Frank H. Wu

Frank H. Wu joined the faculty of the Howard University School of Law, in Washington, D.C., in 1995. The first Asian American law professor at Howard, one of the leading predominantly black colleges/universities, he was tenured in 2000.
Professor Wu’s Yellow: Race in America Beyond Black and White was published by Basic Books in January 2002. His co-authored textbook, Race, Rights and Reparation: Law and the Japanese American Internment, was published in May 2001 by Aspen. His more than 200 articles have appeared on a professional basis in such periodicals as the Washington Post, L.A. Times, Chicago Tribune, USA Today, and Christian Science Monitor. His media appearances include the Oprah Winfrey show, Now with Bill Moyers, Lehrer Newshour, O’Reilly Factor on Fox, Book Notes with Brian Lamb, Talk Back Live on CNN, BET, MS-NBC, BBC Radio, National Public Radio, and Voice of America.

Wu is on the Board of Trustees of Gallaudet University, the only liberal arts university primarily for the deaf and hard of hearing. He is committed to public service, having been appointed by Mayor Anthony Williams as Chair of the D.C. Human Rights Commission, a position he then held from 2001 to 2002.