GUEST,AR282, I find your posts very interesting.

Are you saying that Asians are considered part of the "protected class" of people by USA's affirmative action laws? That seems to contradict the information that I believed and that I found online such as:

"Protected Classes - Protected classes are composed of individuals identified for protection under equal employment laws and regulations. Many of the protected classes historically have been subjected to discrimination. Bases for protection identified by various federal laws are:

Race, ethnic origin, color (African Americans, Hispanic Americans, American Indians, Asian Americans)

Gender (women)

Age (over 40)

Individuals with disabilities

Vietnam-era veterans

Religion

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Vietnam-era veterans??

Who knows. Maybe that list will include Desert Storm and Iraqi-era veterans soon.

My source for this list is the Penn State University Diversity Office
http://www.psu.edu/dept/aaoffice/definitions.htm, so maybe this applies just for Pennsylvania universities, but I don't think so.