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We are All Chinese Now: COVID-19 and Anti-Asian Racism in the United States

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  14 March 2025

Linda Hasunuma
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As COVID-19 spread across the United States, so did incidents of racial harassment and violence against Asian Americans which exposed uncomfortable truths about race relations in the United States. President Trump's racist rhetoric and the spread of viral social media videos and posts created a heightened sense of danger, blame, and fear - making all Asians “Chinese” in the United States and potential targets for racial abuse.

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Asia-Pacific Journal , Volume 18 , Issue 15 , August 2020 , e14
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