An Inconvenient Minority: The Harvard Admissions Case and the Attack on Asian American Excellence

- Terrific Hardcover Sales and Publicity Hits: In the first month of hardcover publication we had nearly 8,000 units shipped and backordered, and BookScan sales of more than 3,250 units; multiple appearances on Tucker Carlson, The Ingraham Angle, Fox & Friends, and op-eds in the Wall Street Journal and New York Post, plus dozens of talk radio shows and podcasts

- The Book Has Launched Kenny Xu into Talking Head Territory: As an Asian-American Conservative, he is highly sought after. He is the lead insider on the Harvard case and a commentary writer for The Federalist, The Washington Examiner, The Daily Signal, and Quillette. Member or associated with Students for Fair Admissions, Asian-American Coalition for Education, Young America's Foundation, and more.

- New Revelations Regarding the Students for Fair Admission (SFFA) v. Harvard Case: A journalist's insider account of the case against Harvard admissions' discrimination against Asian Americans, a case that is still ongoing and will likely attract headlines throughout the appeals process.

- Case Still in Appeals: The Harvard case, covered by the author as a lead journalist and talking head, will garner headlines again during the appeals process, with the possibility of its being on the Supreme Court docket by late 2021.

- Revelations about the Lawsuit Against Yale University: Inside the United States Department of Justice's lawsuit against Yale University over charges of racial discrimination against Asian American and white applicants in its admissions process.

- Hand in Hand with Celebrity College Admission Scandal: Author ties the college admissions scandal of Lori Loughlin and other celebrities to the college diversity policies that he argues are biased against Asian Americans.

- Fighting Back in Important Sectors of the Economy: A focus on the achievement cultures in Palo Alto and the Bay Area, California, and the battle over diversity quotas in Google and Facebook's progressive epicenters.

- Covers the Consequences of Anti-Meritocratic Attitudes and Diversity Quotas: Real-life examples of how diversity policies cudgel Asian Americans out of prestigious schools, jobs, and administration positions, creating cultures of depression and anxiety among younger Asian Americans. And American society has used vicious stereotypes and assumptions to deny them sympathy compared to other racial minorities.

- Boots-on-the-Ground Stories of Asian Americans Fighting Back at the Public and Magnet School Level: Covers meritocratic revolts in places like Montgomery County, Maryland, where the local School Board has radically reshaped its gifted and talented program via norms that double as racial preferences. Plus, the battle against diversity quotas in Connecticut's Hartford magnet schools, which mandate at least 25 percent White children in a district heavily non-White.

- Fighting Back at the Government Level: Covers Asian American activists' leadership in the successful striking down of a bill in Washington State that would have restored racial preferences in government hiring and education.

- Appeal to the Fox News Audience Hungry for Pushback Against the Left's Race Ideology: Plus, the Asian American audience, where WeChat activity in California, New York, Washington, Maryland, and more on these issues has exploded. Asian Americans want a book to stand up for themselves.

Author: Kenny Xu
Publisher: Diversion Books
Published: 09/13/2022
Pages: 288
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.79lbs
Size: 8.90h x 6.00w x 0.90d
ISBN13: 9781635767810
ISBN10: 1635767814
BISAC Categories:
- Social Science | Ethnic Studies | American | Asian American Studies & Pacific
- Social Science | Discrimination
- History | United States | 21st Century