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In the first college admissions process since the Supreme Court struck down affirmative action last year, Asian American enrollment at the most prestigious U.S. schools paints a mixed, uneven picture.
Some Asian Americans believe college officials will find ways to get around the ban and ensure they admit enough underrepresented students, including Black Americans and Latinos.
Polling has found that a higher share of Asian Americans support affirmative action, with 53% who have heard of the policy saying it’s “a good thing.” Another 19% say it’s a negative thing ...
The challenger in both cases, Students for Fair Admissions, argued that affirmative action is illegal in public and private college settings because it penalizes equally qualified Asian-American ...
Opponents of racial affirmative action argue that the program actually benefits middle- and upper-class African Americans and Hispanic Americans at the expense of lower-class European Americans and Asian Americans. This argument supports the idea of class-based affirmative action.
[19] [20] [21] It was contended in such circles that the practice drew criticism from white and Asian Americans, but support from African Americans, and mixed support among an ethnic designation, Hispanic and Latino Americans. [22] In polling for affirmative action, answers varied depending on how the question is asked, suggesting ambivalence.
Parents who didn't grow up in the American system, and who may have moved to the U.S. in large part for their children's education, feel desperate and in-the-dark. Some shell out tens of thousands ...
Stop AAPI Hate was founded by a consortium of three groups: AAPI Equity Alliance (formerly A3PCON, the Asian Pacific Policy and Planning Council), [2] Chinese for Affirmative Action (CAA), and the Asian American Studies Department (AAS) at the San Francisco State University, [3] under the leadership of Manjusha P. Kulkarni, Cynthia Choi, and Russell Jeung. [4]