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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]TITLE VI OF THE CIVIL RIGHTS ACT OF 1964

Title VI and Race, Color and National Origin Discrimination

Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 protects people from 
discrimination based on race, color or national origin in programs or activities that receive Federal financial assistance. Title VI states that:

No person in the United States shall, on the ground 
of race, color, or national origin, be excluded from 
participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be subjected to 
discrimination under any program or activity receiving Federal financial assistance.[/quote]

That's on paper.  How is it actually practiced?  Where shall we start, mortgages, housing discrimination?  Lots of examples of discrimination.  It's not making people follow the law.  Redlining was legal until the 70s and is still practiced.  Minorities receive subprime loans even when everything is the same including FICO, salary, neighborhood.  Why is that?

People say what they want, but there is racism in our society.  It doesn't go away just because you say it's gone.[/quote]

And we can start preventing racism by stopping public institutions and those receiving public funds from practicing racial discrimination . Asians are discriminated in many ways just like AA (and in some cases worse due to lack of political influence) and then Asians are penalized in college admissions even with superior achievements.

AA has the music industry, entertainment industry, media, professional sports, politics etc. in addition to academic fields available but Asians are virtually shut out of those areas due to discrimination except for the academic route and even that route is paved with discrimination and obstacles.

What if we gave Asians racial preference in sports, media, entertainment, music etc. for "diversity" sake? Try to have about 6% Asian representation by giving them boost in hiring. There is always talk of over-representation of Asians in colleges but never a discussion of virtual lack of Asians in the fields mentioned. Asians have no choice but to try to succeed in academic fields since other fields are off limits and Asians are shut out.

When was the last time you saw Asian face on CNN, MSNBC, Fox or other new outlets? When was the last time you saw Asian politician on TV or newspaper? When was the last time you saw Asian actor/singer in the mass media? Don't we want different and diverse perspectives from all Americans or do Asian Americans not count except to make rooms and sacrifice for other politically powerful groups?    [/quote]

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