Asian American groups are protesting a new admissions policy deemphasizing test scores and grades at the University of California system, which could potentially reduce their numbers by as much as 20 percent.
The new policy reduces the guaranteed placements based on SAT scores and grade point averages, which traditionally have advantaged Asian American students. Last year more than 40% of students at the University of California Los Angeles and the University of California Berkeley were Asian American, against a state population of 12% and a national population of 4%. Asian students constitute a majority at the University of California San Diego and University of California Irvine.
Ling-chi Wang, a retired professor at UC Berkeley complained, “I like to call it affirmative action for whites.”
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Frank Griffin
Mon Jul 06, 2009 affirmative action
I would call it is affirmative action for non Asians. What race will be helped most by this? We will have to wait and see won't we. Then we can place a proper name to it. I am against any and all special treatment. If the Asians are the best qualified then let them have the spots. This is what America is supposed to be about THE BEST.
