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Anti-Asian Violence in America - Coggle Diagram
Anti-Asian Violence in America
Covid-19 pandemic has caused a massive spike in anti-Asian hate crimes & violence
60% of Asian Americans experienced racism during the pandemic
Spike in hate = similar to increase in hate crimes after 9/11
1,600% increase in hate crimes against Muslim, Middle Eastern, & South Asian Americans at that time
U.S. government has become part of the problem
1882 Chinese Exclusion Act
1930s government barred Japanese, Korean, South Asian, & Filipino people from entering U.S. & from citizenship
1942 Executive Order 9066 by FDR forced Japanese Americans into camps
Post-9/11 surveillance & profiling of South Asian Americans
2020-2021 officials have used racist language against Asians, using racism to link them to the pandemic
"Chinese Virus"
"Kung Flu"
"Wuhan Virus"
"Blame China" for the pandemic
Leaders set an important tone for their people
Tone coming from the White House contributed to spike in anti-Asian violence & hate crimes
Trend in America: perception of "foreigners" as "diseased"
Trend in America: lumping diverse populations with roots in different Asian countries into homogenous groups/categories treated the same
Long history of anti-Asian hate in the United States
1930s all Asians prohibited from entering U.S.
Could not become naturalized U.S. citizens
1913 Alien Land Law passed in California
Caused domino effect of other states passing similar laws
Made it illegal for Asians to own land or sign long-term leases
1882 Chinese Exclusion Act
First time federal government singled out a group about immigration based on race & class
Barred Chinese laborers from opportunities for 61 years, when it was supposed to be 10 years
Early 1900s Japanese & Korean laborers became important members of American workforce, were heavily recruited
Organized Unions & gained economic power
Plantation owners disempowered them
Introduced additional laborers from Philippines & Korea
Generational trauma caused by incarceration camps
Forced erasure of history
Most only had 24hrs-a few weeks to prepare to move to camps
Spent a few months-4 years in camps
January 1945 Japanese Americans permitted to move back to West Coast, many with little/nothing to return to