We Are Asian

Personal Project —
We Are Asian

The outbreak of COVID-19 has forced the number of racist assaults and hate crimes towards the Asian community to skyrocket all over the world, significantly in America. We, the Asian, are punched, kicked, spitted on, mocked, yelled at, and shooed away through no fault of our own, and mass media is flooded with heart-breaking reported cases.

As Asian ourselves, we are furious about this situation. But rather than adding more fuel to the fire, we decided to switch our lense and shed light on positivity: the tastiest food, the most preserved culture, the hardest-working parents, and the bravest medical staff on the front line amidst this pandemic – those are what make us Asian, and no punch, kick, spit, mockery, or yell would ever wreck our pride on the long way we have come.

Pandemic, 2020

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