An Inconvenient Minority: The Attack on Asian American Excellence and the Fight for Meritocracy

Categories: Education & Teaching, Politics & Social Sciences

Kenny Xu examines how Asian American students have fared under admissions policies at elite universities and selective public schools. He draws on the Students for Fair Admissions lawsuit against Harvard and on fights over specialized high schools in New York and Virginia. Xu argues that efforts to balance admissions by race penalize Asian Americans for their success. He makes the case for merit-based standards as the fairest path for every group.

Recommended by 1 person

• David Sacks: “There's a book written recently about Asian Americans in the United States called An Inconvenient Minority. Why is it inconvenient? Because Asian Americans have done spectacularly well.”