Coronavirus racism is anti-Chinese and anti-Asian scapegoating and xenophobic reactions, including fear, exclusion, microaggressions, and other racist behaviors related to this public health epidemic. For example, national news outlets have been using images of Asians and Chinatowns in unrelated contexts for stories on the spread of coronovirus in America.
Coronavirus racism also includes inappropriate "jokes," innuendos, or suggestions that any/all Chinese and members of other Asian communities are responsible for or suspected of having this illness and should be avoided.
Whether "intended" to be hurtful or not, the impact of these sorts of these "jokes" is very harmful and helps spread misinformation.
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These are a few helpful resources focused on facts about coronavirus as well as recognizing and addressing racism and microagressions related to COVID-19.
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Listed below are articles and resources pertaining to the COVID-19 Vaccine and the distribution of vaccines to black, asian, and minority ethnic (BAME) communities.
Recent data show that communities of color are at much higher risk of being infected and dying from COVID-19. Social impacts to these communities may also differ. Here are recent articles and data on these important emerging topics:
Address "appalling impact" of COVID-19 on minorities, UN rights chief urges (June 2)
NPR: What Do Coronavirus Racial Disparities Look Like State By State? (May 30)
New analysis quantifies risk of COVID-19 to racial, ethnic minorities (May 19)
CNN: Understanding Why Latinos are so hard hit by Covid-19 (May 18)
AMA: Why COVID-19 is decimating some Native American communities (May 13)
AARP: Blacks and Hispanics Hit Harder by the Coronavirus, Early US Data Show (May 8)
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