Many people have taken issue with statements made about Asian immigration by University of Pennsylvania Professor Amy Wax on her latest appearance on The Glenn Show. You can find those statements in the episode, in this excerpt and transcript from the episode, and in this post, where she responds to a reader’s critique. I understand where many of her critics are coming from, as I strongly disagree with Amy’s positions on Asian immigration myself and said as much in our conversation.
Recently, I received an email from Yiguang Ju, professor of mechanical and aerospace engineering at Princeton and President of the Asian American Academy of Science and Engineering. He attached an open letter from the AAASE to UPenn President Amy Gutmann condemning Amy Wax and her statements on my show. In the body of the email, Professor Ju also appeared to suggest that Amy Wax’s presence on TGS raised questions about my own credibility and scholarship, and I responded to it forcefully. As it turns out, Professor Ju’s apparent indictment of me was the result of an unfortunate typo on his part, and he apologized for the error. I, of course, accept his apology.
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