I’ve been wrestling over how to respond to my grown children’s query: “Mom, how do you feel about the rising Asian-American hatred in America?” We have all seen the videos of the attacks on elderly Asians, and our children worry that as my husband and I consider traveling again, we may become easy targets. They remind us to be careful, they fear for our safety. They suggest, maybe we should postpone any travel plans.
On one hand, I understand that sadly, racism is nothing new to America; on the other hand, this new wave of racist violence directed at people who look like me, who remind me of my mother, my father, my grandparents, aunts and uncles, is hitting home in a deep, visceral way…
