Tag Archives: COVID-19

Study finds that Cyberbullying of Asian American Youth increased during Pandemic

Posted on November 14, 2022 by Jeff

Generating a result that should surprise no one, a study concludes that while all youths (teens 13-17) experienced increased cyberbullying compared to before the pandemic, Asian American youths endured were increasingly targeted because of their race after the pandemic started. … Continue reading →

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Oakland Chinatown Hit Hard by Violence and the Pandemic

Posted on September 7, 2022 by Jeff

Even before the pandemic, Oakland Chinatown was struggling.  But since start of the Pandemic and the resulting increase in anti-Asian violence, 10% of Oakland Chinatown small business have closed.  The shooting death of beloved Oakland Chinatown dentist Lili Xu is … Continue reading →

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Pandemic Generates Discrimination against Asian American AirBnB Hosts

Posted on August 18, 2022 by Jeff

A recent study from from Harvard Business School concludes that the pandemic generated a 12% reduction in bookings for AirBnb hosts with distinctly Asian names compared to those with distinctly White names.  While the pandemic negatively affected all AirBnb hosts, … Continue reading →

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Asian American Medical Hazard: Pulse Oximeter Readings

Posted on July 21, 2022 by Jeff

Reuters, NPR, and other news outlets report that  African Americans, Hispanics, and Asians receive less supplemental oxygen when hospitalized because of a problem with a common medical instrument, the pulse oximeter. This instrument clips onto a finger, as shown in … Continue reading →

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Pixar’s Turning Red to go straight to Disney+, skipping theatrical release

Posted on January 10, 2022 by John

COVID-19 strikes again and disrupts yet another theatrical release. Pixar’s ‘Turning Red’ is heading directly to streaming: “The animated film will be released exclusively on Disney+ in March, Disney announced Friday, becoming the third straight Pixar movie to forgo a theatrical release … Continue reading →

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US Attorney General urged to move faster on Federal Anti-Asian Hate Law

Posted on September 22, 2021 by Jeff

Senator Mazie Hirono (D-HI) and Representative Grace Meng (D-NY) sent this letter (a portion shown above) to US Attorney General Merrick Garland asking for faster action on implementing the COVID-19 Hate Crimes Act.  They specifically ask for speeding up implementation … Continue reading →

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‘Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings’ gets a #GoldOpen

Posted on September 1, 2021 by Jeff

Variety reports that Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings is slated to open this week on September 3 with a Gold Open.  For those of you who don’t know, this means that the Gold House organization and CAPE … Continue reading →

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Volunteers, Data, and Trauma: Behind the scenes of Stop AAPI Hate

Posted on June 22, 2021 by Jeff

The organization recording hate anti-Asian crimes, Stop AAPI Hate, has had a large profile during the surge in hate toward Asian Americans during the pandemic.  Because of this high profile, two articles that talk about the people working behind the … Continue reading →

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Anti-Asian Hate analyzed by a Threat Intelligence Company

Posted on June 7, 2021 by Jeff

The most surprising things that came through my work inbox last week was this report on threats to Asian communities outside of Asia from Threat Intelligence Company Recorded Future.    It talks about anti-Asian hate happening from the United States … Continue reading →

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“Racist, Sexist Boy” by the Linda Lindas: A Song for the Asian American Pandemic Experience

Posted on May 27, 2021 by Jeff

A little while before we went into lockdown, a boy in my class came up to me and said that his dad told him to stay away from Chinese people. After I told him that I was Chinese, he backed … Continue reading →

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Vancouver Canada experiencing the most anti-Asian hate incidents in North America

Posted on May 24, 2021 by Jeff

I would have thought that New York or San Francisco would be experiencing the most anti-Asian hate incidents in North America, but the most heavily Asian large city in Canada, Vancouver, has seen the most incidents by far.  Vancouver is … Continue reading →

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Asian American Commercial Watch: A CODA Story

Posted on May 3, 2021 by Jeff

I first saw this commercial during the 2021 Academy Awards, which seems entirely appropriate given the increased visibility of Asian American’s during the year’s awards.  Tony Lee, a lead design at Google Brand Studios, talks about his experiences growing up … Continue reading →

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