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    Frank Shyong: A message for Asian American students in affirmative action's aftermath

    It's a weird time to be an Asian American high schooler. Nationwide, political forces are waging a battle for the fate of diversity on college campuses, and if we are to believe conservative activist Edward Jay Blum and the Chinese families supporting him, all of this is for your benefit. On top of that, now that the Supreme Court has struck down affirmative action, some people are criticizing ...
    by Frank Shyong, Los Angeles Times Jul 21, 2023 4 minutes
    Kashish Bastola, a rising sophomore at Harvard University speaks outside of the Supreme Court of the United States on Thursday, June 29, 2023, in Washington, DC.

    It's a weird time to be an Asian American high schooler.

    Nationwide, political forces are waging a battle for the fate of diversity on college campuses, and if we are to believe conservative activist Edward Jay Blum and the Chinese families supporting him, all of this is for your benefit.

    On top of that, now that the Supreme Court has struck down affirmative action, some people are criticizing Asian Americans for becoming Blum's pawns in the case. Blum's political action group, Students for Fair Admissions, successfully sued Harvard for discriminating against Asian American students.

    I know many young Asian Americans are afraid to be judged for our opinions about affirmative action. So I want to state

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