Word: aaa
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...Asian American Association (AAA), the sponsoring group, represents the 395 Asian Americans--6 percent of the total undergraduate population--currently enrolled in the College. Both the number and percentage of Asian American students at Harvard have increased substantially over the past several years, and they now approach Blacks as the College's largest single minority group...
...Margaret M. Chin '84, co-president of AAA, said this week that Asian Americans are still underrepresented on campus, adding that while the number of enrollments has increased, the actual admission rate of Asian Americans is the lowest of any single applicant group and has actually dropped in recent years...
...Harvard is picking the cream of the cream of the cream of Asians that apply." Chin said yesterday. But Admissions Officer Jennifer D. Carey said that there is no ceiling on the number of Asian Americans the admissions committee will accept. The AAA, formed in 1977 works with the admissions office to help recruit Asian Americans and to make admissions officers aware of the special obstacles these students must overcome Chin said...
Ironically the image of Asians as a "model minority" who are unusually well assimilated may prove damaging Paul F. Hsich '84 AAA co-president said yesterday. This image may create unrealistically high expectations concerning Asian Americans and even foster some resentment toward them, he added...
...past, the AAA has sponsored films, speeches, cultural festivals and an Asian American newsletter, in addition to its work with the adminsitration. The group also meets with Asian American student organizations from other colleges in the Northeast...