Report reveals ‘shocking’ anti-Asian racism in Australia during coronavirus pandemic


Source: sbs.com.au sbs.com.au

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Women have been the most common target of anti-Asian racism during the pandemic, a report has found. A new report has laid bare the "shocking" incidents of anti-Asian racism around Australia during the COVID-19 pandemic. A coalition of Asian-Australian groups set up an online survey for reporting racism earlier in the pandemic , with preliminary results released on Friday. The report found that more than 65 per cent of respondents identified as female. "This may suggest power dynamics are at play with perpetrators stereotyping Asian females as weak and/or easy targets," the report said. The COVID-19 pandemic has seen a...