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4.05.2020

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Targeting Asians and Asian Americans will make it harder to stop covid-19
"Though the wave of anti-Asian racism that looms in response to the global coronavirus pandemic is ugly and frightening, it is not new. I should know: I witnessed the harassment and violence Asian Americans faced in the wake of the collapse of the U.S. manufacturing sector in the 1980s. Scapegoating Asian immigrants and Asian Americans did nothing to save the U.S. auto industry then. And it won't provide the scientific advances and government leadership necessary to slow the spread of covid-19 now."

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Trump's racist comments are fueling hate crimes. Time for state leaders to step in
"This pandemic requires us to stop the spread of both COVID-19 and racial hatred. Asian Americans need allies who will intervene when they see racial profiling happening. We need to learn from American history and have the courage and leadership to counteract fear and anxiety in this time of crisis."

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Andrew Yang is Wrong: Respectability Politics Won’t Save Asian Americans from Racist Violence
"Asian Americans are not responsible -- in any way -- for anti-Asian hate crimes against our community. We have not invited or incited violence against our bodies. We have nothing to apologize for."

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Dear Andrew Yang — Racism was the first virus, and there's no cure for that.
"I totally get what you're saying, but it’s what you didn't say that really frustrated me."

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Asian Americans Use Social Media to Mobilize Against Attacks
"Asian Americans are using social media to organize and fight back against racially motivated attacks during the pandemic, which the FBI predicts will increase as infections grow. A string of racist run-ins in the last two weeks has given rise to hashtags — #WashTheHate, #RacismIsAVirus, #IAmNotCOVID19 — and online forums to report incidents."

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Cyberbullying against Asian people skyrockets 900% in wake of pandemic
Hateful online abuse targeting Asian people has increased by 900% since the coronavirus outbreak began.

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I'm disabled and need a ventilator to live. Am I expendable during this pandemic?
"It is a strange time to be alive as an Asian American disabled person who uses a ventilator. The coronavirus pandemic in the United States has disrupted and destabilized individual lives and institutions. For many disabled, sick, and immunocompromised people like myself, we have always lived with uncertainty and are skilled in adapting to hostile circumstances in a world that was never designed for us in the first place."

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Comedian Jenny Yang Rebuts Andrew Yang Op-Ed With Satirical Video
"Honk If You Won't Hate-Crime Me!"

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Chinese-American Artist Creates A Comic About 'The Wuhan I Know'
Since the coronavirus outbreak began, Laura Gao has been troubled by the disgust and pity directed at her hometown. So she decided to make a comic telling her own story and highlighting her favorite parts of the city.

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Hate Crimes Surge Against Asian Americans While They Are On The Front Lines Fighting COVID-19
Hate crimes against Asian Americans and Asian immigrants in the United States have been surging in reaction to the coronavirus pandemic. And yet, ironically, Asian Americans are also vastly over-represented among the front line medical workers who are treating those who have been infected, as well as working at the forefront of America's efforts to find a vaccine.

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Yaeji's New Mixtape Is the Opposite of Social Distancing
DJ and producer Yaeji's music has always been about communion and friendship. And that's precisely what makes her new mixtape What We Drew 우리가 그려왔던 such a tease right now.

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How a Chinese-American Novelist Wrote Herself Into the Wild West
C Pam Zhang’s debut, How Much of These Hills Is Gold, is one of several new or forthcoming books by Asian American writers set in a period that historically hasn't recognized them.

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Randall Park Talks 'Top Chef' Guest Judge Spot and Cooking in Quarantine
The Hollywood Reporter speaks with actor and writer Randall Park about judging Bravo's cooking competition Top Chef with his friend and collaborator Ali Wong: "I'm, like, the worst judge."

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For the Best Sriracha, Look Beyond That Famous Bottle
"Before Sriracha was found on counters in every restaurant, lined up in the Trader Joe’s sauce aisle, stacked within pantries across America, blended into a creamy and unholy mixture from Heinz called mayoracha, legend has it that the vibrant red sauce was actually quietly created in a seaside town southeast of Bangkok -- a town called Si Racha."