#CoughingWhileAsian
I've been trying really hard to stay silent about this, but I can't anymore after seeing a spike in anti-Asian sentiment both locally and worldwide , including an stabbing . It was three weeks ago today, the day before the Bay Area Shelter-In-Place Order, that I first experienced the first of three incidents since this pandemic. I sneezed into my shirt (allergies) while waiting in line for coffee. A man farther back in the line gets in my face, berates me for sneezing, tells me he doesn't want my "disgusting corona disease" and proceeds to tell me that I'm a "dark Chinese Kung Fu wannabe." Others in line defended me, thankfully. Costco shopper (male) stares me down while I'm loading cleaning supplies into my cart, berates me for "not helping" and that I should be restocking more water, toilet paper and eggs since it was my people that was responsible for this pandemic. Sprouts shopper (female) gets in