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“People look at me like I AM the virus”: Fear, stigma, and discrimination during the COVID-19 pandemic

Author(s) -

Shinwoo Choi

Publication year - 2020

Publication title -

qualitative social work

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.554

H-Index - 42

eISSN - 1741-3117

pISSN - 1473-3250

DOI - 10.1177/1473325020973333

Subject(s) - pandemic , covid-19 , racism , criminology , stigma (botany) , asian americans , social distance , social stigma , sociology , economic justice , political science , psychology , social psychology , gender studies , ethnic group , medicine , psychiatry , virology , law , disease , pathology , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , outbreak , infectious disease (medical specialty)

Anti-Asian sentiment is surging because of COVID-19 and there have been incidents of hate crime. This paper presents a reflection by an Asian social work researcher on the impact of this surge on herself and other Asians in America. Reflecting on the history of pandemic, racism against Asian Americans, and anti-Chinese sentiment among other Asian group, the paper provides important points for us to ponder as a community of social workers in the topics of racial justice.

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