'I Become a Person of Suspicion'

<p><em>Note: This episode contains strong language.</em></p><p>As the death toll from the coronavirus rises in the U.S., so do reports of verbal and physical attacks against Asian-Americans, who say hostile strangers are blaming them for the pandemic. Today, one writer shares her story. Guest: Jiayang Fan, a staff writer at The New Yorker magazine. For more information on today’s episode, visit nytimes.com/thedaily. </p><p>Background reading: </p><ul><li>Ms. Fan’s story is echoed across the country by others who say they have been <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/23/us/chinese-coronavirus-racist-attacks.html" target="_blank">spit on, yelled at and attacked</a>. Asian-American community and political leaders have tried to comfort their constituents. But they, too,<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/29/us/politics/coronavirus-asian-americans.html?smid=pc-thedaily" target="_blank"> admit to feeling unnerved</a>.</li><li>Some have turned to social media to share their stories and procure medical supplies in an<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/05/nyregion/coronavirus-chinese-americans-supplies.html?smid=pc-thedaily" target="_blank"> effort to aid the crisis response</a>.</li></ul>