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.
Tag: 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…
Defending Diversity on Campus
By Guest Contributors: Itzel Vasquez-Rodriguez and Sally Chen The value of a “Harvard education” — which draws students around the…
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…
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…
From Self-Interest to Collective Morality: How We Must Reframe the Discussion on Affirmative Action in the Asian American Community
By Guest Contributor: Felix Huang (@Brkn_Yllw_Lns) When the matter comes under contest, affirmative action’s Asian American advocates readily point to…
California’s Proposed Bill to Disaggregate AAPI Data Significantly Weakened in New Amendments
After months of increasingly vitriolic debate that divided the AAPI community, California Assembly Bill 1726 (AB1726) was significantly amended on…