China Overseas Chinese Network, March 20. According to the US "Sing Tao Daily" report, according to the latest poll released on March 15, two-thirds of Asian residents in Los Angeles County are worried about becoming victims of racial discrimination. Most Asian Americans want to increase or at least keep police department funding the same.

　　The report quoted the "Los Angeles Times" source as saying that the poll also found that the political participation of Asians is very high, with 92% of the respondents saying that it is "very likely" or "likely" to vote in this year's midterm elections.

Asian-American registered voters currently make up 11 percent of the county's overall electorate and 9 percent of the city's overall electorate.

　　The survey was conducted by the California Community Foundation in collaboration with Cal State LA.

Raphael Sonenshein, executive director of the Pat Brown Institute for Public Affairs in Los Angeles State, said it is important to understand the social issues of concern to the Asian American and Pacific Islander communities in the heat of the campaign. Therefore, a survey of 1,500 Asian-Pacific Americans in Los Angeles County was conducted.

　　Similar to the results of this month's survey of Latino residents, the top two topics of concern to Asian Pacific Americans in Los Angeles County are the homeless crisis and the new crown epidemic, with most respondents expressing support for bond issuance and increased sales tax to support homeless housing and homeless services Provide funding; in addition, nearly a quarter of respondents said they were forced to cut their working hours due to the impact of the new crown epidemic, and 13% were unemployed, with young Asian respondents being the most affected.

　　The survey found that Asian people are very concerned about hate crimes against Asian-Pacific Americans. 80% of the respondents believe that anti-Asian racial discrimination is a "serious" problem during the epidemic, and 36% of the respondents believe that it is "extremely serious"; nearly a quarter One respondent has been verbally abused or physically attacked by others, or property has been destroyed due to their race during the epidemic; younger generations are more likely to be targeted by racial discrimination, with 31% of respondents aged 18 to 34 answering " Yes”, while 11% of respondents over the age of 60 answered “yes”.

　　The survey also shows that Asians are most likely to face discrimination in the workplace, followed by schools and grocery stores.

　　Two-thirds of the respondents “identify” or “very much” identify themselves as Asian-American, and in terms of ethnicity, more than 50% of the Chinese people “very much identify” as Asian-American, while Japanese and About 39% of Vietnamese "strongly agree".

　　More than 80 percent of respondents agreed that it is "very important" or "somewhat important" to have a voice for Asians in public office.