Tuyet N. T.: Sad V @NatalieLin MT @AsAm... Admissions Officers and High School Counselors Readily Admitted Bias against Asian Americans Applying to College. In October 2006, Inside Higher Ed reported that at the annual meeting of the National Association for College Admission Counseling, admissions officers and high school counselors readily admitted that bias against Asian Americans continues to be a real problem — so much so that some even recommended that Asian Americans should not identify their race in their applications.
I am posting a series of articles as I discover them, though they are not all new, regarding the politics of Asian Americans applying to elite private colleges. It seems to me that this is very similar to what happened to Jews 60 years ago where “ceilings” were placed. These days, Jews make up approximately 30% of Ivy League students, though religious affiliation isn’t tracked or reported in terms of college admits. Think about that! The Jewish population in America is believed to be 1.7% according to Wikipedia. The more I read about this, the more I realize that nothing will happen if there isn’t pressure for change. President Obama's penchant for older judges scuttled Goodwin Liu. - By Micah Schwartzman. Goodwin Liu is out.
Nominated to the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals more than a year ago, Liu was filibustered by Senate Republicans. This week, he asked President Obama to withdraw his judicial nomination. Critics in progressive circles have charged Republicans with hypocrisy over use of the filibuster. But Liu's nomination was always vulnerable to obstruction, and not only because of his political or judicial outlook. His age was a crucial factor. Consider that Liu was the President's youngest judicial nominee—younger than the next oldest nominee by nearly four years.
Aside from Liu, none of President Obama's nominees to the federal appellate courts are under 40. What Democrats seem to have missed is that judicial age matters. Slant Eye For The Round Eye: 30 Hmongs In A House And KDWB: That's Some Fucked Up Shit From Some Fucked Up White People (Who Should Get Their Ass Fired) A friend of mine told me about this - and while yes - I could talk about stereotypes, racial bias, the still limited avenues for POC in real institutions of power, and the connections between them - I figure let's just call this what it really is (and just in case you forgot I'll say it again for emphasis): That's some fucked up shit by some fucked up White People.
And we all know it. From The Pioneer Press A song parody that recently aired on KDWB's Dave Ryan in the Morning Show has created a stir. During the station's morning show last week, listeners were asked to send in title suggestions for a song that the show's personalities would have less than an hour to write. Happy Fred Korematsu Day. Mother Jones' guest blogger Angilee Shah is a Los Angeles-based freelance journalist who writes about globalization and politics.
You can read more of her work at www.angileeshah.com. This weekend, American civil rights activists celebrate a new icon: Fred Korematsu, the Japanese-American who resisted placement in a World War II-era internment camp. It's the first holiday in the US commemorating an Asian-American—and it's proof to some judges and civil rights activists that a new generation of Asian-American leaders can't be far behind. Korematsu's story is an instructive one for civil rights advocates. During World War II, fear loomed in the lives of Japanese-Americans. Retired California judge Lillian Lim, widely considered the first female Filipino-American judge in the US, recalls the impact Korematsu's story had on her in law school.
Last year, CA Gov. A less reactionary type of political engagement is hard won, however. Lim concurs. Barbour: Citizens Council 'Indefensible' - Garance Franke-Ruta - Politics. Updated 1:30 p.m.
Republican Mississippi Gov. Haley Barbour responded Tuesday to the furor over his remarks in The Weekly Standard that life during the Civil Rights era in Mississippi wasn't "that bad" and his apparent suggestion that the pro-segregation Citizens Council was a force for good in his home town of Yazoo City.
His statement: When asked why my hometown in Mississippi did not suffer the same racial violence when I was a young man that accompanied other towns' integration efforts, I accurately said the community leadership wouldn't tolerate it and helped prevent violence there. My point was my town rejected the Ku Klux Klan, but nobody should construe that to mean I think the town leadership were saints, either. Whether or not the statement will be enough to quell the furor over his words or a forestall an exhaustive examination of his record of remarks on race and the civil rights struggles of African Americans in the South remains an open question.
Legislation & Records Home > Votes > Roll Call Vote. HINGHAM USPS OFFICE's Racist Friend (Part1).wmv. Walk Like an Asian-American - James Fallows - International. Previously here, with related links.
Today several messages on the topic that got this all started: the physical, behavioral, and other traits that may distinguish many Asians from many Asian-Americans. First, on the "head shape" cue: