Harvard Draws Backlash for Telling Students ‘You May Wish You Weren’t Asian’ on Anti-Racism Page
1st April 2021
“When you experience racism, you can feel shame,” the website read. “You may wish that you weren’t Asian, but remember that your ancestors likely went through similar or even worse incidents.”
One Harvard student, Matteo Wong, took to Twitter to express his frustration with the school’s response to the increase in racism against Asian Americans amid the coronavirus pandemic and the mass shooting that took place in Atlanta earlier this month, which left eight dead—among them six Asian women.