From internment camps to school admissions, 80 years of fighting anti-Asian hate

Eighty years ago this month, President Franklin Roosevelt signed Executive Order 9066, authorizing the internment of 120,000 Japanese and Japanese American citizens from the West Coast. This anniversary is a vivid reminder that it has always been and will always be evil to judge individuals based on the color of their skin. Yet sadly, it seems to be a lesson that far too many people have forgotten.

According to FBI data, anti-Asian hate crimes rose 73% between 2019 and 2020. New York City saw a 361% increase. Without a doubt, COVID has contributed to this spike, yet it cannot be blamed as the sole factor. After all, bias against Asians didn’t just spontaneously return in the spring of 2020. Unfortunately, these discriminatory practices aren’t limited just to higher education either. In Virginia, Fairfax County Public Schools is currently embroiled in a federal lawsuit over changes to the admissions policy of a top-performing high school, the Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology. Admissions appear to have been conducted with the express intention of reducing the number of students of Asian descent.

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