Some Asian-Americans say affirmative action ruling used group as ‘pawns’
Many Asian American groups and leaders are speaking out against the Supreme Court ruling that struck down affirmative action on Thursday. Some experts and activists argued that the decision is an example of Asian Americans being used as a "wedge" to erode civil rights. They note that while the two cases, led by conservative activist Edward Blum, who is white, argued that policies at Harvard and the University of North Carolina discriminated against Asian-Americans, no Asian-American students came forward to testify that experienced discrimination. “The white supremacist agendas behind these lawsuits use the small number of Asian Americans against affirmative…
