Kenny Xu

Kenny Xu is a writer for the Federalist and the Washington Examiner, covering race, identity, and culture. You can follow him on Facebook @thekennethxu and on Twitter @kennymxu

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Silicon Valley’s Cynical Treatment of Asian Engineers

Asian Americans have become an unfun topic in Silicon Valley corporate life. Certainly, they embarrass the diversity-obsessed gurus at Google and Facebook.

Kenny Xu

21 Jul 2021 · 7 min read

Podcast #151: Kenny Xu on Asian-Americans’ Success, And Their Complicated Placement in the Progressive ‘Intersectional’ Hierarchy

Host Jonathan Kay speaks with conservative activist, book author, and Quillette contributor Kenny Xu about the pressures that Asian-Americans now face to toe the line on progressive race orthodoxies—including acquiescing to their own unfavorable treatment in elite school admissions. Transcript: Jonathan Kay: Welcome to the Quillette podcast. I’m

Quillette / Kenny Xu

28 May 2021 · 16 min read

The Misleading Racial Achievement Gap Statistic

As it turns out, focusing too heavily on closing the racial achievement gap to the exclusion of other priorities can be counterproductive to a school system’s mission and purpose, which is to educate all its students.

Kenny Xu

17 Mar 2020 · 6 min read

Asian-Americans' Unrequited Love of Harvard

Asian-Americans don’t necessarily think of themselves as “victims” of Harvard’s racist policies. They’re more concerned with the idea of merit—they want their admission to be judged on their resume of accomplishments, not their race.

Kenny Xu

13 Oct 2018 · 13 min read