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Simply Being Asian Has Made Me a Villain in People’s Fear of Coronavirus
With the rising fear of coronavirus, increased racism isn’t too far behind
In lieu of the recent coronavirus epidemic, it’s kind of hard to avoid the news these days. This past January, news of the coronavirus had been announced to the public. Shortly after, more and more cases have been discovered and on the incline spreading across not only Asia, but countries across the globe as well.
With the increase in cases of coronavirus found and fears now turning into widespread panic, health officials in various countries are taking on more serious and immediate actions to combat the spread of this newfound strain of disease. In addition, it’s no surprise that these actions have instilled an accompanying increase of racism and xenophobia amongst individuals within the US and all other countries in general — and those fears have been specifically harder on those of us with Asian decent, myself included.
Aside from the fact that I already struggle with my own issues of identity, these rising fears due to coronavirus and increasing acts of subtle racism are taking on even more of a toll my ability to come to terms with my issues of identity. And it’s more emotionally taxing now than it was prior to the outbreak.
