Chapter one. From racial integration to colorblind policies -- Chapter two. Racialized politics surrounding the battle to begin, save, and end desegregation in San Francisco -- Chapter three. Asian Americans as victim and success stories--a discursive analysis of the Ho v. SFUSD lawsuit -- Chapter four. Student perceptions of the racial caste system at Lowell -- Chapter five. Assessments of diversity from different places within the racial caste system -- Chapter six. The burden of racial stereotypes--examining the interconnectedness of achievement, goal formation and race -- Conclusion. The effects of the shifting politics of race
Summary
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 Chinese Americans, challenged race-based admissions policies that were intended to ensure diversity by giving special consideration to African-American and Latino students. Robles argu
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 175-182) and index
