This episode is a republished episode which originally aired on 90.3 WMSC in May 2020. It explores how the rise of anti-China rhetoric from the US government and media directly increases violence against Asian American communities. The episode consists of interviews with Rong Xiaoqing, a journalist with the Chinese-language Sing Tao Daily, and Dr. Marylou Naumoff, an expert in rhetorical studies with a focus on how rhetoric shapes identity.