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Artist Responses to Anti-Asian Racism during the COVID-19 Pandemic October 29, 2020 - By Michael Sakamoto I discuss here two examples of Asian American artists whose recent activities have helped to frame public notions of Asian American identity in relation to other US racial groups. As we continue to hear the stereotypical refrain about Asian Americans enjoying power and privilege in the US, due to our risk-averse, upwardly mobile, and politically mainstream status, these artists put themselves on the line to demonstrate publicly the costs of such allegedly safe passage. Novelist, scholar, and USC English Professor Viet Thanh Nguyen is...
