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X-WR-CALNAME:2024 Asian Pacific American Heritage Month Keynote: Dr. OiYan 
 Poon. "The Asian American Affirmative Action  Divide 
and the Future of 
 Racial Justice"

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DESCRIPTION:Dr. OiYan Poon is a community-engaged research scholar\, educat
 or\, storyteller\, and leader for intersectional racial equity. Her resear
 ch has focused on the racial politics of Asian Americans\, education acces
 s\, affirmative action\, and admissions systems and practices. She is the 
 author of Asian American Is Not a Color: Conversations on Race\, Affirmati
 ve Action\, and Family (2024\, Beacon Press)\, which explores how Asian Am
 ericans are shaping the future of race relations through debates over educ
 ation policies like affirmative action\, using personal narrative and inte
 rviews of Asian Americans across the country. In Rethinking College Admiss
 ions: Research-Based Practice and Policy (2022\, Harvard Education Press)\
 , she and her co-editor\, Mike Bastedo\, and colleagues examine and offer 
 new ideas to transform the unequal structures and systemic norms of colleg
 e-going in the U.S.\n\nWe will be having a short reception in STEW 162 fro
 m 4:30 PM.
GEO:40.42476;-86.911951
LOCATION:Stewart Center\, 190
SUMMARY:2024 Asian Pacific American Heritage Month Keynote: Dr. OiYan Poon.
  "The Asian American Affirmative Action  Divide 
and the Future of Racia
 l Justice"

URL;VALUE=URI:https://events.purdue.edu/event/2024-asian-pacific-american-h
 eritage-month-keynote-dr-oiyan-poon-the-asian-american-affirmative-action-
 divide-and-the-future-of-racial-justice
CATEGORIES:Lecture/talk
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