With the verdict in the Harvard admissions lawsuit on the horizon, Escape From Plan A goes beyond the legalistic arguments involved to ask some big picture questions. Should Harvard seek racial diversity in its classes? If so, should it be more open about that instead of blaming Asian Americans for lackluster personalities? And why do Asian Americans repeatedly internalize and accept responsibility for racism we encounter? Join Teen, Oxford, and guest Kasie (from the Anthony Bourdain memorial podcast) as they delve into these difficult questions.

Intro Song: Ten Thousand Men of Harvard

Outro Song: "The Christmas Song" by Ella Fitzgerald

Intro Voice Track: Harvard bar scene from "Good Will Hunting"

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REFERENCED RESOURCES:

Students For Fair Admissions complaint: https://studentsforfairadmissions.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/SFFA-v.-Harvard-Complaint.pdf

Harvard lawsuit documents supporting Harvard: https://admissionscase.harvard.edu/supporting-documents

"Anti-Asian Bias, Not Affirmative Action, Is on Trial in the Harvard Case" by Jeannie Suk Gersen: https://www.newyorker.com/news/our-columnists/anti-asian-bias-not-affirmative-action-is-on-trial-in-the-harvard-case

"Admitting Bias" by Aaron Mak: https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2018/10/harvard-admissions-lawsuit-trial-asian-american-discrimination-reports.html

"I support affirmative action. But Harvard really is hurting Asian Americans." by Michael Li: https://www.vox.com/first-person/2018/10/18/17995270/asian-americans-affirmative-action-harvard-admissions-lawsuit

"Louisiana School Made Headlines for Sending Black Kids to Elite Colleges. Here’s the Reality.": https://www.nytimes.com/2018/11/30/us/tm-landry-college-prep-black-students.html

"The Danger of Asian American Conformity" by Teen Sheng: https://planamag.com/the-danger-of-asian-american-conformity-116576c716f2

"Harvard and Edward Blum: Two Defenders of White Plutocracy": https://planamag.com/harvard-edward-blum-defenders-of-white-plutocracy-e7dae5e44d85