Jeff YangDec 3, 2022

Right-wing propaganda around college admissions is so insidious and so designed to turn Asians against Black/Latino people and ultimately themselves.

Folks: There's no college penalty for "being Asian." There IS a penalty for not expressing your uniqueness.

https://www.nytimes.com/2022/12/02/us/asian-american-college-applications.html

Applying to College, and Trying to Appear ‘Less Asian’

The affirmative action lawsuit against Harvard seemed to confirm advice given for years to Asian Americans: Don’t play chess, don’t check the box declaring race.

The New York Times
Show threadJeff Yang
There is no one way to "be Asian." Unfortunately that's both a stereotype imposed on us and one that many Asians embrace. If your college application looks the same as 1000 other peoples', it's not because you're Asian—it's because you've chosen the path most traveled.
Dec 3, 2022 at 12:16amWeb
Show threadZephtxDec 3, 2022
@originalspin Son's gf, who is Asian, was targeted in a mailer with trash like "Now Hiring...Must be Black or Latinx..Whites and Asians need not apply" Anti Biden and "the left," talking about skin color. So ugly and divisive. This was courtesy of something called America First Legal Foundation
Show threadJeff YangDec 3, 2022
@Zephtx that’s Stephen Miller’s grotesque racist organization
Show threadZephtxDec 3, 2022
@originalspin It was horrifying to read... Thank you for the follow, btw. I'm finding my way here and also finding that jumping in and following a variety of folks is delightful!