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The Anxiety of Being Asian American: Hate Crimes and Negative Biases During the
COVID-19 Pandemic
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Tessler H
; Choi M
; Kao G
Am J Crim Justice
2020[]; 45
(4
): 636-646
PMID32837158
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In this essay, we review how the COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic that began in
the United States in early 2020 has elevated the risks of Asian Americans to hate
crimes and Asian American businesses to vandalism. During the COVID-19 pandemic,
the incidents of negative bias and microaggressions against Asian Americans have
also increased. COVID-19 is directly linked to China, not just in terms of the
origins of the disease, but also in the coverage of it. Because Asian Americans
have historically been viewed as perpetually foreign no matter how long they have
lived in the United States, we posit that it has been relatively easy for people
to treat Chinese or Asian Americans as the physical embodiment of foreignness and
disease. We examine the historical antecedents that link Asian Americans to
infectious diseases. Finally, we contemplate the possibility that these
experiences will lead to a reinvigoration of a panethnic Asian American identity
and social movement.
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