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80-20's Unique Effectiveness -- Winning
Equal Opportunity for AsAm Children
Harvard was admitting 17% +/- 3% AsAm student for years, when 80-20 began fighting against the college admissions policies of the Ivies. Look how things changed today.
According to the latest issue of Harvard Magazine:
”By other measures of diversity, according to the announcement, among those admitted to the class of 2027, 15.3 percent identify as African American/ Black, 29.9 percent as Asian American, 11.3 percent as Latinx, 2.2 percent as Native American, and 0.5 percent as Native Hawaiian. Women are 53.6 percent of those accepted....”
? In addition, the Supreme Court is widely expected to rule in favor of our lawsuit against Harvard for discrimination against AsAm applicants. It was filed by SFFA under the stewardship of Ed Blum, It was heartily supported by 80-20 morally, financially and by recruiting key witnesses for SFFA. In short, 80-20 may have helped win equal opportunity for our children permanently.
Furthermore, 80-20 is one of the only two AsAm Nat'l orgs. that fought that critical battle for our children.
Urging Acting Labor Sec. Julie Su to Enforce Labor Laws
to Shatter Bamboo Ceiling Above AsAms
Many AsAm national orgs. wrote Pres. Biden urging him to appoint Julie
Su as his labor secretary. 80-20 didn't. Why? We have long learned that AsAm officials don't necessarily help protect AsAm rights. Examples are former Labor Sec. Elaine Chao, and Rept. Michelle Steel of CA-45. 80-20 wants to see proven service to our community first before supporting them.
Accordingly, 80-20 wrote Sec. Su urging her to enforce existing labor laws to give AsAm EQUAL opportunity in workplaces. The letter was sent in Woo's name, although it was mostly the outstanding work of our Board Member Jing-Li Yu who is also a rising lawyer. Sec. Su has already acknowledged the receipt of my letter, shown below:
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