Throughout history, pandemics have wrought hell not just on families and economies but on specific social groups. And at times like these, politicians and members of the general public sometimes cast minorities as scapegoats. For the coronavirus in the United States, unfortunately, this racist hammer is falling hard on Asian Americans. Our guests are Jen Yamato and Frank Shyong, the hosts of our Asian Enough podcast at the Los Angeles Times.

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