Affirmative Action
Asian American Civil Rights Groups Denounce Attempts at Dismantling Affirmative Action
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Washington, D.C.—Sept. 16, 2020—Today, oral arguments begin in the appeal of SFFA v. Harvard. Although a federal court ruled last year that Harvard does not discriminate against Asian Americans in its undergraduate admissions process, SFFA filed an appeal in the First Circuit Court of Appeals.
Civil Rights Groups Who Supported Harvard Students in Affirmative Action Case Are Closely Examining Yale University Discrimination Claims
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Washington, D.C. — The Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law and Asian Americans Advancing Justice | AAJC are reviewing claims that Yale University’s race conscious policies discriminate against White students and Asian American students and are considering legal action to help defend lawful admissions policies that ensure racial and ethnic student diversity, which benefits all students, if warranted.
We filed an amicus brief in Students for Fair Admissions (SFFA) v. Harvard to protect Harvard’s freedom to consider race in admissions to the full extent allowed by law. Harvard’s undergraduate admissions process is unquestionably consistent with the commands of the Supreme Court’s framework for evaluating raceconscious higher education admissions.
Harvard Students Supporting Affirmative Action To Receive Changemaker Award Honor at the 2019 American Courage Awards
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Washington D.C. — Advancing Justice | AAJC (Asian Americans Advancing Justice | AAJC) announced today it will honor the affirmative action student advocates from Harvard University at its 2019 American Courage Awards on October 3rd at the National Press Club.
Asian American Groups Applaud Decision to Uphold Race-Conscious Admissions at Harvard
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Boston, MA – A federal court today ruled to uphold Harvard University’s race-conscious admissions policy in Students for Fair Admissions (SFFA) v. Harvard.
Asian American and Pacific Islander Groups File Amicus Brief in Support of University of North Carolina's Race-Conscious Admissions Policies
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Asian Americans Advancing Justice, an affiliation of five civil rights organizations, alongside over 60 Asian American groups and 25 professors, with Fox Rothschild LLP filed an amicus brief today in support of race-conscious holistic admissions at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (UNC). Participants in this brief whole-heartedly attest that race-conscious admissions policies result in more equitable and integrated universities and enhance the educational experiences of all students.
Advocates will slam the administration on affirmative action and bash its record on protections for students with disabilities. John Yang, the president of Asian Americans Advancing Justice, will blast the administration for backing a court fight over Harvard’s use of race in admissions, saying “litigation to remove consideration of race in college admissions should not be a priority for the Justice Department.” Read his statement here.
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The US Justice Department said in early August that it’s investigating a complaint that accuses Harvard University of discriminating against Asian American students in its admissions practices.
The application process for schools, fellowships, and jobs always came with a ritual: a person who had a role in choosing me—an admissions officer, an interviewer—would mention in his congratulations that I was “different” from the other Asians. When I won a scholarship that paid for part of my education, a selection panelist told me that I got it because I had moving qualities of heart and originality that Asian applicants generally lacked. Asian applicants were all so alike, and I stood out. In truth, I wasn’t much different from other Asians I knew.