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E3S Web Conf.
Volume 317, 2021
The 6th International Conference on Energy, Environment, Epidemiology, and Information System (ICENIS 2021)
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| Article Number | 04008 | |
| Number of page(s) | 6 | |
| Section | History and Environment | |
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.1051/e3sconf/202131704008 | |
| Published online | 05 November 2021 | |
The Flare of Xenophobia in America during Covid-19 Pandemic
1 Department of English, Faculty of Humanities, Diponegoro University, Semarang - Indonesia
2 Department of English, Faculty of Humanities, Diponegoro University, Semarang - Indonesia
* Corresponding author: amandanufa@gmail.com
Covid-19 pandemic contribute in creating xenophobic attitudes among American people. Recently, there are many reports about Asian-American people or Chinese people in America facing racisms and xenophobic attitudes; moreover there are also reports that Asian-American and Chinese people attacked by Americans. The aim of this study is to know how bad xenophobia in the middle of pandemic in America by analysing the data and what kinds of xenophobic attitudes do Asian-American and Chinese people frequently received during Covid-19 pandemic by society in America. This study uses descriptive research method to know the phenomena of xenophobic attitudes and its circumstance that happen at the present. We collect the data from reports on the various articles or news regarding to Asian-American and Chinese people experiencing racisms and xenophobic attitudes. The results are show that Asian-American and Chinese people received verbal and non-verbal attacks by American people, that is Hate-speech and physical Attacks. Xenophobic attitudes through verbal and non-verbal attacks, such as hate-speech and physical attacks have been surfaced by Asian-American people.
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