NichiBeiTimes.com – By Ben Hamamoto
On Tuesday, June 26, Tooru Nemoto was packing his belongings as he prepared to vacate his University of California at San Francisco office.
Over the years, the veteran professor?s intervention research projects, which target Asian Pacific Islanders at high risk for HIV, have been attacked by conservative politicians and advocacy groups, but ultimately it was the university who once staunchly defended him that has put an end to his work by choosing to end his appointment.
The doctor is upset by what he feels is an unfair decision, influenced by race and national origin discrimination, as well as a lack of regard for the marginalized population that makes up his clientele.
“They never provided any reason for ending my appointment,” Nemoto told the Nichi Bei Times. “The university decided to relinquish all my projects, including the grant money that goes with them.”