October 1, 2020

Exploring U.S. Shifts in Anti-Asian Sentiment with the Emergence of COVID-19.

Category: Article Summary

Topic: Public Health Policy and Practice

Keywords (Tags): public health

• A racial sentiment analysis using >3.3 million race-related tweets from Twitter users in the US showed the proportion of negative tweets referencing Asians since the emergence of COVID-19 has increased by 68% (from 10% in November 2019 to 16% in March 2020). Common themes that emerged during the content analysis of a random subsample of 3300 tweets included racism and blame (20%), anti-racism (20%), and daily life impact (27%). In contrast, negative tweets referencing other racial/ethnic minorities (Blacks and Latinx) remained relatively stable during this time period.

Nguyen et al. (Sept 25, 2020). Exploring U.S. Shifts in Anti-Asian Sentiment with the Emergence of COVID-19. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17197032