Surveys show that younger people with lower incomes are more likely to experience stronger prejudices.

“They told us through this investigation that they were the first to suffer discrimination and anti-Asian discrimination,” said Shachikul, director of the Angus Reed Institute.

“These people are disproportionately young,” she said. “They may be more on the front line, they may work in the service industry, and they are more likely to take public transportation instead of driving or working from home.”

The survey is an online survey conducted jointly with the University of British Columbia. The institute surveyed 631 people-580 Canadians who claimed to be of Chinese descent, and 77 people who claimed to be of East Asian or Southeast Asian descent.

Other important findings include how people perceive incidents. According to the survey, 53% of Asian Canadians who have experienced racism said these incidents are hurtful and have been with them.

The results of the survey showed that two-fifths (38%) of the respondents who had faced discrimination said they were troubled but were able to put it aside, while 9% of the respondents said they were not affected.

CBC News cannot accurately calculate the margin of error for online surveys. For comparison purposes only, the margin of error for the probability sample of the general population (1,984 respondents) is +/-2.2 percentage points, 19 times out of 20. The margin of error for 631 probability samples is +/-4.0 percentage points, 19 out of 20.

Ideas are disturbing, advocates say

The institute also asked another 1,877 respondents who were identified as non-Asian, and they will conduct a survey on diversity and racism in Canada in a series of upcoming surveys. The institute said that one in five people said they believed that “most or all Asian Canadians did not contribute to the wider community”.

Doris Ma, founder Stand with the Asian League, Said this discovery is outstanding.

“This is shocking,” Maha told CBC News.

Mah was born in Hong Kong and moved to Canada with his family more than 30 years ago.

She pointed out that Chinese workers are vital to the construction of the Canadian Pacific Railway, which is just one of the many contributions made by the Asian community.

The survey results also show that one-third of non-Asian respondents said that in the conflict between the two countries, Chinese Canadians are more loyal to China than to Canada.

“It’s shocking, I think there is a lot of ignorance there,” Ma said.

She said that more education is needed to raise awareness of racism and discrimination.

Increasing incidents

Since the COVID-19 pandemic, reports of anti-Asian racism and xenophobia have increased in BC

According to data from the Vancouver Police Department, the number of anti-Asian hate crimes has increased from a dozen in 2019 to 98 in 2020, while general hate crimes have almost doubled.Vancouver police set up task force To deal with the surge.

In May 2020, the Mayor of Vancouver, Kennedy Stewart, announced that the city Committed to solving racism and hatred issues After a sharp increase in anti-Asian racism and xenophobia.

There are also a series of rallies and movements aimed at curbing growing discrimination.

In late March this year, 500 people gathered at the Vancouver Art Gallery to condemn hatred.

Several other cities in British Columbia, including Victoria, have also issued plans to condemn racism and pledge to help combat racism.