Re:American society is so focused on race that it is blind t...
by rayiner on Friday November 04, 2022 @01:24PM
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Your comment is quite revealing of the cultural conflict underlying this debate. The dominant liberal white culture--which is adopted by many assimilated desis--holds that people should “follow their bliss” and disapproves of how Asians raise their kids. They view that as part of "gaming" the system, don’t like the incentive structure and competitiveness created when educational institutions are “dominated” by Asian kids. For them, capping the percentage of asians to preserve the culture of the institution is valuable in-and-of itself.
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Re:American society is so focused on race that it is blind t...
by chengiz on Friday November 04, 2022 @04:10PM
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It's not about preservation necessarily - I mean these institutions used to be all white Christian male and we obviously dont want that. But yes, the capping is of value, and in fact even a hedge against the ranking slipping. I guess even people like OP would balk at sending their kids to the #1 school if it had 90% Asians, and then that school wont remain #1 for long. The diversity is of value in other ways - experiences outside of your comfort zone and ones that dont come with a quantifiable meric are wonderful things about a college education.
Re:American society is so focused on race that it is blind t...
by rayiner on Saturday November 05, 2022 @01:15AM
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> I guess even people like OP would balk at sending their kids to the #1 school if it had 90% Asians, and then that school wont remain #1 for long.
Why? Harvard was 90% WASPs when it became #1. Universities in India and China do just fine with 99% Indians and Chinese. What difference does it make?
> The diversity is of value in other ways - experiences outside of your comfort zone and ones that dont come with a quantifiable meric are wonderful things about a college education.
And you can't have those things if you have too many Asian students?