RAB Source Entry #2 opinion-editorial article
Part 1: MLA Citation
Yang, Andrew. “We Are Not the Virus But We Can Be Part of the Cure.” 1 Apr 2020 The Washington Post. The Washington Post. Web. 2 Apr 2020. www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2020/04/01/andrew-yang-coronavirus-discrimination/
Part 2: Summary
Former US presidential candidate Andrew Yang writes a Washington Post op-ed about the racism and the stigma that Asian Americans are facing as a result of the CV. Yang explains that the economic downturn resulting in job insecurity and financial stress has caused some Americans to mistakenly blame the Asian community for causing the pandemic. Yang writes, “People are hurting. They look up and see someone who is different from them, whom they wrongly associate with the upheaval of their way of life.” He points out that 17% of American doctors are Asians presently fighting on the front lines of the war against Co-vid virus. He ends his essay by encouraging Asian Americans to show their patriotism by volunteering, donating, helping neighbors, and actively joining in the effort to fight the crisis. Yang calls upon his fellow Asian-Americans to “[d]emonstrate that we are part of the solution. We are not the virus, but we can be part of the cure” (Yang par 6).
