* Philadelphia
     * Public Health
     * Race & Ethnicity

     * Facebook
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   Buscher. (Emma Lee/WHYY)

   Conversations about race and racism in the United States tend to focus
   on anti-Blackness and white supremacy. At times, this binary has
   obscured anti-Asian racism from public view.
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   Italy, Spain, France, the United Kingdom, and Germany have all
   surpassed China in the number of known COVID-19 deaths. And studies
   have shown that the majority of East Coast infections can be traced to
   individuals who recently traveled to Europe.

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   never thought it would hit so close to home.

   “I just thought we, as a human race, had progressed beyond that, but
   it’s very sad that the reality is hitting me in the face.”

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   Of the more than 18 million individuals of Asian descent currently
   living in America, nearly two-thirds trace their lineage to those who
   immigrated after the exclusionary laws were lifted. Although
   microaggressions are common, many younger East Asian Americans I’ve
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   Blaming China for the origin of COVID-19 has resulted in a
   hyper-awareness of race not just for Chinese Americans, but for
   Americans of many East and Southeast Asian ethnicities.