“I’d Like to Just Ask the Chinese for a Formal Apology” : The
Situation of Asian Americans in the Midst of COVID-19 Pandemic

k 2020

“I’d Like to Just Ask the Chinese for a Formal Apology” : The Situation of Asian Americans in the Midst of COVID-19 Pandemic

ŠMILAUEROVÁ, Tereza

Základní údaje

Originální název

“I’d Like to Just Ask the Chinese for a Formal Apology” : The Situation of Asian Americans in the Midst of COVID-19 Pandemic

Autoři

ŠMILAUEROVÁ, Tereza

Vydání

New Pathways in Anglophone Literary and Cultural Studies in Pandemic Times, November 20-21, 2020, Faculty of Arts, Masaryk University, Brno, 2020

Další údaje

Jazyk

angličtina

Typ výsledku

Prezentace na konferencích

Obor

60206 Specific literatures

Stát vydavatele

Česká republika

Utajení

není předmětem státního či obchodního tajemství

Organizační jednotka

Filozofická fakulta

Klíčová slova česky

rasismus vůči Asiatům v USA; covidová pandemie; protirasistické strategie; asijsko-americké komunity; kulturní binarita

Klíčová slova anglicky

anti-Asian rasism in US; covid-pandemic; anti-racist strategies; Asian American communities; cultural binarism

Příznaky

Recenzováno

Změněno: 3. 4. 2021 09:08, Mgr. Jana Pelclová, Ph.D.

Anotace

V originále

Being accused of disease transmitting has historically been an unpleasantly frequent part of American immigrants’ lives. The alleged transmissions were popularly connected to their ethnicity and country of origin and thus whole immigrant communities were ostracized and abused without a necessary evidence of such connection. While this hurtful treatment was given to various groups throughout the history of the United States, it is still present towards some communities. This paper explores a very recent example of this phenomenon of xenophobia, race-based abuse of Asian Americans related to the current spread of COVID-19, and contextualizes it within the historical maltreatment of this minority, most famously the Yellow Peril trope. Also, it puts the position of Asian Americans into the frame of binary thinking, which has been increasingly present in current social debates and discussions. Consequently, the paper outlines emerging approaches and solutions of Asian Americans towards the situation, such as vlogging and video activism, multiracial movements, official news’ reports, artivism, etc.

Návaznosti

MUNI/A/1204/2019, interní kód MU

Název: Researching Communication in English: Paradigms, Strategies, Developments - II (Akronym: ReComE 2020)

Investor: Masarykova univerzita, Researching Communication in English: Paradigms, Strategies, Developments - II, DO R. 2020_Kategorie A - Specifický výzkum - Studentské výzkumné projekty

Citovat

ŠMILAUEROVÁ, Tereza. “I’d Like to Just Ask the Chinese for a Formal Apology” : The Situation of Asian Americans in the Midst of COVID-19 Pandemic. In New Pathways in Anglophone Literary and Cultural Studies in Pandemic Times, November 20-21, 2020, Faculty of Arts, Masaryk University, Brno. 2020.

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ŠMILAUEROVÁ, Tereza. “I’d Like to Just Ask the Chinese for a Formal Apology” : The Situation of Asian Americans in the Midst of COVID-19 Pandemic. In \textit{New Pathways in Anglophone Literary and Cultural Studies in Pandemic Times, November 20-21, 2020, Faculty of Arts, Masaryk University, Brno}. 2020.

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