Former US president Donald J. Trump often referred last year to Covid-19 as the “kung flu”, “Asian virus” or “China virus”, mostly because it originated in this part of the world.
Increasingly, we have seen hate crimes in against Asian people, especially among Asian-American communities. There’s been numerous news reports about violent attacks against Asian people, regardless of national origin — from hate speech blaming Asians for spreading the virus, to physical assaults and even murders, the bloodshed causing more outrage and fear everywhere.
The representation of Asian characters in Hollywood has a crucial role in this problem too with a history of stereotypes and racism that is still on display today. After years of effacing…
