China Overseas Chinese Network, April 10, according to a report compiled by the American Overseas Chinese News Network, in order to curb the spread of the New Coronary Pneumonia epidemic, many places in the United States have begun to implement home orders. In some places, restaurant and commercial passenger flows have decreased significantly, and profits have plummeted. The most affected are Asian companies. As long as the segregation policy was implemented throughout the United States, the traffic of many Asian companies has dropped by as much as 80%.
According to foreign media reports, with the isolation policy leading to the unemployment of many Asians, the business of Asian companies has further declined, and some cities and states have begun efforts to provide financial support to the troubled Asian communities. In addition, there are now more and more news reports about racism and hostility incidents against Asians, and some organizations are beginning to raise awareness of this situation.
As the home of several of China's largest Chinatowns, New York City launched a new grassroots action plan to try to help the catering industry most affected by the epidemic. Foursquare ’s senior PR manager Jennifer Tram and Estée Lauder ’s business travel planner Victoria Lee jointly launched an event called “Welcome to Chinatown” to allow consumers You can support local restaurants by purchasing gift cards and merchandise.
The income from the purchase of gift cards aims to provide certain financial support for restaurants in Chinatown from now until the lifting of the restaurant ban in New York City. These gift cards cannot be exchanged until the ban is lifted. The program will also provide training and related support for restaurants that currently do not have gift card programs.
The program is currently looking for bilingual volunteers to help them publicize.
The Hawaii'i Community Foundation established the Hawaii'i Resilience Fund to provide funding to community organizations in the state that need to deal with the new crest virus crisis. These grants will be provided to medical and health organizations and food banks to help those more vulnerable to the epidemic, such as low-income people or nomads.
In Washington State, where the outbreak first occurred, Chinatown in Seattle has begun to set up a fund to provide financial support to local businesses. The Disaster Relief Fund for restaurants and other small businesses in the Chinatown International Region provides funds for companies in the region. There are more than 400 companies and more than 140 restaurants in the area.
The fund is currently accepting donations and 100% of the income will be provided to businesses in the region.
In Oakland, California, a health organization launched a crowdsourcing campaign to provide important health information and resources about the new coronavirus. They speak nearly 30 Asian, Hawaiian and Pacific Islander languages.
The project is organized by the Asian & Pacific Islander American Health Forum and aims to help many Asian-Pacific people with limited English proficiency.
Actor and director Diane Phelan also launched the "RacismIsAVirus" campaign on social media to remind people of the violence and hostility encountered by Asians because of the epidemic.
The event called for people to attach topic tags and share their stories when posting selfies on social media. In addition, the event will also sell T-shirts and other goods, and the income will be donated to the Asian American Advancing Justice (Asian Americans Advancing Justice).
Phenomenal Women, an organization that aims to raise awareness of social welfare, launched an activity called “Phenomenally Asian” in March, focusing on the products named after the event. All income will be donated to the National Asian Pacific American Women's Forum. (Compiled by Zhang Yang)