A study on police records in 16 of the largest American cities showed hate crimes increased 150% against Asian people in 2020. In the UK, hate crimes toward Chinese, East and South-East Asians rose 300% in just the first quarter of 2020. The hate crimes spurred The Washington Post to look at past episodes of a similar nature. “Asian Americans of all types experience this perception of being ‘forever foreigners’ in a wide range of ways. Now doesn’t that make you think of how Malaysian Chinese (and Indians) are forever called pendatang?

Source: The Star March 23, 2021 14:20 UTC