Today, our internal #BankStreet Social Justice and Equity committee is discussing the racialization + politicization of the #COVID19 pandemic. We wanted to share some of the recommended resources for this discussion! (1/5)

The first resource is a team favorite -- @nprcodeswitch! Specifically, this powerful episode from early March on “When Xenophobia Spreads Like a Virus”: https://twitter.com/NPRCodeSwitch/status/1235205858981818368?s=20">https://twitter.com/NPRCodeSw... (2/5)

The second resource is an article from @CNN on the increase of racist assaults against Asian people in the wake of #COVID19: https://www.cnn.com/2020/02/20/us/coronavirus-racist-attacks-against-asian-americans/index.html?mc_cid=648e49df61&mc_eid=[UNIQID]">https://www.cnn.com/2020/02/2... (3/5)

The third resource is an article from @voxdotcom that also unpacks the rise in attacks against Asian people and Asian Americans after the onset of the pandemic: https://www.vox.com/identities/2020/3/25/21190655/trump-coronavirus-racist-asian-americans?mc_cid=648e49df61&mc_eid=%5BUNIQID%5D">https://www.vox.com/identitie... (4/5)

It’s essential to educate ourselves about this devastating rise in anti-Asian crime + identify ways that we can fight back against racism. We hope you will take the time to learn from these resources, listen to people’s stories + take action to protect one another. (5/5)