{"id":4322,"date":"2021-03-09T14:25:48","date_gmt":"2021-03-09T19:25:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/press.nbcnews.com\/?p=4322"},"modified":"2021-03-09T14:25:48","modified_gmt":"2021-03-09T19:25:48","slug":"nbc-news-now-and-nbc-asian-america-presents-the-racism-virus-a-candid-conversation-hosted-by-nbc-news-vicky-nguyen","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nbcuniversalnewsgroup.com\/now\/2021\/03\/09\/nbc-news-now-and-nbc-asian-america-presents-the-racism-virus-a-candid-conversation-hosted-by-nbc-news-vicky-nguyen\/","title":{"rendered":"NBC NEWS NOW AND NBC ASIAN AMERICA PRESENTS THE RACISM VIRUS, A CANDID CONVERSATION HOSTED BY NBC NEWS\u2019 VICKY NGUYEN"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The Racism Virus<em>&nbsp;streams on NBC News NOW \u2013 tomorrow, March 10 at 8 p.m. ET<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Guests Margaret Cho, Rep. 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Marking one year since Covid-19 was declared a global pandemic, NBC News NOW and NBC Asian America present\u00a0<em>The Racism\u00a0<\/em>Virus, a streaming special hosted by NBC News\u2019\u00a0<strong>Vicky Nguyen<\/strong>\u00a0and streaming on NBC News NOW tomorrow night at 8 p.m. ET.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The special will feature in-depth conversations with&nbsp;<strong>Margaret Cho<\/strong>, comedian, actress and fashion designer;&nbsp;<strong>Judy Chu<\/strong>,&nbsp;US Representative, D-CA and CAPAC chair;&nbsp;<strong>Dr. Russell Jeung,<\/strong>&nbsp;professor of Asian American Studies at San Francisco State University and co-founder of Stop AAPI Hate;&nbsp;<strong>Yul Kwon,<\/strong>&nbsp;First Asian American winner of&nbsp;<em>Survivor<\/em>; NBA basketball player,<strong>&nbsp;Jeremy Lin;<\/strong>&nbsp;<strong>Benny Luo<\/strong>, CEO of NEXTSHARK; actress&nbsp;<strong>Olivia Munn; Amanda Nguyen,&nbsp;<\/strong>CEO and founder of Rise;&nbsp;<strong>Jess Owyoung<\/strong>, founding member of Compassion in Oakland; actor&nbsp;<strong>Brian Tee<\/strong>;&nbsp;<strong>Eric Toda<\/strong>, global head of social marketing at Facebook;&nbsp;<strong>Dr. Jenny Wang<\/strong>, clinical psychologist and founder of the Asians for Mental Health community; and&nbsp;<strong>Kimmy Yam<\/strong>, reporter for NBC Asian America. NBC News\u2019 investigative and consumer correspondent, Vicky Nguyen will moderate the special.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Since the start of the pandemic one year ago, Americans have seen a stark rise in anti-Asian discrimination and hate attacks occurring nationwide. According to Stop AAPI Hate, between March and December 2020, more than 2,800 hate incidents towards Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders have been&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/news\/asian-america\/anti-asian-violence-has-surged-u-s-covid-19-it-n1259858\">reported<\/a>. This special will cover how the community is coping, the psychological and economic toll this discrimination brings and what can be done to bring a sense of belonging and unity again.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>NBC News NOW\u2019s special is part of NBC News\u2019 two-week \u201cCOVID One Year Later: Life After Lockdown\u201d series on the pandemic, featuring exclusive and original reporting across&nbsp;\u201cTODAY,\u201d&nbsp;\u201cNBC Nightly News with Lester Holt,\u201d MSNBC,&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/NBCNews.com\">NBCNews.com<\/a>&nbsp;and NBC News NOW.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To watch, tune in tomorrow night to NBC News NOW, available on Peacock, YouTube, YouTube TV, The Roku Channel, Fubo, Xumo, Pluto, Tubi and NBC News\u2019 OTT apps on Roku, Fire TV and Apple TV at 8 p.m. ET and again at 11 p.m. ET. &nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For all the latest reporting on the AAPI community, visit NBCNews.com\/AsianAmerica.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>###<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>For more information, contact:&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Emily Passer<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>NBC News Digital<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"mailto:Emily.Passer@nbcuni.com\">Emily.Passer@nbcuni.com<\/a>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>NBC News:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>More Americans watch NBC News than any news organization in the world. 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