Chinese American Parent Association of Loudoun County.
We dedicate our effort to advance, empower and unite AAPI communities on education issues. RTs≠Endorsemt
"Your mother and I will never stop fighting for the fairness that everyone deserves — and you should commit to do the same."
A Google VP's Father's Day letter to his Asian American kids: 5 lessons to learn when you're older https://t.co/iqbDY9SXp6
Jennifer Yu, a Woman Chess Grandmaster, @Harvard student AND a @StoneBridgeHS alum, explains how she handles pressure, setbacks and overall mental health. Watch the full video: https://t.co/dJXpHnn3wz
#LCPSReturnStrongerTogether
From @WSJopinion: Stanford University formally apologized for discriminating against Jewish applicants in the mid-20th century. Will Harvard have to apologize to Asian-Americans in 70 years? https://t.co/jJ4EWyjbDz
"The Supreme Court will almost certainly decide in the Harvard case that Title VI, the statute that bans racial discrimination in education, prohibits affirmative action."
Lowell High School is switching back to a merit-based admissions system.
The fighting and fallout over admission process will likely endure for months if not years to come.
https://t.co/g52F77gWV2
"Why don't you go back to your country?": New York City authorities charge a woman with hate crimes in relation to an anti-Asian attack in Manhattan. - @NBCAsianAmerica https://t.co/5gL8Mq2Jw8
@AtoosaReaser@Park_View_HS Immigrants don't come to this country to win lotteries. Like you said, we come here because this country offers equal opportunity and rewards hardworking.
VA: "...42% of 2nd-graders scored below a key reading benchmark...45% of public high school seniors in 2019 — including 76% of Black and 54% of Hispanic seniors — were not college-ready in math on the SAT..."
What's been taught in our schools?😲
#LCPS
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Asian Americans are an 'inconvenient minority' for social-justice ideologues - By NY Post Editorial Board
#aapi#equity@kennymxu
https://t.co/duSLRHRJ65 via @nypost
A Southern California man was arrested Thursday and charged with disrupting a peaceful rally against anti-Asian racism last year and telling protesters to “Go back to China,” officials said. https://t.co/k63f3VXhCP
“I think in every immigrant you’ll find a deep optimism and a deep resilience too”
Jeff Bezos Tears Up Recalling His Dad's Journey as a Cuban Immigrant Starting a Life in America https://t.co/zI1eueaLZg
VA Gov. Glenn Youngkin has signed a bill to require Virginia Department of Education "develop model policies, and that each local school board adopt those policies to notify parents of any instructional material that includes sexually explicit content." https://t.co/K24xEbczmG
"This is the Civil Rights Act. You cannot discriminate based on race...You CAN set neutral criteria, what you CANNOT do is with the intention to limit one racial group"
#LCPS#ACLadmission@ChapPetersen@JasonMiyaresVA
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Today is #AAPIEqualPayDay. On average, Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander women make 75¢ for every dollar a white, non-Hispanic man is paid. For some, it’s even less. Vietnamese women earn 67¢, Hmong women earn 61¢, and Burmese women earn just 52¢.
"Those who benefit the most from racial preferences are those who come from HIGHER socioeconomic status homes."
#aapi#equity#LCPS#FCPS#TJHSST#ACL#Harvard
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“Desperate times calls for desperate actions and that’s probably where we are,” Virginia Lt Gov. said when I asked her what she thought of Gov. Glenn Youngkin’s attempt to put all nine Loudoun County School Board members on the ballot this November. @7NewsDC
Our Asian community is donating to the owner of Louie's Pizza, 38-year-old Louie Suljovic and his father, 68-year-old Charlie Suljovic, who got stabbed 9 times for helping a 61-year-old Asian woman under random attack. They are immigrants from Albania.
https://t.co/2DmyU7wKfF