Discussion (Please use your own words)
– Duck and Cover.
Watch the videos and articles
https://www.americanforeignrelations.com/E-N/Embargoes-and-Sanctions-Cold-war-sanctions.html
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/world/911-to-now-ways-we-have-changed
https://nypost.com/2016/02/25/bh-forced-hispanic-workers-to-use-separate-bathroom-feds/
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/coronavirus-panic-fear-racism-attacks-against-asian-americans-world-us-restaurant-jing-fong/
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Embargos and Sanctions (Links to an external site.) – Cold War Sanctions
PBS 9/11 to Now: Ways We have Changed (Links to an external site.)
B&H Photo labor violations (Links to an external site.)
Not White in America: What it feels like to be Chinese during Coronavirus (Links to an external site.)
Coronavirus panic sparks rise in racist incidents against Asian Americans (Links to an external site.)
House members introduce a resolution to pin coronavirus blame on China (Links to an external site.)
Then discuss your thoughts on the similarities and differences of the government reactions during the time after WWII during the Cold War, post 9/11, and in current times with the coronavirus. Discuss your feelings on the government reactions to these time periods. You may want to include discussions of recent events regarding freedom of speech and freedom of assembly. Also, does the article about labor violations at B&H Photo relate to any large issue in the country considered in this discussion?
