The Lacuna Project

lacuna (n.) a gap in a record where something should be

Independent research. Not affiliated with any government, agency, or company.

International body

Hanban (Confucius Institute headquarters, China)

Documented money flows

Findings that rest on exhibits naming this entity

  • POL-6.18: A February 2019 staff report of the Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations, chaired by Senator Portman (R) with Senator Carper (D) as ranking member, found that 33 of 48 schools required to report Hanban gifts above $250,000 did not, and that $36,089,456 of $51,526,181 that should have been reported for 2012 to 2018 was missing from Education Department data.

Exhibits naming this entity

  • Exhibit 848 February 2019. U.S. Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations (Chairman Portman, Ranking Member Carper): China's Impact on the U.S. Education System, staff report of the Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations