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Opinion
With or without Donald Trump, racist rhetoric on China is making the US unsafe for Asian-Americans
- The rise in anti-Asian violence might have started with racist depictions of Covid-19, but it has been sustained by the US government calling China aggressive
- Showing tolerance and respect towards China will inspire tolerance and respect towards Asian-Americans, and this will make American cities safer
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Josh Selig is the Emmy Award-winning creator and executive producer of many educational preschool TV series including Wonder Pets, 3rd & Bird, Small Potatoes and P.
My wife and I recently moved to a bigger flat. We are expecting our first child in August and our old one-bedroom place was just not big enough. Our new home overlooks New York Harbour and the Statue of Liberty, a symbol of America that I have loved since I was a child.
My dad was a Jewish refugee who fled Germany during World War II, and my wife is a recent immigrant from Harbin, a lovely but cold city in northern China. I grew up believing the United States welcomed “the world’s huddled masses yearning to be free”, but these days I have my doubts.
Last month, a 65-year-old Filipino woman was walking near Times Square in New York when she was attacked by a stranger who beat and kicked her. A few onlookers, including two security guards, watched the attack and did nothing.
This assault took place just weeks after the killings of eight people – six of them Asian women – in Atlanta, Georgia.
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