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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I am not Asian but I hope they fight back. In my city, our number 1 magnet has a high Asian population. Similar things are happening with the admissions process. However, a large percentage of the Asian population have parents who are poor immigrants. People keep throwing the word "privilege" around. I am mot sure how being a poor immigrant and probably a high percentage are not documented make you privileged. [/quote]

Privilege doesn’t only refer to the amount of money someone has. There are lots of ways to be advantaged that don’t involve money at all. Kids have no say in what family they are born to and shouldn’t be penalized for that fact. 
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Don’t black parents at least speak English? She me Asian parents are not fluent in English so that would put them at a disadvantage. [/quote]
Why does that matter? If the kid speaks fluent English, it's a non-issue. It's the kid who is applying, not the parent. [/quote]

Because the entire argument for changing the admissions system at TJ was that Asian parents were privileged and URM parents were not privileged. That’s why. [/quote]

I dont understand Asian Americans obsession with being "discriminated" against for schools or college. Bias against Asian Americans is that you are smarter than other people, better at math, etc. Asian Americans also make more than any other race for the same job with the same education in the same location. [/quote]

I'll let Asian Americans address this, but I gather that it seems patently unfair that you have to score higher than others to even be considered for admission simply on account of a racial category. Also, I assume that the fact that Asian Americans do better [i]in general[/i] is irrelevant as it pertains to you or your particular Asian family. In fact, I'd wager that the high achievement levels of Asians make college admissions [i]even more[/i] fraught for Asians---having to maintain the image/standard and all.  That being said, I'm not sure that you can make a global statement that Asian Americans are obsessed with this [i]writ large[/i].

But on the perception of being smarter...yeah, that is a "privilege" because I (and my black kids) have experienced the flip-side of being doubted until you've proven yourself to be one of the "smart ones", and even then, being more a curiosity that some folks don't know what to make off.  On the other hand, if you are black and "exceptional" people tend to remember you, and lots of folks have an interest in showcasing you and showering you with attention (and rewards) that you might not get if you were white or Asian.....but this assumes that you've been able to run the gauntlet of low expectations. That's the thing, if you can make it through the obstacle course, you may find yourself with a leg up on college admissions to a selective institution. But most black kids (even ones with promising starts) have washed out by then.

Yeah, if DeMarcus maintains a low B average we are thrilled...but we expect so much more of Chad or Jenny, so let's see what we can do to get them to where we know they can achieve. I tell black parents all the time that YOU must set the standard for your kids because academic institutions will ALWAYS lowball your kids' abilities.  
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