{"id":1960140,"date":"2023-06-29T10:54:01","date_gmt":"2023-06-29T14:54:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/despite-a-scotus-victory-for-fair-admissions-the-fight-for-meritocracy-must-continue\/"},"modified":"2023-06-29T10:56:36","modified_gmt":"2023-06-29T14:56:36","slug":"despite-a-scotus-victory-for-fair-admissions-the-fight-for-meritocracy-must-continue","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/despite-a-scotus-victory-for-fair-admissions-the-fight-for-meritocracy-must-continue\/","title":{"rendered":"Despite a Supreme Court victory for fair admissions, the fight for meritocracy must persist."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fdespite-a-scotus-victory-for-fair-admissions-the-fight-for-meritocracy-must-continue%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1960140&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div class=\"article-content\">\n<p>The U.S. Supreme Court ruled Thursday morning that admissions policies at Harvard and the University of North Carolina violated the 14th Amendment, but as a board member of <a href=\"https:\/\/studentsforfairadmissions.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Students for Fair Admissions<\/a>, the plaintiff in the case, I know our fight is not over yet. I have witnessed and played an active part in a movement that has become something much more than just a challenge to race-based admissions.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Ever since our organization partnered with the Asian American Coalition for Education <a href=\"https:\/\/clearinghouse.net\/case\/14188\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">to sue Harvard in 2014<\/a>, Asian Americans have led the charge in demanding the United States return to its defining meritocratic principles. Despite facing enormous and well-funded opposition, they have been successful in many cases.<\/p>\n<div class=\"fdrlst__b89e9-paragraph-2-long d-flex justify-content-center\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center; \" id=\"fdrlst__b89e9-45617882\">\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-1379703300879-0\" class=\"mb-30\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"fdrlst__b89e9-506cf24177ecc90db4a64dc0524677b9 fdrlst__b89e9-paragraph-2\" id=\"fdrlst__b89e9-506cf24177ecc90db4a64dc0524677b9\"><\/div>\n<p>In 2020, leftists attempted to re-establish race preferences in California \u2014 a state which had previously banned them \u2014 in the form of a ballot measure known as <a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20200702144231\/https:\/\/elections.cdn.sos.ca.gov\/ballot-measures\/pdf\/aca-5.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Proposition 16<\/a>.\u00a0 My mentor Wenyuan Wu convened a team of grassroots activists in response, and I joined the campaign. We sought the state\u2019s reaffirmation of its <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/5-lgbtq-pride-products-carried-by-retailers-this-year\/\" title=\"5 LGBTQ \u2018Pride\u2019 Products Carried By Retailers This Year\">long-standing commitment<\/a> to the prevention of race influence in admissions, public contracting, and government hiring.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The fight for \u201cNo\u201d on Proposition 16 <a href=\"https:\/\/archive.is\/zNwJn\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">encouraged many Asian Americans to get politically involved<\/a> and spread our pro-meritocracy message to our local communities and national media.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Our efforts worked: We won with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/elections\/results\/race\/2020-11-03-ballot_initiative-CA-8794\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">57 percent<\/a> of California votes \u2014 despite the pro-racial preferences crowd <a href=\"https:\/\/edsource.org\/2020\/yes-on-prop-16-has-big-fundraising-lead-in-effort-to-restore-affirmative-action-in-california\/642647\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">outspending us<\/a> by more than $18 million.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, many Asian Americans took the meritocracy battle to the schools. In Northern Virginia, former reporter Asra Nomani helped <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/opinions\/2020\/09\/11\/an-unfair-push-racial-equality-thomas-jefferson\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">lead the charge<\/a> to restore merit-based admissions at Thomas Jefferson High School \u2014 the nation\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usnews.com\/education\/best-high-schools\/virginia\/districts\/fairfax-county-public-schools\/thomas-jefferson-high-school-for-science-and-technology-20461\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">No. 1 math and science high school<\/a> \u2014 whose admissions policies were being compromised by the school board\u2019s desire to admit more \u201cdiverse\u201d applicants.\u00a0<\/p>\n<div class=\"fdrlst__b89e9-24535764f29880e8f97f2b148b681ab6 fdrlst__b89e9-paragraph-6\" id=\"fdrlst__b89e9-24535764f29880e8f97f2b148b681ab6\"><\/div>\n<p>The new policy would reject many qualified students, cutting the percentage of Asian Americans from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.city-journal.org\/article\/merit-on-the-ropes\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">73 percent to 54 percent<\/a> on the basis of \u201cdiversity.\u201d Asra is in the middle of <a href=\"https:\/\/dcist.com\/story\/23\/05\/24\/appeals-court-tj-high-school-admissions-policy-not-discriminatory-against-asian-students\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">her lawsuit<\/a> against Thomas Jefferson for their denial of qualified students in the name of \u201cdiversity.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>Others have joined her fight. <\/p>\n<p>In 2018, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ny1.com\/nyc\/all-boroughs\/news\/2018\/06\/05\/nyc-parents-alumni-asian-american-groups-slam-bill-de-blasio-push-to-scrap-shsat\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Asian Americans in NYC<\/a> led a <a href=\"https:\/\/ny.chalkbeat.org\/2018\/8\/23\/21105585\/union-chief-says-de-blasio-s-plan-to-scrap-the-shsat-is-going-nowhere-in-albany\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">successful campaign<\/a> to force then-Mayor Bill de Blasio to reinstitute the standardized test for admissions to specialized high schools. He had <a href=\"https:\/\/ny.chalkbeat.org\/2018\/6\/2\/21105076\/mayor-bill-de-blasio-our-specialized-schools-have-a-diversity-problem-let-s-fix-it\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">threatened to replace<\/a> these standardized exams with \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.insidehighered.com\/admissions\/article\/2018\/06\/04\/new-york-city-mayor-sets-new-debate-testing-admissions-and-diversity\">holistic <\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.insidehighered.com\/admissions\/article\/2018\/06\/04\/new-york-city-mayor-sets-new-debate-testing-admissions-and-diversity\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">admissions<\/a>,\u201d which might negatively affect the enrollment rate of Asian students in these specialized schools.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Asian Americans were among those who planned and participated in <a href=\"https:\/\/queenseagle.com\/all\/shsat-protest-mayors-test-plan\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">protests<\/a> at town hall, eventually forcing De Blasio to back down. In fact, during his own campaign, current Mayor Eric Adams even ran under the pledge that <a href=\"https:\/\/shsatsunset.org\/eric-adams\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">he would keep the standardized test<\/a> for admissions in schools. Asian Americans played an important role in Adams\u2019s election \u2014 and they will continue to play an important role in keeping him accountable when he <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2022\/04\/09\/eric-adams-eyes-building-specialized-schools-in-each-nyc-borough\/\">backslides<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"fdrlst__b89e9-64247c1ac9526c37ceb4c8ee550e93de fdrlst__b89e9-paragraph-10\" id=\"fdrlst__b89e9-64247c1ac9526c37ceb4c8ee550e93de\"><\/div>\n<p>On the other side of the U.S., Ann Hsu was one of the parents who helped <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/us-news\/2022\/feb\/16\/san-francisco-school-board-recall\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">lead the fight<\/a> against San Francisco\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/education-reformers-warn-parental-rights-bills-may-actually-be-a-step-toward-greater-govt-control-over-children\/\" title=\"Education Reformers Warn: \u2018Parental Rights\u2019 Bills May Actually Be a Step Toward Greater Gov't Control over Children\">leftist school board<\/a> over COVID-19 policies, the renaming of Abraham Lincoln High School, and the denial of Asian students\u2019 admission to the prestigious Lowell High School.<\/p>\n<p>During the key recall election in February 2022, more Chinese Americans voted than in any other election before. They <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/us-news\/2022\/feb\/16\/san-francisco-school-board-recall\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">voted out<\/a> three <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/court-ruling-deals-decisive-blow-to-race-based-admission-policy-at-top-high-school\/\" title=\"Court Ruling Deals Decisive Blow To Race-Based Admission Policy At Top High School\">leftist school board members<\/a> and restored some semblance of sanity to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.census.gov\/quickfacts\/sanfranciscocountycalifornia\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">37.3 percent<\/a> Asian American district.<\/p>\n<p>Clearly, over the past few years, Asian American activism has helped revive a concept previously ill-defended in our culture: Meritocracy.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Meritocracy maintains the idea that America should be a country where people are given similar <em>opportunities <\/em>to succeed, with accessibility to this success based completely on individual merit. Therefore \u2013 when achievement is based on hard work, individual life choices, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/despite-a-scotus-victory-for-fair-admissions-the-fight-for-meritocracy-must-continue\/\" title=\"Despite a Supreme Court victory for fair admissions, the fight for meritocracy must persist.\">innate gifts \u2013\u00a0 equal outcomes<\/a> should not be expected.<\/p>\n<p>There is a need for continued activism for meritocracy that many Asian immigrants can bring to the table. These immigrants deeply desire the American Dream: The idea that you can come to the United States from any background and be awarded on the basis of hard work and achievement.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Many Asians did not come to the U.S. with money.\u00a0 They came here with skills and a deep desire to raise the next generation to work hard and live well. For many, their skills are how they<em> <\/em>thrive. They immigrated here because they believed in the opportunities that awaited them. These men and women should be rewarded \u2014 not punished \u2014 for their efforts to elevate their own status through work and education.<\/p>\n<p>Still, many of them see the perilous path their country is taking \u2013 one that subverts the values and ideals they hold dear. They recognize America\u2019s cultural attack on meritocracy.<\/p>\n<p>Clearly, schools like Harvard have already set themselves up for trench warfare in their diversity policies. <a href=\"https:\/\/thecollegecurators.com\/test-optional-colleges-for-2022-2023\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">From making tests optional<\/a> to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thecrimson.com\/article\/2022\/5\/4\/selective-universities-not-promoting-admissions-rates\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">failing to release admissions data<\/a>, universities will fight tooth and nail to <em>not<\/em> comply with whatever ruling the Supreme Court makes against them.<\/p>\n<p>Asian Americans are defending the American Dream in a time of need. Following the <a href=\"https:\/\/news.harvard.edu\/gazette\/story\/2022\/10\/what-to-know-about-harvards-case-in-supreme-court\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em>Harvard<\/em> case<\/a>, their continued activism will be needed to help push our country along the right path \u2014 one that ensures a future with high standards for all.\u00a0<\/p>\n<div class=\"fdrlst__b89e9-ff372f793a328d9d231d764f88b1473f fdrlst__b89e9-after-post-content\" id=\"fdrlst__b89e9-ff372f793a328d9d231d764f88b1473f\"><\/div>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\">    \t\t\t\t\t   \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The U.S. Supreme Court found Harvard and UNC admissions policies violated the 14th Amendment. As a board member of Students for Fair Admissions, I know our battle continues. I&#8217;ve actively witnessed and participated in the fight.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":356,"featured_media":1960141,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[546],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1960140","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-federalist"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1960140","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/356"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1960140"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1960140\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1960141"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1960140"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1960140"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1960140"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}