Asians are considered as hard-working and
high-achieving racial group in the western world. Not from today but from
ancient time Asian people have consistently been transferred to western area not
only because of our hardworking attribute but also because of our wisdom and
creative minds.
Asian had always assisted in development of
western world in almost all the fields.
But in the wake of Covid-19 Asian
communities across the western world were brutally criticized. From USA to
Europe in several areas Asian people were considered as the reason behind the spread
of these pandemic. Due to this the image of Asians in western word were
brutally assaulted.
According to 2019 Census board Asian
Americans consist of 5.7% of US pollution. Asians had always been an important
part in development of America. But few months back there has been an alarming
rise of xenophobic backlash and racial harassment and violence against Asians
globally
A western country like USA has blamed China
as the sole reason behind the spread of virus in this world. Moreover
ex-President of USA has declared the Covid-19 vaccine as a Chinese vaccine.
These instances have made the conditions for Chinese people in USA worse.
We Asians are also human ad are abide to
have respect.
Covid-19
and Asian Racism
Year 2020 came up with a new struggle to
this world, a pandemic named Covid-19. First case of this deadly viral disease
was found in Wuhan China. Moreover several studies and incidents also made it clear
that due to ignorance, this new strain of virus spread across world.
Covid-19 stain of virus has left a brutal
impact not only on this world’s economy but has also gifted this world with a
new normal. New normal completely confines us all in our respective houses.
But now you would be literally shocked to
acknowledge that due to this unprecedented disease Asians across world has to
face Racism.
Attacks against Asian are not only confined
to America, but it is becoming a bigger problem in Britain itself. According to
one statistics, attacks against Asians have increased by 300% ever since the
corona virus pandemic begin. The conditions of Asian across world are getting
brutal.
Impact
of Racism
More than 1000 cases have been reported
where Asians were threatened or mocked, assaulted and frightened. The
conditions have become that brutal that Asians are now considering themselves
as the vulnerable section of this society.
Asians play an integral role in American
mining, agriculture, textiles, and perhaps most prominently, the
Transcontinental Railroad. Yet Asian immigrants had faced mounting hostility
from white settlers who saw them as an economic, health, and moral threat.
There has been a spate of violent attacks
against elderly Asians. The children and student are also mocked in
institutions with racist comments. But this issue came in limelight after those
horrific shootings at Atlanta.
On 16 March 2021, a series of shooting was
occurred in 3 spas, in which 8 people lost their lives out of which 6 were Asian
women. In Canada there has been rise in anti-racist cases by 700% in city; like
Vancouver. All in all the hate towards the Asian people has risen up to new
heights regardless of our hard-working attributes.
Several Asian families are threaten and
have decided to start protest against this prejudice.
Anti-Racism
Protest
Rise in cases of Anti-Asian hate has made
the Asian community more and more vulnerable. Now to stop this racist behavior
in North America the Asian Communities has started raising their voice.
Just like George Floyd protests have led to
an alarming impact on the US government, similarly protest against Asian Racism
has also captured the eyes of whole world. Not only local communities but Human
Right Commission has declared the racist acts as unhuman.
Now several Asian people fed up of such
brutal behavior have risen up their voice and demanded up for their basic
rights of humanity. Western people are considering them as Virus, but does this
make any sense?
Several Asians across Western world are now
trying to overcome this mental trauma caused due to racist behavior. Moreover
they are also trying their level best to curb all this problem.
Asians had always played a vital role in
the development of the western area, so don’t you think they should be
respected? Yes, each and every human have their right to be respected
irrespective of their caste, color and creed.
Non-Asians have to self-educate on
anti-Asian racism. Asians are also human and always tried to develop a bond not
from past several years. Non-Asians have to understand the worth of Asians —
and how today #StopAsianHate movement is fit.
To combat rising anti-Asian racism, Western
democracies have to take stringent steps. A ‘whole-of-society’ approach that
involves the government, civil society, grassroots communities and academia
have to understand the worth Asians and should eradicate this hate. This will
need to entail raising awareness, educating the general population and
legislating against offenders.
Written By - Ashwin Kalra
Edited by - Adrija Saha
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