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ERIC Number: ED573713
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2017
Pages: 3
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Do Asian Americans Benefit from Race-Blind College Admissions Policies?
Poon, OiYan A.
National Commission on Asian American and Pacific Islander Research in Education
Opponents of affirmative action in the Fisher Supreme Court case claim that race-conscious admissions policies discriminate against Asian American applicants and impose a "higher bar" in college admissions than for other students. In their amicus brief supporting the plaintiff in the Fisher case, 80-20 states that, "Asian American enrollment rises dramatically when race-conscious admission standards are eliminated. When Californians ratified California Constitution art. I, § 31 ("Proposition 209"), barring all invidious racial discrimination in college admissions, [University of California] Berkeley saw Asian freshman enrollment rise from 37.3 percent in 1995, to 43.57 percent in 2000, to 46.59 percent by 2005." Like 80-20, the Asian American Legal Foundation (AALF) also presents undergraduate enrollment data at California public universities as evidence that Asian Americans benefited from race-blind policies in their amicus brief. This research brief evaluates the claim that Proposition 209 caused an increase in Asian American enrollment numbers in the University of California (UC). An analysis of empirical data indicates there was no direct causal relationship between increased Asian American enrollment numbers in the UC and the implementation of race-blind admissions policies in 1998.
National Commission on Asian American and Pacific Islander Research in Education. 82 Washington Square East Pless Annex 7th Floor, New York, NY 10003. Tel: 212-998-5860; Fax: 212-995-4612; Web site: http://care.gseis.ucla.edu/
Publication Type: Reports - Evaluative
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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Authoring Institution: National Commission on Asian American and Pacific Islander Research in Education (CARE)
Identifiers - Location: California
Identifiers - Laws, Policies, & Programs: Proposition 209 (California 1996)
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