Asian-American discrimination amplifying in American culture
BY ERIN MCGAY Staff Reporter When the coronavirus finally reached the United States last spring, Donald Trump made several accusations blaming China for the virus, including referring to COVID-19 as the “China Virus,” spurring a storm of xenophobia throughout the country. The United States saw a 150% increase in Asian American hate crimes. On March 17, 2021, a white gunman opened fire on several spa parlors in Atlanta, Georgia, killing eight people total, six of which were Asian women. Discrimination towards Asians in America did not begin with the pandemic. The patterns present in th...