Incidents of Coronavirus Discrimination, March 19-25, 2020

Abstract

This report reviews 673 reports of coronavirus discrimination submitted on the CAA/A3PCON “Stop AAPI Hate” website from March 19-25, 2020. Even without much publicity, we have already received a strong response from the community, who want their voices to be heard. Emerging trends include: Almost 100 reports daily, with 5.5% from limited-English speakers; Women are three times more likely to report harassment than men; Asian Americans of different ethnicities are racially profiled; 61% of the reports are from non-Chinese; Verbal harassment and name calling are the most commonly reported type of discrimination, making up over 2/3 of reports. With shelter-in-place policies, Asian Americans are more likely to face coronavirus discrimination in businesses, especially stores, rather than at schools and public transit as previously observed. [CVRL Note: find additional updates of reported incidents at: https://stopaapihate.com/#updates ] (Author Text)