In the U.S., discrimination against Asians worsens, new corona infection spreads on March 25 at 6:31
In the United States, where infection with the new coronavirus is rapidly expanding, discrimination against Asian residents such as China, where the infection first spread, is becoming severe, and experts discriminate by calling President Trump `` Chinese virus '' He said that making statements that encouraged the situation further aggravated the situation.
Professor Carissa Chair of the University of Maryland at the University of Baltimore in the U.S., who is familiar with the issue of racism, told an interview with NHK that the spread of the new coronavirus has led to discrimination among Asians, including China, throughout the United States. He pointed out that the number of people who felt danger increased.
Chairman explains, “Asian people have been seen as heterogeneous, even though they have lived for generations due to differences in culture and diet. The spread of infection has revived these old ideas and prejudices. It was analyzed that the discriminatory consciousness lurking in American society became apparent with the spread of infection.
And what President Trump called the new coronavirus as `` China virus '' at a press conference etc. `` Some children who are bullied by teachers and classmates as `` China virus '' at school and can not sleep due to stress "Trump's actions have encouraged discrimination against Asians."
Professor Chair said, `` Depending on the situation, all social minorities and minorities may be in the same situation, and it can be said that discrimination is unacceptable at all levels of society. It is necessary. "