3. “The marginalization of Asian Americans has deep roots. The first significant wave of Asian immigrants to the U.S. were the Chinese, who began coming in the 1850s, largely to the West Coast to work on the transcontinental railroad and in gold mines. The history of hate and violence against Asians in America goes back almost as far.”
https://upfront.scholastic.com/pages/news/2020-21/national-outcry-over-anti-asian-hate.html

4. “After 1619, when a Dutch ship brought 20 Africans ashore at the British colony of Jamestown, Virginia, slavery spread quickly through the American colonies...”
https://www.history.com/topics/black-history/black-history-milestones

5. “As an Asian myself, it’s devastating to see the racial discrimination plaguing this country. The world is and will continue to be divided as long as people continue to judge others by their race.” - Navya Vasireddy (8th Grade Student)

6. “I think that it's extremely cruel to judge someone or change your actions towards someone just because they are ‘different’ than you. Even though we all are the same, people find ways to single others out and make them feel bad for how they are, and it's truly sad to see.” - Prisha Trivedi (8th Grade Student)

Reason 2
3. "In 1871, at least 17 Chinese were lynched by white and Hispanic rioters in Los Angeles after a white man was killed in the crossfire between rival Chinese groups. In 1882, the U.S. formalized anti-Chinese discrimination by passing the Chinese Exclusion Act, which banned immigrants from China." https://upfront.scholastic.com/pages/news/2020-21/national-outcry-over-anti-asian-hate.html
4. "And most infamously, during World War II, tens of thousands of Japanese Americans were imprisoned in internment camps for years, on the unfounded suspicion that they might threaten the U.S. war effort against Japan." https://upfront.scholastic.com/pages/news/2020-21/national-outcry-over-anti-asian-hate.html

Reason 3
5. "Stigma toward seeking mental healthcare, or even expressing emotions, is significant among Asian American cultures, Hsu said. Asian Americans are three times less likely to seek mental healthcare than white Americans, according to data collected in 2012 from the National Latino and Asian American Study." https://www.healthline.com/health/rise-in-asian-american-discrimination-is-causing-mental-health-crisis#mental-healthcare
6. "One in five Asian Americans who have experienced racism display racial trauma and heightened symptoms of depression, anxiety, stress, and physical symptoms..." https://thehill.com/changing-america/well-being/mental-health/555753-the-mental-health-cost-of-anti-asian-hate-on-the

https://time.com/4459153/social-media-body-image/
Reason #2:

Reason #3:

2.) "Reports of hate crimes against people of Asian descent in the U.S. increased 150 percent in 2020..."
https://upfront.scholastic.com/pages/news/2020-21/national-outcry-over-anti-asian-hate.html
3.) “In the U.K., people of ESEA descent have faced decades of structural discrimination and racism, including racial profiling, discrimination in the workplace, and poorer health outcomes than their white counterparts.”
https://time.com/5947862/anti-asian-attacks-rising-worldwide/
4.) “In March, Breonna Taylor, a black emergency room technician, was shot by police in her home in Louisville, Kentucky, in the middle of the night as officers broke down her door to serve a warrant; she wasn't a suspect in the case they were investigating.”
https://upfront.scholastic.com/issues/2020-21/083120/how-our-world-changed.html#1150L
5.) “Viral posts repeating messages like these are shared without a second thought, often with good intentions, but they fail to acknowledge that the most marginalized among us shouldn't have to earn their right to dignity and protection through their art, their culture, or their activism “
https://www.teenvogue.com/story/black-lives-matter-stop-asian-hate-justice
6.) “Some experts have noted that such attacks are probably underreported due to language barriers or technological issues.”
https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2021-05-04/anti-asian-hate-crimes-spike-us-cities-study-finds

Essay 3
Quote 1: A substantial number of US adults were exposed to false stories prior to the 2016 election, and post-election surveys suggest that many people who read these stories believed them to be true

Quote 2: "For the first time, when you conduct a search on Google that returns an authoritative result containing fact checks for one or more public claims, you will see that information clearly on the search results page," reads the Google blog. You will see information on the claim, who made the claim and the fact check of that particular claim.

2. “Many teens are media-literate about movies and magazines; they take in digitally altered images with a critical eye. Less clear is how social media literate they are.” How Social Media Is a Toxic Mirror

3. “Victimization of young people online has received an increasing level of scrutiny, particularly after a series of high-profile suicides of teenagers who were reportedly bullied on various social networks.” Social Media Cyber Bullying Linked to Teen Depression

4. “Teenagers who are addicted to social media are more likely to engage in cyberbullying, as well as those who spend more time online.” Social media addiction linked to cyberbullying

5. “Psychologists estimate that as many as 5 to 10% of Americans meet the criteria for social media addiction today” (Recognizing a Social Media Addiction)

6. “[People] should engage in a digital detox; a period of time during which someone significantly reduces the time spent or abstains from using electronic devices such a smartphones or computers.” (Recognizing a Social Media Addiction)

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Reason 3:
1. “...these are not just verbal attacks, but they’re also physical attacks.”-Vicky Nguyen: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BqDjZsnLE9M
2.  “Stop AAPI did a survey of young people over the summer and found one in four said they have experienced racist bullying.”-Vicky Nguyen: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BqDjZsnLE9M

Quote 2: “They worry that if they do not use their phone at night, they will miss out on potential social interactions online, which they believe would have a negative effect on their in-person social relationships...In fact, teens and young adults often worry about what they call FoMO, which stands for “fear of missing out,” which is anxiety about missing out on experiences.“ https://www.center4research.org/social-media-affects-mental-health/#:~:text=Browsing%20social%20media%20can%20lead,can%20lead%20to%20negative%20feelings.&text=Anxiety%20and%20depression%20are%20not,harmed%20by%20social%20media%20use. 

Quote 2: “All this provides an illusion of control: if I spend more time and really work at it, I can improve at being beautiful. “I don’t get to choose how I’m going to leave my apartment today,” one young woman told me. “If I could, my body would look different. But I can choose which picture makes my arms look thinner.””https://time.com/4459153/social-media-body-image/ 

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2405844018359474

"Teenagers who are addicted to social media are more likely to engage in cyberbullying, as well as those who spend more time online."
https://news.uga.edu/social-media-addiction-linked-to-cyberbullying/

Quote 2: “...a follow-up investigation by the Justice Department found that police in Ferguson routinely discriminated against African-Americans and violated their constitutional rights. Black drivers were often stopped for no reason (a phenomenon many black Americans refer to as “driving while black”) and were much more likely to have their cars searched than whites. When officers used force (such as tasers), nearly 90 percent of the time the suspects were black.”

URL (for both quotes):  https://upfront.scholastic.com/issues/2016-17/091916/blue---black.html

- “A survey conducted by the Royal Society for public health asked 14-24 year olds in the UK how social media platforms impacted their health and wellbeing.”

https://childmind.org/article/how-using-social-media-affects-teenagers/ 

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