Debbie Lum

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At California’s competitive Lowell High School, many students are from working-class Asian families, and they’re struggling to get into Ivy League colleges.

‘Try Harder!’: SF Asian students ask why Stanford doesn’t want them

At California’s competitive Lowell High School, many students are from working-class Asian families, and they’re struggling to get into Ivy League colleges.

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