How Asian Discrimination Is The World Of Academics

The derogatory term â€Å"FOB† has been used to label Asians as foreigners. The usage of this term has kept the continuation of Asians being deprecated in America. An article by The Economist, â€Å"The Model Minority is Losing Patience†, explains how Asian discrimination is invoked into the world of academics. â€Å"He was rejected by six of the seven Ivy League colleges to which he applied† (Economist). We must learn to embrace the Asian diversity, though the history of America has left a period of where the Asian population has been affected on. â€Å"You are not welcome here†, â€Å"The Chinese cannot come here† (The Chinese Exclusion Act). Ultimately, it has been extensive to condemn discrimination among Asian, but using technical terms and Asian stereotypes†¦show more content†¦In 1943, President Franklin D. Roosevelt decided the Chinese Exclusion Act was banished and abolished. â€Å"The real key to reversing immigration restriction s and allowing for a meaningful family reunification in America for Chinese people did not really occur until the Kennedy and Johnson administrators finally abolished the ethnic quotas with the 1965 Immigration Act. Although this was true, a painful and epic period of the U.S. history finally had come to an end† (Separate Lives, Broken Dreams). The trends have changed in 1965, The â€Å"Immigration and Nationality Act† led more Asians advance into the U.S. For most of the American Public, Asians are known to be smart and intelligent. When it comes to college admissions, it is very tough. â€Å"If you are Asian, your chances of getting into the most selective colleges and universities will almost certainly be lower than if you are white† (Chen). Asians have been discriminated against throughout the process of applying for a college. Asians generally have a unique disadvantage while putting effort towards their college applications. Michael Wang, a student from California who was rejected by six of the seven Ivy League Colleges. â€Å"I asked: what more could I have done to get into your college? Was it based on race, or what was it based on?† (Wang). It is also said that Asians who apply for a college must score 140 points higher on the SATs than white applicants to benefit themselves