“’I Will Not Stand Silent.’ 10 Asian Americans Reflect on Racism During the Pandemic and the Need for Equality,” by Anna Purna Kambhampaty and Haruka Sakaguchi.
This article catches the audience when Donald Trump is mentioned for helping to mainstream anti-Asian prejudice after referring to COVID-19 as the “Chinese virus.” The piece employs research by pointing to the history of how diseases have been utilized to rationalize xenophobia in the past. The essay incorporates storytelling by utilizing personal stories and insights from Asian Americans. The work includes images of ten Asian Americans who faced prejudice during the pandemic and the locations where they encountered it. The author begins the piece by listing a few diseases that have been used to justify xenophobia. The author then goes on to tell us about what was going on in the United States at the time. The essay concludes by recounting the true stories of Asian Americans who faced racism during the pandemic. The text consists of 27 paragraphs and is 8 minutes read. Due to the essay’s focus on events occurring in the United States, its primary audience is Americans (United States citizens). Also, the victims mentioned in the essay repeatedly emphasize how the U.S. has a long way to go to achieve true equality. The creator’s message is to emphasize the need for equality and change in the United States of America. I would start as the author did by outlining previous occurrences that were relevant to the occasion of the piece. I would accomplish this by carrying out more research.
Excellent analysis, Bithiah!