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发帖数: 139 | 1 Inviting YOU to speak out at NY Times on admission
NY Times invited S. B. Woo and 5 others to speak out on "top
colleges limiting the number of Asian admissions." The site is called
"Room for Debate." Click on http://www.nytimes.com/roomfordebate
YOU are invited to comment on S.B.'s or all other's views. Let the
world hear you on this critical issue! The following is S. B.'s submittal.
Subject: What Price for Limiting Asian Enrollment?
From the get-go I want to state that (1) there is irrefutable
evidence that top colleges are limiting the number of Asian
admissions, and (2) what's at stake is not a few more admissions
for Asians, but the much larger interest of America.
First, look at the following 3 facts.
(a) Princeton sociologist Thomas Espenshade reported in his 2009
book: â#339;To receive equal consideration by elite colleges, Asian
Americans must outperform Whites by 140 points, Hispanics by 280
points, Blacks by 450 points in SAT (Total 1600),"
(b) Asian Americans are not just good test takers. For example, in
2006, they were 27% of Presidential Scholars, who were chosen
based on scholarship, service, leadership, and creativity, and
(c) See a powerful chart published by Ron Unz in The American
Conservative.
http://www.theamericanconservative.com/articles/the-myth-of-ame
The % of Asian students in California Institute of Technology,
which uses a "race-neutral" admission policy, roughly follows a
time-dependent population of Asians of college ages. Those of
Ivies stay fixed at 17% + 2%. It clearly shows that these colleges set
a quota for % of Asian students.
The above 3 facts point to top colleges' "merits-be-damned"
attempt to limit the number of Asian students. They did that once
before -- against Jewish students about a century ago.
Now, let's see what is at stake? They include
i) America's core value of equal opportunity is trampled upon.
America and Asian American students suffer.
ii) The 14th amendment on equal protection is trampled upon.
Again, America and Asian American students suffer.
iii) The meritocracy of the American culture is compromised.
iv) The creditability of elite colleges suffers. The administrators of
these colleges may be steadfast in their righteous posturing. But
as the truth emerges, fewer people are with them; more are shaking
their heads and chuckling at their facade.
The meritocracy of the American culture is compromised.
America's future is too important to allow this type of admission
practice to continue hurting all of us. It's time for the game to
stop.
PLease g 5735 o DIRECTLY to NY Times' website to express your view.
Now is the time to speak out!!!
http://www.nytimes.com/roomfordebate/2012/12/19/fears-of-an-asian-quota-in-the-ivy-league
Please spread the word on Facebook, twitter, etc.
Sincerely yours,
S. B. Woo, a volunteer,
President. 80-20 National Asian Am. Educational Foundation,Inc.
http://www.80-20EF.org
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