The stats on minorities in STEM fields are disheartening and showcase the need for increased attention to the lack of bright young minority students in all STEM occupations.
"Despite major changes in American demographics over the past few decades, there has been far less change in the background of students who choose STEM majors, with little diversity both in gender and in racial and ethnic background. The vast majority of STEM grads are white males, followed in numbers by white females, and males of Asian descent."