Thread by @kevinnadal

This is huge! Not only is this case important for all students of color, it is important in advocating for Filipino Americans, who are still significantly underrepresented in UC system. I salute @littlemanila for leading this initiative. #DawnMabalonIsInTheHeart #FAHM2019

https://twitter.com/fanhs_national/status/1189227748155375618

For #FilipinoAmericanHistoryMonth, let’s unpack why @littlemanila suing UC Regents is important for Filipino Americans. Filipinos make up 26% of CA’s Asian American population, but comprise only 11% of AA students in UC System (compared to 25% of Chinese who comprise 45%) #FAHM

Filipinos have the lowest UC admission rates out of all major Asian groups - 54% of applicants, compared to 70% Chinese, 73% Taiwanese, 69% Korean, 67% Vietnamese, 66% Indian, & 64% Japanese. Let’s unpack that! 2/3 to 3/4 of other groups are admitted but only 1/2 of Filipinos are

One explanation for the lower admissions are SAT scores. A study by @UCSanDiego finds Filipinos score lower on SATs than Whites & other Asians and on par with Black, Latinos, & Native Americans. Studies find SAT is biased against Black & Latinos, but they don’t look at Filipinos.

Analyses by Will Lacker provided by @littlemanila reveal 69.7% of Chinese in predominant Chinese city score greater than 1500 on SAT, while only 12.8% of Filipino students living in predominant Filipino city do - all in comparison to 48.3% of California students who score >1500.

Marginalization of Filipinos in elite schools is not unique to California; it’s just not talked about because schools don’t disaggregate data. Look at Hawai’i - largest ethnic group in state, but among lowest enrollment @uhmanoa. #FAHM2019 civilbeat.org/2019/10/most-u…

From a personal perspective, this is important because I was one of the few out of my barkada who went to a UC and I always felt like a lucky one. At @UCIrvine, I was well aware of lack of Filipinos compared to other AA groups. We were viewed as the non-model minorities.

At Ivy Leagues (which love standardized tests), it’s even more noticeable. But they don’t disaggregate data so we can’t prove it. At @Columbia you can count number of Filipinos in each incoming class. They all know each other. Literally. That’s kapwa + systemic racism #FAHM2019

This lawsuit could mean Filipinos (as well Black, Latinx, Southeast Asian, & Indigenous students) could actually have the same opportunities as others. Their destinies wouldn’t be determined by a test that wasn’t designed for them. Thank you @littlemanila for fighting for us.

Here are more stats based on 2018 admissions rates. Filipinos & most SEAs admitted at lower rates than other Asian American groups across many different UC campuses. #FAHM2019 #BrownAsiansExist
@UCBerkeley @UCLA @UCSanDiego @ucdavis @robynmrodriguez @CCenizaChoy #NoMoreSATs

Here are 2018 stats from my alma mater @ucirvine. Filipino, Hmong, Cambodian, & Laotian students are admitted at notably lower rates than other Asian groups. FYI @KababayanUCI @UCIrvine_CCC @passatuci @pusoatuci @UCIAsianAm #NoMoreSATs