Staff Writer
March 29, 2024
The Asian Studies program hosted a panel titled “Asian Americans and Affirmative Action” in Kresge Auditorium on Wednesday. The panel welcomed OiYan Poon, the co-director of the College Admissions Futures Co-Laborative, and Natasha Warikoo, professor in the humanities and social sciences in the department of sociology at Tufts University. Warikoo and Poon are both authors of books on affirmative action and its effects on Asian Americans.
The panel was organized as part of the College’s “Asian American Reckonings” series by Professor of Social Sciences Nancy Riley, Professor of History and Environmental Studies Connie Chiang, Professor of Asian Studies and Cinema Studies Shu-Chin Tsui, Professor of English and Asian Studies Belinda Kong and Assistant Professor of Sociology Shruti Devgan.
Riley stated how the goal of the panel was to elucidate affirmative action and to help view the issue through the lens of its effects on Asian Americans. She said a core part of the panel was the questions and answer segment, which allowed attendees to ask questions they had regarding affirmative action and receive reputable answers.