Anti-Asian Racism: Violence, Xenophobia, & the Model Minority Myth
On March 17, 2021, a lone gunman in Atlanta, Georgia went on a racially-motivated rampage, resulting in the death of eight people, 6 of whom were women of Asian descent. In this episode of the Public Health Insight Podcast, we talk about: Historical examples of hate crimes and discrimination against the Asian community;The origins of the "Model Minority" Myth and its intersectionality with anti-Black racism;Xenophobia in the broader context of the pandemic; andHow COVID-19 has fueled an...