Racism isn’t so casual anymore in today’s climate. The cup of overt racism runneth over these days, especially in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. In this episode, we talk about some dumb and some horrific racist and xenophobic incidents happening recently, how this impacts us as solo travellers, and what you can do for yourself and others.

Incidents

https://www.cbs7.com/content/news/FBI-calling-stabbing-at-Midland-Sams-a-hate-crime-569233691.html

https://www.forbes.com/sites/jacquelyncorley/2020/04/14/boston-doctor-becomes-victim-of-covid-19-racism-here-is-how-we-should-respond

https://twitter.com/ourobororoboruo/status/1246178667484635140

https://twitter.com/JiayangFan/status/1240111033550766080

https://twitter.com/roselyrette/status/1245250374728065029

https://twitter.com/lovelyykrys/status/1246155467539337218

https://www.facebook.com/chen.he.161/posts/2752760854831618

Where to report incidents

http://www.asianpacificpolicyandplanningcouncil.org/stop-aapi-hate/

https://www.facebook.com/groups/crimesagainstasians/

How wildlife trade is linked to coronavirus

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TPpoJGYlW54

In politics

https://twitter.com/grecianformula/status/1245339698622537729

https://twitter.com/zlj517/status/1238111898828066823

https://twitter.com/SpokespersonCHN/status/1238003509510856704

https://www.nationalreview.com/2020/04/how-to-make-china-pay/

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8188185/Britain-pursue-Beijing-courts-coronavirus-compensation-study-claims.html

Misc

https://www.becool2asians.com/

https://nextshark.com/coronavirus-asian-teens-use-tiktok/