These Vietnamese Americans would probably deny their racism and agree with Watkins when he wrote that his action "had nothing whatsoever to do with racism or discrimination." But wearing blackface has everything to do with racism and discrimination, even if the student does not believe himself to be racist. Although I did not believe myself to be sexist as a college student, the effects of my actions were sexist.

Source: Los Angeles Times May 15, 2018 11:15 UTC