Anti-Asian violence has a long history in the U.S., yet is often obscured by ideas like the model minority myth. And while the growing movement to #StopAAPIHate is an easy-to-digest sentiment, scholars who study racism often emphasize that the most pressing issue is not individual hate or bias, but structural forces.
Resources on Anti-Asian Racism & Xenophobia
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How the history of spas and sex work fits into the conversation about the Atlanta shootings - Kimberly Kay Hoang
The Atlanta Shooting and the Dehumanizing of Asian Women - Jiayang Fan
The history of fetishizing Asian women - Rachel Ramirez
Asian Americans - PBS documentary
The long, ugly history of anti-Asian racism and violence in the U.S. - Gillian Brockell, The Washington Post
Racism is behind anti-Asian American violence, even when it’s not a hate crime - Pawan Dhingra
The history of tensions — and solidarity — between Black and Asian American communities, explained - Jerusalem Demsas and Rachel Ramirez
Why This Wave of Anti-Asian Racism Feels Different - Morgan Ome interview with author Cathy Park Hong
Anti-Asian Racism and Xenophobia: a reading list compiled by the Center for Research on Race and Ethnicity