Teen rejected by 16 colleges, hired by Google, sues for racial discrimination

Stanley Zhong and his father, Nan Zhong, have filed federal lawsuits accusing the University of California and other colleges of racial discrimination

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A Palo Alto teen who was hired by Google for an alleged PhD-level position after being rejected by 16 colleges is taking civil action against the University of California (UC) and other colleges for their admissions policies.

Stanley Zhong and his father, Nan Zhong, filed civil rights complaints in February and March, accusing the UC system, the University of Washington, the University of Michigan and Cornell University of engaging in "racially discriminatory admissions practices that disadvantage highly qualified Asian-American applicants."

Stanley, 19, is a self-taught programmer who was first recruited for a job at Google at just 13 years old. While still in high school, he launched a free e-signing startup that was featured by Amazon Web Services and qualified as a finalist in several coding competitions. Read more and see video here.