyone from that continent .
In the US, Asian = people from eastern Asia. In the UK, Asian = people from southern Asia.
Sure, but even if we continue to abide by this inconsistent terminology, "eastern Asia" is not the same thing as China, so the OP's point still seems relevant.