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...Crimson argued in its editorial of October 19 that Asian Americans be recognized as a minority group because of acknowledged "economic and social disadvantage." Mr. Karnes alludes to U.S. Census figures which he believes indicate that Asian Americans have "in general... attained an above average standard of living." Karnes concludes hence that "barriers to equality which did indeed exist in the past for this group have largely vanished...
...Crimson argues that Asian-Americans be delegated minority standing in accordance with federal definitions of their being a minority group because of "economic and social disadvantage." Yet current U.S. Census figures show that Asian-Americans today penetrate all income levels and, in general, have attained an above average standard of living. The barriers to equality which did indeed exist in the past for this group have largely vanished. That the Dept. of Health, Education and Welfare fails to recognize this change in circumstances is little reason for Harvard to extend the subscription to archaic definitions for the mere sake...
...poverty" that Lyndon Johnson launched in the mid-1960s began winding down when Richard Nixon and the Republicans moved into the White House in 1969, but many signs of L.B.J.'s battle are still around. One of them is the U.S. Census Bureau's annual reckoning of how many Americans are "poor." The latest report, issued three weeks ago, was a shocker: it counted 12.3% of the total population-precisely 25.9 million Americans-as living at or below the poverty line, the highest percentage of poor since 1970. Worse still, there were 2.5 million more poor than...
When Carter proudly cited his reorganization of the Georgia government, Ford fired back with Census Bureau statistics showing that in four years under Carter, Georgia's government increased spending by 50%, the number of state employees by 25% and bonded indebtedness by more than 20% (though Carter's aides argue that these figures used alone are misleading). Ford also managed to turn around a reporter's question about how he could so harshly assail the Democratic Congress and yet work with it if elected. "I think the American people want a Republican President to check on any excesses that come...
Reardon said the number of black applicants increased last year but he felt this was the result of recruiting by Harvard rather than part of a national trend. The Census Bureau report said black student enrollment rose 16 per cent between...