The coronavirus pandemic has led to a rise in reported xenophobic and racist attacks on members of the Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) community. Today, we continue our discussion on how incidents of hate crimes against the AAPI community are up, as is fear within the community that firearms will be used against them.

To talk about the duel threats of xenophobia and guns to the AAPI community, host JJ and Kelly Sampson  are joined by Dr. Russel Jeung, Chair and Professor of Asian American Studies at San Francisco State University. Together, we discuss why rhetoric and guns has the potential to be just as--if not more so--dangerous than a virus. 

Mentioned in this podcast:

• Stop AAPI Hate (A3PCON)
• STOP AAPI HATE Reporting Center (Chinese for Affirmative Action)
• New Trump Attack Ad Appears to Suggest Gary Locke is a Chinese Official (Seattle Times)
• "They look at me and think I'm some kind of virus": What it's like to be Asian during the coronavirus pandemic (USA Today)

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