Asian Americans are the Schrodinger’s cat of racial/ethnic groups, writes Arun Ramanathan in Education Next. They’re “of color” and white, depending on what’s convenient to “diversity, equity and inclusion” bean counters. Usually, they’re invisible and inaudible.
It’s time for education reformers to ditch the stereotypes and pay attention to the rapidly growing Asian and Pacific Islander (API) population, which now numbers more than 20 million, he argues.
“APIs come in many colors,” writes Ramanathan. Some students from low-income or immigrant families more outperform advantaged white students. Others do poorly