The Linda Lindas on their viral song Racist, Sexist Boy: ‘It’s good to let the anger out’

The young band reflects on their newfound fame after a clip of their performance at the Los Angeles public library exploded online

Mila, 10, had barely heard of the coronavirus when a boy in her school said his father told him to stay away from Chinese people.

It was my first experience of racism, and I didn't really know how to respond," said the Los Angeles girl, recounting the conversation in fourth grade in March 2020, just before California shut down. She told him she was Chinese - and he backed away.