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This is a remarkably facile understanding of racism, one that ignores both the model minority phenomenon as well as the fact that Asians are significantly under
by mrbrowning 11y ago
This is a remarkably facile understanding of racism, one that ignores both the model minority phenomenon as well as the fact that Asians are significantly underrepresented in management positions in the tech industry [1].
1. http://www.npr.org/2015/05/17/407478606/often-employees-rarely-ceos-challenges-asian-americans-face-in-tech http://www.npr.org/2015/05/17/407478606/often-employees-rare...
- paulddraper 11y agoWell, then I should have said Indians.
- wpietri 11y agoYou're doubling down on the "remarkably facile" thing. It's not a good look.
- theorique 11y agoThere's probably a language factor involved as well. An otherwise brilliant programmer can scrape by with spotty English, but it's a lot harder for a founder or an executive.