The event will be an online partial screening of two recent documentaries on Anti Asian racism and Sinophobia (Anti-Chinese prejudice) linked to the spreading of Covid-19.
“Between Two Worlds: The Chinese Diaspora in France in the Time of Covid-19” is a documentary by MigraChiCovid. The MigraChiCovid Research Project (“Chinese migration in France facing the Covid-19 pandemic: the emergence of new forms of solidarity in times of crisis”) is a research team funded by the French National Research Agency (ANR).
“Racism is a Virus” is a documentary produced by students of the University of Florence and the University of British Columbia, within the project “Vulca2021: Documenting Vulnerability and Care during Covid 19 induced anti-Asian racism and violence in Italy and Canada”, coordinated by prof. Valentina Pedone, winner of the Canada Italy Innovation Award 2021, and prof. Gaoheng Zhang.
During the event, the speakers will show parts of the two documentaries and will engage in a dialogue about how to raise awareness about Anti Asian stigma in Europe.