Along with the spike in Covid there has been a spike in racist terms, memes and news articles targeting Asian communities in North America. Asian Americans report being spit on, yelled at, even threatened in the streets. There was a stabbing in Montréal and increased violent targeting of Asian businesses. Asian Americans reported over 650 racist attacks in one week's span according to the Asian Pacific Policy and Planning Council. These incidents demonstrate rising racism against Asian communities in North America.

“Viruses know no borders and they don’t care about your ethnicity or the color of your skin or how much money you have in the bank,” said Dr. Mike Ryan, executive director of the World Health Organization’s health emergencies program.

Yet language can easily spark discrimination in times of fear, with dire consequences.

• Asian Americans Advancing Justice (AAJC)
• Stop AAPI Hate
• #IAMNOTAVIRUS
• #MakeUsVisible
• National Asian Pacific American Bar Association’s

Stop Asian Hate: The Mental Health Impact of Racial Discrimination Among Asian Pacific Islander Young and Emerging Adults during COVID-19

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