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Hate crimes against Asians and Asian Americans amid Covid-19 in the U.S

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HATE CRIMES AGAINST ASIAN-AMERICANS 2

Hate crimes against Asians and Asian Americans amid Covid-19 in the U.S

There has been an increase in hate crime cases in the U.S. which targets Asians and Asian

Americans even as the country battles Covid-19 (Ruiz, Horowitz & Tamir, 2020). These crimes

have sparked fears among the Asian American community, although it is not yet clear if they are

motivated by racial hatred. The Asian communities living in the U.S. have their ancestral origin

from Asian countries such as India, Korea, China, Japan, and the Philippines. These communities

are mostly urbanized, with a high percentage of them living in metropolitan areas. States like

California and Hawaii have a very high population of Asian Americans. The Asians tend to be

conservative in that they hold on to their familial and social traditions. During the exclusion era

in the 18th century, the Asian community was discriminated against by whites and denied basic

rights such as voting. On the other hand, the whites have a culture of individualism, informality,

and capitalism. The acts of discrimination against the Asian communities have increased during

the pandemic as racial stereotype has increased and led to racial-based violence against the Asian

communities living in the U.S.

With the advent of the covid-19 pandemic, the U.S. has suffered greatly from the

pandemic's devastating effects. The U.S. citizens have suffered from health and economic

difficulties created by the pandemic. The covid-19 disease is caused by the coronavirus, which

originated from the Wuhan province in China in late 2019 (World Health Organization, 2020).

Before countries could realize the extent of the pandemic threat, the virus had spread to almost

every country in the world, including the U.S. International travel and exchange of goods were

the factors that accelerated the spread of the virus. Since the first covid-19 case was recorded in

the U.S., life has changed to a greater extent for every American. There have been economic

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Running head: HATE CRIMES AGAINST ASIAN-AMERICANS Hate crimes against Asians and Asian Americans amid Covid-19 in the U.S Students Name Institutions Affiliations 1 HATE CRIMES AGAINST ASIAN-AMERICANS 2 Hate crimes against Asians and Asian Americans amid Covid-19 in the U.S There has been an increase in hate crime cases in the U.S. which targets Asians and Asian Americans even as the country battles Covid-19 (Ruiz, Horowitz & Tamir, 2020). These crimes have sparked fears among the Asian American community, although it is not yet clear if they are motivated by racial hatred. The Asian communities living in the U.S. have their ancestral origin from Asian countries such as India, Korea, China, Japan, and the Philippines. These communities are mostly urbanized, with a high percentage of them living in metropolitan areas. States like California and Hawaii have a very high population of Asian Americans. The Asians tend to be conservative in that they hold on to their familial and social traditions. During the exclusion era in the 18th century, the Asian community was discriminated against by whites and denied basic rights such as voting. On the other hand, the whites have a culture of individualism, informality, and capitalism. The acts of discrimination against the Asian communities have increased during the pandemic as racial stereotype has increased and led to racial-based violence against the Asian communities living in the U.S. With the advent of the covid-19 pandemic ...
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