I've often found it confusing why we look at African Americans as a separate group, but then group so many as "White" or "Asian"?
Why not just separate people by their majority national heritage?
Why not just separate people by their majority national heritage?
But yeah, I think abstracting 60% of the world population as a monolithic "Asian" category is disingenuous and betrays the lived experiences of Asians from historically disadvantaged and poor countries. I think the Gates Foundation is on a good track by considering Asian students for their full ride scholarship, alongside Native American, Hispanic, and Black peers, by analyzing the specific lived experience of the applicant (a Southeast Asian refugee has lived a different life than the "steretypical" Asian American applicant).
eg: Scottish, Irish, Jewish people immediately come to mind
Personally I think it'd be better to avoid using skin color/race as an indicator of need and instead just look at need in isolation. A poor person needs help paying for school regardless of their skin color.