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Warren Furutani elected Chair of API Legislative Caucus

Tue, 09/01/2009 - 18:30

Starting Sept. 11, California Assemblymember Warren Furutani takes over as the new Chair of the Asian Pacific Islander (API) Legislative Caucus in Sacremento. Founded just nine years ago, it's the second largest ethnic Caucus in the California legislature. From an email Warren just sent us:


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UC Admissions "Scandal" of 2009! ... Yo, let's not freak out... just yet (Part 3 of 6)

Sun, 02/15/2009 - 12:05
Day 3... if you're still with me, kudos to you!  So, as a review...part 1 was about the current policy and part 2 was about the new policy and predicted racial demographics of students who will be Entitled to Review (ETR) in the UC admissions process. Today, we're going to address this SCARY line in the email sent to community folks by the API Caucus chair. Regarding the policy changes, he states:
These changes negatively affect API applicants and will likely result in lower percentages of API students being admitted to UC campuses.
Alright folks, time to clarify some points in this statement and discuss the difference between ETR (formerly known as "UC eligible") and admissions.

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UC Admissions "Scandal" of 2009!... Yo, let's not freak out... just yet (Part 1 of 6)

Fri, 02/13/2009 - 09:22
APAP's blog would like to welcome Spam Fried Rice to our blog team where she will be covering education issues. She starts off with a six-part series called, “UC Admissions Scandal of 2009! … Yo, let’s not freak out… just yet.” The series will appear over the next five days, starting today with Part I. APAP Disclaimer: The opinions expressed in this entry are Spam Fried Rice's and do not necessarily reflect those of APAP. ***** I recently received this alarming email from the chair of the API Legislative Caucus…
Dear friends of the API community: Attached is the letter that all 11 members of the bipartisan, bicameral Joint Asian Pacific Islander Legislative Caucus signed urging the University of California Board of Regents to postpone a vote that drastically changed UC admissions policies.  These changes negatively affect API applicants and will likely result in lower percentages of API students being admitted to UC campuses.  The Board of Regents unfortunately went ahead with the vote despite little public input and virtually no outreach to the API community.  THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE. We intend to hold hearings and bring some sunshine to this unfortunate decision.  We will continue to fight this decision. Signed by the Chair of the API Legislative Caucus.

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