Anti-Asian Texts Coverage

Opinion: Unaccountability allows racism to persist

Content warning: This article discusses recently emerged texts between two Occidental students that include genocidal, racist speech toward Asian people. Consistent with The Occidental's coverage...

‘It doesn’t meet the threshold’: Students who reported anti-Asian texts to the college detail the process, the search for solutions continues

Content warning: This article discusses texts that emerged in February between two Occidental students that included genocidal, racist speech toward Asian people. A series of...

Jasper Lee ‘feels for people’ and his guitar strumming raises money for Stop AAPI Hate

After a text exchange between two Occidental students emerged Feb. 1 — one making a genocidal, racist statement toward Asian people and both blaming...

Students’ anti-Asian texts create uproar on campus; students demand action

Content warning: This article discusses recently emerged texts between two Occidental students that included genocidal, racist speech toward Asian people.  In December 2020, an Occidental...

Letter to the Editor: My alma mater should take healing into its own hands

Not a great start to the Year of the Tiger. At Occidental College, a screenshot of a text conversation between two students surfaced on social...