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Asian-American Activists Concerned By Focus on Gunman’s Ethnicity
References to the gunman’s race diminished as the week wore on, but for some Asian Americans, the damage was already done.
COMPANION READING
:: Media Advisory: Coverage on Virginia Shooting Incident
:: Virginia Korean Community Still Reeling
:: A Cultural Identity Lost In Translation
:: The Korean American Burden
DISCUSSION
- Why do you think the media felt compelled to include Cho’s ethnicity? How did the Asian American Journalists Association respond?
- Do you think the ethnic identity of the shooter is relevant? Why?
- How did this identification affect Korean Americans? What did they think would happen?
- If the shooter had been white, do you think the media would have identified his race?
- What does Josephine Kim mean when she says that, “our community failed him, the school system failed him, and definitely the immigrant life really failed him”? Do you agree? Why?
FOLLOW-UP ACTIVITY
:: Learn How To Detect Bias In The News
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