Dinamika Asian Hate di Tengah Pandemi Covid-19 di Amerika Serikat

Abstract

Asian Hate is not a new issue in the United States. The hatred towards Asians in the United States dates back to the early influx of Chinese immigrants to the United States in the 1850s. The Covid-19 pandemic came as a trigger that resulted in a massive increase in the number of cases of Asian Hate. The existence of a provocative construct linking the Covid-19 pandemic as a "Chinese Virus" was also a strong factor that pushed up the number of hatred towards Asian people during the Covid-19 pandemic. This provocative construction has resulted in Asian people becoming victims of violence and crime based on the idea that Asian people are guilty of the Covid-19 pandemic. Discriminatory behavior towards Asian people has become more intense and continues to increase in line with the increasing number of positive cases of Covid-19 in the United States. The fear of becoming victims of violence and discrimination due to the Covid-19 pandemic is felt by Asian people in the United States. This has resulted in Asian people not being able to carry out their normal activities because they are always overshadowed by feelings of fear and threat. In Human Security theory, individuals have the right to be able to live their lives without fear, Asian Hate appears as a frightening shadow for groups of Asian people who cause psychological trauma.