Monday, August 27, 2012

Should Asians Be Excluded From Affirmative Action Programs/Diversity Scholarships In The United States?

Forbes
Tech
|8/27/2012 @ 12:21PM       
by David Zhou

 No.  The argument for race-conscious affirmative action is that, all other factors being equal, people of color still experience obstacles to pursuing an education based on subtle discrimination in policy or daily practice. This certainly applies to Asian Americans. Sure, the benefit given to an affluent Asian student should not be as great as that given to a lower-income Asian student, but I’m open to the possibility that this affluent Asian student still experiences more educational obstacles than similarly affluent white students.

Full Story: http://www.forbes.com/sites/quora/2012/08/27/should-asians-be-excluded-from-affirmative-action-programsdiversity-scholarships-in-the-united-states/

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