"Hate crimes towards Asians increase during coronavirus pandemic
A sociology professor says “rampant ignorance” and misinformation about the novel coronavirus has led to racist and xenophobic attacks against Asian Americans.
...And the impact ranges from physical to verbal to financial, according to a report by CNN.
The Anti-Defamation League and the National Council of Asian Pacific Americans, along with 258 other groups, urged lawmakers to address the “growing tide of racism directed at the Asian-American community”...
The Anti-Defamation League and the National Council of Asian Pacific Americans, along with 258 other groups, urged lawmakers to address the “growing tide of racism directed at the Asian-American community”...
...In early February, the New York Police Department posted a video online that showed an Asian woman at a subway station being assaulted by a stranger.
...Some Republicans, including President Donald Trump, have sought to portray coronavirus as a foreign illness that is China’s fault.
On Thursday, Trump called coronavirus a “Chinese Virus” in a tweet.
...Some Republicans, including President Donald Trump, have sought to portray coronavirus as a foreign illness that is China’s fault.
On Thursday, Trump called coronavirus a “Chinese Virus” in a tweet.
In an Oval Office address last Wednesday announcing travel restrictions on Europe, Trump referred to coronavirus as a “foreign virus.”
CBS News White House Correspondent Weijia Jiang tweeted that a White House official called the novel coronavirus “Kung-Flu” to her face just yesterday..."
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CBS News White House Correspondent Weijia Jiang tweeted that a White House official called the novel coronavirus “Kung-Flu” to her face just yesterday..."
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