An article was posted yesterday about discrimination against Asian American in the college admissions. According to Jesse Washington, a journalist for the Associated Press, a young woman who is Taiwanese and Norwegian, believes that when applying to an university as an Asian to avoid discrimination should check 'white' as their ethnicity. Apparently, instead of viewed as an individual they are judged by the stereotypes surrounded by their ethnicity when it comes to getting accepted in top league universities.
Here is the article
http://news.yahoo.com/asians-college-strategy-dont-check-asian-174442977.html
What do you think about this topic? Do you believe this is true? Have you went through this experience? Do you believe that checking 'white' on the application other than your own is a way of avoiding discrimination or is it degrading who you are? Share your views and experiences.
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