Amy Zou

Bio: Amy Zou is a first-year student at John Jay majoring in Law and Society.  She takes part in the Mock Trial Association and is particularly passionate about studying law and writing. Next year, she will join the production team of the Life Out Loud podcast, a nonfiction series that works to diversify the stories we share. Her English 101 portfolio was recently nominated for the college-wide e-Portfolio showcase, and her English 101 research project entitled, “Is This Really About COVID? Discrimination Against Asian Americans Amid the Pandemic: An Analysis of Historical Roots” was published in this year’s John Jay’s Finest. Inspired by personal experience with Anti-Asian sentiment during the pandemic, Amy discovered through research that there's nothing novel about this sentiment; COVID-19 wasn't the catalyst. So, what was? As with the best research, Amy’s findings unearthed more and more questions and, in this impressive work, she faces those questions head on.

Read Zou’s full essay titled, “Is This Really About Covid? Discrimination Against Asian Americans Amid the Pandemic: An Analysis of Historical Roots” as published by John Jay’s Finest (pp. 19-29).