Anti-Asian Sentiment Taking College Campuses by Storm

USC foreign exchange student Ivan Tsang was the target of eggs and epithets earlier this week for doing nothing other than being Asian.  “Ching chang chong motherf—– gay,” a white student allegedly yelled repeatedly while trying to pelt Tsang with three eggs, according to Tsang’s Facebook post.

This comes 6 months after someone at a USC fraternity hurled a drink at an Indian student by calling her an “Indian piece of s—.”

While these may seem like isolated incidents, both overt and covert racism is festering on college campuses across the country.  What is causing the angst and anger against Asians?

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