Though 70% of Asian Americans support affirmative action, factors like pressurized school systems in Asia, immigrant trauma and a lack of firsthand knowledge of U.S. racial history have impacted the opposition.
Nov. 1, 2022, 9:42 PM UTCAs the Supreme Court weighs two high-profile cases challenging affirmative action, a vocal minority of Asian Americans continues to impact public debate.support affirmative action, factors like pressurized school systems in Asia, the immigrant condition and a lack of firsthand knowledge of U.S.’s racial history fuel the opposition, experts said.
Jinxia Niu, the program manager of the Chinese digital engagement initiative at nonprofit Chinese for Affirmative Action, similarly said that many of these immigrants already obtained college degrees in their home country. This means that they haven’t necessarily had to navigate the undergraduate experience in the U.S. as a minority. This also means that they themselves haven’t experienced the benefits of affirmative action or education equity policies, Niu said.
Coupled with anxiety over class mobility and the experience of immigration, Poon said many Chinese American opponents she’s spoken to see the admissions process as another example of how they are being overlooked in the country. Niu agreed, saying that because many Chinese immigrants represent the majority in their home country, there’s little prior experience with racism, nor is there widespread education around racial literacy and civil rights in the U.S. Many are also unaware of the contributions of other marginalized groups, and how others have helped Asian Americans.
Warikoo said that, above all, parents she spoke to for her book were most concerned with whether there’s anti-Asian discrimination in the admissions process. But to her, that’s a separate issue from race-conscious admissions. Getting rid of affirmative action isn’t going to ensure that admissions officers, guidance counselors and others are suddenly stripped of their implicit bias, she said.
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