Some members of a neighbourhood “block watch” in Manhattan’s Chinatown, which was organised after incidents of pandemic-inspired racism. Photo: courtesy of Karlin Chan
Amid rising xenophobia, Chinese-American communities on both coasts look out for themselves
- In New York and San Francisco, residents of Chinatowns have formed neighbourhood patrols in response to spikes in pandemic-inspired attacks
- Organisers tie the surge to rhetoric by US President Donald Trump but don’t expect the abuse to diminish after elections next month
Some members of a neighbourhood “block watch” in Manhattan’s Chinatown, which was organised after incidents of pandemic-inspired racism. Photo: courtesy of Karlin Chan
