In a significant legal development, a federal judge has allowed a civil rights lawsuit alleging anti-Asian bias in college admissions to proceed against several elite institutions, including the University of California system, the University of Washington, the University of Michigan, and Cornell University. Filed by Nan Zhong and his son, Stanley Zhong, the complaints assert that these universities engage in “racially discriminatory admissions practices that disadvantage highly qualified Asian-American applicants.” The judge, James L. Robart, denied the defendants’ motion to dismiss Stanley’s Title VI claims against the University of Washington, while dismissing several other claims, centering in part on sovereign immunity.

Stanley Zhong, a 21-year-old graduate of Gunn High School in Palo Alto, garnered attention after being rejected by 16 of the 18 colleges he applied to, despite an impressive academic record, including a 1590 SAT score and a 4.42 weighted GPA. Shortly after these rejections, Google hired Stanley as a full-time software engineer, a position typically requiring a Ph.D. or equivalent practical experience. Nan Zhong stated that the family spent over a year researching admissions trends before filing the lawsuits, concluding that anti-Asian bias remains a systemic issue. Since taking their battle public, the Zhongs have received communications from numerous Asian American families sharing similar experiences, suggesting the issue is widespread and longstanding. Source

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