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YChooo #keepnycschoolsopen

31 Dec 20, 6 tweets, 3 min read

“… newly released statistics from the US Dept of Labor for the third quarter of 2020 undermine this narrative. Asian women have now surpassed white men in weekly earnings...These outcomes cannot exist in a society suffused with misogyny and racism.” quillette.com/2020/12/22/a-p…

The attack on merit in education, seeking to kill objective tests like the SAT and #SHSAT in favor of subjective holistic factors, are intended to hurt immigrants.

"Asian women’s extraordinarily high earnings can be explained by several recorded cultural patterns. They have the highest education levels of all major groups. They are also most likely to major in the most high-paying fields in college (primarily STEM) ..."

"...over 26 percent of Asian children born to parents in the lowest income quintile earn incomes in the highest income quintile compared to 11 percent of whites, seven percent of Hispanics, and three percent of blacks."
quillette.com/2020/12/22/a-p…

This is not to say there is no anti-Asian racism or that Asian women aren't subjected to stereotypes... there are, now more than ever.

This is why we need equality of educational opportunity based on merit and not so-called "equity" based on skin color and gender.

With Asians in the minority (5.6% of US), politicians who need to win elections and corporations that chase profits will continue to play the game of numbers.

No surprise they push policies for popularity and virtue-signaling than those that truly promote equality.

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“Trying to silence people, shame people, and bully people so they can’t be heard is unacceptable. .. and the ppl who want to silence parents should be ashamed of themselves.” Spoke like a true leader. TY @MaudMaron @placenyc_org

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