These Asian American health care workers are fighting two viruses: Covid and hate – Local News 8

Health care workers are on the front lines of the coronavirus pandemic, risking their lives to protect Americans from illness and even death. Among them are countless Asian American medical professionals, serving as doctors, nurses, pharmacists, lab technicians and more. But as they work around the clock to stop the virus from spreading, many are having to confront another danger: hate. Misplaced blame for the coronavirus pandemic has made Asian Americans a target for increased harassment and even violence. In fact, an analysis by the Center for the Study of Hate & Extremism at California State University, San Bernardino, found…