The hantavirus outbreak isn’t being blamed on Asians, but AAPI communities are watching anyway
The latest outbreak has not produced a racialized blame narrative, but persisting stigma against Asian Americans has the community watching developments carefully.
The hantavirus outbreak aboard a cruise ship in the Atlantic unfolds against the backdrop of lingering COVID-era trauma in Asian American communities. The virus itself, however, carries no link to Asia.
A South American virus, a Korean name
The World Health Organization has confirmed three deaths and 11 cases tied to the Dutc…
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