MercuryNews.com | 04/20/2006 | Asians surpass mark at UC
Californians of Asian descent won more spots in this fall’s freshman class at the University of California than any other ethnic group, edging out white students for the first time.
The milestone follows a steady climb among Asians in the state’s leading public university system. Asians account for 36 percent of California residents admitted to study at UC schools, though they make up only 14 percent of seniors projected to graduate from the state’s public high schools.
By comparison, white students comprised 35.6 percent of those accepted; Latinos, 17.6 percent; African-Americans, 3.4 percent; and American Indians, 0.6 percent.
I wonder how my kids will be classified since they’re half-white and half-asian. This was inevitable with the heavy emphasis on learning in the large Asian population in California.