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

UC Irvine

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

UCSF

UC Santa Barbara

Asian and Pacific Islander Graduate Student Alliance

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)

Mental Health and Wellness Support