Actors, creatives and advocates offer ways to promote inclusivity amid a crisis and say Trump's attempt to racialize the pandemic is 'only adding fuel to an already blazing fire'
it had been "too heartbreaking" to initially comment on the "blatant acts of racism against Asian people during this outbreak." by the Asian Pacific Policy and Planning Council documenting accounts of anti-Asian discrimination have launched as an immediate response to Trump, aiming to shed light on misinformation about the novel coronavirus while also aiding Asians and Asian Americans under attack.
She added to the growing frustration among the Asian American community that Trump's calling COVID-19 a "Chinese virus" is "only adding fuel to an already blazing fire." "When you see the deeming of this as the 'Chinese virus' or 'Kung Flu,' I sincerely don't think it's just because Trump is asinine and doesn't understand how Chinese people or people of Asian descent live," Yang added. "I think it's really just a deflection and a misdirection to place blame elsewhere … tapping into people's innate xenophobia to shift focus away from his administration's poor response to the virus.
"The definition of xenophobia is actually the fear of strangers and foreigners. What's happening to Asian Americans is not xenophobic. We are citizens. We belong here. What's happening is bigotry and the incidents that we see should really be labeled as bigotry," Lee explained. about a recent visit of his to Whole Foods in Pasadena. The actor said a man drove a car past him while saying, "You should be quarantined.
"We’re hoping this campaign sends a message of solidarity and compassion to the world," Ma shared in a statement about the campaign. "Hatred and division aren’t going to prevent this virus from spreading and will only make an already-difficult situation even worse. We’re calling for everyone — regardless of their race or country of origin — to recognize that we’re all in this fight together.
"Many Asian Americans work in the medical field," Au said. "They're already risking their lives going to work every day trying to save your life. By attacking them, they are afraid to go to work. They're afraid that on their way to their work, they're going to get attacked by people… If these people don't go to work, you're not going to get care.
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