ASA2 A03
Week1 Blog
Lots of my Chinese friends went back home due to the widespread of coronavirus in the states. The current situation is not optimistic that six bay area counties and Berkeley announced a strict stay-at-home rule that forces about millions of residents to shelter in place until May 3, 2020. (Cody, 2020) While staying in my apartment, I talked with my mum through facetime. We both agree that the coronavirus is changing the world permanently. Thousands of people and medical workers die after getting infected. There is also a growing impact on the global economy, especially the stock market caused by the continuous shutdown of businesses, regulation of export and import, etc. The huge human tragedy also amplifies the problem of anti-Asian discrimination. Even the president named it "Chinese virus" and indicated "it's not racist at all", although he has no evidence that the virus is originated in China. My friends were insulted on the street because they were wearing face masks. The epidemic aggravates contradictions between various races. I am sad to hear it and I want to stop the designation of the virus as "Asian", "Chinese" or "Wuhan", just as what professor Valverde mentioned in her article " Fight the Tower", "We must fight because we are at a crucial crossroad." (p371)
ASA 2 offers me a chance to know better about the impact of race, ethnicity on Asian Americans. I want to analyze the virus outbreaks critically. Instead of just getting angry while seeing news about hate crimes against Asians, I want to solve this sensitive problem more objectively. That's why I also choose Asian American stereotypes as my group's podcast topic.
https://asianamericanpopculture.wordpress.com/2015/02/18/what-i-do-meme/References:
Cody, S. (2020). Coronavirus: Read the Strict New Bay Area Lockdown, Essential Business Order Issued March 31, 2020. The Mercury News. Retrieved from https://www.mercurynews.com/2020/
03/31/coronavirus-strict-new-bay-area-lockdown-essential-business-order-text-issued-march-31-2020/
Valverde, K. (2020). Fight the Tower: Asian American Women Scholars Resistance and Renewal in the Academy. New Brunswick. Retrieved from https://canvas.ucdavis.edu/courses/445220/
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