We have come a long way fighting the COVID and the Racial Injustice

 

Almost a year ago, this was where we were, I marked my words on the racial injustice then.

As the nation shut down in response to the coronavirus, members of Philadelphia’s Asian American community were troubled not just by the deadly virus, which originated in China, but also by reports of Asian Americans being harassed and scapegoated for the pandemic.

So they began looking to combat the misperceptions and bigotry — and help the larger community. By early April, the Korean American Association of Greater Philadelphia had come up with a way: making masks for nursing homes, retirement communities, and hospitals.