Proposition 209, California’s anti-affirmative action initiative, went into effect in 1997. Much of the research on Proposition 209 in the decade since has focused on the impact of the initiative in higher education admissions. There has been comparatively little research examining the impact of the initiative on public employment and contracting, and even less thatContinueContinue reading “A Call for Paper Proposals on the Socioeconomic Impact of Proposition 209”
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Court of Appeal Rules That Federal Law Trumps Proposition 209
The Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights announced last week that a California Court of Appeal ruled April 18 that a San Francisco ordinance requiring outreach to minority- and women-owned businesses in City contracting may be mandated by federal equal protection, notwithstanding Proposition 209, the State’s anti-affirmative action initiative. The decision reverses a key element ofContinueContinue reading “Court of Appeal Rules That Federal Law Trumps Proposition 209”
AAJA Media Advisory: Coverage on Virginia Tech Shooting Incident
The Asian American Journalists Association yesterday issued a press release urging media covering the tragedy to “avoid using racial identifiers unless there is a compelling or germane reason.” “There is no evidence at this early point that the race or ethnicity of the suspected gunman has anything to do with the incident, and to includeContinueContinue reading “AAJA Media Advisory: Coverage on Virginia Tech Shooting Incident”