According to the Deng Law Center in Los Angeles, three former Chinese students have joined the lawsuits.

The Los Angeles Times reported that some colleagues of Tyndall feared the gynecologist was targeting the university's growing population of Chinese students in recent years. The Chinese students often had a limited knowledge of the English language and American medical norms.

The Chinese Consulate General in Los Angeles expressed serious concern over the scandal on May 16, requesting the university to take serious steps to investigate the issue and protect Chinese students from illegal acts.

One day later, the Chinese Students and Scholars Association, a major Chinese student organization at the USC, also issued a statement, calling on Chinese students to speak up against any violation of their rights.

In response, the USC Student Health organization promised to provide more medical resources in Chinese for international students from China.

The USC Student Health Center has only one Chinese-speaking mental health counselor at present, and none of the center's physicians or medical services staff speak Chinese. The center plans to hire a Chinese-speaking medical assistant by the start of fall classes, according to the USC commitment to change.

"It's a good opportunity for us to look at how we're taking care of the Chinese students," Dr. Sarah Van Orman, chief student health officer, told USC Annenberg Media.

The USC is a leading private research university located in Los Angeles. There are 45,500 students enrolled in the 2017-18 academic year, including around 5,400 from the Chinese mainland, accounting for about half of the USC's international enrollment.