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Why don't you look to see who is leading top US tech firms like NVIDIA, AMD, Microsoft, and Adobe? 
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I told you how they took over the tech in the US.  Once one Indian has a foot in the door, they will bring onboard their friends and cousins and then they only hire Indians, then they promote each other to top positions.

This is how it happened in Silicon Valley. Ask anyone who works there. They know.[/quote]

Oh for crying out loud. Don't act like white people don't do this. Have you ever heard of the good old boys club? Look at most government contracting companies in the DMV and tell me the white male holding a C-level position didn't bring in their friends for other C-level or leadership positions. I.see.it.all.the.time. [/quote]

You see, the truth is they don't see it when it's white people doing this. But if a racial group they don't belong to suddenly does it, OMG the world is ending!  Though in all seriousness, no one should be doing this. [/quote]

White people’s nepotism and cronyism is why we need civil rights laws and affirmative action goals in the first place. Universities are more meritorious than any other institutions in the country, because they take the time and effort to assess each individual applicant. Unlike the Supreme Court, which makes decisions according to “who is for, who is against, and which side funds me.”[/quote]

Great, then do it in a way that doesn't discriminate against Asians like Harvard was doing.  You want to do it by income?  Go for it.  But what Harvard was doing is unacceptable.[/quote]

I still don't understand...Asians were not under-represented as compared to the general population at Harvard, so how are "they" being discriminated against? If Asians make up 12% of the population and have roughly 12% of the seats, then what is the complaint? I mean, Harvard turns away 98% of their applicants, and it is possible that the number of Asian rejections is higher because there may be more Asian applicants, but I still feel like this was not the right decision.[/quote]

[b]The Asian community won’t be happy until 100% of Asians who apply are accepted into Harvard. They feel they deserve it when other kids do not. They are arguing that their kids are always superior to others. Anyone else admitted who isn’t Asian is not as bright and only there due to AA or legacy. It’s been well explain on this thread.[/b]
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Are you even listening to yourself and not embarrassed by what you're saying? The Asian community is NOT a monolith. I repeat. We are not all tiger moms and we're not all rich nor are we all great in math. My kids don't have straight As. They play sports, not chess. We wouldn't even think of applying to Harvard. We'd be happy if they get into UMCP. What the hell is wrong with you? What we don't want however, is for people to discriminate against my kids and make it more difficult for them to get into schools more than non-Asian kids because of some stereotype or racial bias that you hold against us. Got it? Is that too much to ask? [/quote]

The whole premise of the argument is that Asian kids are being rejected from Harvard for being Asian because lesser qualified kids are being accepted who aren’t Asian. But statistically Asians are over represented, as pointed out a couple of pages back. Are you even listening?! :roll: [/quote]

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It seems that "statistically," Asians achieve at a higher rate than others.  Does this mean that they can be discriminated against?  [/quote]

DP. No but it is interesting to contemplate what the tipping point would be if the most selective colleges admit an unlimited number of Asian that far outstrips their percentage of the population. Wealthy whites may start feeling that [b]they[/b] are being discriminated against--not by "undeserving" Blacks and Hispanics but by Asians.  
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Jewish folks and Asian folks are over represented.[b] But also value studying and education. [/b]Hopefully ethical as well.[/quote]

Others don’t? So these two groups are the only smart and studious kids? [/quote]
Comparatively, yes.  Look and the average # hours spent doing homework.  It correlates with academic success.  Unless you want to argue that spending more time studying isn't causal to academic success?[/quote]

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