This article sheds light on the last affirmative action case which was 10 years ago. The article goes into detail about the 13 page dissent that Justice Anthony M. Kennedy issued after the ruling. The article also talks about whether or not colleges should be allowed to take race into consideration so that they can have diverse classes.…
Many colleges try to have a racially diversified environment by using affirmative action. Some colleges used the point system which would give an edge to minorities over Caucasians. The supreme court of Texas prohibited colleges to use affirmative action. When affirmative action was prohibited, minority enrollments at colleges decrease. To racially diversify colleges, Legislature passed the top ten percent rule. The top ten percent rule states any high school student that is in the top ten percent of his or her class will be automatically admitted into any Texas public college. Although the rule did diversify colleges, primarily University of Texas at Austin, the rule was unfair to many students. The top ten percent rule should be abolished or altered to be more equal among students.…
Bollinger, and Gratz v. Bollinger, and in both cases, caucasian applicants felt that they had been unfairly denied admission. They believed they were being reversely discriminated against, as they watched applicants from minority groups receive benefits they did not have access to. These benefits helped the minority students get into specific universities, while caucasian applicants were beat out. In these situations, I do not believe obtaining a critical mass of minority students is that important. If the fact that they are a minority has not put them at a financial or educational disadvantage, than there is no reason that only a certain group of people should be given automatic benefits, just for their race.…
Immigrant students in the U.S. struggle to continue their education after high school because they lack the documentation that many colleges and universities need to identify and register students for classes. USA Today states, “Colleges…
Considering diversity within the campus is an important factor for college boards across the country, the admission offices are prone to deny applicants of common, white ethnicity if an applicant of the same, or lessened, qualifications, but who obtains a more diverse ethnicity. Although this practice may seem to be in favor with what the Brown v. Board of Education desired to accomplish, it is reasonable to question if the importance of diversity over the best applicants has taken things far beyond the extent of equal opportunity to education. More specifically, the University of California at Davis (a medical program) has a regular admission program and a special admission program. Most students fall under the regular admission program and have to meet certain requirements such as above a 2.5 GPA. However, the special admission program accepts the applicants of the minority group and have been found to be disadvantaged through the education system in the past. Where the unfairness comes up is that the “Special candidates… did not have to meet the 2.5 grade point cutoff and were not ranked against candidates in the general admissions process” (Regents of University). With the standards of the minority applicants straying from the standards of the majority applicants, the inequitability of the college admission process has…
Local, state and federal governments are currently faced with addressing educational inequity within the United States. An article by Jason Taylor, titled Accelerating Pathways to College, states that “postsecondary educational opportunities in the United States have historically been and continue to be unequal for different groups of students” (2015). The National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) estimates that in 2009 college enrollment rate was 71.3% for Whites and 90.4% for Asians; yet, the rate was 62.6% for Blacks and 61.6% for Hispanics.…
Affirmative Action especially causes a reverse discriminate effect against Asian Americans, although also against Caucasians. The reverse discrimination caused from preferential treatment to African Americans, Latinos, and Native Americans discriminates against Asian Americans because they lose spots at colleges that they would have otherwise received. At the UC San Diego Medical School “chicanos were offered admission at five times the rate of whites and nineteen times the rate of Japanese Americans. [Asian Americans are a] nonwhite, racialized minority [that are] being hurt by [Affirmative Action]” (“Race and Representation: Affirmative Action” 273). If the goal of Affirmative Action is to reverse discrimination done to minorities in the past then Asian Americans should be included in Affirmative Action programs, not discriminated against further. College Affirmative Action programs completely ignore, if not intentionally harm, Asian American students. Statistics shown from the “University of California Berkeley show that 41 percent of the students attending are from an Asian American background [up from 20 percent before affirmative action was forbidden]. On the other hand only 14 percent of the students attending Harvard University” (College Reviews by Students for Students – College…
Institutional racism is a form of racism that is centered towards a certain group or individual that are discriminated against based on the color of their skin. It can result in internalized oppression by making an individual or group feel not wanted. For example, Asian Americans and Latino/as both share collectivism and group identity. Some Latinos are here illegally but in society, they are treated like they are not wanted, and they are taking all of the jobs and not paying taxes. Counselors needs to be aware about Latino and Asian cultures and not discriminate. Asian Americans describes depression as a physical symptom for example, pain, and discomfort instead of a feeling. Asian parent’s shares old culture of shame and honor, it get passed…
The Supreme Court was presented with the case of Fischer vs. The University of Texas where Abigail Fisher was suing the University for discrimination in their affirmative action based admissions process. The Supreme Court voted 7-1 and ruled to send the case back to the lower courts for further review and put off making any final decisions to change the U.S. policy on affirmative action, a “longstanding but fragile societal compromise, one that forbids quotas but allows using race as one factor among many in the admissions process” (Laptik). Both articles discussed in length the constitutionality of the race-based admissions process as well as explaining the Supreme Court’s position on the matter. The justices made statements that explained that the admissions programs must be subject to strict scrutiny where the it can be determined that classification based on gender, race and ethnicity occurs for the sole purpose of creating a diverse student population. The programs that use affirmative action in public universities are being scrutinized to ensure that their methods are a means to an end and serve to create diversity only. This issue will come before the Supreme Court again in the future and there will most likely be a more permanent ruling on the matter.…
Asian Americans suffered the most while living in the America as immigrants, illegal or not. Because of this, the Asian Americans families faced many difficulties such as grief and acceptance. The families sacrificed a lot to be in America and all they received are troubles. Both the novels, Bone by Fae Myenne Ng and When the Emperor was Divine by Julie Otsuka, shared the same difficulties as the families struggled to overcome the differences to achieve the American Dream that are hard for Asian Americans.…
For the most part, Asians have had a rough time becoming equals in American society. But because of their hard work, and strong family ethics Asians as a whole have definitely become a keystone in the society of the United States.…
Is it necessary for the people to worrying about the white privilege and the impact of oppression and racial issues in America? It is necessary for the people worrying about white privilege and the impact of oppression and racial issues in American like for instance problem with the classiest, poverty, and white privilege that continue to exist between white American and Chinese American. Another reason for the people to have anxiety about white privilege and the impact of oppression and racial issues in American like for instance, Chinese American is suffering racism from white American for being treats in economic and job opportunity. There is also an important area of social justice for white privilege and the impact of oppression and racial…
In the early 19th century, Koreans came to the United States seeking freedom from Japanese rule and to maintain their Korean cultural identity. Like many other minorities, Korean immigrants experienced racial discrimination in the past and they also experience discrimination today. The Alien Land Act of 1913 was passed to prevent non-naturalized Koreans from owning property and limited leases in California. They were often turned away by Caucasian landlords when they were attempting to find housing. The action of the Alien Land Act proves that Korean immigrants were discriminated against by the United States government and the white American home owners. In America, if someone has money, no one can prevent him/her from owning property unless they discriminate against them based on their race, sex, religion or age. Myself, being of Vietnamese descent, as an immigrant living in the United States, I do have the right to become a naturalized citizen as long as I abide by the laws. The experience of Korean immigrants shows that they are struggling to be part of this country.…
Asian Pacific Americans are a term that includes Asian Americans and Pacific Island American. When people mentioned Asian, most people will think China, Japan and Korea. In generally, these countries immigration histories are more longer comparing to the other Asian countries as well as immigration populations take up a great percentage in all immigrations of U.S. However, Asian Pacific Americans are also includes Philippines Vietnam, Laos, India, Nepal and etc.…
When I say the word “immigrant” what comes to mind? A grown man trying to scam people of their hard earned money, a drug dealer who is on the run from the law, or a person trying to support their family and get a bright future? Do you think of a certain gender? Why do you think of these things when most of them are inaccurate? The answer is not clear at first, but once you dig deeper you can see the bias rooted in society. Most people who try to cross the border into this country are mistreated, taken advantage of, and are discriminated against once they enter.…