History of Asian Americans - Brittany Le - Christine Sivilay - Mollie Frager

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WE ARE REPEATING MISTAKES “In states including New York, California, and Texas, East Asians have been spat on, punched or kicked - and in one case even stabbed.”- BBC News “More than 2,100 anti-Asian American hate incidents related to COVID-19 were reported across the country over a three-month time span between March and June”- CBS News “In New York this month, a student from Korea was punched in the face by a woman who asked her, "Where is your [expletive] mask, you coronavirus [expletive.]"- CBS News “If you test positive, everyone would be scared of you,” said Rong. “Everyone would think you are the devil.”- USA Today

WE ALREADY SAW THIS HAPPEN AFTER 9/11/2001

P E O P L E O F M I DD L E - E A S T E RN D E C S E NT OR I MAG E HA V E F A C E D C OUNT L E S S A T T A C K S O F R A C I A L P RO F I L I NG AND V I O L E NT A C T S , , AND I T I S S T I L L GO I NG ON T I L L NOW . NO TH I NG W I L L J U S I T F Y TH E T R E A TME NT WE S U B J E C T E D M I DD L E E A S T E RN P E O P L E T O OU T O F F E A R . NO T E V E R Y ON E I S A T E R ROR I S T , AND A T TH E S AME T I ME , NO T E V E R Y A S I AN I S A C A R R I E R O F TH E V I R U S .