This article reviews images of people of Asian descent wearing masks in popular press articles discussing mask shortages and argues that visual framing had the potential of fueling racial antagonism during the initial months of COVID-19’s spread across the United States. Technical communicators need to include globalized perspectives in educational materials about masks as an advocacy strategy that can help communities and individuals to navigate the crisis situation and better protect themselves and those around them.

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“描绘”仇外心理：COVID-19 期间面具的视觉框架及其对技术交流宣传的影响

本文回顾了讨论口罩短缺的热门新闻文章中亚裔人戴口罩的图像，并认为视觉框架有可能在 COVID-19 在美国蔓延的最初几个月助长种族对抗。技术传播者需要将全球化观点纳入有关口罩的教育材料中，作为一种宣传策略，可以帮助社区和个人应对危机局势并更好地保护自己和周围的人。