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ERIC Number: EJ1260576
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2018
Pages: 3
Abstractor: ERIC
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ISSN: ISSN-0734-6670
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Not a Monolith: Recognizing and Championing Asian-American Diversity
Dobson, Ashley
Journal of College Admission, n241 p54-56 Fall 2018
Bias--both perceived and real--dictates how Asian-Americans view the college admission process. "The Harvard case" is a lawsuit brought by Students for Fair Admissions Inc. (SFFA). The group, led by conservative legal strategist Edward Blum, sued Harvard in 2014, claiming there was evidence proving bias against Asian-American students in the admission process. The US Department of Justice backed the lawsuit in early September and the case has a chance of making it to the US Supreme Court. If it does, it could be used as a vehicle to rewrite federal law on the use of race as one factor in the college admission process. Asian-Americans are often lumped together as a monolith in the world of college admission but there are so many factors to consider. How many generations a student's family has been in the US, the various languages spoken by Asian-Americans, and the fact that many Asian students are undocumented--it all plays a role.
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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