chillybright
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I have a lot of Chinese-American friends in Bay Area and LA areas. Most of them have received higher education, some have master or Ph.d degrees. Some are Christian and some are not. Some have wealthy parents and some came from middle-class families. But most of them, and their churches, are voting for Donald Trump in this election. They post on facebook about their political tendency, and I have had conversations with some of them during last few months. They are voting for Trump because they will never consider voting for Democrats.
Their main reason is that Democrats, especially those in CA, are the major force to push SCA5, an amendment about Affirmative Action (AA), thus resulting a huge disadvantage for and de facto discrimination against their kids to receive higher education.
To give some perspective, UC system currently has over 35% Asian students, compared to about 15% Asian population in California. SCA5 is, however, about race quota admission instead of merit-base admission in public institutions, including UC system.
Some of my friends told me that they are fully aware that Trump is a racist and bigot brat, but SCA5 and other track record of Democrats in CA is such a deal breaker for them that they simply cannot vote for a democratic nominee. They consider it absolutely unfair for their kids to only compete with other Asian kids when applying for university and jobs in public sectors in the future. They understand the reasoning behind AA but they think it is inherently discriminating towards them when Chinese people are not considered minority in California. There is even push for policies that aim to categorize the Asian group into sub-groups such as Chinese, Korean, Vietnamese, etc, and then implement admission quotas based on sub-groups. They find it absolutely unacceptable so they have to choose the lesser of the two evils, which results in a Trump vote. According to my friends, at least Republicans will not actively try to abolish California Proposition 209.
Honestly, if what they told me are all true, I can understand their reasoning to vote for a Republican nominee, regardless how terrible Trump is. I am not sure about the status of AA in other states, so I don't even know whether this apply at all. But do Gaffers consider AA a form of discrimination? And do you consider education for your kids when voting?
Update:
Their main reason is that Democrats, especially those in CA, are the major force to push SCA5, an amendment about Affirmative Action (AA), thus resulting a huge disadvantage for and de facto discrimination against their kids to receive higher education.
To give some perspective, UC system currently has over 35% Asian students, compared to about 15% Asian population in California. SCA5 is, however, about race quota admission instead of merit-base admission in public institutions, including UC system.
Some of my friends told me that they are fully aware that Trump is a racist and bigot brat, but SCA5 and other track record of Democrats in CA is such a deal breaker for them that they simply cannot vote for a democratic nominee. They consider it absolutely unfair for their kids to only compete with other Asian kids when applying for university and jobs in public sectors in the future. They understand the reasoning behind AA but they think it is inherently discriminating towards them when Chinese people are not considered minority in California. There is even push for policies that aim to categorize the Asian group into sub-groups such as Chinese, Korean, Vietnamese, etc, and then implement admission quotas based on sub-groups. They find it absolutely unacceptable so they have to choose the lesser of the two evils, which results in a Trump vote. According to my friends, at least Republicans will not actively try to abolish California Proposition 209.
Honestly, if what they told me are all true, I can understand their reasoning to vote for a Republican nominee, regardless how terrible Trump is. I am not sure about the status of AA in other states, so I don't even know whether this apply at all. But do Gaffers consider AA a form of discrimination? And do you consider education for your kids when voting?
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