Queensland university accused of racism by Chinese woman
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Furious woman accuses university of sending her racist comments…before surprising truth is revealed
- An irate former student takes to social media about a ‘racist’ ethnic slur
- Sierra Chen received a letter addressed to Ms. Ching Chong from a university
- The letter from the University of Queensland Sport turned out to be a misunderstanding
- Jane Chong whose birth name is Ching Chong said the letter was for her
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An irate former student took to social media to accuse a university of sending a racist letter – before her claim was quickly dropped.
Sierra Chen took to Facebook and expressed her disgust at receiving a letter addressed to ‘Ms Ching Chong’ of the University of Queensland.
The Chinese woman believed the letter was racist, with the phrase often used as an ethnic slur against people of Chinese and East Asian descent.
However, it later turned out that the letter was addressed to a student who used to live at the same address and who was named Ching Chong.
Sierra Chen (pictured) took to Facebook to express her disgust at a letter sent to her home, addressed to “Mrs. Ching Chong.”
The letter addressed to ‘Ms. Ching Chong’ was considered a racist joke by Ms. Chen
The Chinese woman believed the letter was an act of racism, with the phrase often used as an ethnic slur against people of Chinese and East Asian descent
The angry ex-student wrote on social media: “Last week I got a mail from UQ sports with a slur on the envelope, Ching Chong.
‘The content of the letter was very normal, but Ching Chong is a racial discrimination word against Chinese people.
“I emailed them to find out the truth, they told me where a girl named Ching Chong was who left this address. They couldn’t give me more details for privacy reasons.’
Ms. Chen says she has been in touch with her house manager, who told her that no one by the name of Ching Chong had ever lived in the residence.
Her post was met with outrage by others who thought it was a racist joke.
“That’s racist,” one commented.
“You should report it,” wrote a second.
Jane Chong, a former college student, came forward to tell people to “chill out” as she basically said Ching Chong, taking that name as her birth name
Mrs. Chong said: ‘My parents called me Ching because it rhymes with my family name Chong and my beautiful Chinese name’
But in a twist, Jane Chong, a former college student, came forward to tell people to “chill out” as she basically said Ching Chong, taking that name as her birth name.
“My parents named me Ching because it rhymes with my family name Chong and my beautiful Chinese name,” Ms Chong wrote.
“I lived at that address in 2017 and was a Blues recipient. UQ Sports is not racist, I just have a cool name.
‘I would also be super confused if I got a letter to my address with such an interesting name, if it wasn’t my real name.
“Thank you for taking action to contact the house manager and UQ sports, and for trying to find me. I appreciate you.’
People in the comment section were clearly relieved and enjoyed the plot twist.
‘What a plot twist. I’ve never laughed so hard!’ a user has replied.
“Wild thread,” wrote another.