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The number of Asians (both East and South) among American readers is pretty surprisingly low - 43/855 ~= 5%. This despite Asians being, e.g., ~15% of the Ivy League student body (it'd be much higher without affirmative action), and close to 50% of Silicon Valley workers.
Is affirmative action being used against Asian even though they are a minority?
"Used against", to me, implies active planning that may or may not exist here; but the pragmatic effects of the policy as implemented in American universities do seem to negatively affect Asians.
Ahh, the old 'malicious or incompetent' dichotomy.
I'm a big believer in Hanlon's razor, especially as it applies to policy.