In November 2019, the new coronavirus was discovered in
Wuhan. Globalization and the development of technologies allowed to carry
people with the virus, and the virus was spread among the world with incredible
speed. Because the virus occurred in China, people outside of China tried to
avoid people who might carry the virus, and that caused the virus racism of
Asians. Every day I saw some news or posts on SNSs about the discriminations of
Asians at schools, stores, streets, buses, and other places. They are all
shocked and hurt by the discrimination, and people who saw the news felt
anxieties and fears for society.
In the article by Valverde, “Fight the Tower: A Call to
Action for Women of Color in Academia”, she claims that the discrimination of
colored women harms them and kills them in the worst case. I worry that a
similar situation to this article will happen. The discrimination of the
coronavirus stresses people and might kill them.
Now, some activists publish their idea against this
discrimination. We need to unite to prevent injury and death because of the
discrimination and claim that we are not a virus. I expect that this class will
teach us how people reacted and were against racism, and that knowledge must
help to improve the situation today.
Question: When will this discrimination end? Will the end of
the pandemic of the coronavirus be the actual end of this discrimination?
References
Valverde, Kieu-Linh Caroline. (2013) “Fight the Tower: A
Call to Action of Women of Color in Academia”. Seattle Journal for Justice,
Vol. 12, Iss. 2, Article 5.http://digitalcommons.law.seattleu.edu/sjsj/vol12/iss2/5
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