Unmasking Yellow Peril Zine

The onset of the COVID-19 pandemic fit the longstanding narrative of Yellow Peril in the US. Racist responses to the spread of the disease are consistent with a history of treating Asians as a foreign threat. Part of undoing the power of Yellow Peril is confronting the history of empire, capitalism, and white supremacy and building a vision of peace, justice, and health which celebrates and honors our interdependence.

We seek to ground ourselves in the long history of Yellow Peril, uncover its many forms, and resist it in the time of COVID-19. 

Unmasking Yellow Peril is a collaboration between 18 Million Rising, the Asian and Asian American Studies Institute at the University of Connecticut, and Jason Oliver Chang, Associate Professor of History and Asian American Studies at the University of Connecticut.  This zine is seven pages full of archival images, forgotten histories, and critical analysis. All proceeds from zine sales will go towards grassroots Asian American mutual aid funds providing community support during COVID-19.