While many Americans believe anti-Asian hate has passed, experts say many communities are still living in fear.
Southeast Asian Americans face assault, verbal abuse and threats more than any other Asian American group, a new report by advocacy group The Asian American Foundation revealed.
The report, which surveyed 6,200 people across ethnicities, said 32% of Asian Americans nationwide were called a slur over the past 12 months, and 29% were verbally harassed or abused. Those numbers were markedly higher for Southeast Asian Americans, of whom 40% were called a slur and 38% faced verbal abuse.
While many Americans believe the Covid-fueled wave of anti-Asian hate has passed, TAAF Chief Executive Norman Chen said that’s very much not the case.
Anti-Asian hate crimes dropped from 2021 to 2022, but Asian Americans surveyed say their daily realities are not free from its effects. In fact, 61% said hate continued to increase over the last year.
I can. Grew up in an area with a lot of Vietnamese folks. Now, I can’t tell the difference between a Vietnamese person and a Laotian any better than I can tell the difference because a Belgian and a French person. But yeah Korean and Vietnamese, it’s similar to telling the difference between a Brit and an Italian.