Anti-Asian racism
The UC Office of the President (UCOP) has compiled resources and statements for the UC community in response to recent incidents of anti-Asian speech and violence taking place across the U.S. UCOP staff will keep this page up to date.
UC Campus Resources and Statements
UC Berkeley
- Chancellor Carol Christ: We’re united in support of our Asian American community members
- Department of Art Practice: Statement in Solidarity with Asian and Asian American/Pacific Islander Community
UC Davis
- Chancellor Gary S. May: Message in Support of the Asian Pacific Islander Community
- UC Davis Law condemns anti-Asian racism and xenophobia
- UCD Asian American Studies Department’s statement on API hate crimes
UC Irvine
- A message from the Vice Chancellor for Equity, Diversity and Inclusion
- Challenging Anti-Asian Racism and Xenophobia During COVID-19
UCLA
- Statement from Chancellor Block: Standing with our Asian and Pacific Islander Communities
- Statement from Chancellor Block and Vice Chancellor Spain Bradley: Coming Together Following the Atlanta Attacks
UC Merced
- Office of Equity, Diversity and Inclusion: Statement on Anti-Asian Hate Crimes
UC Riverside
- Chancellor Kim A. Wilcox: Violence against Asian/Asian American and Pacific Islander community
UC San Diego
- APIMEDA — Resources for Staff and Faculty
- Statement in Support of Asian Communities Impacted by Shootings in Atlanta
UCSF
- UCSF Condemns Anti-Asian Racially Motivated Attacks
- UCSF Statement on Anti-Asian Racially Motivated Attacks
UC Santa Barbara
UC Santa Cruz
- Chancellor Cynthia Larive: Statement against Anti-Asian racism and violence
- Counseling and Psychological Services: Supporting UCSC Asian American/Pacific Islanders
UC Office of the President
- President Michael V. Drake: Supporting our Asian colleagues and communities against violence
- UCOP affinity groups share statement of recent anti-Asian violence
UC Global Health Institute
Books, Articles and Films
- American Islamophobia: Understanding the Roots and Rise of Fear, Khaled A. Beydoun
- We Gon' Be Alright: Notes on Race and Resegregation, Jeff Chang
- America for Americans: A History of Xenophbia in the United States, Erika Lee
- China Boy, Gus Lee
- Minor Feelings: An Asian American Reckoning, Cathy Park
- Forever Suspect: Racialized Surveillance of Muslim Americans in the War on Terror, Saher Selod
- Contagious Divides: Epidemics and Race in San Francisco Chinatown, Nayan Shah
- Strangers from a Different Shore: A History of Asian Americans, Ronald Takaki
- Yellow Peril! An Archive of Anti-Asian Fear, John Kuo Wei Tchen
- Yellow: Race in America Beyond Black and White, Frank Wu
- Asian American Dreams: The Emergence of an American People, Helen Zia
- The long history of US racism against Asian Americans, from 'yellow peril' to 'model minority' to the 'Chinese virus' (The Conversation)
- Asian Americans (PBS)
- The long history of racism against Asian Americans in the U.S. (PBS)
Journal Articles
COVID-19
- Lee, Suyeon, and Sara F. Waters. “Asians and Asian Americans’ experiences of racial discrimination during the COVID-19 pandemic: Impacts on health outcomes and the buffering role of social support.” Stigma and Health (2020).
- Ren, Jingqiu, and Joe Feagin. “Face mask symbolism in anti-Asian hate crimes.” Ethnic and Racial Studies (2020): 1–13.
- Reny, Tyler T., and Matt A. Barreto. “Xenophobia in the time of pandemic: othering, anti-Asian attitudes, and COVID-19.” Politics, Groups, and Identities (2020): 1–24.
- Siu, Lok, and Claire Chun. “Yellow Peril and Techno-orientalism in the Time of Covid-19: Racialized Contagion, Scientific Espionage, and Techno-Economic Warfare.” Journal of Asian American Studies 23.3 (2020): 421–440.
Racial- and Gender-Based Violence
- Buchanan, NiCole T., et al. “Sexual harassment, racial harassment, and well-being among Asian American women: An intersectional approach.” Women & Therapy 41.3-4 (2018): 261–280.
- Mukkamala, Shruti, and Karen L. Suyemoto. “Racialized sexism/sexualized racism: A multimethod study of intersectional experiences of discrimination for Asian American women.” Asian American journal of psychology 9.1 (2018): 32.
- Park, Hijin. “Interracial violence, Western racialized masculinities, and the geopolitics of violence against women.” Social & Legal Studies 21.4 (2012): 491–509.
Microaggressions
- Choi, Shinwoo, et al. “Is ethnic identity a buffer? Exploring the relations between racial microaggressions and depressive symptoms among Asian-American individuals.” Journal of Ethnic & Cultural Diversity in Social Work 26.1-2 (2017): 18–29.
- Keum, Brian TaeHyuk, et al. “Gendered Racial Microaggressions Scale for Asian American Women: Development and initial validation.” Journal of Counseling Psychology 65.5 (2018): 571.
- Ong, Anthony D., et al. “Stigma consciousness, racial microaggressions, and sleep disturbance among Asian Americans.” Asian American Journal of Psychology 8.1 (2017): 72.
- Sue, Derald Wing, et al. “Racial microaggressions and the Asian American experience.” Cultural Diversity & Ethnic Minority Psychology 13.1 (2007): 72.
College Student Experiences
- Jiang, Shanshan. “Asian and Asian American College Students’ Educational and Career Dilemmas during COVID-19.”
- Ma, Yingyi, and Ning Zhan. “To mask or not to mask amid the COVID-19 pandemic: how Chinese students in America experience and cope with stigma.” Chinese Sociological Review (2020): 1–26.
Educator Responses
- Horse, Aggie J. Yellow, and Kathryn Nakagawa. “Pedagogy of Care in Asian American Studies during the COVID-19 Pandemic.” Journal of Asian American Studies 23.3 (2020): 353–365.
- Nix-Stevenson, Dara, Laura Shelton, and Jennifer Smith. “Fighting Back Against Anti-Asian Xenophobia: Addressing Global Issues in a Distance Learning Classroom.” Middle Grades Review 6.3 (2020): 7.
- Takasaki, Kara. “Stop AAPI Hate Reporting Center: A Model of Collective Leadership and Community Advocacy.” Journal of Asian American Studies 23.3 (2020): 341–351.
Data and Reporting
Trainings and Guidance
- Coronavirus/COVID-19 Resources to Stand Against Racism (Asian Americans Advancing Justice)
- Bystander intervention training to stop anti-Asian and xenophobic harassment (hollaback and Asian Americans Advancing Justice)
- How to Respond to Coronavirus Racism (Learning for Justice)
- Classroom Resources and Tips to Address Anti-Asian Discrimination (We are Teachers)