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“A Pandemic of Hate” Panel Discussion
December 3, 2020 @ 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm EST
The global pandemic caused by COVID-19 has generated a surge of hateful speech and physical violence directed against Asians and Asian, Pacific Island, Desi American (APIDA) people. But intentionally hurtful speech or action is nothing new in the United States. Asian immigrants, including students and scholars in universities, as well as ordinary working people of Asian heritage, have faced more than a century of misguided belief that they are especially prone to illness and likely to spread disease. Two APIDA Studies scholars will navigate us through this difficult history, by exploring both the racist rhetoric of the past and today’s revival of hatred.
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This event sponsored by APA Studies and co-sponsored by the Asian Studies Center, Japan Council, Lyman Briggs College, and the English Department.