AAPI
Statistics, Testimonials, & Their Relevance Today
Statistics
76%
Hate crimes against people of Asian descent rose 76% in 2020
1 in 7
1 in 7 Asian-Americans reported discrimination and unfair treatment during the COVID-19 pandemic.
64%
64% of Asian-Americans believe that the recent rise in anti-Asian discrimination is due to COVID-19 first being reported in China
9,000
In little over a year after the pandemic began, more than 9000 anti-Asian incidents were reported
1/3
1/3 of Asian-Americans fear that they or their family members will be victims of a racially motivated assault
82%
82% of Asian-Americans report they have faced increasing discrimination as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic
Classroom Bullying
The U.S. Department of Education reports that AAPI students suffer from classroom bullying at higher rates than any other race or ethnicity.
Testimonials: The Scapegoat
“When I walk anywhere, I look left and right to see if anyone might be attacking me. I have been living in fear.”
"I have not seen my grandson who is afraid to come over to our home because of my neighbor’s verbal threats. Things have gotten so bad, I refuse to go out unless it is absolutely necessary. I am retired, former (military), and feel like I am back in school with racist bullies to defend myself once again."
"Since the pandemic started, my neighbor’s attitude toward me has escalated to the point [where] I had to file a protection order to make him stop with his constant violent rage and use of racial slurs."
“I was shopping and [a] child grabbed my arm. Child said I should, “go back to my country!”and that I was the “reason his father died.” Mother came up and put her hand on my arm, but she didn’t try to help me.
This is [the] scariest and saddest experience I’ve had in [the] U.S. since about 1977.”
Relevance Today
Incidents of anti-Asian discrimination and hate have increased substantially in 2022. Not only has the pandemic reinforced harmful stereotypes about our AAPI communities and businesses, they have also come to influence the beliefs of our youth. In 2022 anti-Asian hate incidents have risen between seventy to over a hundred percent from the preceding year. Through willful ignorance, many still regard Asian-Americans as a scapegoat for the global pandemic. This engenders hate and division and can only be combatted with education, awareness, and continued advocacy.