b********n 发帖数: 38600 | 1 "I subscribe to the view that Ronald Reagan had when he was governor of
California, when this same circumstance presented itself at the University
of California, namely – quote – 'too many Asians.' Ronald Reagan said, 'I
don't care if every seat is held by an Asian if they've earned the right to
be there.'"
Asian majority a college crisis?
The University of California (UC) is proposing tinkering with admissions
requirements because a large proportion of their students are Asian.
The various school campuses around the Golden State show representation of
Asians ranging between 40 and 54 percent of the total number of students
while only representing 13 to 14 percent of California's population. So the
question is whether standards for admissions ought to be lowered in favor of
non-Asians to create more of a balance in the schools' student makeup.
Ward Connerly, founder of the American Civil Rights Institute (ACRI),
explains that some administrators say there are just too many Asians and
believe that "the only way to curtail that is to raise the standards on
Asians and to apply a different standard to them than we apply to – quote
– 'underrepresented minorities' who are black, Native American and Hispanic
."
Reports that that one of the reasons the number of Asian students exceeds
that of other races is because they typically work harder and ultimately
attain higher levels of achievement. Connerly contends that their work ethic
should not create an issue.
"I subscribe to the view that Ronald Reagan had when he was governor of
California, when this same circumstance presented itself at the University
of California, namely – quote – 'too many Asians.' Ronald Reagan said, 'I
don't care if every seat is held by an Asian if they've earned the right to
be there.'"
The ACRI founder goes on to explain that he sees no problem with the Asian
student population, but when he asked a UC administrator what was wrong with
the school being dominated by Asians, he was told that they are "too dull
– they study, study, study." |
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