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The long history of US racism against Asian Americans, from 'yellow peril' to 'model minority' to the 'Chinese virus'

  • Written by Adrian De Leon, Assistant Professor of American Studies and Ethnicity, University of Southern California – Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences
The long history of US racism against Asian Americans, from 'yellow peril' to 'model minority' to the 'Chinese virus'Members of the Massachusetts Asian American Commission protest on the steps of the Statehouse in Boston.AP Photo/Steven Senne

In a recent Washington Post op-ed, former Democratic presidential candidate Andrew Yang called upon Asian Americans to become part of the solution against COVID-19.

In the face of rising anti-Asian racist actions – now...

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