SHYONG: Coronavirus, outbreak narrative and how fear fuels xenophobia and racism
By Frank Shyong, Los Angeles Times (TNS) On Jan. 28, around midnight, someone uploaded a video to Twitter showing emergency vehicles responding to an incident at an apartment complex near the University of Southern California, the Lorenzo, known to be popular with Chinese international students. The post claimed it was a case of coronavirus, and a screenshot of an email from the Lorenzo’s manager,