Jennifer Lee wrote an article in Zócalo
Where Asian Americans Need Affirmative Action
Our Focus on University Admissions Obscures the ‘Bamboo Ceiling’ in the Workplace
The Supreme Court struck down race-based affirmative action in university admissions early this summer thanks in large part to the charge that Harvard’s practice of race-conscious admissions discriminates against Asian Americans. Whether or not the decision changes the college application process for Asian Americans, it certainly obscures the more insidious and widespread forms of bias that many Asian Americans face. It also opened up pathways to dismantling race-conscious policies elsewhere—particularly in the workplace, where assumptions about what makes a good leader are couched in ideas of race.
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