An Inconvenient Minority
The Harvard Admissions Case and the Attack on Asian American Excellence

Xu's thesis is that Asians in the U.S. were historically and legally discriminated against, notably by 1884 Asian Exclusion Act and the World War II Japanese internment camps, and are also victimized by current diversity initiatives in both universities and corporate America. Several hundred th......more

While I vehemently oppose the preachiness and conservative slant that Xu takes in expressing his views on the struggles of Asian Americans today, I acknowledge that Xu has a perspective on these issues that deserves to be heard. His argument advocating for better Asian-American representation in med......more

This is a good example of someone not letting the data speak for itself. 2.5 stars. I went into this already agreeing with him but found his rhetoric (and copious exclamation points) obnoxious. I can't imagine this convincing anyone more skeptical of his thesis. An Inconvenient Minority documents the......more

Kenny Xu wrote this book with the definite idea that Asian-Americans were treated and judged differently than other minorities. He points out reasons and statistics showing how Asian-Americans are discriminated against because they out preform other races including in many cases white Americans and......more

A unique perspective on critical race theory. White suppression and black victimization is the dominate theme in my liberal circle. " Catholic guilt" has been replaced by "white guilt." This book brings a new player into the discussion--Asian Americans. Is the Asian American experience as a minority......more