John Kennedy rips Harvard for "unfair" admissions practices towards Asian-Americans
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- In a Senate floor speech, Sen. John Kennedy slammed Harvard for "repeatedly reject[ing] highly qualified Asian-American candidates because of their race."
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I'm Korean American from a middle class family but I know plenty of Asian Americans coming from poor neighborhoods who went to prestigious universities holding multiple degrees. Asians don't have it easier than other races. We just know how to keep a straight head and focus on our goals through dedication and hard work.
Are you saying black people don’t work hard?
@@xihakuix he didn’t even mention black people!??
@@xihakuix LMAO why are you triggered? Are you black? Did he mention any other race?
@@xihakuix he never mentioned black, so, are you saying that?
@@xihakuix Black people who work hard do just as well as Asians who work hard.
We need to get rid of legacy admissions while we're at it.
Agreed
We need to get rid of Ivy League schools as they don’t cherish American individualism and foster racism and elitism.
private universities are like private businesses...they do whatever they want at their own cost
And nepotism in corporate America.
These Republicans will never mention that....
My Chinese parents came to America with their degrees and only 3000 USD total.
They walked the knife's edge and worked insanely hard to build up income, keep their jobs (and hence their work VISAs), and stay in America so as to not be separated from my brother and I.
They instilled into us the values of hard work, education, and saving money.
Now, we are upper middle class. My parents push my brother and I in terms of academics and extracurriculars, and they also support and fund those things for us.
Why should my parents be penalized for working hard?
Why should my parents be penalized for supporting my brother and I, for sacrificing things for us?
Why should I be penalized for being Chinese, for having parents who worked hard, for having parents who pushed me to work hard?
Why should I need to be far more qualified than others to get the same things?
My parents believed and thought that the American system was meritocratic, but this bullshit is really just too much.
“Me, me, me, me, me, me, me” 🤢
@@FIyingDumpling "you you you you you you you you" 😆
@@FIyingDumpling tf you going on about?
@@FIyingDumpling Jealousy sure is a vile thing 🤣 Look at you!
They are penalized because socialism dictates that we all live in misery. We’re. not there yet.
Harvard and other universities place diversity over merit in their adademic programs, but participation in their sports programs is strictly based on talent and ability. Seems backward to me.
It is actually "political correctness" rather than diversity.
If they truly wanted "diversity" with merit, they would give a quota to the minority groups (Blacks and Hispanics - BUT not mixed or include mixed races), then "BLINDING" any refereces to the race (choice of "race", "candidates' names - use numbers only".
Unfortunately, if is very likely that the number of Whites into those colleges would suffer, which they would not go for it, hence, this issue is "political correctness".
Good point
@@josephlee5947 WHat do you mean 'they won't go for it'?? Are you kidding? They will do it and then advertise that they DID do exactly that!! All colleges want to make the claim that they treat Blacks better than competing schools....a modern day badge of honor.
Wait Asians count as a minority when they are attacked. But not a minority in college admissions. I’m confused. Selective minority status?
@@boblester8641 Asians are a minority group. It is just that the College admission percentage is very high, compared to the rest of the population. In Asian culture (esp. Indians and East Asians), there is an "expectation" that you would go to the College, just as any American students are expected to recite the Pledge of Allegiance. I know that Americans are ignorant of the World Map (in general - "Africa is part of Europe"), but there are East Asians, South East Asians, Subcontinent and Middle Eastern Asians, as well as Pacific Islanders. It is like calling anyone "Americans" for people from Mexico, Canada, Central America and South American.
My mother left us when I was three, I was raised by my grandparents who owned a corner grocery store. They were gone from 7-7 6 days a week. My sister and I were latch key grandchildren. It was never easy for us. If you work hard for your goals and achievements, you should not be discriminated against by your success.
When I was a kid and got picked on and discriminated because of my race, my father used to say to me, study hard, make a good life for yourself, be happy and that is the best revenge. No one in my family ever allowed me to feel that I wasn't good enough or didn't have as many opportunities because of my race. He was right.
I'm liking Kennedy more and more
He's awesome
I was thinking exactly the same thing.
@@QMW11 not to mention his awesome sense of humor and poking at libs every chance he gets.
@@ArkadyItkin he's hilarious
The only Kennedy worth a crap.
Im an asian american. Parents were both working or gone most of the day. At 8 years old, i was home cooking food and taking care of my 4 year old and 1 year old siblings. We moved once a year due to job insecurity and I never developed any real friendships. When it came time to apply for colleges, I was top of my class, but didn’t have the money for college applications. My parents and A friend at church helped me to do the applications. I applied for 2 colleges, more would have been too expensive. Upon getting in to both, I found that as an Asian, I was a “model minority” so didn’t qualify for minority scholarships. This is why Im raising my Asian kids in Mexico, so when the time comes, they can qualify as minorities. F the system. If the system cant work with us, them Im going to take matters into my own hands. It’s well known that a struggling asian student has 1 standard deviation docked from his SAT scores, and the same minority of any other race would have 1 standard deviation added.
"model minorities" - Bruh. So you have to be a "not-so-model minority" to get financial aid? That sucks. I hope things get better for you and your family.
Senator Kennedy is a righteous man, a brave man and a real hero in our Asian community.
I know he is , He is as racist as you people are, against black people.
@Peter Schmidt Do you really think that it is possible for them to really wake up?
@Peter Schmidt I'd agree. Ther are basically conditioned to think only in their own world, which is primarily shaped by the media.
@@vermary blacks like you sound quite privileged and racist. you deem people racist, when they want equality that does not benefit you.
@@vermary damn, that’s kinda racist
Brilliant Senator John Kennedy. Total discrimination! Thank you for sticking up for human rights. Racism must be strictly prohibited. God Bless you sir!
I'm Filipino-American. My family migrated to California when I was 9. There were 5 of us. We came here with only $1,200 pocket money. We moved in one bedroom apartment in the hood in East LA. My neighborhood was predominantly Blacks and Latinos. We were not just broke, we were broke-broke.
Fast forward 22 years later, I am now a successful business owner. My sister owns a health care facility. And my brother is a marble and granite contractor. My Dad passed away but my Mom is very well taken cared of. Together, our assets and net worth is about $3 million. We are NOT "rich" whatsoever, but we are definitely living a comfortable life now.... Not bad for someone who came from nothing just 22 years ago.
My life story is not unique. It is very common amongst Asians. There is a very good reason why Asians are the most successful race in America, despite where we come from. It's because we work hard and we NEVER play the victim. If we feel like we're at disadvantage, we just find ways to be better. And we do it quietly.
@Code_with_Me In Southern California, $3 million is not really that much, perhaps upper middle class, but not considered as traditionally "rich". Southern California is expensive so I totally understood when he said they were "comfortable" and not rich. If they move to rural Mississippi, then $3 million is A LOT of money and you'll be considered as "rich" lol
@Code_with_Me Exactly, it is all relative. It's all relative depending on where you live. I didn't disagree with your comment, but simply explaining why it is considered not "rich" for having 3 mil in SoCal. For many people, that's a lot of money, but the original comment was talking about their personal life and situation. I personally can't question op's financial situation/life since I don't live where they live and don't have the same amount of asset as they do. But having lived in big cities myself with high cost of living, I understand where op is coming from.
For op, relative to where they live, $3 mil in asset is not considered as "rich", nor did they say they were poor. I don't think op was thinking of a generalised notion of "rich and poor", but it's simply just relative to the life they have living in Southern California, where cost of living is much higher than the average. They simply mentioned "comfortable", but even living "comfortably" can be relative as well. I guess it all depends on one's lifestyle and spending, and the cost of living of the place you live in.
@Code_with_Me most of that could easily be thru property they own especially california since their housing market is some of the most expensive in the country
@Code_with_Me doesnt really change the fact that they started small and was able to be succesful while here you are ranting their earning just because OP is humble. What do you want to hear? Brag their earnings? And I bet you will still bash the OP because you will hate the story anyway
Pilipinos are not asians. :) just kidding
I am glad that someone politically influential has finally addressed the prejudice against Asian Americans. This may not gonna change anything, but I hope this is the start of the change.
It aint gonna change anything unless the people themselves are vocal about it.
@@user-zc8sq3wr9f Why do you think protests exist? They have spoken up about it but somehow don’t get the same recognition.
@@twicebang4556 one or two protests aint going to change anything
I'm happy that non-asian people are standing up for asians like this
Ladies and gentleman, a true American Patriot.
@John Doe nah, Affirmative Action is racial/sexual discrimination and the enemy of merit.
Breaking news, Asians too -hardworking- privileged, no longer considered minority. Suggestions: try breaking into a footlocker and getting addicted to painkillers.
@John Doe are asian americans not minorities?
@@Sarcoth05 manz comments about how Asians are only 6% of U.S population and now says they are not a minority,he doesn’t know what’s he’s saying is contradictory.
It is extremely unfair to the Asian Americans folks! But some dirty politics are pretending like nothing wrong, disgusting and uncomfortable for this trend
We should demand more acceptance of Asians and hispanics into NBA
Yep. Basically what iv been saying. These career politicians do litterally anything to make themselves look good. They never ban guns that actually contribute the most to shootings, they only ban guns that look scary so they look good infront of people who dont know much about guns.
These people see that african-american enrollment in harvard isnt high, or that women involvement in STEM isnt high, so they start alienating others just to meet their diversity quota.
Worst part is, channels like CBC, FOX, and CNN are litterally just bought out by politicians to act as their personal mouthpeice.
Thanks so much for speaking up Mr. Kennedy 🙏🙏. A National Study of College Experience led by Espenshade and Radford showed that a student who self-identifies as Asian will need much higher SAT points than other races to be accepted to an elite university (140 SAT points higher than whites, 320 SAT points higher than Hispanics, and 450 SAT points higher than African Americans), yet it is denied that there's racism against Asian students.
Hopefully this country could treat all races equally with the same objective standard, which is the true way to eliminate racism. No country that penalizes people for intelligence and hard work could remain strong very long.
It’s just not right to discriminate a student and set different standards by the skin color. After graduation, they could be our doctors, scientists, and opinion leaders, if tests for the admission to the best schools are not difficult enough, how could they screen out the most qualified people? If you are not qualified enough, why not do something else that you are better at rather than taking up the valuable resources of other people who could do better and contribute more than you?
I believe there are very hardworking and intelligent people in every race, if a lower standard has to be set for some races to compete with other races, this is racism. Also, credentials holding by such privileged races would not be considered as respectable and convincing as of those are not, even if the holder of such races is truly qualified.
I wonder why people don't see these standards as racist ? Looking at these requirements, to me they are saying to blacks you are least intelligent, then saying to the Asian you're the most intelligent and we're going to punish you for that by requiring a higher score, and for those in between they could be left out by default of race. Why even have race play a role ? To those who created this crap I say keep it simple STUPID. Have a min entry score and leave race out of it, then hold interviews , background checks or others unbiased means to determine who gets in. To be so well Educated them seem Uneducated to me.
Yeah, it seems that discrimination in the academic field is not only acceptable but virtuous in the name of racial diversity and equity. Why do these elite schools value diversity in their academic programs other than majors relating to social science so much, but participation in their sports programs is strictly based on talent and ability? An Asian male could be born into and raised in a black family who understands more about the black culture, black history and contribute more to the society in the field than a student with black skin color, why judge a student by his skin color rather than by some unbiased tests to see if he is diversified and representative enough?
Heck any student from another country automatically has a higher intelligence and sat scores than any domestic students .
If you don't impose this kind of rules there will be too much asians in the university. Just look at the success rare of asians in the CFA exams.
Asian students study very hard to get in to MIT. They deserve it
non-Asian students study very hard to get in to MIT. They deserve it
@@samchen18p not hard enough when youre still admissible when you only have 400 SAT points below the average Asian students
@@samchen18p when they score the same as the Asian students then they get to talk.
People need to realize that A perfect or good grade and test score isn’t the only factor to get into an Ivy League. Someone without a 4 gpa or a 1600 or 36 test score can get to an Ivy League if they somehow stood out form others. Extracurricular activities, championships(national), legacy,etc.
Yeh, but we’s play bettas baskitbawl n footbawl so we needs to git ahead of Asians. All they good at is larning n studie.
As an Indian coming from middle class, it really makes me sad to see such behaviour from colleges in the name of diversity. They don't know the amount of hardships we have to go through to get an insane profile and grades only to be rejected in favour of someone less qualified in the name of 'inclusivity'
I'm Asian-American, my parents immigrated in 1979 , they had to rent an apartment, and they worked as nurses in New York. To earn a bit of cash on the side, my mom had to cut hair as a side job, and my parents sold cooked meals every weekend. They eventually bought a house in long island in 1983, they had their first child (my older sister) in 1984 when they were stable enough to care for a child at the same time pay for bills. I'm really tired of people saying that Asians have it easy. Alot of Asians worked hard to get where they are now. I have 2 brothers (a nurse, and a CLS), my older sister is now a doctor, and my younger sister and I are in college, going to be a CLS as well. We are grateful for being Americans, and even tho my family has come from all the way across the ocean, I consider myself American first. America has alot of problems, but I hate when people disrespect this nation. Instead of attacking America, we should be building it to be even better.
Basically what im saying too. Its stupid how some people bash the place and giving up, when they could work on building it up.
American people should unite to fight! Thanks John Kennedy for the fight!
@John Doe poor people and minorities? So there are no low income struggling asians? Why would you still make them have to score higher than other minorities when they belong to the same economic hardships?
"please don't be selective in the reality you choose to accept" fire ending
It's true. College admissions are not based on merit and have never been despite what they want you to think. Many underprivileged kids who work hard and have a better work ethic are denied places and the best opportunities just because someone else has wealthy parents and alumni connections.
Bravo, well said!
Asian Americans are Most diligent and disciplined people. Our coutry will not be last longer if hardworking and disciplined people get punished!
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Wow, the “model minority” myth in full bloom.
@John Doe If you judge admissions solely by merit and achievement then the % of Asian composition at Harvard would be MUCH greater.
Senator John Kennedy truly has an incredible perspective about everything if you just listen to him talk about things. Thanks for sticking up for human rights and Asians and I'm sure he would for anyone. TY
@yohan cha actually Whites have the most to lose if they use objective standards.
@John Doe not only the poor but even middle class students do not need to pay tuition and other fees due to the huge endorsement Harvard has. All the Senator is saying is students should not be discriminated because of race.
As a non American this is just remarkable. How do people put up with this?
It’s incredible isn’t it? I have no idea man. I’ve repeatedly told my other Asian American friends about this and they don’t care, they continue to support the Democratic Party blindly without realizing this is what they’re doing. This amendment got declined btw with all democrats voting no. Stop Asian hate right?
I mean it's America. Their healthcare system bankrupts people, the infrastructure is falling apart(Flint water for example) and shootings are a regular occurance. You think after being complacent through all that that this bothers them? As long as they see their flag waving and their national anthem they don't care.
“To be is to act. All we are is the sum of our actions. Everything else is just conversation.”
John N. Kennedy 2021
Got my damn respect.
This man is dropping facts like an airstrike. The hypocricy of the left on this issue needs to be spoken of publicly.
I think people are afraid of speaking up about this paradox (if not hypocrisy) but, in a long run, this issue has to be talked out and resolved. Otherwise, we will continue with the current trend of attributing everything to systemic racism and White privilege without considering individual merits and circumstances-with so many paradoxes and plot holes, which would not help resolve any social problems.
Both sides hate asians. Both sides pretend to side with them while harming them, the left calls us privilege and the right are racist towards Asians. Both parties are guilty for what is happening now, finger pointing won't resolve anything, stop saying "they started it" it's getting so old.
Thank you so much for bringing this up. Just putting down “Asian American” in your college applications make it that much harder to get in, even if you have perfect grades and extracurriculars, volunteer experiences, etc.
It’s always been this way and it must change.
Whites are discriminated against for the same reason. If you forbid discrimination against asians, you have to do the same thing for Whites. My daughter couldn't get into Harvard even though She literally could not have better academics. Straight A, AP everything, Valedictorian. No legacy, I went to Gonzaga before we had a good basketball team. She had to go to Brown. I consider that Harvard's loss and Brown's gain. It's because if you only have white student, you are a white school. If you only have Asian students, you are an Asian school. If you only have women, you are a women's college. There are lots of other schools. It actually gives asian graduates from top schools more prestige. Other groups may have an undeserved stigma. You went to Harvard but you are not White or Asian.
@@tati9867
First of all I am not a woman. I only said that because I wasn't good enough to play on the men's basketball team. It didn't work they kicked me off for excessive hand checking. (joke) My point is that if you base admissions on academics alone, the student body will be almost entirely White and Asian. This is not because those groups are inherently smarter. It's because those groups are culturally advantaged when if comes to academics. Even women are culturally advantaged because girls tend to think more about academics and boys tend to think only about girls. They can't just come out and say our admittance policy is going to strive to reflect the population in general, so they have to go about it in a more deceptive way. Stanford has a fairly competitive football team. Do you think all those 300lb linemen are academically qualified to go to Stanford? So what is the law that is being proposed? Academics will be the only consideration? If that's what happens Asians will be overrepresented and minority groups, that are already underrepresented, will be even more underrepresented. Great if you're Asian, not so good if you're black.
Sorry to hear this. This is wrong.
Whites still make up 50% of Harvard's class. Asians make up 20. When California banned affirmative action, roughly _60%_ of Berkeley's incoming class became Asian, as opposed to 30% the year before. It's unequivocally false that affirmative action is against the 20%. Not the 50%. I reject any notion that the people donating buildings and sending in trust fund babies share a struggle with the people who came here with _nothing,_ not even a penny of generational wealth, and built up their lives from scratch.
The constitution is all we need!!!!
Good job! Finally someone is seeing this clearly!
Well said Sir!
I guess Harvard rather sell their degrees to the rich than admitting qualifying Asian kids. The institution will make more money that way.
It's all about the money. 😉
@@PuckDaily plus anyone else who can outcompete with $$$. 😉
Wondering how many of them quit Harvard just like Bill Gate, saying like “I don’t wanna waste my time”
If you want an all asian school pls feel free to.open one. Asians only anything not yellow.is a no
6:42 This has happened before. Jewish enrollment dropped 50%, from around 30% to 15%, from the 1920s to early 1930s when Ivy League colleges like Harvard and Yale implemented subjective criteria like "character," "solidity" and "physical characteristics" to admissions decisions. They're doing the same thing to Asians now, so that their percentage has remained at 15% for the past 30 years...even though the number of Asian Am youth has tripled in that time frame. They will say, "Well, it's not just about testing." Okay, fine, then why do Asian kids have to score 140 pts higher on the SAT, according to a study by Princeton professor Thomas Espenshade, to have the same chances of admission as white students--everything else being rated equal (essays, interviews, extracurriculars, etc.)?
And it only happens to Asian citizens in American schools, how sad!
Asian is not stupid. Harvard and Yale will pay off brutally someday.
Senator John Kennedy, great speech. Strongly support you!
That's why Elon Musk says "Harvard MBA are ruining American corporations "
Imagine the ton of money being exchanged btn Harvard/Ivy League universities and lobbyists to enrol students who may have arguable scores into Ivy League universities?
"The road to hell is paved with Ivy League degrees." - Thomas Sowell (Harvard graduate)
🤔。this isnt spoken fot asians....
Thank you, Mr. Kennedy for standing up for the Asian-American community. There needs to be more discussion about this violation of the nation's founding principles.
Thank you , Sen Kennedy 🙏🙏🙏
Sen. Kennedy will go down in history as one of our best senators!
Thank you for speaking up for Asian Americans.
Thank you John. It couldn’t have been delivered and executed more flawlessly then you just did. Spoke with true conviction, aces across the board John.
#ally #🇰🇷🇺🇸🤝♥️
SOLUTION: They should remove the section where u have to check ur race and ethnicity!
Agreed. Let meritocracy and your personal story decide your admissions, not race baiting.
Yes, race/ethnicity/names should be hidden from the decision makers.
Did you ever see a movie called "soul man"?
Harvard’s motto: Discriminating against Jews before Hitler, discriminating against Asian Americans before BLM
Because BLM intends to murder 6 million Asian-Americans right?
@@sexyyoda872 No but they have been physically attacking Asian-Americans across the country for the last 4 decades.
@@blushihtzu hold up buddy, as a fellow Asian American (with ancestors from the same country as you). I have to kindly say please do not generalize the whole community just base off of news reports. Not all people who support BLM are attacking us asians, in fact there are some who are supporting us! Let’s not divide us any more
@@tl9585 some, but very few. Sadly, it's true.
A powerful speech. You have my respect sir.
This is preposterous! Harvard definitely needs to make a change the personality admissions, it should solely be on academic merit. I live in China and have taught many Asians worked with many colleagues who helped get portfolios together so these students can go overseas to go to good universities. Discrimination should not be tolerated!!
Honestly, if you want a true meritocratic system do two things.
1. Figure out a way to reduce school fees to insure a pathway to upward mobility.
2. Base admissions on a well-made entrance exam / entrance exams.
Something that also gets overlooked is that first generation Asians and Latinos have to learn a completely new culture and language, and their children basically become their 24/7 translators for mail, bills, phone calls, medical, etc. Parents also can't offer any advice or help with their homework, due to the language barrier. The kids have to grow up quick.
Beautiful, bravo. Standing ovation...
There was an Indian dude who wrote he was African-American to get into Harvard medicine school. He made many interviews about it and wrote a book. Will they ever talk about that too?
The media dismisses his experience and calls him racist for posing as black. They obviously see AA as an issue and his case as evidence, but it doesn’t fix the current agenda.
I have personal connections with people high up in admissions at a college where they are pressured to admit lower performing students if they are listed as black. These practices hurt much more than they are thought to "help."
@@wfhalsey1 yeah, at the most basic level it creates resentment amongst all the rejected students who seeing their peers get in with same or lesser grades for the sole reason of their skin color. The students aren't dumb and they figure out everything.
people say we asian americans “have it easier” but all we do is work hard. maybe if you all work harder you’ll be more successful, but what do i know? lol. hard work pays off. not hard to understand. i completely agree with Kennedy.
Excellent!!!
Some people earn admission on merit but are not let in. Others don’t earn admission on merit but are let in. Whatever happened to standards??
Thank you for speaking up for the Asian community Senator Kennedy
Thank you for standing up for us, Senator Kennedy.
"Don't just talk about supporting Asian Americans, Mr. President- Do it!"
My uppermost respect for this man
Asian Americans work hard to get into universities that are difficult to get into. Its highly insulting not to allow them in based on personality qualities (aka, race).
That’s the same argument white people have used for decades to undermine affirmative action.
@@KM-pm6qe lets be honest affirmative action isn’t there to help black people, its to cause division amongst minorities and it works. they should just outsource taxes into high schools/middle schools with a high percentage of black people. with public schools using local taxes as funds, poor neighborhood’s public schools will be stuck in the cycle of being underfunded.
@@cobana4730 yes, the way schools are funded is totally inequitable, I agree! But about affirmative action: a lot of people have negative opinions about affirmative action before they fully understand what it is (and isn’t), and what its goals actually are, and how they are actually achieved. I agree it’s controversial and is a lightning rod for conflict between racial groups, but I think it’s far too cynical a view that that is the intent. I think the problem is mostly one of not understanding it, and people being manipulated by oversimplifications and mischaracterizations of the concept. Here’s a short explainer for affirmative action: www.aclu.org/other/myths-and-facts-about-affirmative-action. I am curious if your opinion would change or stay the same after reading it. By the way, your idea of directing more funds to schools with high proportions of Black students could be a form of affirmative action.
@John Doe i had perfect test scored and more than enough extracurricular activities to get into harvard. I was rejected. Another kid from my school who is black with a lower test scores went in. They didnt even bother explaining. And i had to go to columbia because of this bs. So no, if they take students purely on merits, we asian americans will take up more than 21% of the seats. And no, not a better candidate was chosen over me, he was chosen over me because he is black.
The personality rating pretends to be based on cultivation. But without an interview, how does one tell.
His speech got me tears!! Thanks!!!
Thank you for your support of Asian Americans. You are truly a hero for speaking out. Asian Americans are not all wealthy. Many come from poor families with low income, but despite this they emphasize the importance of education. Asian Americans are not born smart, but they know that education is important if they are to achieve their life's dreams. Harvard's admissions practices should be overturned. The university discriminated against Jewish applicants and are now doing the same to Asian-Americans.
Well said. Thank you very much, Senator Kennedy
as an asian myself, this is why i choose "prefer not to say" for all race-related questions if at all possible. this is much more than just universities. this is systematic discrimination.
you should mention it because if you are discriminated against because they find out/guess your race, it won't count in the statistics for asians if not mentioned.
Thank you, Senator Kennedy!
Id vote for this man like 1000% I know he might not seem very fast with his words but his points once he does are like an old man with much much wisdom and understanding thats really missing these days.
Roof Koreans are my all time heroes.🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸
Did you fight in the Korean war? Who are the roof Koreans? I am interested. Thank you.
@@terrykelly6113 In Los Angeles, California, during the Rodney King riots (1992) a group of Korean residents armed themselves to defend thei business and property against mobs burning and looting the neighborhood. Some Koreans used the tactical advantage of the roof top of the buildings to fight the angry mobs. They were called Rooftop Koreans. Many people in America believe we have the right to defend ourselves against criminals by any means.
@@aqareu875 I remember those riots, but not not that aspect. I agree they are heroes.
I would Sue Harvard if I were them for Descrimination in many areas!!!
As Sen. Kennedy said: “Don’t just talk about supporting Asian Americans, Mr president, Do it, Do it!!! “ . Thank you, Sen. Kennedy , for speaking up for Asian Americans.
We say don’t judge people on their gender, appearance, or LGBT identities.But schools can judge a student on his/her race, which he/she was born with and has no way to change. And they claimed they did that on the name of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion. So absurd!
Down with Harvard
Thank you Senator Kennedy. The only arguements they would put up against you would will be behind your back.
Thanks Mr Kennedy for taking
such a brave stand for basic equality
You've got to stand for something
or you'll fall for anything
That includes racism at Ivy League
Schools
Well said! Thank you very much!
Thank you Mr Kennedy for your strong and supportive words for the Asian community.
This has been happening for many years, I remember articles on the front page of the WSJ discussing this topic 20+ years ago. I hope we have reform here.
He speaks a lot of truth here. And I’m a Democrat. I’m studying Chinese and Japanese right now. One of the reasons I like Asian culture is how hard working and committed the people are. They definitely deserve a fair shake.
Ben, I thank you for showing our culture love and sharing admiration for our values. Even going so far to learn our language. I wish you nothing but the best in your future endeavors and I hope you keep safe in this pandemic.
This is the fault of affirmative action, im not a democrat but I hope people like you would try to promote atleast some sense on this topic in your own party.
@@lightningbolt4419 how old are you?
@@user-bx9nu8bt5e 19 and probably most affected by this
@@lightningbolt4419 I see. But not sure how affirmative action plays into this. Logical link that has yet to be expressed there.
Thank you Senator Kennedy for speaking so eloquently and powerfully on our behalf. Thank you.
Thank you Mr Kennedy. It’s wonderful having a neighbor like you. God bless you for speaking His truth.
ILLEGAL ADMISSIONS SHOULD BE THE TALK OF THE TOWN! SO WHERE ARE WE AT?
The world needs more people like you to make the world a better place to live in for everybody.
Everyone benefits when talented people can contribute to society.
Thank you Senator Kennedy.
I live in NYC/NJ and the Asian kids with 1500 SAT's, GPA's higher than 4.0 (from honors and AP's) with great extracurric's all get rejected. White kids with mid to upper 1400's and mediocre extracurric's will regularly get into the top school. Black and hispanic kids with 1400's and above 3.5 will regularly get admitted to top school. If this isn't egregious racism, I don't know what is. Most of these Asian kids are from poor families whose parents are working around the clock to make it in a country that treats them as second class citizens and the kids work their ass off
If you’re Asian and you were unaware of this, you’re 7-8 years behind.
Everyone else except Asians and Ivy League admission workers was unaware of this. Lol
Me and my family came to America with little to nothing just to see a better life. We came here literally living at the edge of a knife. I remember somedays i had to go to school without lunch. I rememeber some days at school i'd get bullied called ching chong and all that stuff. Nevertheless living in America was tough and by no means i was priveldged and like many other asian american people they lived similar lives too me. But we all had to work hard and really hard because for us nothing was ever given to us. We always had to earn it. And people often think this hard work just comes out of nowhere and to be honest i kinda understand that. I mean when we see "successful" people alot of people think they just got there just instantly without much hard work until we understand their backstory. And thats like us Asians, just because we dont share our back story, and just because we are succesful, that doesn't mean we were handed this for us. I got into a big college but frankly im worried about my kids and their future if this keeps continuing.
Yep. Its insane how institutions even consider race in any extent when it comes to acceptance. Universities want to pursue diversity so hard to the point they turn down students just because of it.
Same with tech. Here in canada, theres been countless programs in my school and in our area where its basically STEM workshops, but they only accept women into it because
"the workplace is too crowded with men"
Its like these people see the problem dont think inequal oppurtunity is a problem, instead they think that demographic is the problem.
Thank you!
we should stop saying what race we come from.It sounds like racism to me . I am tired of racism
Minoru Yamasaki is another great example of the amazing architectural creativity that America has fostered.
Hell yeah. That guy rocks!
Asian Americans work hard, that's for sure. And we sure as hell don't need acceptance from Harvard, any elite colleges, or people in general for us to become successful. We can get our shit together with just the support of our family. But I'm thankful this man is stepping up for Asian Americans.
Sue Harvard, and you will win, these people, institutions, corporations, government, whom ever , should not get away with this
There was a lawsuit and we lost. Goes to show you that institutional racism against Asian Americans run real deep.
@@jeffc168jb omg wtf is going on here, I can’t believe that is going on today, man when will this stop
It’s not just Harvard, there are MANY colleges that have this problem. During my applications to one top computer science college there were many highly qualified Asian students wanting to get into the program. Everyone in my friend group had 4.0 gpas, 1600 sat, internships(seriously, 4/5 of us had microsoft or other big tech internships at 10th grade), competitions, everything under the sun to be called a perfect choice for a cs program. Every one of us worked extremely hard sacrificing social time, sleep, and relationships to learn 1 more thing on a daily basis. When we got the letter back not a single one of us got the acceptance which, confused us endlessly. The next day we hear who gets it; the Latino girl with a 3.3 gpa, 1100 sat no cs accomplishments outside of a beginner cs course. What, how, why?
I have nothing against giving minorities such as the Latino and black American community opportunities, I encourage it. But when it’s so clear cut that one race is being completely discriminated against to raise up another race, that’s racism hidden under “equality” if I’ve ever seen it. Colleges are meant to be a chance to prove yourself and get into using your talent and effort, not what you’re born with.
In the end, my friends and I all went to universities we were happy with. These universities didn’t have as exceptionally high ratings but were accepting of all new talents and gained some great minds. I wish it was the end and everything was great, but then I also received great discrimination when applying for scholarships. It’s not just Harvard and admissions offices, it’s much more deep rooted.
@@tati9867 I think it might be the issue of human opinion. The school I'm talking about has quite a . . . unstable, record of acceptances. Some years unqualified people are accepted, some years qualified people are accepted, its really weird.
Thank you Senator John Kennedy. 🙏
Preach it brother.
As an Asian, I am grateful for the Senator for bringing this up in the Senate floor, but don't forget that he voted twice to overturn a free and fair election after recount and even after the insurrection.
Thank you Senator Kennedy for revealing the truth!!!
I wonder if John Kennedy has this same conviction toward legacy admissions
Thank you sir !
THANK YOU for fighting for Asian Americans
Affirmative action has to GO!!!!
lmaoo you guys are so funny. you're mad at aa but legacies are okay?
Regardless of race or educational aptitudes, just add a super wealthy or super famous father's or mother's name to the application including a backroom handsome "donation", you set your feet firmly into the "glitters" of Ivy Leagues.
That, ladies and gentlemen, is what integrity looks like
Go after the legacy admissions.
Try applying for a minority scholarship as an Asian even though they’re one of the smallest minority. Minority is a word that doesn’t really mean minority
It means minority in higher education tbh when applying to unis
We need the same changes in public universities.
They deny heaps of candidates because they 'already have too much of one race' and instead choose those who drop out within a year.