Anti-Asian Xenophobia and Asian American COVID-19 Disparities

Le, Thomas K.; Cha, Leah; Han, Hae Ra; Tseng, Winston

doi:10.2105/ajph.2020.305846

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“…36,37 Additionally, treatment patterns may have been influenced by early data on worse outcomes among Blacks and Hispanics and the “model minority” myth that Asians are typically healthier than other racial groups. 38 Our findings underscore the urgency of additional research into the factors leading to higher mortality among Chinese Americans.…”

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Disaggregating Asian Race Reveals COVID-19 Disparities among Asian Americans at New York City’s Public Hospital System

Marcello

Dolle

Tariq

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There is growing recognition of the burden of COVID-19 among Asian Americans, but data on outcomes among Asian ethnic subgroups remain extremely limited. We conducted a retrospective analysis of 85,328 patients tested for COVID-19 at New York City’s public hospital system between March 1 and May 31, 2020, to describe characteristics and COVID-19 outcomes of Asian ethnic subgroups compared to Asians overall and other racial/ethnic groups. South Asians had the highest rates of positivity and hospitalization among Asians, second only to Hispanics for positivity and Blacks for hospitalization. Chinese patients had the highest mortality rate of all groups and were nearly 1.5 times more likely to die than Whites. The high burden of COVID-19 among South Asian and Chinese Americans underscores the urgent needs for improved data collection and reporting as well as public health program and policy efforts to mitigate the disparate impact of COVID-19 among these communities.

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Disaggregating Asian Race Reveals COVID-19 Disparities among Asian Americans at New York City’s Public Hospital System

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Dolle

Tariq

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“…First, the notion of envied minority status (Lin et al, 2016) may provide a potential explanation for Asiaphobia during the pandemic. Consistent with the model minority stereotype, Asian Americans as a group have been shown not only to have higher economic and educational success than other groups in the U.S., including Whites (Nguyen et al, 2020), but also to enjoy better health than others (Le et al, 2020). The perceived overall well-being of Asian Americans as a group has been theorized to make Asian Americans an envied outgroup, which can lead to dehumanized views of Asians from the non-Asian standpoint.…”

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Reopening America's Schools During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Protecting Asian Students From Stigma and Discrimination

Akiba

2020

Front. Sociol.

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The COVID-19 outbreak has prompted a rise in stigma and discrimination against people of Asian descent in many areas in the world, including the United States1. Anti-Asian hate incidents, which have ranged from verbal attacks, refusal of service to physical assault, continue to transpire in the U.S., and they put psychological and physical well-being of Asian children at increased risk. Discussions toward reopening of U.S. schools thus far, however, seem to have exclusively included the infection-related concerns and pedagogical consequences of continued disruptions in face-to-face instructions. Hence, educators, policymakers, and other stakeholders need to have plans in place to ensure that reopening of schools will be a smooth experience for students of all backgrounds.

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“…[18][19][20] The differences among Asian American subgroups in this study illustrates the need for better approaches to studying Asian American populations throughout research, such as disaggregation of data on Asian Americans, especially in studies focusing on the diverse Asian American population in the US. 12,21,22 Future studies should further explore this approach in order to assess the impact of the pandemic on the Asian American population.…”

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“…Given the heterogeneity of Asians in the United States, disaggregating this data is vital to unmask the effects of discrimination on Asian American subgroups and address racial injustice in diverse populations as a matter of public health. 12 We conducted a nationwide survey to understand the prevalence and severity of self-reported racial/ethnic discrimination due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States across disaggregated Asian subgroups, Whites, Hispanics/Latinos, and Blacks. We specifically assessed self-reported race/ethnicity, participant place of birth, mental distress, self-reported discrimination and concern for physical assault due to COVID-19.…”

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“…However, these studies were conducted on small Asian American sample sizes (278 and 119 respectively) and aggregated Asian American and Pacific Islander ethnic subgroups. Given the heterogeneity of Asians in the United States, disaggregating this data is vital to unmask the effects of discrimination on Asian American subgroups and address racial injustice in diverse populations as a matter of public health 12 …”

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Increased Self-Reported Discrimination and Concern for Physical Assault Due to the COVID-19 Pandemic in Chinese, Vietnamese, Korean, Japanese, and Filipino Americans

Nguyen

Sales

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Objectives. To investigate self-reported discrimination and concern for physical assault due to the COVID-19 pandemic among disaggregated Asian subgroups in the US. Methods. We conducted a nationwide survey to assess self-reported discrimination and concern for physical assault due to COVID-19 across racial/ethnic groups, including diverse subgroups of Asians. Results. Chinese respondents experienced the largest change (15% increase) in proportion of respondents reporting discrimination from 2019 to 2020 (P<.01). Chinese, Korean, Japanese, Vietnamese, and Other API showed up to 3.9 times increased odds of self-reported racial/ethnic discrimination due to COVID-19 and, with the addition of Filipino, experienced up to 5.4 times increased odds of concern for physical assault due to COVID-19 compared to Whites. Conclusions. Our study is the first to examine self-reported discrimination and concern for physical assault due to COVID-19 in subgroups of Asian Americans, finding that East (Chinese, Korean, Japanese) and Southeast (Vietnamese, Filipino) Asian Americans have been disproportionately affected. Future studies should disaggregate Asian subgroups to fully understand experiences of discrimination in diverse populations in the US.

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Anti-Asian Xenophobia and Asian American COVID-19 Disparities

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Disaggregating Asian Race Reveals COVID-19 Disparities among Asian Americans at New York City’s Public Hospital System

Disaggregating Asian Race Reveals COVID-19 Disparities among Asian Americans at New York City’s Public Hospital System

Reopening America's Schools During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Protecting Asian Students From Stigma and Discrimination

Increased Self-Reported Discrimination and Concern for Physical Assault Due to the COVID-19 Pandemic in Chinese, Vietnamese, Korean, Japanese, and Filipino Americans

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