China Overseas Chinese Network, May 4th. According to the US "World Journal" report, in the past two years, due to the raging of the new crown epidemic, hate crimes against Asians in the United States have increased; experts have linked the impact of racist conflict with people's increasing psychological More than half of Asian-American women in New York City have experienced racial discrimination and are afraid to go out alone, according to a new MetroPlus Health Plan survey.
Liu Shuang, assistant director of the Marketing Department of the City Health Plan, said that the experiences of Asian women based on race and gender continue to be underestimated; according to the report, 44% of Asian women surveyed in New York had been treated with racial discrimination, 59% feel scared when going out alone; compared to about 40% in the general population.
The survey echoes findings from the Associated Press and NORC Center for Public Affairs Research, which also showed that more than half of Asian Americans say they "often" or "sometimes" feel they are "in public" because of their race. in danger".
According to Stop AAPI Hate, from March 2020 to the end of 2021, the group received more than 10,000 reports of hate cases, 61.8 percent of which were women.
"Although the recent focus has been on hate crimes against Asian Americans, people should pay more attention to the resulting mental health problems in the Asian American community." Liu Shuang said that people need to look away from hate crimes as soon as possible and consider how to cure them mind and move on to the next stage.
Liu Shuang said that the purpose of the report is to let people know that in addition to those who were attacked, there are many people who also need help; their mental health has been severely affected in the past two years, and the impact of the epidemic on people's physical and mental health will be more than "The epidemic itself has come longer."
The Urban Health Plan states that Asian women feel they receive “much less” support and mental health resources than other New York women, that mental health providers with reliable linguistic and cultural support are scarce when it comes to accessing treatment, and Asian women It is often difficult to get help in a short period of time.