Rise of Anti-Asian Violence and the COVID-19 Pandemic for Asian Americans

The COVID-19 pandemic has been accompanied by a rise in anti-Asian hate crimes as well as other forms of discrimination. As a result, Asian Americans have had to contend with not just the isolation, illness, and economic difficulties of the pandemic but also the rise in anti-Asian sentiment. In order to spotlight the ways in which Asian Americans have coped, the Asian American Journal of Psychology provides a two-part special issue on Asian Americans and the COVID-19 pandemic. This article serves to introduce Part 1. The articles in this collection not only provide a close look at the experiences of Asian Americans but also examine the protective variables that moderate and/or mediate the link between the experiences of discrimination and well-being.