Frank Xu

Joined a parent rally at San Diego Unified's headquarters in June 2021 against the district's plan to spend $77 million on anti-racism and ethnic studies teaching.

June 12, 2021Supports Government Spending Reduction

Source: legalinsurrection.com

Wrote a California Globe opinion piece blaming politicized school policies and teachers unions for falling California test scores. It cited his group's study of 44 school districts and over $600,000 in union spending on San Diego school board races.

November 3, 2022Supports Public Education Quality

Source: californiaglobe.com

Publicly criticized California's draft math framework as president of the Californians for Equal Rights Foundation, saying it lowered standards in the name of equal outcomes.

May 12, 2022Supports Public Education Quality

Source: californiaglobe.com

Settled his foundation's 2021 lawsuit with the State of California in January 2022. The state agreed to remove two chants to Aztec gods from its model ethnic studies curriculum.

January 17, 2022Supports Public Education Quality

Source: christianpost.com

Wrote an opinion piece for Legal Insurrection arguing that politicians were using race to fight racism. It criticized California's proposed ethnic studies model curriculum and cited the 2020 defeat of Prop 16.

April 2, 2021Supports Public Education Quality

Source: legalinsurrection.com

Served on two Poway Unified School District advisory committees, for educational technology and budget review, and as an alternate member of San Diego County's Health Services Advisory Board, per his foundation biography.

October 15, 2026

Source: cferfoundation.org

Moved to the U.S. in 2005 as a software engineer for the Chinese telecom company Huawei. Left Huawei in 2009 to work for JIDE Software.

October 14, 2026

Source: the-telescope.com

Received endorsements for the 2026 Palomar College board race from the Lincoln Club Business League of San Diego County, Restore San Diego, the California Republican Assembly, and Palomar trustees Yvette Acosta and Jacqueline Kaiser.

October 14, 2026

Source: the-telescope.com

As president of the Californians for Equal Rights Foundation, sued San Francisco to stop its reparations plan, arguing it handed out benefits by race and ancestry.

February 7, 2026

Source: californiaglobe.com

Served as co-chair of Chinese Americans for Constitution, which campaigned against Proposition 50, the 2025 redistricting measure, with door hangers, signs and social media.

October 24, 2025

Source: californiaglobe.com

Urged Palomar College's board to remove its anti-racism policy (BP 3000) at its October 14, 2025 meeting. The board deleted the policy 3-2.

October 14, 2025

Source: the-telescope.com

A federal judge dismissed his foundation's lawsuit against Fresno Unified's program for African American students. The judge found the harm the group claimed was too general.

August 12, 2025

Source: edsource.org

Settled his foundation's lawsuit with Sacramento County in July 2025. The county dropped race limits from a child welfare cash aid program.

July 25, 2025

Source: californiaglobe.com

Voiced strong opposition to SB 464, a bill on employer pay data reporting, before the Senate Labor Committee.

April 23, 2025

Source: calmatters.digitaldemocracy.org

Testified as the lead opposition witness against AB 1071, a bill on racial discrimination in court procedures, before the Assembly Public Safety Committee. He said its focus on systemic racism was misplaced.

April 22, 2025

Source: calmatters.digitaldemocracy.org

Testified before the Assembly Higher Education Committee against ACA 7, a proposed constitutional amendment allowing some race-based state programs. He also cited his foundation's lawsuit against Fresno Unified.

April 22, 2025

Source: calmatters.digitaldemocracy.org

Settled his foundation's homebuyer aid lawsuit with the San Diego Housing Commission in February 2025, after the commission removed race limits from the program.

March 14, 2025

Source: californiaglobe.com

Wrote a Times of San Diego opinion piece explaining his foundation's federal lawsuit against a San Diego homebuyer aid program that excluded white applicants.

April 4, 2024

Source: timesofsandiego.com

Spoke at four Poway Unified school board meetings from November 2023 to January 2024, as parents pressed for an investigation of Superintendent Marian Kim Phelps. The board later removed her.

January 18, 2024

Source: californiaglobe.com

Wrote a California Globe opinion piece saying the Harvard, Penn and MIT presidents should be fired after a December 2023 hearing on campus antisemitism. He argued their schools applied free speech rules unevenly.

December 14, 2023

Source: californiaglobe.com

Gave a speech at his foundation's 2023 conference urging parents to build local groups in every school district to challenge teachers unions.

September 25, 2023

Source: californiaglobe.com

As president of the Californians for Equal Rights Foundation, joined a March 2023 demand letter asking San Francisco to stop four guaranteed-income programs limited by race or gender identity.

March 22, 2023

Source: californiaglobe.com

Received 22,750 votes (46.3%) for Palomar College board, Trustee Area 1, in the November 2022 general election. Judy Patacsil took the seat with 26,386 votes (53.7%).

November 8, 2022

Source: sdvote.com

Wrote a California Globe opinion piece blaming politicized school policies and teachers unions for falling California test scores. It cited his group's study of 44 school districts and over $600,000 in union spending on San Diego school board races.

November 3, 2022

Source: californiaglobe.com

Started the group San Diego Asian Americans for Equality in 2014. After the 2020 No on Prop 16 campaign, where he held a statewide finance role, he helped start the Californians for Equal Rights Foundation and became its president.

October 5, 2022

Source: the-telescope.com

Was named as an authorized contact on the Californians for Equal Rights Foundation's discrimination complaint against Poway Unified School District. The complaint said district staff treated a parent unfairly by race after he questioned an ethnic studies course.

June 21, 2022

Source: static.foxnews.com

Publicly criticized California's draft math framework as president of the Californians for Equal Rights Foundation, saying it lowered standards in the name of equal outcomes.

May 12, 2022

Source: californiaglobe.com

Settled his foundation's 2021 lawsuit with the State of California in January 2022. The state agreed to remove two chants to Aztec gods from its model ethnic studies curriculum.

January 17, 2022

Source: christianpost.com

Spoke at a parent rally outside Poway Unified's district office against virtual-only board meetings. He said the district was teaching critical race theory, which the district denied.

November 18, 2021

Source: cbs8.com

Joined a parent rally at San Diego Unified's headquarters in June 2021 against the district's plan to spend $77 million on anti-racism and ethnic studies teaching.

June 12, 2021

Source: legalinsurrection.com

As president of the Californians for Equal Rights Foundation, joined five other groups in filing a civil rights complaint against San Diego Unified School District. The complaint said the district's required race-focused staff training was discriminatory.

April 10, 2021

Source: legalinsurrection.com

Wrote an opinion piece for Legal Insurrection arguing that politicians were using race to fight racism. It criticized California's proposed ethnic studies model curriculum and cited the 2020 defeat of Prop 16.

April 2, 2021

Source: legalinsurrection.com

As president of the Californians for Equal Rights Foundation, filed a friend-of-the-court brief in March 2021 urging the U.S. Supreme Court to hear the Students for Fair Admissions case against Harvard's race-conscious admissions. The group filed another brief in the case in May 2022.

March 31, 2021

Source: supremecourt.gov