Dec. 12, 2021, 11:47 p.m.

anti-racist action for 12/12

one anti-racist action a day

Today's action is to read this NPR article advocating for more nuanced racial data collection for Asian American's in higher education. Although Asians are a dominant group in STEM education and careers in the US, if you disaggregate the data, South Asian Americans such as Hmong, Vietnamese, Filipino, Laotian, and Burmese Americans have far lower levels of degree obtainment and industry representation. Viewing them as a part of a larger homogenous group effectively limits these candidates' ability to take advantage of outreach programs that target and support underrepresented candidates.

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