This workshop addresses the ways that xenophobia and scapegoating since the COVID-19 outbreak continue against Asian communities. Participants look at the dangerous history of xenophobia in the United States against a cross-section of groups, and the ways that current public narratives and interpersonal acts are making living through the pandemic even scarier and more dangerous for Asian Americans. Participants get opportunities to explore opportunities and strategies to be “Upstanders” and help disrupt anti-Asian bias, whether in-person or online.

Participants learn:

-Examples of xenophobia across U.S. history

-Active bystander intervention strategies

-De-escalation techniques

-Aftercare