Last year, the new decade (2020) ushered in a wave of unprecedented events–wildfires, an alarming spike in police brutality in the United States, and the issue still at the forefront of minds across the globe: Covid-19. When pandemic shutdowns began in March of 2020, experts warned us of the repercussions of the racist nicknames for the virus. Day after day, everyone from ordinary citizens to elected officials referred to it as “kung flu” or “the Chinese virus”. And as predicted, the number of reported anti-Asian hate crimes has steadily risen. Stop AAPI Hate, a tracker recently developed by several Asian American advocacy groups, has recorded over 2,800 incidents of racism targeting Asian Americans between March 2020 and December 2020. Unfortunately, these pointed attacks aren’t slowing down.
So what do you do? Staying informed is important, but what happens if you’re an actual bystander in an incident like this? Here are a few tips experts recommend.
So what do you do? Staying informed is important, but what happens if you’re an actual bystander in an incident like this? Here are a few tips experts recommend.
