Mamdani Checked Asian, Black Boxes on College Form

New York City Democrat mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani claimed he was Asian and Black when applying to Columbia University as a high school senior, The New York Times reported.

Mamdani, a 33-year-old democratic socialist, was born in Uganda and identifies as a Muslim immigrant of South Asian descent. His parents are Indian Ugandan and Indian American.

However, Columbia data showed Mamdani checked boxes for “Asian” and “Black or African American” on a 2009 application, the Times reported Thursday.

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