As Coronavirus Spreads, Asian Americans Report Spike in Racism [calhealthreport.org]

Rafael Maravilla(PACEs Connection Staff) 3/11/204:00 AM

By Caitlin Yoshiko Kandil, California Health Report, March 9, 2020

Several weeks ago Carl Chan went to a store in Oakland.

Chan felt like he had to cough — he suffers from serious allergies — and raised his arm to cover his mouth. He then saw another customer standing near him bolt out of the shop.

“That hurt,” said Chan, who is also president of Oakland’s Chinatown Chamber of Commerce. “I’ve seen people coughing that are not Chinese, and it’s no problem. But any time you see myself or another Asian coughing, there’s a strong reaction.”

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