Reencountering Chinese Restaurant Legends During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Along with the wide spread of the COVID-19 pandemic in the world, anti-Asian--especially anti-Chinese--incidents have risen rapidly, particularly in the United States. This article intends to relate current narratives to established oral tradition and argue for the role that traditional knowledge plays in cross-cultural encounters and contexts. The findings suggest that one strategy to achieve social and interracial integrity is to encourage more intercultural interactions between different groups and to challenge stereotyped ethnic boundaries.
Governmental, public health, and social responses to the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic have provoked (or at least been partially responsible for) a rapid increase in acts and displays of [...]