According to a recent survey, the majority of Chinese Americans are subject to racial discrimination, which is exacerbated by the world’s two largest economies ‘ growing tensions as they trade, supply, and debate politics.
The finding was part of the survey by New York-based Committee of 100 and the University of Chicago’s NORC, in which 68 % of Chinese Americans said they face at least one form of discrimination every month, and 85 % of them perceive the prejudice to be based on their race, ethnicity, accent, or name. 21 % of survey respondents reported verbal insults, while 27 % claimed they had been subjected to physical threats or harassment.
Additionally, according to the State of Chinese Americans Survey 2024, a significant portion of the population, particularly the young and the women, continues to struggle with mental wellbeing as a result of prejudice on a regular basis. In all, 504 adults of Chinese American ethnicity were surveyed, with 50 % of the respondents reporting having felt hopeless in the month before the poll, 43 % experiencing depression, and 39 % feeling worthless.
The results demonstrate that political rhetoric and media rhetoric, as well as tensions between the US and China, have had a bad effect on how acquaintances and colleagues treat Chinese Americans.Relations between the world’s largest economies have soured in recent years over Beijing’s aggression toward Taiwan and in the South China Sea, as well as Washington’s campaign to cut China off from high-tech chips and pharmaceutical supply chains.
In the US, there were 24.2 million Asian Americans as of 2022, but there were also 24 %, or about 5.8 million, of Chinese Americans.
Four in five of the study respondents expressed concern about the language and rhetoric used by the candidates for president when referring to China and the US-China marriage. About a third of Americans said their relationships with acquaintances and colleagues have also been impacted, and a spectacular 61 % said the language used by American internet in their investigating about China and diplomatic ties has a negative impact on how outsiders treat them.
In order to develop diverse and advised plans, Cindy Tsai, the interim president of the Committee of 100, a Taiwanese American lobbying group, said,” It is crucial to understand the mental health, prejudice, and political ideas of Chinese Americans.” These insights “improve political dialogue and even promote a more equal society.”
Responders were presented with 49 issues covering subjects as large as their knowledge of discrimination, political commitment and opinions on China-US relationship.
