Injured Privilege—Beyond “Model Minority”
Weeks before the Atlanta mass shooting of Asian women, veteran professional basketball player Jeremy Lin shared that he was called “coronavirus” on the court. Immediately, he was pressured to identify the racial identity of the instigator. He posted on Twitter, explaining that he refused to reveal the individual’s racial identity…
COVID-19, Anti-Asian Racism, and the Racialization of Epidemics
Around mid-March this year, in the midst of what was meant to be a year-long sabbatical in China, we received an invitation to a private WeChat group populated by Asian-American parents in our suburban Cincinnati, OH school district. Such invitations were typical on the Chinese diaspora’s most popular social media…
Dear Media: Tell More Stories about Health Disparities
The Numbers Show Health Disparities Exist in a COVID-19 Era In April 2020, the data started to emerge. The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) reported that the COVID-19 virus was having disproportionately negative effects on people of color when compared with their white counterparts. Disappointingly, early information was spotty. Several…
The Promise and Perils of Interracial Dialogue
George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Ahmaud Arbery, and so many others. The gruesome murders of Black people by police officers and white vigilantes have sparked uprisings across the United States, with participants calling for racial justice, revolution, and large-scale changes to address systemic racism. In light of these events, more white…