One Year After the Atlanta Spa Shooting, UNC’s Asian American Community Stands Strong with Solidarity

“The March 16 Atlanta Spa shooting sparked a nationwide reckoning over the societal insidious and pernicious “otherization” of Asian Americans, who have faced a 339% increase in hate crimes targetization due to COVID-19. Indeed, despite the “American” in the name, history treated this demographic group as perpetual foreigners in their home country. With an impending Yellow Peril and Red Scare spreading tendrils of fear across the United States, modern society must not support or amplify the dehumanization of the past. To address this imperative issue, I had the honor of interviewing Lynx Yuan of the Asian American Student Association and Dr. Amin from the Asian American Center.”

Fellows, Editor's PicksMichelle LiuMarch 10, 2022Stop Asian Hate, Asian Americans, Campus Issues, Racial Equity, Editor's PickComment