China News Service, August 31. American Overseas Chinese News reported that the outbreak of the new crown epidemic has caused the entire Asian and Pacific Islander communities in the United States to be attacked by hate incidents.

This discriminatory attack is intensifying, and even the Asian athletes who have won honor for the United States have not been spared.

　　ABC News reported that recently, former US professional baseball player and Detroit Tigers broadcaster Jack Morris publicly apologized for imitating the accent of Japanese star Shohei Ohtani of the Los Angeles Angels and was arrested last week. Suspended indefinitely.

　　Earlier this month, Devin Funchess, the wide-angle receiver of the Rugby Green Bay Packers, used racist language at a press conference to discredit Asians and apologized for it.

Olympic champion and Korean American skier Chloe Kim has publicly stated that he has received messages of hatred against Asians on social media.

NBA veteran and American Chinese-American Jeremy Lin revealed that he was once called the "new crown virus" by another player on the court.

Younghoe Koo, a member of the Atlanta Falcons, also talked about anti-Asian jokes and insults he had suffered.

　　UCLA basketball star and Chinese-American Natalie Chou once published an emotional article on the ESPN website about her experience of being commented in the public during the epidemic and her uneasy experience.

　　"For several weeks, I have been afraid of going out by myself. I always stay alert and nervous because I don't know how people will treat me." Natalie Zhou wrote in the article, "People with a similar face to me Already in danger, it has become a target. At a time when unity and harmony are of the utmost importance, we are under attack."

　　When these Asian athletes tell that their US citizenship status continues to be questioned, people will find that there are some similarities in their experiences.

　　The first generation of Korean-American Chloe King recalled the public hatred of him since he won his first medal at the X Games in 2014 at the age of 13.

　　"People belittle my achievements because I am Asian." Kim said in an interview with ESPN. "I received some private messages asking me to go back to China and stop me from taking medals from the white American girls on the team. "

　　Stan Thangaraj, professor of anthropology at the City College of New York, believes that the "Black Lives Matter" movement that erupted in the summer of 2020 has reinvigorated the conversation about race and racism in the United States, and is a Yi provides a platform for speaking.

　　"The'Black people's fate is also a fate' movement makes it very clear that talking about politics in sports is a necessary incentive. By providing such a platform, these Asians with a history of exclusion can feel that they really have their voices. Space." Tangaraj said.

　　Such strength is also reflected in the descriptions of some Asian athletes.

They shared their experiences frankly and publicly expressed their support for the Asia-Pacific community.

　　In her article, Natalie Zhou recalled how her African American teammates at UCLA encouraged her to speak out against racism.

She said that in the "Stop Hatred of Asian and Pacific Americans" movement in the sports world, the support and strength gained also came from other ethnic minority players.

　　"The team members will stand up and say,'I personally do not support this behavior. I will help my Asian American brothers and sisters to use the platform I am on to condemn this behavior.'" Natalie Zhou said, " So for me, this is hopeful.

　　"This generation of Asian Americans is changing. We are tired of being told that we have not suffered racial discrimination, we are tired of being told to stay calm and not cause trouble... We are tired of being ignored." Jeremy Lin said.