WATCH: Hasan Minhaj Denounces Asian Americans Fighting Affirmative Action
The comedian breaks down the importance of affirmative action in higher education—and how a group of Asian Americans is using anti-Black rhetoric in an attempt to dismantle it.
By Sameer Rao Oct 29, 2018
Hasan Minhaj wasted no time getting to the heart of racial justice issues in the first two episodes of his new series, "Patriot Act with Hasan Minhaj," which debuted yesterday (October 28) on Netflix. In the segment above from episode two, the Indian-American comedian examines how Asian Americans have paired with White-led Students for Fair Admissions to attack affirmative action in higher education via a lawsuit against Harvard University. Watch as he calls out the plaintiffs for employing racist, anti-Black rhetoric.