This dataset encompasses two distinct sets of data analyzed in the study, namely Asian American Scholar Forum survey data and Microsoft Academic Graph bibleometrics data: Yu Xie, Xihong Lin, Ju Li, Qian He, Junming Huang, Caught in the Crossfire: Fears of Chinese-American Scientists, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, in press (2023). This dataset encompasses two distinct sets of data analyzed in the study, namely Asian American Scholar Forum survey data and Microsoft Academic Graph bibleometrics data. The first part of the dataset comprises survey data collected from the Asian American Scholar Forum survey. With respect to privacy concerns of the survey respondents, the raw survey data have been designated as confidential and are deemed inappropriate for public disclosure. Researchers interested in obtaining access to the data are encouraged to directly contact the authors for an authorized copy. Nonetheless, the summarized statistics derived from the survey data can be found in the Supplementary Materials, sufficing the replication of the results presented in this paper. The second part of the dataset involves bibleometrics data obtained from the Microsoft Academic Graph, identifying and counting Chinese-descent scientists who started their careers in the US.