Do enrollment data really show a cap quota against Asians at Harvard? Maybe not. | #IAmNotYourWedge
There is an extremely popular New York Times infographic that Asian American opponents of affirmative action often share to suggest that…
Category: Affirmative Action
How holistic review in college admissions works, and why we need it | #IAmNotYourWedge
Here’s a thought experiment: let’s say you need to buy a car. Now, let’s say you go to the car…
Most AAPI actually DON’T think affirmative action hurts us in college admissions | #BlockBlum #IAmNotYourWedge
This is perhaps the most exciting and satisfying report of negative data I have ever read. Opponents have long argued…
Filipinos are underrepresented at most selective of UC campuses | #BlockBlum #IAmNotYourWedge
The question of how Asian Americans are impacted by affirmative action was a major topic of discussion earlier this year…
#AAPI groups & writing in support of affirmative action | #IAmNotYourWedge #BlockBlum
With Monday’s news of two lawsuits filed by a conservative anti-affirmative action activist Edward Blum hoping to challenge affirmative action…
#IAmNotYourWedge: Lawsuits against Harvard & UNC assert anti-Asian discrimination in admissions
On Monday, a newly formed group called Students for Fair Admissions which was created by Edward Blum — a Republican…
Reappropriate: The Podcast – Ep. 10 | Mismatch Theory
This episode was recorded two weeks ago but for a variety of reasons I didn’t have time to publish it!…
Asian Americans would not lose out under affirmative action
Last week, I reported about an updated survey jointly conducted by the National Asian American Survey (NAAS) and the Field…
Majority of AAPI voters in CA support affirmative action — so, who are the ones that don’t?
I was having dinner earlier this week with a member of my extended family when the topic of race-conscious affirmative…
Reappropriate: The Podcast – Ep. 3 | #AAPI and affirmative action
I’m excited to announce episode #3 of Reappropriate: The Podcast is now live! This week, I invite fellow blogger Byron…
Proof that UCLA’s race-blind holistic review admissions is inadequate for campus diversity
Earlier this week, The Daily Caller — a national conservative website — reported on the work of UCLA professor Tim Groseclose. Groseclose…
US Court of Appeals upholds race-conscious affirmative action in college admissions
Yesterday, the US Court of Appeals’ Fifth Circuit handed down its decision on Fisher vs. University of Texas, a landmark affirmative…