,h4 ,,res4 #ijh  ,9 ! ,h\se (           
,repres5tatives1 ,u4 ,s41  ,septemb]    
#ag1 #bjbj  ,,resolution  ,:]eas #bc    
million ,asian ,am]icans & ,pacific     
,isl&]s acc\nt = #g p]c5t ( ! ,nation's 
population 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates2 ,:]eas ov]
 #b million ,asian ,am]icans & ,pacific 
,isl&]s are work+ on ! frontl9es ( ?is  
,,covid-#ai p&emic 9 heal? c>e1 law     
en=cem5t1 fir/ respond]s1               
transportation1 sup]m>kets1 & o!r s]vice
 indu/ries2 ,:]eas ! use ( anti-,asian  
t]m9ology & rhetoric relat$ to          
,,covid-#ai1 su* z ! ,*9ese ,virus1     
,wuhan ,virus1 & ,kung-flu h p]petuat$  
anti-,asian /igma2 ,:]eas s9ce ,janu>y  
#bjbj1 !re has be5 a dramatic increase 9
 reports ( hate crimes & incid5ts aga9/ 
^? ( ,asian desc5t2 ,:]eas accord+ to a 
rec5t /udy1 !re 7 ov] #djj cases relat$ 
to ,,covid-#ai anti-,asian discrim9ation
 betwe5 ,febru>y #i1 #bjbj1 & ,m>* #g1  
#bjbj2 ,:]eas ! increas$ use (          
anti-,asian rhetoric has result$ 9      
,asian ,am]icans be+ h>ass$1 assault$1 &

 scapegoat$ = ! ,,covid-#ai p&emic2     
,:]eas 9 ,m>* #bjbj1 anti-,asian viol5ce
 includes3 a woman we>+ a mask 0 kick$ &
 pun*$ at a ,new ,york ,city subway     
/ation2 two *ildr5 & two adults 7 /abb$ 
at a :olesale groc]y 9 ,midl&1 ,texas2 a
 c\ple 0 assault$ & robb$ by a gr\p (   
attack]s 9 ,philadelphia2 & a           
#af-ye>-old boy 0 s5t to ! hospital aft]
 be+ attack$ by bullies 9 ,los ,angeles1
 ,cali=nia2 ,:]eas ! increas$ use (     
anti-,asian rhetoric has also result$ 9 
,asian-,am]ican bus9esses be+ t>get$ =  
v&alism2 ,:]eas !re are approximately #b
 million ,asian ,am]ican-own$ bus9esses 
t g5]ate ov] #gjj billion 9 annual      
rev5ue & employ ne>ly #d4e million      
work]s2 ,:]eas ! ,_w ,heal?             
,organization 7,,:o7 & ! ,c5t]s =       
,disease ,control & ,prev5tion 7,,cdc7  
recognize t nam+ ,,covid-#ai by its     
geographic location or l9k+ x to a      
specific e?nicity p]petuates /igma2     
,:]eas 9 #bjae1 ! ,,:o issu$ guidance   
call+ on m$ia outlets1 sci5ti/s1 &      

national au?orities to avoid nam+       
infecti\s diseases = locations to avoid 
/igmatiz+ gr\ps ( p2 ,:]eas1 on ,febru>y
 #bg1 #bjbj1 ! ,secret>y ( ,heal? &     
,human ,s]vices /at$ e?nicity is n :at  
causes ! novel coronavirus & t x is     
inappropriate & inaccurate to call      
,,covid-#ai ! ,*9ese virus2 ,:]eas1 on  
,febru>y #bh1 #bjbj1 ,dr4 ,mit* ,wolfe1 
! ,*ief ,m$ical ,(fic] ( ! ,,cdc said1  
,/igma is ! enemy ( public heal?2       
,:]eas1 on ,m>* #aj1 #bjbj1 ,dr4 ,rob]t 
,r$field1 ! ,director ( ! ,,cdc1 te/ifi$
 t use ( ! t]m ,*9ese coronavirus is    
wrong & inappropriate2 & ,:]eas !       
,secret>y ,g5]al ( ! ,unit$ ,nations    
call$ = int]national solid>ity & an end 
to any ill-f\nd$ discrim9ation ( !      
outbreak's victims3 ,n[1 !re=e1 be x ,t 
! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives--  7#a7 calls 
on all public (ficials to condemn &     
d5\nce any & all anti-,asian s5tim5t 9  
any =m2  7#b7 recognizes t ! heal? &    
safety ( all ,am]icans1 no matt] _!     
backgr\nd1 mu/ be ( utmo/ priority2     

7#c7 condemns all manife/ations (       
expressions ( racism1 x5ophobia1        
discrim9ation1 anti-,asian s5tim5t1     
scapegoat+1 & e?nic or religi\s         
intol]ance2  7#d7 calls on ,f$]al law   
en=cem5t (ficials1 work+ ) ,/ate & local
 (ficials--  7,a7 to exp$iti\sly        
inve/igate & docum5t all cr$ible reports
 ( hate crimes & incid5ts & ?reats aga9/
 ! ,asian-,am]ican community 9 ! ,unit$ 
,/ates2  7,b7 to collect data to docum5t
 ! rise ( incid5ces ( hate crimes due to
 ,,covid-#ai2 &  7,c7 to hold !         
p]petrators ( ^? crimes1 incid5ts1 or   
?reats acc\ntable & br+ su* p]petrators 
to ju/ice2 &  7#e7 recommits ,unit$     
,/ates lead]%ip 9 build+ m inclusive1   
div]se1 & tol]ant societies--  7,a7 to  
prioritize language access & inclusivity
 9 communication practices2 &  7,b7 to  
combat mis9=mation & discrim9ation t put
 ,asian ,am]icans at risk4  ,cl]k4