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Harvard discrimination lawsuit has local Asians split over affirmative action

By  Leslie Berestein Rojas
Published Oct 15, 2018 3:34 PM
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People walk around the Harvard University''s main campus in Cambridge, MA.
Trial begins Monday in a lawsuit that challenges Harvard University's admissions process and alleges it discriminates against Asian applicants.
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Trial begins Monday in an anti-affirmative action lawsuit that alleges Harvard University’s race-conscious admissions process discriminates against Asian students.

The plaintiff is an organization headed by a conservative legal activist who is not Asian. Still, the case has divided Asian-Americans. 

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