According to Pew Research, 58% of Asian Americans say they’ve experienced more anti-Asian racism since COVID-19.
Here’s a look at why and how that feels.
Today, we are looking at the spike in anti-Asian racism thats growing at the pace of the virus.
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What else do you notice about this persons character?
The onset of COVID-19 in early March set off a dramaticspike in anti-Asian racism.
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Press noted he used Chinese virus over 20 times between March 16 and March 30 (NBC News).
These terms have also been perpetuated by the media and the general population.
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They ostracized them by blaming Chinese people for diseaseslike syphilis, leprosy, and smallpoxgrowing in the region.
This was entirely untrue; poverty, not race, is more accurately correlated with the spread of diseases.
These were the first law for both countries that excluded an entire ethnic group (AAPF).
I was reading international publications, and I saw what was happening in other parts of the world.
In my life, Ive chosen meaningful work over monetary success.
I give up my seat on the bus for elderly people.
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Im also funny, sharp-witted, and fanatically clean.
Why am I listing all of this?
Because right now, who I actually am, doesnt matter.
When I walk out into the world, I am judged by my face.
And this hurts, on a profound level.
The last thing Im eliciting is pity.
This is what all BIPOC people endure.
This is the same experience people resembling someone of Middle Eastern descent have endured since 9/11.
This is what Black people have endured systemically since 1619.
This paragraph is just for illustration.
This is currently happening on all fronts, against all BIPOC as well as the LGBTQ+ communities.
Breaking down systemic racism will be the greatest battle we face, spanning many lifetimes.
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