Anti-Asian Hate Crimes and the Covid-19 Pandemic – Family in the Chinese American Takeout Restaurant

Tag: Anti-Asian Hate Crimes and the Covid-19 Pandemic

“I think that people who work in these Chinese American fast-food restaurants are absolutely at higher risk of physical violence. One of the things I believe in is I think public education is very important, a good funding for elementary school and middle schools in these low funded areas. I think the only way to solve this divide and violence is for future generations to become better educated, for them to mingle, for them to let go of hatred.”
– Person D in June 12th, 2022 interview.

Both of the restaurants Person B and Person C works in closed in the first half of 2020. The Covid-19 Pandemic affected all businesses worldwide and the Chinese American Takeout restaurant business is no exception.

Person B and Person C both testify that anti-Asian hate crimes existed before the pandemic. After decades of living in the neighborhoods they reside in, both Person B and Person C consider themselves better integrated into their communities. This could be a result of greater anti-Asian hate crime awareness on a nation-wide level and individuals adapting to local culture.

Person A would prefer her retired elderly parents to live in Chinatowns because she feels it is safer to live among Chinese communities. Person D believes education is the way for different ethnic groups to overcome racial discrimination against Asians. Person E advocates for active political participation, to victims of anti-Asian hate crimes to speak up and stand for their rights by voting, making reports to the police, and refusing to tolerate mistreatment.

Immigration to America – February 6th, 2023

Index: 0:00 – Background in rural China from a village of about 100 people, crops were taxes by government with the remaining not enough to feed Person C’s family of 5, during her grandfather’s generation men who left to work…

Immigration Journey and Adjusting to Life in America – February 27th, 2023

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From Garment Factory to Chinese American Takeout Restaurant to College Graduate Interview – April 3rd, 2022

Index: 1:00 – Immigration and adjusting to life in America 7:20 – Illegal and legal immigration 10:35 – Arriving in America, Chinese Beijing Person in New York City CCTV Show 18:45 – Cook, Cashier, Kitchen Aid roles in Chinese American…

Peculiar Upbringing and Dynamic Chinese Identity Interview – June 15th, 2022

Index: 00:20 – Pressure to have kids, satellite upbringing, restaurant operations 3:30 – Covid restaurant shutdown 5:20 – Marriage reasons, satellite child trauma 9:30 – Expectations 11:15 – Satellite Child, change in lifestyle from China, food anxiety for the previous…

Generational and Cultural Trauma Interview 1 – June 12th, 2022

Index: 00:40 – Living arrangements 5:40 – Gender and age as factors growing up 8:20 – Restaurant roles, kids helping out in restaurants 10:30 – Restaurant as physical, menial labor, customer service labor 11:15 – Satellite Child, change in lifestyle…

A Combined China-United States Upbringing Interview 1 – April 4th, 2022

Index: 00:10 – Financial independence, new of American fortune in Chinese countryside 4:30 – American versus Chinese education and learning method 5:45 – Opening Chinese American takeout restaurant 8:45 – Kids helping in restaurant 9:45 – Restaurant neighborhood culture 15:45…