A Supreme Court ruling that could eradicate race-conscious college admissions has some schools looking for new ways to maintain or increase diversity among students.
The decision overturns a ruling last year from a federal judge who found that the school engaged in “racial balancing” when it overhauled its admissions policy.
“This impact is exactly what laws like the Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882 and the California Alien Land Law of 1913 did more than a hundred years ago,” the lawsuit says.
After the pandemic and rise in racially-motivated attacks, experts say more Asians are thinking about their end-of-life plans. But they aren’t always saying them out loud.
Federal data has traditionally grouped together those of Asian, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander descent, concealing the disparities, the report said.
As gentrification pushes into ethnic enclaves across the country, a historic preservation group says the Chinatowns in Philadelphia and Seattle are facing threats.
“Racial justice can’t be a zero- sum game for communities of color,” said Gregg Orton, national director of the National Council of Asian Pacific Americans.