Just sending this out into the mainstream journalism universe: if you’re going to report about AsAms and the growing affirmative action fight in CA, please consider also recognizing the many progressive AsAms currently working in partnership with other activists to support #ACA5.
The AsAm community is complicated. There are very vocal grassroots (generally conservative-leaning) groups who oppose affirmative action. There are very vocal grassroots (generally progressive-leaning) folks who support it. Please capture the full picture.
Last time around with SCA5, reporting was very one-sided and focused on Chinese American opposition, even though over 150 AsAm advocacy groups and thousands of individuals supported affirmative action, too.
It’s easy to tell a story of divide-and-conquer. It’s much harder to tell a story of coalition-building and inter-community movement work — but that’s what the effort behind supporting ACA5 really is.
Let’s do things differently this time, and tell the full story.
Let’s do things differently this time, and tell the full story.
