China News Service, Toronto, June 8. A Canadian poll published on June 8 shows that young Asians in Canada are most likely to be affected by racism and prejudice against Asians in the past year.

  This poll conducted by the Angus Reid Institute and the University of British Columbia for Asian and non-Asian Canadians found that in the past year, about 58% of Asians have experienced at least In one case related to discrimination against Asians, 28% said they “always” or “frequently” encountered relevant situations.

  The survey concluded that not all Asian Canadians have experienced the same degree and intensity of prejudice behavior in the past year.

The severely affected population accounts for about 31%, the generally affected population accounts for about 35%, and the unaffected population accounts for about 35%.

  At the same time, the survey believes that Asian Canadians who are older (over 55 years old) and have higher incomes are more likely to belong to the unaffected population, accounting for 45%; and those who are severely affected are more likely to be 18 to 34 years old with lower income The low young population, accounting for 41%.

  When asked about their reaction to discrimination, 53% of Asian Canadian respondents believed that this was an injury that would accompany them; 38% were troubled but could bear it; 9% said they were not affected .

  86% of Asian Canadian respondents responded that they were not treated unfairly by institutions such as the local police, medical system, banking or judicial system.

  79% of Canadian non-Asian respondents believe that Asian people are warm and friendly.

But 50% of non-Asian people believe that Asian people are often treated unfairly in Canada.

  One in five non-Asian respondents believes that most or the entire Canadian Asian population does not contribute to the wider community.

About a quarter of non-Asian respondents believe that many or most Asians have not worked hard to integrate into the wider Canadian society.

  20% of Asians and 17% of non-Asian people said that they would prefer to live in a community of the same race or ethnicity.

  About 60% of both Asian and non-Asian respondents believe that the problem of racism and prejudice against Asians in Canada depends on generational changes, that is, waiting for the next generation to resolve.

26% of Asian respondents believe that Canada will never be able to resolve the issue of discrimination, and 16% of non-Asian respondents who hold the same view.

  The survey was conducted in mid-May, and its random sample included more than 630 Canadian Asian and more than 1,800 Canadian non-Asian respondents.