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Maya Yang

Florida college fires Chinese professor under state’s ‘countries of concern’ law

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A view of the campus of New College of Florida in Sarasota. Photograph: The Washington Post/Getty Images

The New College of Florida has fired a Chinese language professor under a state law that restricts Florida’s public universities from hiring individuals they deem to be from “countries of concern”.

On Friday, Suncoast Searchlight reported the firing of Kevin Wang, a professor who has sought asylum in the US and is authorized to work in the country. According to the outlet, Wang had been teaching classes in Chinese language and culture for nearly two years when he was fired on 12 March.

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