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Whether they are a URM (AAPI) would depend on the field/school.[/quote]

I don't see why it would depend on field/school.  Are there any fields or schools giving admissions preferences to refugees such as Rohingya/Hmong/Uyghurs? IME, Race-based  admissions preferences are based on if you check one the Black/Hispanic/Native American boxes. [/quote]

Here is what I mean. There are certain scholarships/programs aimed at attracting URM into their field or school.

The list of groups eligible to apply can depend upon what groups are under-represented there.

So, my AA daughter was recruited heavily by second tier SLAC's because they struggle with attaining a diverse ethnic mix. She has been eligible for URM internships  in the natural sciences but not medical sciences, because the under-representation of Asians is not the same in different STEM fields. Do you understand now?[/quote]

Yeah, my daughter and her friends have experienced the same thing during their search for summer research internships. Many biology and ecology programs specifically recruit URM, which they define as Black/AA, Hispanic/Latino, Native American/Pacific Islander, although Asians are pretty underrepresented in the environmental sciences. All of her friends at her Midwestern LAC received generous scholarships based on their HS academic achievement and low percentage of Asians at their college.

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