![]() ![]() “Asian Americans, including Chinese Americans like myself, benefit from affirmative action,” Sally Chen, a graduating Asian American Harvard student who participated in the brief, told NBC Asian America. While the SFFA - led by conservative strategist Edward Blum, who is white - argues that the university’s admissions policy puts Asian Americans at a disadvantage, many students in the coalition, including those of Asian descent, say that the selection process has benefited those across communities of color. ![]() The coalition, which includes individuals from Asian American, African American, Latinx, Native American and Pacific Islander communities, argued that their own experiences with the school is proof the consideration of race in the admissions process not only allowed for a more diverse, enriched student body, but also without it, the establishment would likely overlook impressive students, such as themselves, whose racial identities were focal points in their applications. ![]()
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