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Blog #3
4 October 2015
Due to past immigration laws allowing highly skilled and educated Asian people to come to America, the image of the model minority popped up. “A Quota on Excellence? The Asian American Admissions Debate” written by Don Nakanishi explores the issues of the model minority myth in relation to college admissions. Accusations of admissions restrictions against Asian Americans arose. Because Asian Americans seemed to be over-represented (compared to the overall Asian population) and performed well in academia, people questioned whether or not admission limitations against Asian Americans existed. In the end, studies showed that Asian Americans have lower rates of college admissions compared to whites. Furthermore, the model minority myth hurts certain Asian American groups like Cambodian, Hmong, Laotian, and Vietnamese (Southeast Asian American groups affected by the Vietnam War). Southeast Asian Americans have lower rates of high school graduation and college attendance. Several years ago, Abigail Fisher filed a lawsuit against the University of Texas claiming that she was denied admission because she is white. However, many studies have shown that affirmative action benefits white women more than men and women of color. Ultimately, people need to continue fighting for equality within academia. How can we alter the current policies to take into account the disparate academic outcomes for various Asian ethnic groups?
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