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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Do the minorities include Asians too? I thought the Asians weren't struggling.[/quote]

No, for the purpose of academics only, [b]Asians are considered de facto Whites[/b].  In the workplace however, they are considered minorities because they are under represented in the board room, executive level, politics, etc..  It's weird.[/quote]

By white people. Except for when white people don't consider Asian-origin people to be de facto white people.

It shouldn't be surprising that things aren't always simple, should it?[/quote]

PP here.  In academics, I don't think only white people consider asians de factor white. I think blacks and hispanics do, too, because they are largely over represented in gifted/magnet programs and, as a group, generally have higher test scores than whites.[/quote]

High test scores and magnet programs don't make people white.[b] I think that black and/or Hispanic people are just as capable of distinguishing between non-Hispanic European-origin and non-Hispanic Asian-origin people as anybody else.[/b][/quote]

No doubt. Question is why haven't they done it yet? [/quote]

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