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The Snake Swallows the Elephant: Ethnic Studies Hijacks Education

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The Snake Swallows the Elephant: Ethnic Studies Hijacks Education
Returning students walk the hallway at Hollywood High School in Los Angeles on April 27, 2021. Rodin Eckenroth/Getty Images
Wenyuan Wu
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In “The Little Prince,” the title character talks of his “masterpiece,” a drawing showing a boa constrictor digesting an elephant. Since the drawing is only a silhouette, the adults in the story have mistaken it for a hat, causing the little prince to fret.

Wenyuan Wu
Wenyuan Wu
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Wenyuan Wu holds a doctorate in international studies from the University of Miami and is the executive director of Californians for Equal Rights Foundation. Wu’s recent advocacy has focused on combatting critical race theory in American public life. She has given expert testimony in various state legislature hearings on the topic and helped launched the website RejectCRT.org. She writes for Minding the Campus of the National Association of Scholars and sits on the board of Parents Defending Education Action.