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Alongside the quarantine and COVID-19 updates trails the shadow of antagonism against Asian Americans in the United States. As a response to an email from Asian American faculty and students, Dominican University issued an institutional statement condemning anti-Asian racism. “Today, in particular, we stand with our Asian, Asian American and Pacific Islander colleagues, students, and community members†the statement, released on April 29, declares. “We maintain our commitment to equity and inclusion through this crisis and beyondâ€. The statement further specifies that Dominican University’s Catholic identity deplores “acts of bigotry†and “rhetoric that promotes misinformation, racist propaganda and violenceâ€. Discriminatory...
