Chair of the Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus, Rep. Chu, has released a toolkit to guide her colleagues on how to avoid inciting or emboldening anti-Asian sentiment and racism tied to the COVID-19 pandemic.
The resource says using terms like"the Chinese" could prompt people to believe that those who are of Chinese descent are to blame for the virus. Instead, it advises legislators to be specific, saying exactly which"particular policy or decision and explicitly naming the CCP, or a specific CCP leader."
"Speaking about the problem in specific terms helps you to be more accurate and responsible, while simultaneously providing better clarity to constituents about your concerns with the CCP and its policies," the toolkit reads. The guidance also warns against using"Cold War-style rhetoric" like nebulous criticisms of China. Chu said that while many members of Congress take anti-Asian hate violence seriously, too many prioritize depicting China as an enemy and don't fully weigh the impact of their words. The toolkit says the spirit of such language is the same that prompted the"shameful incarceration of innocent Japanese Americans" during World War II.
"Intentionally vague criticisms against a whole country of over 1 billion people reinforce outdated and dangerous Cold War mentalities that the entire country is an enemy," the guidance reads."We should not repeat the mistakes of World War II and the Cold War by fomenting fear of an entire nation again today."
John C. Yang, executive director of Asian Americans Advancing Justice | AAJC, said such guidance is particularly crucial, citing Republican Sens. Tom Cotton of Arkansas and John Cornyn of Texas as lawmakers who have done damage in perpetuating the racist association between Asians and the disease.
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