April 10, 2009
Asian-Americans Give U. of California an Unexpected Fight Over Admissions Policy
The park at Chinatown's Portsmouth Square is an unlikely epicenter for a rebellion against the leadership of the University of California.
Most of the parents and grandparents who watch children from its benches still speak with one another in Mandarin or Cantonese. Those interviewed on a recent sunny afternoon sounded more concerned with assimilating than agitating, their focus on raising children who can get ahead.
Yet, largely because of their high aspirations for their
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