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L.W., 32, a photographer in Shenzhen, China

“学会了戴口罩~学会了去哪里都要给测体温 […] 两个月没有与亲戚见面~因为根本进不去~所以也觉得蛮安全的~ […] 简直就是个小长假~当然经济停摆~也过的提心吊胆的因为要面临房贷车贷等费用~有点恐惧”

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R.O., 69, a retired imports adviser in Cypress, CA

“In Japan, it is very common to see people wearing face masks especially if they are sick or with a cough or sneeze a mask is worn out of respect for others. Why pollute another’s air? But, in the America, the wearing of a mask gave a negative denotation. Suddenly, because you are Asian, you became suspected of being a carrier, a cause of the disease and the change of life. The ugly side of even the most God-fearing person exuded nasty and hateful comments to Asians with activity of people coughing into the Asian face…”

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E.J.S., 49, a homemaker in Jakarta, Indonesia

“한 두명 같이 타던 엘리베이터를 굳이 여러번 넘기면서 혼자 타고 싶고 슈퍼에서 줄 서서 물건 계산할 때 좀 불안하고 마스크 썼나 안썼나 살피게 되고 재채기라도 옆에서 하면 심장 떨어질 것 같이 놀라고……왠만하면 엄마들 만나서 수다하는 것도 굳이 내가 나서서 만나자고 하고 싶지 않다. 원래 그런 성격도 아니었지만… covid-19이 빨리 끝나기를 바라지만 이렇게 핑계김에 집에 있는 것이 편하고 좋다.”

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