Unveiling the deep-seated roots and modern impact of viral anti-Asian racism through an interdisciplinary approach a transatlantic study.

During the COVID-19 pandemic, Sinophobia and anti-Asian hate made media headlines. The contributors to this volume discuss how anti-Asian projections and colonial-racist narratives have shaped modernity and Western immigrant nations, employing a transatlantic perspective in addressing different core dimensions of pervasive anti-Asian racism. Featuring an interdisciplinary approach, this volume brings together historians, social scientists, cultural anthropologists, media scholars, educational researchers, and community-based activists. Together they offer a diverse array of insights, ranging from historical contexts and theoretical frameworks to contemporary case studies.

Autorentext
Kien Nghi Ha ist promovierter Kultur- und Politikwissenschaftler und leitet denArbeitsbereich Postcolonial Asian German Studies am Asien-Orient-Institut derUniversität Tübingen. Neben zahlreichen Buchpublikationen zu postkolonialerKritik, Rassismus, Migration und Asian Diaspora hat er auch kuratorischeProjekte realisiert. Derzeit editiert er den Sammelband Anti-Asian Racism inTransatlantic Perspectives (transcript Verlag 2026).