CUNYYC Covid 19 Outbreak Reports of Discrimination & Violence to Asians Discussion

As a facilitator, you have one week to lead the discussion which means you are required to address all of the questions received from your classmates in your thread.

The article discusses the outbreak of COVID-19, reports of discrimination and violence against Asians and Asian Americans, and Pacific Islanders (AAPIs) have increased substantially. Therefore, offering a timely conceptualization of how public and societal fears associated with COVID-19 may contribute to uncommon mental health disparities and the presence of race-based trauma among AAPIs residing in the United States. Ultimately, the harmful effects of race-based discrimination on the emotional and physical well-being of people of color and Indigenous groups (POCI) and AAPIs are described.

Questions:

1. How can you make sure that the information you see and hear, and especially any information you share with others, about COVID-19 in the media isn’t, in fact, biased or misleading media coverage?
2. After learning how Sinophobia slurs can affect the Asian and Asian American communities, what are your thoughts about Donald Trump referring to COVID-19 as “the Chinese virus”?