Asian American health workers fight coronavirus and racist attacks A bystander spat at the Thai-born student to 'go back to China' as she left a New York City hospital where she's training. Share Via Email | A+A A- Dr. Michelle Lee (L) a radiology resident, and Ida Chen (R) a physician assistant student, prepare posters they carry at rallies protesting anti-Asian hate in New York's Chinatown. (Photo | AP) By Associated Press NEW YORK: Medical student Natty Jumreornvong has a vaccine and protective gear to shield her from the coronavirus. But she couldn't avoid exposure to the anti-Asian bigotry that pulsed to the surface after the pathogen was first identified in China.