Asian Americans and the Harvard Admissions case

Asian Americans and the Harvard Admissions case

Asian Americans and the Harvard Admissions case
For this discussion board entry, you will examine the facets of the case and the history of affirmative action and Asian Americans. The lawsuit against Harvard and its admissions policy is being framed as a corrective to potential/future Asian American students at elite college institutions.

Write an entry that answers the following questions. Please cite the article used to answer the questions below. Your entry should be in essay format:
• What is the argument contained in the lawsuit against Harvard?
• What has Harvard’s response to the basis of the lawsuit been so far?
• What factors does Harvard look at to make decisions about student acceptance?
• Who is the founder of the group SFFA and what is their history?
• What is the profile of the Asian Americans who support SFFA and the lawsuit? Why did the founder of SFFA seek Asians Americans?
• In the arguments about bias against Asian American applicants at Ivy Leagues, who is seen as benefitting?
• What is the profile of the Asian Americans who are opposing the lawsuit?
• The articles by Wong states that Asian Americans are being used as a wedge – what do they mean by this?
• According to D&R and the article by Mak, what percentage of Asian Americans support affirmative action? What percentae don’t? What are the profiles of the Asians who support affirmative action and those who don I t?
• What is the history of affirmative action? How did the focus on equality change to a focus on diversity?
• Where do Asian Americans fit in the history of affirmative action in education and work?

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