Reopening America's Schools During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Protecting Asian Students From Stigma and Discrimination

Authors

Daisuke Akiba, CUNY Queens CollegeFollow

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

11-30-2020

Abstract

The COVID-19 outbreak has prompted a rise in stigma and discrimination against people of Asian descent in many areas in the world, including the United States1. Anti-Asian hate incidents, which have ranged from verbal attacks, refusal of service to physical assault, continue to transpire in the U.S., and they put psychological and physical well-being of Asian children at increased risk. Discussions toward reopening of U.S. schools thus far, however, seem to have exclusively included the infection-related concerns and pedagogical consequences of continued disruptions in face-to-face instructions. Hence, educators, policymakers, and other stakeholders need to have plans in place to ensure that reopening of schools will be a smooth experience for students of all backgrounds.

Comments

This manuscript was published by Daisuke Akiba as Reopening America’s Schools During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Protecting Asian Students From Stigma and Discrimination in Frontiers in Sociology, 30 November 2020. https://doi.org/10.3389/fsoc.2020.588936