Across the country, Asian Americans have reported being spat on, called racial slurs and physically assaulted because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
around the country experience racist attacks tied to the COVID-19 pandemic, New York City officials say there’s been a surge in local reports of anti-Asian harassment and discrimination: 105 reported incidents since February, compared to just five during the same period last year.when announcing a new response team
dedicated to addressing a surge of harassment and discrimination related to the coronavirus. About 40% of the 248 reports the agency has received since February — ranging from discrimination against race, ethnicity, income and disability — have involved attacks against Asians. There have been reports nationwide of racist attacks against Asian Americans since late January, when the coronavirus outbreak swelled in China and began to spread globally, exacerbating stigma and bigotry against people of Asian descent.
President Donald Trump and his allies, including administration officials, Republican lawmakers and right-wing media hosts, have repeatedly referred to the coronavirus using racist rhetoric like the “Chinese virus” and “Wuhan virus.” Asian Americans have been subjected to racist stereotypes involving disease since at least the 19th century, including being described as “
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