CHI 3990 W20, Photographic Representation of the Chinese Community in Detroit (during the pandemic)

Jennifer Kesler’s pictures that captured the last meeting this class had on March 8th, in Chicago, as a field trip. The following week was our spring break, after which the break was initially extended for one more week, and then all the classes started to be offered online, and then the university shut down.

Coronavirus has directly stigmatized Chinese Americans to be carriers of the disease because of the viruses’ origin. Fear of discrimination has made sick people reluctant to reach out for help. (Facts from https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7052559/

Ann Arbor Amtrak to Chicago before Coronavirus was announced a widespread disease

Social Isolation The University of Chicago’s Smart Museum of Art before closure for Coronavirus prevention 

Masked shopper explores store in Chicago’s China Town.

Social Distancing The University of Chicago’s Smart Museum of Art before closure for Coronavirus prevention

Professor Liu and student Ashanti Huddleston The University of Chicago’s Smart Museum of Art before closure for Coronavirus prevention 

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