Collected Item: “Xenophobia and COVID-19.”
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Xenophobia and COVID-19.
What sort of object is this: text story, photograph, video, audio interview, screenshot, drawing, meme, etc.?
A screenshot of an article.
Tell us a story; share your experience. Describe what the object or story you've uploaded says about the pandemic, and/or why what you've submitted is important to you.
When looking for social injustice stories to add to the archives, I wanted to add the social injustice Asian Americans continue to experience during COVID-19.
The Coronavirus has been referred to as the “Chinese Virus” and the “Kung Flu.” Xenophobia during a virus is not new. New York Times interviewed Asian Americans to share their experiences and to document the racial injustice occurring in the United States.
The Coronavirus has been referred to as the “Chinese Virus” and the “Kung Flu.” Xenophobia during a virus is not new. New York Times interviewed Asian Americans to share their experiences and to document the racial injustice occurring in the United States.
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#ASU, #HST485, #AsianAmericans, #COVID-19, #SocialJustice, #Equality, #NYTimes, #Pandemic
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https://time.com/5858649/racism-coronavirus/
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Text by Anna Purna Kambhampaty Photograph by Haruka Sakaguchi
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2020-06-25