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An Inconvenient Minority The Attack on Asian American Excellence and the Fight for Meritocracy

Kenny Xu

Even in the midst of a nationwide surge of bias incidents against them, Asians from coast to coast have quietly assumed mastery of the nation’s technical and intellectual machinery and become essential American workers. Yet, they’ve been forced to do so against the current of policy proposals—writte...

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During the episode, guest Kenny Hsu discussed the title, explaining how it examined the Harvard admissions case and argued that race‑based preferences harmed Asian Americans and other groups. He emphasized that the book advocated for a stronger judicial ruling and a merit‑based approach to education. The conversation highlighted the book as a key resource for understanding discrimination and the fight for meritocracy.

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Episode: Fighting Discrimination in Education & Healthcare...

Kenny Hsu discussed his 2021 book that examined the Harvard admissions case and highlighted how racebased preferences harmed Asian Americans and other groups.

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And I wrote a book called An Inconvenient Minority on the Harvard case and Asians' inconvenient place in the racial narrative.

But what I'm hoping for and I'm pushing for with my advocacy and my book, An Inconvenient Minority is a stronger ruling.

I signed our petition, Color Us United.org, by my book, An Inconvenient Minority, the attack on Asian American excellence in the fight for meritocracy.

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