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· Ryan General
Harvard asserts notifying insurer about high-profile Asian discrimination lawsuit unnecessary
During a federal-court filing on Monday, lawyers representing Harvard University asserted that the institution did not have to notify Zurich American Insurance Co about the high-profile affirmative action lawsuit the school faced since the insurer “surely knew about” it. The…
· Daniel Anderson
‘Could I decide I was an Asian man?’: Sen. Ted Cruz’s question during SCOTUS nominee hearing goes viral
Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) asked Pres. Biden’s Supreme Court nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson, “Could I decide I was an Asian man?” as part of his line of questioning regarding an upcoming Supreme Court case regarding affirmative action in college admissions. The questions were a part of…
· Jane Nam
‘We will stand with our Asian friends’: New York state GOP announces new Asian American caucus
On Monday, during the New York Republican Party convention, Committee Chair Nicholas Langworthy announced the creation of the party’s Asian Caucus. Joined onstage by around 60 of the state’s notable Asian American Republicans, Langworthy asserted, “We will stand with our Asian…
· Rebecca Moon
Top high school in US discriminated against Asian American applicants, judge rules
Judge Claude Hilton ruled Friday that Fairfax County public schools discriminated against Asian students applying to the Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology in Fairfax County, Virginia. The Coalition for TJ, led by students’ parents and represented by the…
· Carl Samson
California’s Asian Republican congresswomen urge community to vote GOP to fight anti-Asian attacks
In an op-ed for the Lunar New Year, California Reps. Michelle Steel (R-48) and Young Kim (R-39) addressed issues faced by the Asian American community under Democratic leadership. The pair of lawmakers cited the recent surge in reported hate crimes, purported discrimination in…
· Khier Casino
Harvard president defends university after Supreme Court accepts admissions case: ‘race matters’
Harvard University President Larry S. Bacow called the Supreme Court’s decision to review a case challenging the school’s use of race in the college admissions process a risk to “forty years of legal precedent.” "As the Supreme Court has recognized many times, race matters in…
· Carl Samson
Asian Americans in elite colleges would rise by 2 percentage points if admission is only based on tests, study says
Editor’s Note: The headline of this article has been updated from its original version to say that the number of Asian American students would increase, not decrease if tests alone were used in college admissions. Nearly a quarter of Asian Americans accepted to elite colleges…
· Kimberly Nguyen
Amendment Defunding Colleges ‘Discriminating’ Against Asian American Students Voted Down
Senate Republicans used Thursday’s vote on legislation to combat anti-Asian hate to renew the fight over affirmative action programs by proposing an amendment to halt federal funding for colleges that factor race into the admissions process. The proposed amendment which failed…
· Leo Wang
Your ‘Model Minority’ is Speaking Now, America Needs to Listen
Editor’s Note: The opinions expressed in this piece are solely those of the author. “I hope you’re not from China,” one patient tells me. “You look like you could be.”
· Carl Samson
‘It’s Political’: Critics Slam DOJ’s Claim That Yale Discriminates Against Asian Americans
Some experts have criticized the Department of Justice over its recent announcement that Yale University “illegally discriminates” against Asian American and White applicants, claiming that the move must be politically-motivated. Last Thursday, the federal executive department…
· Ryan General
Yale University ‘Illegally Discriminates’ Asians and Whites in Admissions Process, According to DOJ
Following a two-year investigation into Yale University’s undergraduate admissions process, the Department of Justice has deemed the practice to be discriminatory toward Asian and White students. The DOJ’s findings: The investigation, which was based on a complaint by Asian…
· Leena Yin
#Asians4BlackLives in 2020
Editor’s Note: This article was originally published on Medium. The opinions expressed in this piece are solely those of the author. CW: murder, racism, xenophobia, violence
· Ryan General
43% of White Harvard Students Got Accepted Because of Privilege Loopholes, Study Says
As it turns out, the multicultural images plastered in pamphlets, ads, and social media accounts from Harvard University are all but a facade as majority of its population is still, as it has always been, wealthy, white, and straight. Most of them hailing from the country’s…
· Carl Samson
Harvard Does Not Discriminate Against Asian Americans, Judge Rules
Harvard University does not discriminate against Asian Americans in its admissions process, a federal judge ruled on Tuesday. In her 130-page decision, U.S. District Court Judge Allison Burroughs rejected the argument of the plaintiff, Students for Fair Admissions (SFFA), a…
· Carl Samson
University of California Faces Lawsuit Over Discrimination of Asian American Applicants
A UCLA professor and a new Asian American organization are suing the University of California for withholding records that could expose the system’s racial bias against Asian Americans in undergraduate admissions. Professor Richard Sander, a known critic of affirmative action,…
· Ziye Wang
Why Asians are ‘Schrödinger’s Minority’
There’s a classic thought experiment in quantum physics wherein a cat is placed in an enclosed box. In the box is a radioactive sample with a 50% chance of killing the cat after a certain amount of time. When the box is opened, the state of the cat – alive or dead – is revealed.…
· Carl Samson
Harvard Admits That White College Applicants Had ‘Stronger’ Recommendations Than Asian Americans
Asian American applicants are supposedly failing to get into Harvard University partly because of weaker recommendations suggested by a school official. On the second day of trial of the high-profile lawsuit alleging that the university discriminates on the basis of race,…
· Carl Samson
Asian American Groups Get Into Heated Clash During Harvard Affirmative Action Protest
Two Chinese American organizations protesting against Harvard University’s affirmative action policies ahead of its trial reportedly ended up in a physical altercation when one group allegedly prohibited the other to bring materials that support Donald Trump. The event,…
· Ranier Maningding
What to Say When Your Racist Asian Uncle Complains About ‘Unqualified Blacks Stealing Our Spots’
Editor’s Note: Ranier Maningding is a copywriter and mastermind behind the social justice page “The Love Life of an Asian Guy”. The opinions expressed in this piece are solely his own. So you’re at the dinner table on Christmas night, laughing with your cousins who you haven’t…
· Benny Luo
Meet the Mysterious Chinese Trump Supporter Who Gets Over 500,000 WeChat Messages a DAY
It’s no secret that Donald Trump is not particularly popular among minority groups — especially Asian Americans. In a 2016 survey conducted by AAAJ with 1,000 registered Asian Americans, only 19% viewed Trump favorably while 61% viewed him unfavorably. However, there are a group…