About us

Yukong Mike Zhao

Chair

Yukong Mike Zhao is the president of the Asian American Coalition for Education (AACE), a nationally recognized advocate for meritocracy and a steadfast defender of the U.S. Constitution.

During China’s Cultural Revolution, Zhao’s family endured political persecution, extreme poverty, and devastating personal loss. In 1992, he immigrated to the United States to escape communism and pursue the American Dream. Through determination and hard work, he rose to become Director of Global Planning at Siemens Energy.

Since 2014, Zhao has been a leading voice against anti-Asian discrimination in college admissions. Under his leadership, AACE mobilized Asian American communities nationwide to support Students for Fair Admissions in its legal battles against Harvard. Through tireless advocacy, Zhao and his colleagues built a coalition of over 300 Asian American organizations. Their efforts culminated in the landmark Supreme Court ruling in June 2023, which struck down race-based Affirmative Action policies. Zhao testified before Congress in September 2023 on the significance of this decision, and his leadership was featured by The Wall Street Journal in 2015.

Drawing from his firsthand experience with authoritarianism, Zhao has published one book and many contributed opinion pieces to National Review, The Washington Examiner, The Daily Caller, Orange County Register, and other outlets, defending constitutional principles and speaking out against socialism, Critical Race Theory, and radical progressive ideologies.

赵宇空先生是美国亚裔教育联盟（AACE）主席，是一位全美知名的择优录取倡导者和美国宪法的坚定捍卫者。

在中国的文革期间，赵先生的家庭遭受了政治迫害、极度贫困以及丧失亲人沉痛的损失。1992年，他移民美国，逃离共产主义，追寻美国梦。凭借坚韧不拔的努力和勤奋工作，他最终晋升为西门子能源公司全球规划总监。

自2014年以来，赵先生一直是反对大学录取中针对亚裔歧视的领军人物。在他的领导下，AACE动员了全美亚裔社区，支持“学生公平录取组织”（Students for Fair Admissions）对哈佛大学提起的诉讼。通过不懈的倡导，赵先生及其同仁建立了一个由300多个亚裔组织组成的大联盟。这一努力最终促成了2023年6月美国最高法院的历史性裁决，废除了以种族为基础的平权行动政策。2023年9月，赵先生在国会作证，阐述该裁决的重要意义。他为亚裔教育维权的事迹曾于2015年被《华尔街日报》专题报道。

凭借对极权主义的亲身经历，赵先生出版了一本专著，并在《国家评论》、《华盛顿观察家报》、《每日呼声》、《橙县纪事报》等媒体发表多篇评论文章，捍卫美国宪法原则，并公开反对社会主义、批判性种族理论以及激进的进步主义意识形态。

Frank Xu

Co-Chair / Principal Officer

Since 2013, Frank Xu has actively engaged in California politics and policy advocacy. Frank cofounded several influential state and local organizations, namely the San Diego Asian Americans for Equality (SDAAFE), the Californians for Equal Rights Foundation (CFER), PUSD Community Watch (PCW) and more. All these organizations have proven track records of defending equal rights for all Californians (including Californians of Chinese descent). They have launched a succession of effective and successful initiatives which has uplifted the voice and reputation of the Chinese community. As the State Finance Chair of the triumphant “No on 16” initiative which helped resolutely defeat the race-preferential Proposition 16, Frank has in-depth and unique experience in launching, organizing and leading political campaigns. In 2022, Frank ran for the Palomar College Board, winning over 50% of the votes from independent voters. In 2024, the San Diego Parents for Education PAC, cofounded by Frank, campaigned for pro-education school board candidates and helped two candidates win.

Frank Xu自2013年以来长期参与加州政治，已成立了圣地亚哥亚裔平权会(SDAAFE)、Californians for Equal Rights Foundation、PUSD Community Watch等社区组织，并一直都在健康运行，在这过程中一直致力于维护加州所有人（包括华人）平等权益、提升华人社区形象。Frank Xu有丰富的选战经验，2020年作为State Finance Chair帮助加州选民打败了Prop. 16，2022年自己参与了Palomar College Board选举，赢得了超过一半中间选民的选票，2024年成立的San Diego Parents for Education PAC成功帮助两位候选人赢得竞选。