The hatred is evident in a country where racism, especially against blacks, is deeply entrenched – and which until a few months ago had a president who spoke not about the coronavirus but about the ‘China virus’: Donald Trump. Despite allegations of racism, the Republican repeatedly used the term “Kung Flu” for Corona. Trump had repeatedly compared the virus to the flu, “flu” in English.

Karthick Ramakrishnan doesn’t want to hold Trump solely responsible for the increase in hostilities. His rhetoric contributed to the fact that a particular story was set in the pandemic, he told NBC News. Ramakrishnan is the founder and director of the non-governmental organization AAPI Data, which is currently raising awareness of anti-Asian tendencies.