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UCLA Vandals Call Asian Women 'Honkie white-boy worshipping Whores'

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The Vietnamese Student Union sign at UCLA was hit this week by vandalism calling Asian women "Honkie white-boy worshipping Whores."

Campus police are investigating the incident, which was first noted by a student on Tuesday morning, according to The Daily Bruin.

A piece of paper was hung up over the student union sign that hangs on the fourth floor of Kerckhoff Hall. It said "asian women R Honkie white-boy worshipping Whores" and had an obscene hand gesture, the Bruin reports. The Vietnamese Student Union plans to hold a rally about the "campus climate" on Thursday at noon.

Roman Nguyen, president of the Vietnamese Student Union, told the Bruin: "I was really offended, especially by the fact it was printed and someone took the time to post this, because that means it was something that was deliberate and planned for."

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UCLA police spokeswoman Nancy Greenstein told the LA Weekly, "We take reports of any hate situations very seriously."

The vandalism calls to mind the infamous Anti-Asian diatribe by one-time UCLA student Alexandra Wallace.

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