Kinue Tokudome
The Japanese original was published on Ronza, April 20, 2020
https://webronza.asahi.com/culture/articles/2020041700005.html?page=1
As most of us in the US are now required to stay at home because of the coronavirus, I have more opportunity to speak with some of my friends who are normally very busy. Recently, I spoke with Rabbi Abraham Cooper, Associate Dean and Director of Global Social Action Agenda of the Simon Wiesenthal Center via Zoom.
Our conversation inevitably turned to the coronavirus and how it was affecting our lives. After sharing each other’s family situation under the restriction, we talked about anti-Asian American incidents that were happening with the spread of the coronavirus across the US. In less than a month, many things happened:
“Hate Crimes against Asian Americans in the Coronavirus Crisis: Lessons for Japan”の続きを読む