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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]http://www.economist.com/news/united-states/21646217-top-marks-largely-go-asians-bill-de-blasio-wants-change-exams-asians-beware

What are your thoughts about this? I feel that this is a trend that one can see in the most exclusive and competitive schools and colleges - where Asians are becoming the majority because of higher academic performance.

The lowering of admissions criteria will help Whites rather than Hispanics and Blacks. Similar to what is happening in the Ivy League colleges.[/quote]

I have to shake my head with these things.  The premise is always that there is cultural bias.  But if there's cultural bias, then shouldn't that be favoring whites?  Obviously it isn't.  Guess the results negate a big chunk of the cultural bias theory...[/quote]

For a long time Whites were the ones who were the majority in these kinds of elite institutions because they had the advantage of higher SES than AA and Hispanics.  However, now Asian kids from most humble and blue collar families are fast catching up and doing even better than Whites because of belonging to a culture that encourages hard work. So, now the easiest thing to do is vilify working hard and being prepared (an Asian cultural value) because it is challenging the traditional elites for these coveted spots.[/quote]

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