The Washington Post reports that “Asian Americans have experienced a sharp increase in racist verbal abuse and physical attacks during the pandemic, with the FBI warning of a potential surge in hate crimes against Asians as the coronavirus death toll mounts and stay-at-home orders are lifted.”
And with Asian Americans disproportionately doing the work of frontline medical workers like doctors and nurses, there are now reports of that discrimination reaching them on the job. It’s inexcusable that the Americans saving lives during this crisis are also the ones being blamed for starting it.
We know Trump’s racist rhetoric about a “Chinese virus” got us to this point. But only unity will allow us to move forward from it -- and that starts with standing together now. Tell us if you’ll join in:
