1st Edition
Asian Americans and the Shifting Politics of Race The Dismantling of Affirmative Action at an Elite Public High School
By Rowena Robles
Copyright 2007
208 Pages
by
Routledge
208 Pages
by
Routledge
176 Pages
by
Routledge
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Asian Americans and the Shifting Politics of Race examines the political and discursive struggles around the dismantling of race-based admissions policies in an elite public high school in San Francisco. The book analyzes the arguments put forth by plaintiffs in and the media's depiction of the case, Brian Ho, Patrick Wong, & Hilary Chen v. SFUSD . The Ho lawsuit, filed by a group of... Read more
1. From Racial Integration to Color Blind Policies 2. Racialized Politics Surrounding the Battle to Begin, Save and End Desegregation in San Francisco 3. Asian Americans as Victim and Success Stories - A Discursive Analysis of the Ho v. SFUSD Lawsuit 4. High School Student Voices on Racial Diversity at Lowell - Recognizing the Difference and Acknowledging Stereotypes 5. Examining Student Achievement and Goal Formation - The Intersections of Race, Grades, and Achievement
Biography
Rowena Robles is a Teaching Fellow in the American Cultures Program at Loyola Marymount University.
