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Powerful current of racism

jeudi 4 mars 2021 à 01:00

Chinese-Australians face a powerful current of racism. Almost 1/5 have suffered violence or threats of violence.

People of Chinese origin or ancestry are not necessarily supporters of the Chinese government. Indeed, some of them hate it.

I've seen articles recently about prejudice in the US against "Asian-Americans". Racial prejudice is bad regardless of the details, but I do wonder what people "Asian-Americans" means. Asia is the biggest continent and includes a variety of peoples, and they do not look similar, so it is implausible that all Asian-Americans are involved.

Are Americans of Turkish descent facing prejudice? Iranian? What about people from India and neighboring countries? Siberians? Do Balinese musicians face threats? Hawaiians?

Are these articles really about people of Chinese descent, or who resemble Chinese? If so, please don't mislead us with "Asian".