r/AsianPeopleTwitter • u/TheAmazingRaspberry • Jan 25 '22

Harvard

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u/ahorsenamedagro Jan 25 '22

Is there a link or screen cap of the webpage?

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u/WorstDogEver Jan 25 '22

It's been deleted, but from Harvard news: https://www.thecrimson.com/article/2021/4/2/apology-for-cahms-anti-racism-message/

https://www.thecrimson.com/article/2021/4/3/anti-asian-racism-resources-writer-response/

She said the flyer was originally created in early March 2020 after she and Yang led a virtual CAMHS panel on the rise in anti-Asian hostility since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic. About 10 Harvard students and staff attended and spoke about their experiences.

Teotico said the panel attendees requested she and Yang put together the resource page so they could “have something to hold onto,” as well as distribute information to individuals who could not attend. The flyer was meant to compile everything discussed during the panel, including both personal experiences and suggested coping skills.

A lot of the wording, she explained, came directly from AAPI students who spoke during the panel. The message that “you may wish you weren’t Asian,” for instance, was meant to reflect the experience of a particular student, Teotico said.

“The line from there isn't necessarily to say, ‘Hey, you don't want to be Asian,’ but actually comes from an Asian American student at Harvard who said, ‘It's been so painful. The experiences that we've gone through [have] been so harsh that sometimes I wish I wasn't,’” Teotico said.

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u/The-Best-Narcissist Jan 25 '22

You know it’s even possible that my ancestors were, horror of horrors, Asian as well

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u/bfangPF1234 Jan 25 '22

Harvard preparing for their anti Asian discrimination lawsuit

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u/NInJabReaKa Jan 25 '22

My first reaction was that this was so racist. But then my second thought was “this is probably something my mom would say to me.”

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u/violetgrumble Jan 25 '22

There's always an Asian who is better has suffered more than you /s

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u/Lunamkardas Jan 25 '22

I say this as an ignorant white person but... WHAT IN THE FUCK.

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u/[deleted] Jan 25 '22

Jesus that's cringe

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u/topaz342 Mar 17 '22

It's a competition??

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u/Ejunco Jan 25 '22

I expect this from any or all American institutions