The article discusses the issue of Asian American admission to Universities. Nakanishi presents a variety of statistics which show time and time again that Asian Americans admissions statistics are disproportionate to that of the average or of their white counterparts. These statistics suggest a malpractice or inequity in the elusive college admissions process.
At the end of the article, Nakanishi cursorily presents a paradox of Asian Americans admissions. During the admissions process Asian Americans are evaluated against non-minority candidates, however; because Asian Americans are widely considered minorities, Universities can boast about how racially diverse their campuses are once Asians are admitted. The problem with this paradox is that Asian Americans are only considered minorities when it is convenient to the institution. Is it possible to be a minority in some situations, but not in other situations? What does it mean to be a minority? Should Asian Americans even still be considered minorities? Why?
Furthermore, the paradox reveals an inherent flaw with the Universities’ the concept of diversity. The definition of diversity that Universities prescribe to assumes that white is the default. If there are minorities in the mix, then a University is diverse because they are separate from the default. What are issues with this interpretation of diversity?
Why diversity is upside down: Andrés Tapia
Breana Inoshita
Section A02
Response 3
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