Preference based on ethnicity and income
Preference based on ethnicity and income
- April 27, 2014
- An op-ed by Jennifer Lee, sociology professor, is featured in The New York Times April 27, 2014
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From the NYT:
I’m fortunate. My parents are highly educated Korean immigrants who armed me with
socioeconomic resources that poised me for educational success: private schools, SAT
prep courses and math tutors. But had my parents lacked these resources that gave
me an educational advantage, I would have benefited from the resources available in
Korean communities, including supplementary education programs. These resources are
created by first-generation immigrants, and help boost the educational outcomes of
their second-generation children. [Jennifer Lee, a professor of sociology at the University
of California, Irvine, is writing a a book with Min Zhou about Asian-Americans’ educational
outcomes.]
For the full story, please visit http://www.nytimes.com/roomfordebate/2014/04/27/should-affirmative-actio....
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