Nearly Three Of Four Chinese Americans Have Experienced Racial Discrimination In Past Year – Survey

Nearly three of four Chinese Americans have experienced racial discrimination In the past 12 months, according to a survey unveiled today by Columbia University’s School of Social Work and the Committee of 100, a non-profit organization of prominent Chinese Americans.

Just over half of the nearly 6,500 Chinese Americans surveyed said they had encountered “everyday discrimination,” and another 27% experienced a “bias and hate incident” in the past year, the survey found. Some 55% worried about their safety relating to hate crimes or harassment.

Nine 9% reported having been physically intimidated and/or assaulted, and 7% said they had property vandalized and/or damaged, the results announcement said. One in five reported that people made a racial slur, called them a name, or harassed them in person or online at least a few times in the past 12 months.

Some 55% said they worried about their own or family members’ safety from a hate crime or harassment, the survey found.

The first-time survey for the past 12 months didn’t compare post-pandemic and pre-pandemic data. The survey was called the largest of Chinese Americans ever completed, covering 46 states, and supported by more than 100 Chinese American and allied organizations who shared the questionnaire with community members in English, traditional Chinese, and simplified Chinese. Some 5.5 million Americans have Chinese heritage, making them one of the nation’s fastest-growing population groups.

Among the other findings:

— 77% of respondents said they felt accepted in American society

— racism, crime, gun control, and the economy were identified as the top four most important issues facing the U.S.

— 79% viewed current U.S.-China relations as negative, and negativity grew with increasing educational attainment

— nearly 40% reported speaking two or more languages at home, with 80% being English proficient

— more than half of the sample were born in mainland China and over a quarter (27%) were born in the U.S.

— some 90% of Chinese American citizens are registered voters

Partners included the Asia Society, Asian American Donors Program, The Carter Center, Chicago Chinese Forum, Columbia Business School, Deloitte, George H. W. Bush Foundation for U.S.-China Relations, Henry Tom, Southern California Chinese Lawyers Association, UCSF Asian Health Initiative, the Association of Chinese American Scientists and Engineers, Brooklyn Public Library, Chinatown Partnership, Chinese American WWII Veterans, Monte Jade West, New Jersey Chinese-American Chamber of Commerce, the Asian American Foundation, University of Minnesota China Center, Upper Manhattan Asian American Alliance, and the US-China Business Council.

Founded by architect I.M. Pei, the Committee of 100 is a grouping of successful Chinese Americans that looks to promote the participation of Chinese Americans in all aspects of American life as well as constructive relations between the U.S. and Greater China. Members that appeared on the 2023 Forbes Billionaires List unveiled this month include Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing’s former chairman and CEO Morris Chang, Far Eastern Group Chairman Douglas Hsu, Golden Eagle International Group Chairman Roger Wang, Fortinet CEO Ken Xie, Yahoo co-founder Jerry Yang, and Eric Yuan, the founder and CEO of Zoom.

Other members include former astronaut Leroy Chiao, cellist Yo-Yo Ma, East-West Bank CEO Dominic Ng, and former Washington state governor Gary Locke, who is currently the Committee of 100’s chairman. Locke was the first Asian American governor in the continental United States.

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