By: Thomas I. Likness
EBC News Service

(Eagle News) — Asian and non-Asian Canadians believe it will take another generation to solve the issue of anti-Asian prejudice according to a new survey released Tuesday by the Angus Reid Institute.

Three-in-five among each group say this is the case, while one-in-four Asian Canadians do not think Canada will ever overcome some of its discriminatory practices and prejudices. Only 16% of non-Asians have that pessimistic view.

The study found Canadians of Asian descent in the 18 to 34 age group were the ones most likely to have experienced and been affected by anti-Asian racism and bigotry over the last year.

Least likely to affected were Asian Canadians over the age of 55 who had higher incomes.

Nearly half of all Asian-Canadians say discrimination targeting them was a problem in their communities.

But few Asian Canadian say the discrimination is institutional, adding they say they have been treated fairly by police, the health care system and businesses.

Nearly the identical number of Asian and non-Asian Canadians — one out of five — say that they would prefer if the community they live in was people from their own race or ethnicity.

The Angus Reid Institute surveyed 1,984 Canadian adults in an online survey from May 11 – 17, 2021. From this sample, the Institute derived a sub-sample of 107 respondents that self-identify as ethnically Chinese, East Asian, and/or Southeast Asian, which for the purposes of analysis was then boosted by an additional 524 cases to bring that group to a total of 631. The survey has a margin of error of +/- 2.2 percentage points, 19 times out of 20.
(Eagle News Service)