As talk of affirmative action heats up, Asians contemplate their position

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By Andrea Hsu | NPR | November 21st, 2012, 10:44am

It's been an eventful couple of months for those following the debate over affirmative action.
Six weeks ago, the Supreme Court heard oral arguments in the case of Fisher v. University of Texas at Austin, a case that challenges the consideration of race in college admissions. On November 6, voters in Oklahoma approved a measure banning the use of affirmative action in state employment, education and contracting. Then, just over a week later, a federal appeals court ruled that a similar ban in Michigan was unconstitutional, raising the prospect of a Supreme Court review.
Among those paying close attention to these developments are Asian Americans, a group that's had somewhat of a prominent role in the Fisher v. Texas case.

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