Rep. Judy Chu (D-California) recently told CNN that it is ‘dangerous’ for the President to refer to Covid-19 as the ‘Chinese Virus’. “He is creating more xenophobia every single time he does that. And we can see the results in what’s happening to Asian Americans across the country.” A recent BBC article examined how the ‘virus of prejudice’ is manifesting in the nation of Kenya. It cited several recent examples, such as a viral video of an Asian man and woman being bullied by a large crowd in the capital of Nairobi. The BBC explains such prejudice is rooted in
