Vijay Chokal-Ingam, Author at Almost Black

Apr 13 2015

Affirmative Action in Med School in the 1990’s

I had a great discussion with Allan J. Favish (@allanfavish) a highly respected attorney in Los Angeles. Back in the 1990’s he made the same conclusions about medical school admissions as I did (and Ward Connerly and Jerry and Ellan...
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Apr 11 2015

SLU’s Denial That Race Was a Factor – Do You Buy It?

“His MCAT scores and science grade point average met SLU’s criteria for admission at that time, and his race or ethnicity did not factor into his acceptance into the University,” states Saint Louis University School of Medicines’ spokeswoman in a...
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Mar 10 2015

Stop the Loretta Lynch Nomination for Attorney General

I am writing to oppose the nomination of affirmative action supporter Loretta Lynch for Attorney General. As a donor to Majority Leader Mitch McConnell’s 2014 Campaign, I strongly urge the Senator to stop the Lynch nomination. Lynch’s support for affirmative...
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Mar 8 2015

Discrimination Is Not a Justification for Discrimination

At a recent student walkout at the University of Washington (UW) campus, Sarra Tekola, described the many forms of discrimination faced by African Americans and Native Americans including historical slavery, modern day violence, and exploitation. She went on to strongly...
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Mar 4 2015

Abigail Fisher – The Rosa Parks of our time

Abigail Fisher, the Texan who challenged race-based admissions in the Supreme Court, was called the “Perfect Plaintiff” against affirmative action because she was person of good moral character who was a victim of affirmative action. During the Civil Rights Movement,...
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Mar 1 2015

Living Proof that Affirmative Action Does Not Benefit the Underprivileged.

There is a common myth, like Santa Claus and the Tooth Fairy, that affirmative action benefits the underprivileged. This myth is commonly quoted by racial scholars and affirmative action supports alike. In the course of my experiences posing as African...
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Feb 23 2015

Affirmative Action at Pitt

Recently, Mario Safi, a Syrian-American student attending Pitt (the University of Pittsburgh) wrote an article in The Pitt, the school’s student newspaper, criticizing race based admissions. I wanted to bring up the issue of affirmative action at Pitt. Mario’s article...
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Feb 21 2015

Survey Says: Asian Americans Oppose Affirmative Action

It’s easy to manipulate survey data and results. Take the recent article California needs to look again at Asian stance on affirmative action in the Los Angeles Times. In it, the author, Karthick Ramakrishnan, argues that 2/3 of Asian Americans in California support...
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