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UCSD Kubiak "chinaman" issue
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Professor Clifford Kubiak of University of California, San Diego posted the
a
set lab rules on his website for his students containing the word "Chinaman.
"
It wasn't until May of 2011 when this issue was discovered and raised in
several online Chinese forums. Many felt greatly offended by the lab rules
and wrote letter of complaints to the university and San Diego local media.
Under the pressure, the university and professor Kubiak issued statements of
apologies and the offending web page was taken down. This issue received
media coverage from San Diego Union Tribune.
Contents [hide]
1 Professor Kubiak's Lab Rules
2 Letter of Complaint to San Diego Union Tribune
3 Reactions
4 See also
5 References & notes
6 External links
[edit]Professor Kubiak's Lab Rules
Lab Rules:
0. NO DISNEY MUSIC.
1. Don't be that guy.
2. If you can't turn on the instrument, you shouldn't use it.
3. Don't believe anything the Chinaman says. (Demoted from rules 1 & 2)
4. No ammount of time is acceptable for food-floor interaction, accept it,
it's gone.
5. If you start a phosphine fire - don't panic. Well, maybe a little.
[edit]Letter of Complaint to San Diego Union Tribune
Mingyu Guo, a lecturer at the University of Liverpool in England, wrote in
an
email to The San Diego Union-Tribune. “At least in the U.S., the word
‘Chinaman’ is usually considered derogatory. Usage of this term is
strongly
discouraged by Asian American organizations."[1]
[edit]Reactions
On 05/21/2011, The existence of the web page was disclosed on an Internet
forum for Chinese speaking academics, then numerous discussions followed on
many similar internet forums[2].
On 05/22/2011, University officials took the site down as soon as they
learned of it[3].
On 05/23/2011, UCSD issued an Statement on the webpage of Division of
Physical Science and also on the webpage of Department of Chemistry &
Biochemistry:[4]
An apology for insensitive comments on Professor Kubiak's research lab
website
On behalf of President Mark Yudof, Chancellor Marye Anne Fox, and the UC San
Diego community we are truly disappointed by the insensitive and offensive
language that appeared on the website of Professor Clifford Kubiak. This
language does not conform to our commitment to the UCSD Principles of
Community. We have communicated today with Professor Kubiak who has ensured
that the offending language has been removed and he will provide a formal,
written apology. This apology will be posted on Professor Kubiak’s website.
Further, we have asked the Office for the Prevention of Harassment and
Discrimination (OPHD) to review the matter. Please accept our sincere
apologies on behalf of the University.
Suresh Subramani
Executive Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs
Mark Thiemens
Dean, Division of Physical Sciences
On 05/24/2011, Local news paper reported this issue with corresponding
comments. [5]
On 05/24/2011, Kubiak posted an letter of apologies on his lab website: [6]
Please accept my personal and sincere apologies for the insensitive language
recently found on my laboratory’s website. I find the language offensive
and
I am embarrassed by the poor judgment exhibited in posting the offending
language. Although I was unaware of the existence of this page until it was
brought to my attention, I accept full responsibility. I have taken steps to
remove the offending language and will arrange for appropriate training for
my research group and me relative to the UCSD Principles of Community. |
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