Supreme Court to Tackle Racial Bias in College Admissions: Will Silenced Asian Voices Prevail?

The U.S. Supreme Court is set to rule on the Students for Fair Admissions (SFFA) cases against Harvard and the University of North Carolina over their discriminatory race-based college admissions processes towards high-achieving Asian American applicants. Townhall interviewed Asian American community members who spoke out against affirmative action and shared their firsthand accounts of being at a disadvantage in the college admission process because of their race. Jon Wang, now a freshman at Georgia Tech, received a rejection from Harvard despite submitting a near-perfect SAT score. Wang’s high school counselor advised him to appear less Asian. Yun-Lung Yang, a resource counselor, advised Asian American college applicants to not denote their racial identity on their applications to avoid hurting their chances. Jeff Ho, a Poolesville High School freshman, said that academically gifted Asian students are often typecasted in a stereotypical role reinforced by affirmative action policies. Eva Guo, a mother of two and former SFFA board member, expressed concern about the Montgomery County Public Schools’ prioritization of checking DEI boxes over ensuring the quality of their children’s education. Jayson Li, Guo’s son, called out the GT entrance exams at Poolesville High School for being racially biased and interracial bigotry within SMCS, prevalent not just on school grounds, but also elsewhere in America.