When one student sat down at a table, other students whispered to one another before leaving, Tevinh Nguyen, a senior at Arizona State University, says. Another student was yelled at and blamed for bringing the virus to campus as she walked home at night.
"The proliferation of anti-Asian images and comments, in association with fears over coronavirus, show that while colleges and universities are sites of learning, they are also places where misinformation and racism can spread all too quickly," said Janelle Wong, a professor of Asian American studies at the University of Maryland.
"We hope that anti-Asian sentiments and discriminatory treatment based on race do not result from fears of the coronavirus, and that we all remain focused on actions to prevent the spread of this virus," she said. "In classes, people won't want to sit next to them. If they're coughing, everyone stares at them," he said. When one student sat down at a table, other students whispered to one another before leaving abruptly, according to Nguyen. Another student was yelled at and blamed for bringing the virus to campus as she walked home at night.
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