This type of activism causes Chang and others to stop short of suggesting that academia rename or even do away with the Asian Pacific Islander stamp because, collectively, they have more impact. “Labels are necessary for identifying and tracking discriminatory practices,” he says.
Meanwhile, he and others hope their efforts cause college leaders everywhere to rethink their assumptions about Asian students.
Plenty, they say, is at stake.
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