Date: Tuesday, April 22 | Time: 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM
Location: Museum of Chinese in America, 215 Centre Street
The Museum of Chinese in America (MOCA), with support from its community partners, cordially invites you to a special conversation with Frank H. Wu, President of Queens College, esteemed civil rights attorney, and educator. In this timely discussion, Wu will offer insights into the history, legal foundations, and ongoing debates surrounding birthright citizenship in the United States.
About Frank H. Wu
Frank H. Wu serves as the eleventh President of Queens College.
Prior to joining the City University of New York (CUNY) system, Frank served as Chancellor & Dean at UC College of the Law, San Francisco. Before joining UC Law San Francisco, he was a member of the faculty at Howard University, the nation’s leading historically black college/university (HBCU), for a decade. In recognition of his leadership, he was selected for the Chang-Lin Tien Award in 2008 and the APAHE (Asian Pacific Americans in Higher Education) CEO Award in 2024.
Frank is dedicated to civic engagement and civil rights. He was a Trustee of Gallaudet University, the only university in the world dedicated to deaf and hard of hearing persons and a Trustee of Deep Springs College. In April 2016, he was elected by the members of Committee of 100 as their Chair, and he held that office for two years; then in February 2017, the Board named him as the group’s first-ever President, a role he held for two and a half years. For his advocacy work, he received the John Hope Franklin Award in 2020.
Frank is the author of Yellow: Race in America Beyond Black and White, which was immediately reprinted in its hardcover edition. Prior to his academic career, he held a clerkship with the late U.S. District Judge Frank J. Battisti in Cleveland and practiced law with the firm of Morrison & Foerster in San Francisco – while there, he devoted a quarter of his time to pro bono work on behalf of indigent clients. He received a B.A. from the Johns Hopkins University and a J.D. with honors from the University of Michigan.