In 1996 voters in California passed Prop 209, "amended the state constitution to prohibit state governmental institutions from considering race, sex, or ethnicity, specifically in the areas of public employment,"
Since then, a variety of means have been used, to circumvent the intent of the measure.
One example: Remember "perfect" GPAs of 4.0 ? Notice in recent years, that GPAs go to 5.0 ?
That extra point allows for all sorts of funny business. Extra credit for diversity, etc. For "overcoming hardship (which can be family income, BTW)?"
Every possible trick has been used to disfavor whites, and next will be used to also disfavor Asians.