B2 – Upper Intermediate
There has been a series of attacks in the US, particularly targeting Asian-Americans recently. It alarmed, set anguish and fear among the people who were subject of this unimaginable violence or crime amidst the pandemic. Although racism isn’t new to most of the people with Asian decent it has been rising with the pandemic as a propaganda of the supremacist indulged more to the hate as they put emphases on China as the source of the virus that had affected the country.
Watch the video and read the transcript on this report on Anti-Asian Violence in America.
https://edition.cnn.com/2021/03/17/opinions/asian-hate-crimes-us-avlon/index.html
Discussion Questions:
- Why the hate toward specific race? How do some people justify such crimes or violence?
- What exactly trigger these crimes against Asians? How could we stop this violence?
- How are Asians or people from other races treated in your country?