Don't Blame Me For COVID-19

For Luan, growing up as an Asian American wasn't easy. Luan was born and raised in America as an American citizen, but his parents are Vietnamese immigrants who escaped their country after the Vietnam War. Even though Luan was born an American citizen, all people seem to see was his Asian heritage.

When Luan was in elementary school, kids would make fun of his features - his small eyes and flat face - and they would say incredibly hurtful things. When he would pull out his lunch in the cafeteria, kids around him would say mean things like, "EW, is that dog?" Luan hated the way people made him feel.

As Luan got older, things seemed to get worse. He'd go to school every day and kids would say the same hurtful things. They would scream, "Hey ling ling" or "ching chong." They would call him terrible names and belittle him. After a while, Luan got so used to the way he was treated that he even made racist jokes about himself. He began to hate who he was and feel ashamed of his culture.

When the COVID pandemic hit, things got even worse for Luan. People would ask him, "How did the bat taste?" When he would walk down the street, people would say, "Ew, stay away from me, you have COVID!" Luan was made fun of even more, since everyone believed that the virus came from China.

When Luan found out about the shooting in Georgia that targeted Asian-owned salons, he was really scared. His parents owned a salon, and he couldn't imagine what he would do if the same thing happened to his family. Every day, as Luan scrolled through Instagram and Twitter, he would see videos of Asian Americans being attacked for no reason. Everything seemed to get worse for Asian Americans during the pandemic, and Luan thought to himself, "Don't blame me for COVID-19."

Recently, though, Luan has learned to love his culture. He realized that his special features, the food he eats and his family's heritage are what make him special and unique. He has learned to love himself and his heritage. He wants to end racist attacks against Asians and spread the STOP ASIAN HATE message. From now on, he will always remember to be proud of where he came from.

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[ivanaxo.]

it’s honestly so awful that this is still happening till this day.

[sfnaffan]

I'm glad that Story booth's stories are realistic unlike other channels cause those channels are obsessed with getting views.

[Lovelybee]

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[shonnaa]

I hate when my ignorant family says horrible things about other people, without even knowing that it's the government's fault for making us act like this. I don't want to live in a toxic environment where people are being abused by the society.

Please, love and accept yourself for who you are, and don't let anybody tells you otherwise. Blessed be.

[Master_Rater]

Im so disappointed that people still treat others wrong like why? What is the point in being so rude and stupid?

[dontmindme.imjustafraidofe]

This is so sad. So unfair that people are treated differently because of their skin color. This isn’t their fault. They did nothing wrong.

[pbj]

I’m a Chinese-American adoptee, and used to get asked “why don’t you have small eyes” or “why is your nose flat” or more recently (in high school, no less) someone came up behind me and loudly said, “ni hao”. I don’t understand what people think they’re gaining by being rude.

[iluvsalwaa.x]

I feel so bad for this person. It’s unbelievable how people make fun of Asian Americans. I am an African American and I always see Asian Americans beaten

[matchedandreached]

I'm a southern and Southeast asian and live in Canada. I don't look asian so people doesn't know I am. But it still hurts that other Asians are being hurt. Your not alone ♥️

[opheliavecchione]

We need to protect the people in North America that have been belittled or treated as inferior. For all asian, black, lgbtqia2s+, aboriginal, muslim, jewish, etc we have to treat as normal and protect them. They are a part of our society too ❤️

[human]

It's so stupid that people do this. I'm so happy that he has learned to love his culture and himself and not to ashamed of it! I hope people that made those racist remarks are feeling really guilty other what they did. U are loved and I hope ur having a good day❤️

[helloimnothing]

"Just because one person did, doesn't mean others related to that person do as well."

[alexs]

As an Asian American, I was lucky to grow up in a diverse area where I wasn’t made fun of very much. But when the pandemic happened my family got dirty looks whenever we went out because of the stereotypes that asians have Covid

[naomisims]

Sadly, this young man was teased just because of who he was. I'm glad he found self-acceptance and now is proud of his culture.

[zodoingthemost]

"Publish his glorious deeds among the nations. Tell everyone about the amazing things he does." Psalms 96:3 (NLT)

[victoriaangel]

This made me cry a lot, it's like him telling my story

[lalachan]

I am black-Asian and I know how it feels to be mistreated or bullied. I was told to leave because I was too Asian in a American school, and In a Japanese school, I was told that I was too dark skinned to fit in.
But I learned to ignore it, and now I have wonderful friends that support me in my Japanese and love me for who I am.

[soapyfoam]

Germs: “I will make you sick and make your health disintegrate”
Humans: “racism?”
Germs: “no, virus”
Humans: “rAcIsM”

[charlotte]

i can just tell he’s amazing from his personality. i couldn’t imagine going through what he did . so strong

[eunhyefloe]

Geez, I will never truly understand what Asian people have to go through and especially with this pandemic but I hope everyone will be safe and healthy.. no one, *NO ONE* deserves to be treated badly because of the way they are born