Asian Americans must reckon with how the fight to remove affirmative action is rooted in anti-Blackness
Asian Americans must reckon with the fact that this latest blow of injustice was made in our name. Again.
Category: Affirmative Action
Striking Down Affirmative Action Hurts All of Us
Every spring I relive the fever dream of the college admissions cycle. “Didn’t you hear?” My mom will tell me…
I’m a Southeast Asian American educator. My community will not be weaponized against affirmative action.
I am from district Nha Be in Vietnam, just a bit outside of Saigon. I immigrated to Minnesota with my…
California Poised to Restore Affirmative Action After Nearly 25 Years
Nearly 25 years ago, California voters passed Proposition 209, a state constitutional amendment that barred public institutions (such as public…
BREAKING: California Legislators Introduce Bill to Reinstate Affirmative Action and Equal Opportunity For All
Nearly 25 years after ballot measure Proposition 209 ended race- and gender-conscious affirmative action in the state of California, several…
Reconnecting Heart and Head: Racism, Immigration Policy, WeChat, and Chinese Americans
By: OiYan Poon Smirking when I asked if he had any questions before I turned on my recorder for our…
Cristina Garcia, Asians, and Affirmative Action: What It Means to Me
By Guest Contributor: Nicole Gon Ochi, Advancing Justice – Los Angeles (AAAJ-LA) Last month, reports surfaced that California Assemblywoman Cristina Garcia,…
Department of Justice Demands Harvard Admissions Records in Affirmative Action Investigation
Spurred by a complaint lodged by conservative anti-affirmative action Asian American groups, the Department of Justice launched an investigation into…
#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…
Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders (#AAPI) Writing in Support of Affirmative Action | #NotYourWedge #AAPIforAffAction
This post was first published in November 2014. However, with resurgent interest in affirmative action and the Asian American &…
BREAKING: Asian American Students File to Join Harvard Lawsuit and Defend Affirmative Action
Advancing Justice – Los Angeles (AAAJ-LA) held a press conference moments ago to announce that lawyers with the group will represent two…
To Build a Name Brand of Chinese Americans
Editor’s Note: This post is an English-language translation of a Chinese-language essay that was widely circulated through predominantly Chinese-language social…