#NotYourWedge Twitter Townhall Features Asian American Panelists in Support of Affirmative Action

Earlier today, Asian American scholars and activists organized a Twitter townhall to discuss affirmative action on the hashtag #NotYourWedge.  The six panelists for the event were (including myself):

  • Jenn Fang, Founder/Editor of Reappropriate (@reappropriate)
  • Jason Fong, Former Intervener in SFFA v. Harvard (@jasonfongwrites)
  • Nancy Leong, Law Professor at the University of Denver (@nancyleong)
  • OiYan Poon, Professor of Higher Education at Colorado State University (@spamfriedrice)
  • Anurima Bhargava, Former Chief of the Educational Opportunities Section of the Civil Rights Division at the US Department of Justice (@anurima)
  • Janelle Wong, Political Science & Asian American Studies Professor at the University of Maryland (@ProfJanelleWong)

The townhall was co-hosted by:

  • Advancing Justice – Los Angeles (@AAAJ_LA)
  • Vanessa Teck, Doctoral Student (@VanessaTeck)
  • Amanda Assalone, co-Chair of the Asian Pacific American Network (@assalone1)
  • Rachel Luna, Higher Education Doctoral Student (@RachelHLuna)

After the jump, you can read the archive of today’s townhall!

https://twitter.com/nancyleong/status/895045771422089216

https://twitter.com/nancyleong/status/895043458947321858

https://twitter.com/nancyleong/status/895043696764301312

https://twitter.com/nancyleong/status/895043948552613888

https://twitter.com/nancyleong/status/895044238441951234

https://twitter.com/18millionrising/status/895046953020600320

https://twitter.com/lmcheifetz/status/895046260562042880

https://twitter.com/chihapamama/status/895046003027529728

https://twitter.com/nancyleong/status/895049832028487681

https://twitter.com/nancyleong/status/895051254128234496

https://twitter.com/nancyleong/status/895051657775505409

https://twitter.com/nancyleong/status/895046444389867520

https://twitter.com/nancyleong/status/895047107110854656

https://twitter.com/dtwps/status/895047091764027392

https://twitter.com/lmcheifetz/status/895048890910736386

https://twitter.com/lmcheifetz/status/895049544551067649

https://twitter.com/18millionrising/status/895051755611971584

https://twitter.com/nancyleong/status/895058354095116288

https://twitter.com/nancyleong/status/895052994504413184

https://twitter.com/nancyleong/status/895053595934023680

https://twitter.com/nancyleong/status/895052513518379009

https://twitter.com/amycwang/status/895054783358398464

https://twitter.com/Wadasaurus/status/895055337320890369

https://twitter.com/nancyleong/status/895056639903940608

https://twitter.com/vanitycake/status/895055368035852288

https://twitter.com/nancyleong/status/895054295485169664

https://twitter.com/reappropriate/status/895135269380169728

https://twitter.com/nancyleong/status/895057345067098113

https://twitter.com/amycwang/status/895056811296006144

https://twitter.com/sarahnkim/status/895060176163803136

https://twitter.com/BaritonePats/status/895058272687751168

 

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