Medical student Natty Jumreornvong has a vaccine and protective gear to shield her from the coronavirus. And as she walked there in scrubs Feb. 15, a man came up to her, snarled, “Chinese virus,” took her cellphone and dragged her along a sidewalk, said Jumreornvong, who reported the attack to police. AdvertisementAsian Americans and Pacific Islanders have faced a tide of harassment and attacks in many settings during the pandemic. In a separate 2020 study of medical residents, all those of Asian heritage said patients had quizzed them about their ethnicity. During the pandemic, former President Trump repeatedly called COVID-19 the “China virus” and other terms that activists say fanned anger at Asian Americans.

Source: Los Angeles Times May 07, 2021 11:51 UTC