China Overseas Chinese Network, September 23, title: How serious is the discrimination against Asians in the United States?
These data are the truth!
Since the outbreak of the epidemic, incidents of discrimination against Asians have occurred frequently in the United States. Many Asians have been attacked on the street and in public places. There are thousands of reports of similar incidents.
Recently, many organizations have released investigation reports on the issue of racial discrimination in the United States, and the data on the issue of Asian discrimination is shocking.
Data map: New York held an anti-hate Asian parade.
Photo by China News Agency reporter Liao Pan
90% of respondents have been affected by the "bamboo ceiling"
Many Asian-Pacific employees are experiencing excessive prejudice and discrimination.
The “Asian Americans Are Good Employees, Not Leaders” report recently released by the Association of Asian Investment Managers of America shows that 65% of Asian-Pacific managers regard the “bamboo ceiling” as a medium or even serious problem in their careers.
The report pointed out that for many Asian-Americans in the United States, the obstacles they face often come from their daily work life, and they are often reflected in the details-such as colleagues always confuse the appearance of Asian employees, or the management has an attitude towards Asian employees. The preconceived assumption that they are "model minorities" is usually timid or reserved.
This phenomenon may hinder the career development of Asian-Pacific employees and prevent them from getting promotion opportunities.
In addition, in this survey, almost all respondents (90%) believed that the "bamboo ceiling" had an impact on it.
According to data from the Asian rights group Ascend Foundation, in Silicon Valley, only 1 in every 285 Asian women and every 201 Asian men is a corporate executive.
According to data from the Federal Office of Personnel Management, in the federal government system, Asians account for 5.8% of the total number of employees and 3.5% of executives.
80% of Asians have been bullied in person or on the Internet
On September 14, Act To Change, a non-profit organization that opposes bullying of Asian-Pacific Americans (AAPI), released the "2021 Asian American Bullying Investigation Report."
The report shows that more than 300 Asian teenagers were collected in this survey.
The survey results show that about 80% of Asian Americans have suffered face-to-face bullying or Internet bullying.
Due to the outbreak of the new crown pneumonia, Internet bullying against Asian Americans has surged to unprecedented levels in 2020. 70% of Asian teenagers have personally experienced or witnessed cyber bullying in 2020.
Bullying behaviors against Asian American teenagers have risen sharply in the past year, and the agency has therefore called on society, schools and parents to take effective actions in this regard.
The report also pointed out that only 38% of Asian teenagers will report bullying to adults, which is far lower than the 63% of non-Asian Americans.
The report also pointed out that the main reason for this phenomenon is the cultural barriers of Asian Americans and the lack of trust of Asian teenagers in adults and schools.
59% of middle-aged and elderly believe that the United States is more dangerous to Asians
The American Association of Retired Persons (AARP) recently held an online seminar to stop Asian hatred. Researchers shared the results of a recent survey of Asians and Asian-Pacific Islands (AAPI, hereinafter referred to as Asians) 50 years of age and older, showing that 59% Of people believe that the United States is more dangerous to Asians, and that Asian elders are more likely to suffer from Asian hatred than other groups.
Some professors said that 60% of the Asian groups who participated in the survey said they had encountered racial discrimination in the past six months.
When asked whether the epidemic has changed their lives, 41% of people answered "Yes" (YES), thinking that they had experienced some negative experiences of racial discrimination; 20% of them believed that they often received less than other ethnic groups. Respect; 18% of people think that some people often act better than themselves; 12% of people think that they often encounter unfair treatment in restaurants or shops.
The number of hate crimes in 2020 hits the highest in more than a decade
The US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) recently reported that the number of hate crimes in the United States in 2020 is the highest in more than a decade due to the increase in attacks against Asian and African-American victims.
According to reports, according to data submitted to the FBI by more than 15,000 law enforcement agencies across the United States, 7,759 hate crimes occurred in 2020, the most since 2008 and an increase of 6% from 2019.
Statistics show that the number of hate crimes targeted by race has increased the most.
Among them, the number of crimes against African descent increased from 1930 to 2,755, and the number of attacks against Asians rose from 158 to 274.
Data map: A large number of people in San Francisco, California, USA took to the streets to protest against discrimination and violence against Asians.
Photo by China News Agency reporter Liu Guanguan
These surveys quantified the bullying and discrimination faced by Asians since the outbreak of the new crown pneumonia epidemic, and sounded a wake-up call to people.
The embassy in the United States issued a notice at the end of August to remind Chinese citizens in the United States to strengthen safety precautions and be alert to discrimination and violence against Asians.
When encountering such a situation, you must remain calm, deal with it properly, try to avoid quarrels and physical conflicts, and ensure your own safety.
With the release of more and more survey data, I hope that these data can play a positive role in solving the problem of racial discrimination in the United States!
(Source of the manuscript: China Overseas Chinese Network WeChat Official Account; ID: qiaowangzhongguo; Reference materials: US "World Journal", American Overseas Chinese News, China News Network, China Overseas Chinese Network; Author: Xu Wenxin)