Ep. 158: Coronavirus and Attacks on Asians

Special guest Will got into a lot of fights while growing up in the UK due to racist bullies. Jong has experienced similar things as well. With Chris, they discuss their personal stories and how Asians should (and should not) respond to the increasingly publicized coronavirus-related attacks on Asians.

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REFERENCED RESOURCES:

SF Bayview attack: Suspect arrested in robbery, hate crime against elderly Asian man: https://www.sfchronicle.com/crime/article/SF-Bayview-attack-Suspect-arrested-in-robbery-15090700.php

NYC subway rider sprays Asian man with Febreze: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8081623/NYC-subway-rider-sprays-Asian-man-Febreze-yells-move.html

Dutch-Chinese woman attacked after asking a group of Dutch boys to stop singing a racist song: https://dutchreview.com/news/coronavirus-dutch-chinese-woman-attacked-over-racist-song/

Men Yelling “Chinese” Tried To Punch Her Off Her Bike. She’s The Latest Victim Of Racist Attacks Linked To Coronavirus: https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/meghara/coronavirus-racism-europe-covid-19

Video allegedly shows group assaulting couple on Philly subway platform: https://www.phillyvoice.com/philly-subway-assault-asian-couple-video-septa-police-coronavirus-fear-harassment/

Teens arrested over 'racially aggravated' attack: https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-london-51771355

Jay Caspian Kang's tweets on anti-Asian violence: https://imgur.com/a/k4ZWetZ

Brian Ortega attacks Jay Park instead of Korean Zombie: https://mmajunkie.usatoday.com/2020/03/brian-ortega-korean-zombie-incident-jay-park-slapped-during-ufc-248

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