https://www.scmp.com/rss/503826/feed Hai Zhang is a Chinese-born photographer based in New York. His work deals with the identity and the social context that shapes it. Zhang has exhibited internationally in museums and galleries. A series of his photographs and collages of Alabama was included in the permanent collection by the US Library of Congress. en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com On a mild weekend this winter, my wife, three-year-old son and I spent the morning in Central Park. After that, we stopped by a neighbourhood pizza restaurant to grab some food and were heading home. At the pizzeria’s door, we encountered two teenagers. They opened the door for us and we thanked them. Yet, a split second after this usual courteous exchange, the teenagers looked at us and immediately held up the front of their hoodies to cover their mouths and noses. We knew what they meant, but... https://www.scmp.com/comment/opinion/article/3052185/life-us-coronavirus-only-trigger-racism-lies-just-beneath-surface?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/comment/opinion/article/3052185/life-us-coronavirus-only-trigger-racism-lies-just-beneath-surface?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 25 Feb 2020 22:00:17 +0000