A TikTok video showing three Italian girls mocking and laughing at an Asian American family including a Pakistani girl, on a train ride from Lake Como to Milan, has gone viral on TikTok.
The incident was captured by Mahnoor Euceph, a Pakistani film director, who was traveling with her half-Chinese boyfriend and his Chinese mother and white father.
The video has been viewed over 17.4 million times. In the footage, the three Italian women can be seen repeatedly laughing and attempting to imitate the Chinese language while looking at Euceph and her companions.
“They were the most calm during the video but you can still hear them saying ni hao and get a vibe of their general attitude,” read the caption of the video . “Never in my life have I experienced such blatant racism.”
Mehreen wrote that many of her Asian friends had shared their stories of experiencing racism in Italy and Europe with her.
Social media users identified the three students and the universities they study at. Two of those universities are carrying out an investigation.
