In March 2011 , UCLA student Alexandra Wallace uploaded a YouTube video entitled " UCLA Asians in the library " , ranting about the " hordes of Asians " in UCLA who do n't " use American manners " . In a rant about Asians speaking loudly on a cellphone in the campus library , she mimicked one as saying , " Ohhh ! Ching chong ling long ting tong ? Ohhh ! " . The video went viral , resulting in the student receiving multiple death threats via e-mails and telephone calls . Her rant inspired heated criticism , not only because of her use of the " ching chong " stereotype but also because of the timing : a major tsunami had just occurred in Japan , leading her to complain , " I swear they 're going through their whole families , just checking on everybody from the tsunami thing . " Over 40 percent of the school 's 36,000 students are Asian American and Pacific Islanders . Musician Jimmy Wong uploaded the video , " Ching Chong ! : Asians in the Library Song " to YouTube , in response . The video received national coverage . '' The Sacramento Bee '' wrote , " The students she mocked can inspire resentment , jealousy and fear — the kindling of ethnic slurs — because their success is about achievement and a pathway to status . " Additional responses included a line of T-shirts featuring the " Ching-chong " slur , with all proceeds going to Red Cross relief for the tsunami . UCLA deemed the video offensive and called it " repugnant " . The student later wrote to '' The Daily Bruin '' , issuing an apology to " the entire UCLA campus " . '' The New York Times '' published an editorial criticizing the video , but supporting her First Amendment right to free speech . Several days later , UCLA announced it would not discipline the student , but she withdrew from the university . '' AsianWeek '' wrote that " any negatives the student experienced are just a fraction of what Asian Americans have experienced since coming to America "
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