What happens when stereotypes and fear about Covid-19 arrive before the actual disease does? In the video above, Katherine Oung, a 11th grader in Florida, shows what teenagers like her and her friends face as the coronavirus pandemic brings to the surface the racism underlying her community.
Coronavirus Racism Infected My High School
A Chinese-American teenager on what she and her friends are encountering during the outbreak.
By Katherine Oung
Katherine Oung(@kathoung) is a High School student in West Palm Beach, Fla.
Video by Alexander Stockton
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/14/opinion/Racism-coronavirus-asians.html
What happens when stereotypes and fear about Covid-19 arrive before the actual disease does? In the video above, Katherine Oung, a 11th grader in Florida, shows what teenagers like her and her friends face as the coronavirus pandemic brings to the surface the racism underlying her community.