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Xenophobic violence directed towards Asian communities increases throughout the U.S.

2020

The Story of: COVID-19, Opium
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The xenophobic fear of and violence towards Asian communities in response to COVID-19 begins to accelerate.

This harkens back to a legacy of xenophobic violence against Asian communities, going back to the racist notion of "Yellow Peril," which is a fear of Asian immigrants that began in the 19th century in response to (mostly white) fears about opium, disease, and economic power.