This article examines the development of legislation to create a Minority Serving Institution federal designation for Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) serving institutions. Specifically, the article draws from interviews with nineteen policy makers, congressional staffers, and community advocates in order to address their motivations for…

Examines how the problem of the color line manifests itself in widespread educational benefits in American higher education, discussing: research on the use of race-conscious policies; the current state of affirmative action in higher education; the benefits of diversity for college students; pervasive racial disparities; and what is at stake for…