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Is Harvard racist? Asian-Americans claim unfair Harvard admission quotas
CSM ^ | May 16, 2015 | Jesse J. Holland

Posted on 05/16/2015 10:19:25 AM PDT by Zhang Fei

Washington — An alliance of Asian American groups on Friday filed a federal complaint against HarvardUniversity, saying that school and other Ivy League institutions are using racial quotas to admit students other than high-scoring Asians.

More than 60 Chinese, Indian, Korean and Pakistani groups came together for the complaint, which was filed with the civil rights offices at the Justice and Education departments. They are calling for an investigation and say these schools should stop using racial quotas or racial balancing in admission.

"We are seeking equal treatment regardless of race," said Chunyan Li, a professor and civil rights activist, who said they'd rather universities use income rather than race in affirmative action policies.

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To: Zhang Fei

“It has been said that, when Ronald Reagan was governor of California, someone told him that admitting students to the University of California on individual performance alone could mean that all the students at Berkeley might be Asian Americans.

“So what?” was the Gipper’s response.”


21 posted on 05/16/2015 11:31:47 AM PDT by dfwgator
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To: Zhang Fei

Asian is not a race. It’s a continent, which is an overly broad category. It includes Japanese and Uighurs, which bear no resemblance to one another. Stop using artificial categories.


22 posted on 05/16/2015 11:46:48 AM PDT by I want the USA back (Media: completely irresponsible. Complicit in the destruction of this country.)
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To: Zhang Fei
Is Harvard racist?

Well, duh, of course it is.

23 posted on 05/16/2015 11:58:11 AM PDT by Zeppo ("Happy Pony is on - and I'm NOT missing Happy Pony")
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To: Zhang Fei

Actually thats true.. many many illegals from CHINA... get no respect...


24 posted on 05/16/2015 12:24:52 PM PDT by hosepipe (This propaganda has been edited (specifically) to include some fully orbed hyperbole..)
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To: Zhang Fei

They’re better off not attending Harvard.


25 posted on 05/16/2015 12:26:52 PM PDT by bgill (CDC site, "we still do not know exactly how people are infected with Ebola")
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To: bgill
They’re better off not attending Harvard.

Frankly, in the long run, I don't think it will make a difference to their futures. I personally believe anti-Asian prejudice at the Ivies is great for state schools and second-tier colleges. Colleges are only regurgitating the knowledge of the pioneers. As long as the instructors aren't complete morons (and they generally aren't), it makes no difference. Andrew Grove, one of the founders of Intel, graduated from the City College of New York. If you've got what it takes, nothing can hold you back. Harvard's loss.

26 posted on 05/16/2015 12:39:04 PM PDT by Zhang Fei (Let us pray that peace be now restored to the world and that God will preserve it always.)
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To: Zhang Fei; AdmSmith; AnonymousConservative; Berosus; bigheadfred; Bockscar; cardinal4; ColdOne; ...

One interesting (to me, anyway) detail about the gun-running arrest and trial of Leland Yee out in California is, he's been very vigilant regarding attempts by members of other ethnic groups in the Assembly to pass and push unconstitutional laws violating Prop 209, which (on paper anyway) eliminated quotas in admissions. All of a sudden it became very important to prosecute him for gun-running, even though those activities -- irrespective of who was doing it -- had been going on for some time.


27 posted on 05/16/2015 1:23:52 PM PDT by SunkenCiv (What do we want? REGIME CHANGE! When do we want it? NOW!)
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To: Zhang Fei

Harvard was build to service the chinese but now poor chinese tiger cubs are being denied their rightful place at Harvard by bad racist whitey. Now they have to go to some other ivy league school. I’m crying my eyes out.


28 posted on 05/16/2015 9:13:05 PM PDT by Ethan Clive Osgoode (<<== Click here to learn about Evolution!)
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To: Regulator
Have a look at Harvard Prof Shing Tung Yao's graduate students. How many are not chinese?

Amy Chu, the crazy Tiger Mom and Harvard graduate, helped popularize the notion that a chinese kid who is not accepted into Harvard is a complete failure.

29 posted on 05/16/2015 9:22:45 PM PDT by Ethan Clive Osgoode (<<== Click here to learn about Evolution!)
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To: SunkenCiv
Leland Yee ... he's been very vigilant regarding attempts by members of other ethnic groups in the Assembly to pass and push unconstitutional laws violating Prop 209

I don't quite follow. It says here that

On January 30, 2014, Yee voted in favor of California Senate Constitutional Amendment 5.[88][89] The proposed bill asks California voters to repeal provisions of Proposition 209 and permit state universities to consider an applicant's race, ethnicity or national origin in making admissions decisions.

30 posted on 05/16/2015 9:39:41 PM PDT by Ethan Clive Osgoode (<<== Click here to learn about Evolution!)
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