COVID-19 and Anti-Asian Racism: Contexts, Resources, Reflections

As their final project in Dr. Terry K Park's Spring 2020 AAST200: Introduction to Asian American Studies course, students explored the various contexts and responses to the current crisis of anti-Asian racism. They also submitted written and creative reflections on how COVID-19-fueled "medical nativism" has impacted them and their loved ones.

In partnership with the Asian American Studies Program (AAST) and Asian American and Pacific Islander Student Involvement in the Office of Multicultural Involvement & Community Advocacy (MICA), this website was created to share these student-centered resources to the broader University of Maryland community. We especially invite fellow UMD members--students, as well as faculty and staff--to submit their own reflections.

The hope is that a more critical understanding of the roots and routes of anti-Asian racism will enhance diversity/equity/inclusion efforts for Asian and Asian American Terrapins, and contribute to the ongoing reckoning over the past, present, and future un/wellness of the U.S.

Website: Covid-19 and Anti-Asian Racism: Contexts, Resources, Reflections