>> being heckled or killed in the streets > huh? There were a couple (at least 2, maybe 3) of high-profile murders of Chinese grad students at UCLA within the

>> being heckled or killed in the streets > huh? There were a couple (at least 2, maybe 3) of high-profile murders of Chinese grad students at UCLA within the past couple of years, which is my guess about what OP is referring to. The victims were targeted for their perceived wealth and/or foreignness.