New Report by Qin Gao and Xiaofang Liu Highlights Experiences of Racial Discrimination Against Chinese Americans
May 26, 2022
Since the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic, Asian Americans, especially Chinese Americans, have faced heightened racially-motivated harassment and violence. The surges in anti-Asian discrimination and hate have been particularly high on the East and West coasts due to the concentration of Asian Americans in both areas.
Using data collected among Chinese Americans in New York City and California, a research team led by Professor Qin Gao at the Columbia China Center for Social Policy and Columbia Population Research Center has released a new report that highlights the racial discrimination experiences and racism-related vigilance among Chinese Americans and compares these experiences across the two coasts.
The report shows that, in 2021, over half of Chinese Americans in New York City and California experienced some form of discrimination. Compared to the discrimination experiences, more Chinese Americans in both locations endured high levels of racism-related vigilance, revealing the heavy toll of racial discrimination on the mental health and daily lives of the Chinese American community across the two coasts.
The report is jointly released by the Center on Poverty and Social Policy and Weatherhead East Asian Institute at Columbia University. The researchers hope these findings can help policymakers and the public gain an in-depth understanding of these disturbing trends and develop effective responses to combat racial discrimination.
