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By Ester Wells
\n<\/strong>Medill Reports<\/em><\/p>\n

Some Asian Americans are risking death from COVID-19 rather than turning to medical <\/span>care where they fear health care professionals won\u2019t understand their language and often don\u2019t respect their medical requests, said Chhaya Chhoum, framing the larger Asian experience in the crisis through the challenges confronted by one family her organization helped. Chhoum is executive director of Mekong NYC, which provides health and social services to the Southeast Asian community in the Bronx and greater New York City.<\/span><\/p>\n

Making visible the issues important to traditionally “invisibilized” people is key to addressing anti-Asian racism and violence, urge Chhoum and other Asian American community leaders. They say the underreported impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on Asian communities hurts some of the most marginalized people at this time.<\/span><\/p>\n

COVID-19 hate crimes against Asian Americans in New York City were <\/span>up 700%<\/span><\/a> between January and November 2020 compared to the same period in 2019, according to the New York City Police Department. Combined with the economic hardship wrought by deliberate shunning of Asian-owned businesses and the lack of necessary and dedicated resources, Asian Americans are dealing with a confluence of pernicious forces.<\/span><\/p>\n

Speakers from more than 45 Asian American activist organizations and other New York City community representatives gathered virtually Tuesday for the 13th annual Asian Pacific American City Advocacy Week, hosted by the <\/span>Coalition for Asian American Children and Families<\/span><\/a>. Participants hoped to call attention to the most pressing issues for Asian communities and support a New York City budget advancing Asian American interests.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Chhaya Chhoum<\/b>, e<\/span>xecutive director of <\/span><\/i>Mekong NYC<\/span><\/i><\/a>, which provides health and social services to the Southeast Asian community in the Bronx and greater New York City. Chhoum shares the story of the life-threatening dilemma one family faced due to the lack of medical services dedicated to Asian Americans.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\nhttps:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/medill.wordpress.offload\/wp-media-folder-medill-reports-chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2021\/02\/Chhaya-Choum.m4a<\/a><\/audio>\n<\/div>\n

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Peter Koo<\/b>, c<\/span>ouncil member for the 20th District on the New York City Council. Koo describes the economic and racial struggles he has witnessed in the Asian communities he represents.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\nhttps:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/medill.wordpress.offload\/wp-media-folder-medill-reports-chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2021\/02\/Peter-Koo.m4a<\/a><\/audio>\n

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Wayne Ho<\/b>, <\/span>president and CEO of the <\/span><\/i>Chinese-American Planning Council<\/span><\/i><\/a>, which promotes the empowerment of Chinese Americans. Ho stresses the need for unity among BIPOC in addressing racism and race-related issues across all groups.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\nhttps:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/medill.wordpress.offload\/wp-media-folder-medill-reports-chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2021\/02\/Wayne-Ho.m4a<\/a><\/audio>\n

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Anita Gundanna<\/b>, <\/span>co-executive director of the Coalition for Asian American Children and Families, which advocates for equity for Asian and Pacific Americans. Gundanna talks about the importance of representation and why having a seat at the table is critical to moving forward.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\nhttps:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/medill.wordpress.offload\/wp-media-folder-medill-reports-chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2021\/02\/Anita-Gundanna.m4a<\/a><\/audio>\n

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Ester Wells covers health, environment and science at Medill. You can follow her on Twitter at\u00a0@esterwells_<\/a>.<\/i><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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