The Theory of Yellow Peril and a New Yellow Peril Caused by COVID-19
- DOI
- 10.2991/assehr.k.220105.201How to use a DOI?
- Keywords
- The Yellow Peril; COVID-19; Origin; Political Influence; Media Influence; Asians; Mental Health; Physical Damage
- Abstract
The essay explores how the yellow peril has formed and spread in the US, especially during the COVID-19. This phenomenon was observed in the 19th century and has been serious again during the COVID-19. It has resulted in serious problems for Chinese people in the US or Chinese people who want to go to the US. The essay uses a case study. Through the case study of the yellow peril in the US, the essay hopes to understand the spread of the yellow peril from media and international political influences. The essay’s result reveals that the yellow peril’s spread is related to media and political influences. From the media side, people deal with the media every day, so what kind of content the media plays greatly impacts Americans’ subconscious view of Asians. The influence of the media has led to Americans’ extreme views on Asians. From the political side, the relationship between two countries and the competition between two countries also influence the spread of yellow peril. In conclusion, the essay deepens our understanding of yellow peril and its media and political influences in the US. Moreover, Asian people’s mental health and physical damage also got influenced by the yellow peril. Admittedly, the essay is limited in that it only looks at the case of the yellow peril in the US. Also, the paper mainly explains yellow peril from the media and political perspectives. Further studies can look into the yellow peril reality in other countries. The research can also explain the yellow peril from other perspectives, like economic, cultural, and social perspectives.
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- © 2022 The Authors. Published by Atlantis Press SARL.
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- This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC license.
Cite this article
TY - CONF AU - Yifei Wu PY - 2022 DA - 2022/01/17 TI - The Theory of Yellow Peril and a New Yellow Peril Caused by COVID-19 BT - Proceedings of the 2021 International Conference on Social Development and Media Communication (SDMC 2021) PB - Atlantis Press SP - 1096 EP - 1100 SN - 2352-5398 UR - https://doi.org/10.2991/assehr.k.220105.201 DO - 10.2991/assehr.k.220105.201 ID - Wu2022 ER -