We believe in the founding principle of the United States that all men and women are born equal.
We share the same dream as Dr. Martin Luther King, that our children be judged by the content of their character, not the color of their skin.
We believe that equity means equal rights, not equal outcomes.
Many of us are familiar with the social experiments in China in the 50s, 60s, and 70s, when the pursuit of equal outcomes only brought equal poverty.
The Sun Poem
The Sun poem sends a powerful message of unity, equity, and humanity. Click here to learn more.
Equal Opportunity
Five decades after the Civil Rights Act of 1964, equal opportunity is still elusive for Asian Americans, in education, Corporate America, government and hollywood.
Helen Yang wrote this statement that was read at the Town Meeting in Lexington in the spring of 2021.
Affirmative Action in Education
We believe in the spirit of affirmative action, but are deeply troubled by the current practices of the race-based affirmative action in education.
We believe the affirmative action should be based on social-economic factors, where children from lower income families get a boost to reward their extra effort to overcome the obstacles. It may end up benefiting the same children but the reasons matter. When it is for the right reasons, it sends the right message.
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