March 17, 2021
A poll conducted by The Center for Public Integrity last year that found that more than 30 percent of respondents had witnessed or heard a person or people of Asian descent being blamed for the coronavirus. That trend has continued into the current time with recent well-publicized examples of Asian Americans harassed or subjected to violence. The presence of coronavirus has impacted public discourse, with Asians being used as pandemic scapegoats.
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A Women in Optometry Pop-up Poll looks at the occurrence and reactions within optometry of prejudice triggered by the pandemic.
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