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Jesus Malverde

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Sat May 16, 2015, 07:49 PM May 2015

Asian-American groups accuse Harvard of racial bias in admissions



A coalition of Asian-American groups filed a federal complaint against Harvard University on Friday alleging the school engaged in "systemic and continuous discrimination" against Asian Americans during its admissions process.

More than 60 Chinese, Indian, Korean and Pakistani groups came together for the complaint, which was filed with the civil rights offices at the justice and education departments. They are calling for an investigation into Harvard and other Ivy League institutions that they say should stop using racial quotas or racial balancing in admission.

"We want to eliminate discrimination of Asian Americans, and we want procedural justice for all racial groups," Yukong Zhao, one of the chief organizers and a guest columnist with the Orlando Sentinel, told NBC News. "All racial groups should be treated equal."

The coalition includes the Chinese-American Association of Orange County, in California; the Global Organization of People of Indian Origin, in New York; and the Pakistani Policy Institute, also in New York, Zhao told the network.

http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/2015/05/16/asian-american-groups-accuse-harvard-of-racial-bias-in-admissions/27438565/
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Asian-American groups accuse Harvard of racial bias in admissions (Original Post) Jesus Malverde May 2015 OP
I don't see what these groups want LuvNewcastle May 2015 #1

LuvNewcastle

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1. I don't see what these groups want
Sat May 16, 2015, 08:09 PM
May 2015

to have as the criteria for admission to Harvard. They say that they don't want to see quotas, but at the end of the article, they say that they don't want to see admissions based upon test scores and grades. Harvard's system seems about as fair to me as any school in America, and I don't understand exactly what these groups are protesting about.

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