Analysis

The U.S. Supreme Court: Why Affirmative Action Helps, Not Harms, Asian Americans

February 3, 2015

Fisher v. University of Texas aims to dismantle race-conscious university admissions policies, which have and continue to benefit AAPIs.

Read our fact sheet on how race conscious admissions policies benefit Asian Americans. In June 2016, The U.S. Supreme Court narrowly affirmed the University of Texas’s holistic admission program by a vote of 4–3. Read more on our blog.

Asian Americans and affirmative action