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The US Supreme Court will soon issue a ruling that could end or weaken the practice of affirmative action at colleges and universitiesOne of the cases heard by the high court involves the additional question of whether Harvard University intentionally discriminated against Asian-Americans
Retired state Supreme Court Judge George Grasso was in Flushing on June 15 where he received endorsements in his campaign for Queens district attorney from
“You don’t talk about being Asian. You don’t talk about how your Asianness has othered you,” said Anna Y of Charlotte, North Carolina, describing the advice she got before applying to universities last fall. This advice came from all over, including TikTok influencers of Asian descent at elite US colleges. Anna, who has Korean and white parents and will be attending the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in the fall, said she was.
In 2019, Melinda Katz won the Democratic nomination for Queens district attorney by a mere 55 votes over carer public defender and now Councilwoman Tiffany Cabán (D-Astoria), who ran to