I can still think of the time all my family was struggling with the 'influence' of coronavirus. China was heavily affected during the period of January to March. People were basically forbidden to get out of their homes to any public space. Especially, it was the time of Chinese New Year. All public press alarmed citizens with the harm of coronavirus and actively inform them of methods to avoid this contagion.
At that time, I was staying in America for school and worrying about my family day and night. I never thought the coronavirus would 'come' to the United States that soon. Coming to March, the United States had the most affected patients in the world. School now transformed into online teaching and most public gathering were prohibited like China did. It's my parents' turn to worry about me. I received tons of messages from them, asking about food, life, and health conditions. Mask on Amazons were all sold out months ago and the atmosphere of panic was rising around me. All my roommates left the house back to their home. And I have to stay in my apartment due to the shortage of air tickets to China. Also, the news of Asians getting shot on the street in New York city aggravates this situation. Donald Trumps' post on twitter calling coronavirus as the Chinese virus exacerbates the stereotyping even racism of Asians. It spreads hates to Chiese and even Asians in America, and that eventually underlies the 'murder' to Asians in America.
Similarly, Valverde in the book of Fight the Tower: A Call to Action for Women
of Color in Academia was treated in a similar way. Her colleagues and tenure left her uncomfortable memories and experiences. However, she is willing to 'fight back' and be positive to the future life. This is can also be applied to Asians and Asian Americans now. We should stay strong and break the rumors by taking action.
Question: How can Asians/Asian Americans eliminate or decrease this severe stereotyping?
Reference:
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Valverde, Kieu-Linh Caroline (2013) "Fight the Tower: A Call to Action for Women
of Color in Academia," Seattle Journal for Social Justice: Vol. 12: Iss. 2, Article 5.
Available at: http://digitalcommons.law.seattleu.edu/sjsj/vol12/iss2/5
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