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07-19-2022, 04:08 AM
Note: This episode contains strong language.
As the death toll from the coronavirus rises in the U.S., so do reports of verbal and physical attacks against Asian-Americans, who say hostile strangers are blaming them for the pandemic. Today, one writer shares her story. Guest: Jiayang Fan, a staff writer at The New Yorker magazine. For more information on today’s episode, visit nytimes.com/thedaily.
Background reading:
Ms. Fan’s story is echoed across the country by others who say they have been spit on, yelled at and attacked (https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/23/us/chinese-coronavirus-racist-attacks.html). Asian-American community and political leaders have tried to comfort their constituents. But they, too, admit to feeling unnerved (https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/29/us/politics/coronavirus-asian-americans.html?smid=pc-thedaily).
Some have turned to social media to share their stories and procure medical supplies in an effort to aid the crisis response (https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/05/nyregion/coronavirus-chinese-americans-supplies.html?smid=pc-thedaily).
أكثر... (https://www.nytimes.com/the-daily)
As the death toll from the coronavirus rises in the U.S., so do reports of verbal and physical attacks against Asian-Americans, who say hostile strangers are blaming them for the pandemic. Today, one writer shares her story. Guest: Jiayang Fan, a staff writer at The New Yorker magazine. For more information on today’s episode, visit nytimes.com/thedaily.
Background reading:
Ms. Fan’s story is echoed across the country by others who say they have been spit on, yelled at and attacked (https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/23/us/chinese-coronavirus-racist-attacks.html). Asian-American community and political leaders have tried to comfort their constituents. But they, too, admit to feeling unnerved (https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/29/us/politics/coronavirus-asian-americans.html?smid=pc-thedaily).
Some have turned to social media to share their stories and procure medical supplies in an effort to aid the crisis response (https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/05/nyregion/coronavirus-chinese-americans-supplies.html?smid=pc-thedaily).
أكثر... (https://www.nytimes.com/the-daily)