The cost of racism for Asian businesses

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🗓️ 26 March 2021

⏱️ 34 minutes

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Summary

The economic cost of racism for Asian businesses. And Tunisia a decade after the Arab Spring.

There’s an economic cost to racism as Asian business owners reduce hours and shell out for security in the wake of the Atlanta shootings, says business reporter Tracy Jan.

Tunisia is often considered the biggest “success” of the Arab Spring. A decade later, Claire Parker reports on the people still fighting for democracy in a Tunisia battered by crises.

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0:00.0	From the newsroom of the Washington Post,
0:07.0	Hey, it's Ross Helderman from the Post calling.
0:10.0	How are you?
0:11.0	He there, it's Simon from the Post.
0:13.0	Hey, stay fair.
0:14.0	Post, have you got a seat?
0:15.0	This is Post Reports.
0:17.0	I'm Lina Muhammad.
0:20.0	It's Friday, March 26th.
0:25.0	Today, the economic cost of racism for Asian businesses,
0:29.0	and Tunisia a decade after the Arab Spring.
0:37.0	I write about race and business, and through the last year,
0:40.0	you know, businesses everywhere have been struggling
0:42.0	because of the coronavirus pandemic.
0:46.0	That's Tracy Jan.
0:48.0	She's been reporting on how Asian American businesses
0:51.0	are defending themselves against racist attacks
0:54.0	in the wake of Atlanta.
0:55.0	She spoke to Post Reports Editor Alexis D. Ow.
0:58.0	I've written about how businesses in Chinatown
1:01.0	are especially vulnerable because of the stigma associated
1:05.0	with the coronavirus all the way back in last spring.
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