A young African American man is about to make a decision that will dictate and impact the rest of his life. ... The young African American man agrees with everything that Affirmative Action provides and stands for. ... The Study which analyzed statistics from the U.S Department of Education, found that despite the greater numbers of minority students in college, blacks and Hispanics were behind whites and Asian Americans in graduation rates. ... The U>S also found that a total minority enrollment in institutions of higher education had increased to 4 million in 1999 from 2.7 million in 1990, w...

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Since he is Asian, they could not hire him, because 50% of their employees are Asian. ... We are all Americans and should be treated as so, not what ethnicity we are. ... We should treat everyone as Americans. ... For example, the University of California in Berkeley has a diverse student body with a majority of Asians. ... In the 1980's, American cars were marked with a distinction of poor quality. ...

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Although the business case for diversity varies from organization to organization, the concept must be understood and a made priority if America's companies are to succeed. ... For instance, if your company does business in Asia, having Asian-Americans on your negotiating team will greatly improve your chances of success. 1Allied Signal discovered this when it successfully negotiated to sell wheels to China Eastern Airlines. Much of its success was due to the presence of Chinese-Americans on the sales team. ... In fact, with as much as 25 percent of US sales originating overse...

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I surveyed five different races: African American, Latino, Caucasian, Asian American, Middle Eastern, and Indian. I surveyed twenty five percent African Americans, twenty five percent Caucasians, fifteen percent Asian Americans, twenty percent Latinos and fifteen percent were of other races. ... Providing equal opportunity and access to minority students at major universities, especially in areas that demand a high level of skill, are a major component of the plan to equalize in America's labor field. ... African Americans have skills just like whites and the ability to further them to...

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Two wrongs don't make a right. Therefore, affirmative action doesn't make discrimination ok just because it's against whites instead of blacks. When an employer hires anyone because he or she is a minority, instead of being based on one's qualification, it is discrimination. Just because affirmative...

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In North America, and more specifically Canada, racism has become an issue of great debate over the years culiminating in many movements to end ineqaulity and racism and on the flipside, many movements to promote and spread racism and racial discourse througout society. ... Perhaps the most well known and documented case of early racism in Canada is the way the Canadian goverment treated the Chinese, Japanese, and South Asian immigrants which came over to Canada looking for a better financial situation and a better life. ...

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., whites, blacks, Asians, etc ) from racial discrimination. ... Recently several of America's largest corporations, including Texaco, Avis, Donnelly, and Bell Atlantic were involved in major discrimination cases. ...

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