UC as a Representation of California

Samuel Sugimoto

Section A01

Week 1

UC as a Representation of California

            As a Californian university, it is only appropriate that the University of California’s student body would reflect the both the State’s race and cultural diversity.  While the University does accept out-of-state and international students, the majority of the University’s student come from California.  According to the 2010 Census, California has the largest Asian population in the nation.  Couple this with fifty percent of Asians twenty-five and over having a bachelor’s degree compared to twenty eight percent of all Americans, it is only logical that a significant portion of UC Davis’ student body is Asian.  Such circumstances should not be seen as problematic, as the media and certain “scholars” claim, but rather as an honest reflection of California’s widely varying ethic communities.

Question: Should the University of California reinstate admission quota based on race?

How many Asians?