Racial Profiling of Asians in America"Did you hear the one where someone broke into this guy's house and all his electronics were stolen but they knew the thief was Asian because the math homework that was left on the kitchen table was completed? How about the one where Asians get their name by dropping a fork down the stairs? magazine introduces an Asian American perspective on how a community is viewed in today's society. For many years, Asian Americans have strived to distance themselves from the subjective racial stereotypes and profiling that society imposes on them their place in American society. Efforts to gain admiration in society may seem like a seemingly possible task to achieve, but communities continue to thrive. Unfortunately, many Asian Americans are still treated unfairly. Wen Ho Lee, a former nuclear scientist at Los Alamos Laboratory, has been an American citizen for 27 years, however he was sentenced to prison without bail because he was transferring documents in his office from a classified computer to an unclassified computer. "He remains in his cell 23 hours a day, sometimes in chains. He has limited contact with his family and until recently was not allowed to speak in his native language" (Murthy). His case is not yet final. People are constantly trying to prove that what happened to them was due to mistreatment and racial profiling. A man named John Deutch, now a professor at MIT, had transferred the documents as Mr. Wen did, however, he was not treated the same way... half of the document... April 6, 2001. Ayuyang, Rachelle. “Asian Americans take center field.” Monolid August 2000: 26-28. Parenthetical note: (Ayuyang 28) Boyle, Jenny. “Asian and Asian-American Stereotyping.” October 13, 2000. Online publication. Suite101.com. April 6, 2001. Eh, Arthur. “Education: Race Matters, But Mastering the !@#$% Material Matters More.” Arthur Hu's K12 education page. April 6, 2001. Murthy, Sharmila. “Teach-In Investigates Racial Profiling in Wen Ho Lee Case.” April 6, 2001. Perng, Olivia. Personal interview. April 7, 2001. "Racist Love." April 6 2001.>