New affirmative action cases say policies hurt Asian-Americans
New affirmative action cases say policies hurt Asian-Americans
- November 20, 2014
- Jennifer Lee, sociology professor, is featured on NPR and WUWMNov. 20, 2014
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From NPR:
Jennifer Lee, a sociologist at the University of California, Irvine says affirmative
action policies can in fact help some Asian-Americans, which are a very diverse group.
… "So, when we think about race-conscious admissions and whether they would help
Asian-Americans, we have to really think about who Asian-Americans are as a community."
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