Chinese international students, born and raised in China, are the largest international student group in the United States. While substantial academic research confirmed that Chinese international students face many challenges, including language barrier, culture shock, homesickness, etc., while studying in the United States, there is minimal research on the racialization process of Chinese international students in the U.S. racial environment. Influenced by the U.S. racial environment, the racialization process of Chinese international students accelerates from the moment they arrive in the country. The process of racialization under the influence of multiple factors has also led to the development of Chinese international students' racial identity. In addition, the rise in anti-Asian trends, particularly anti-Chinese sentiments triggered by COVID-19 in 2020, has led to a surge in racially motivated hate crimes, which inevitably places Chinese international students at the center of the anti-Asian storm. This dissertation study contributes to the discourse by examining Chinese international students' racialization process and racial identity development under anti-Asian social sentiment in the United States. This qualitative study used a transcendental phenomenological approach to gather rich data from 18 Han ethnicity Chinese international participants with an F-1 student visa status at Snowflake University. These Chinese student participants varied in gender, major, and racial experiences. Under the guidance of EYES theory and Black Racial Identity Development (BRID), this study found that, although they had limited thinking about race and racism, Chinese international students had anti-Blackness ideologies before studying in the United States. After arriving in the United States, Chinese international students became aware of the U.S. racial environment and their Asian identity because of various factors. However, most Chinese international students expressed a lack of understanding of the emphasis on and discussion of race in the United States and a lower sense of Asian racial identity than Chinese identity. In addition, meritocracy ideology, Chinese patriotism, and color-blind racism were also evident in Chinese international students. [The dissertation citations contained here are published with the permission of ProQuest LLC. Further reproduction is prohibited without permission. Copies of dissertations may be obtained by Telephone (800) 1-800-521-0600. Web page: http://www.proquest.com.bibliotheek.ehb.be/en-US/products/dissertations/individuals.shtml.]