8: COVID Ain't Real

In the UK, despite the ease of lockdown, as a result of the Coronavirus pandemic, hate crimes against Chinese people has almost tripled according to police data. In this episode, we have the pleasure of inviting Viv Yau (@itsvivyau), founder of an influencer marketing agency @beeinfluenceuk and the person who created a petition to “Stop depicting East & South East Asians in Coronavirus related media”. We also discuss our personal experiences with COVID racism ever since the beginning of the pandemic, how some people still believe that COVID ain't real and how media has played a huge role in perpetuating the myth that East and South-East Asians are at fault for the spread of coronavirus.  To all our fellow Asian friends and families, now more than ever is the time to support each other and be part of the wider community to help fight against racism and hate crimes. And to all the essential and front-line workers, thank you for everything that you have done for us! p.s. due to COVID-19, we had to record at our respective homes so the audio quality of each person is not the same. Our lovely host Krishna was also sick during the recording of this episode so unfortunately, he is not part of today's episode. Thank you for your patience! Thank you for taking the time out to listen to this episode.  Don't forget to leave us a review or comment: https://ratethispodcast.com/highexpectasians Follow Viv Yau on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/itsvivyau/  Sign the Petition: https://www.change.org/p/bbc-stop-depicting-east-asians-in-coronavirus-related-media  Donate to End the Virus of Racism Crowdfunder: https://www.crowdfunder.co.uk/endthevirusofracism#start  Follow End the Virus of Racism on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/endracismvirus/  You can also message on Instagram, Facebook, Twitter or Email as well:  Instagram www.instagram.com/highexpectasianspodcast  Facebook www.facebook.com/asiansinbritain  Twitter www.twitter.com/asiansinbritain  Email [email protected]  This podcast is hosted by Steph, Sanil, Teresa and Krishna and is available on Spotify, Apple Podcast, Google Podcast etc.