Columbia China Center finds that racial discrimination intensified while the pandemic subsided
Drawing upon data collected through the New York City Longitudinal Survey of Wellbeing from 2020 to 2022, a research team led by Professor Qin Gao at the Columbia China Center for Social Policy has released a new report that tracks the trend of discrimination experiences, racism-related vigilance, and coping strategies among Chinese New Yorkers during the three-year period.
The report shows that, while the COVID-19 pandemic subsided, Chinese Americans in New York City experienced intensified racial discrimination and racism-related vigilance. In 2022, 70% of Chinese New Yorkers reported experiencing racial discrimination in their daily lives, marking an increase from 58% in 2020 and 64% in 2021. Chinese New Yorkers also maintained a high level of racism-related vigilance, with over 80% remaining constantly vigilant during the three-year period of 2020-2022.
The report is jointly released by the Columbia Population Research Center, the Center on Poverty and Social Policy, and the Weatherhead East Asian Institute at Columbia University. The researchers hope these findings can shed light on the striking persistence of anti-Asian racial discrimination, inform policymakers and the public, and guide the development of effective policies and strategies to combat racism.