University of Mannheim: Pandemic increased anti-Asian discrimination

"(...) 'Even before the pandemic, people with a migration background from Turkey, Asia, Africa and the Middle East felt more often disadvantaged than other groups because of their origin. When asked whether anything has changed since the beginning of the pandemic, people with an Asian migration background particularly often answered in the affirmative,' explains Dr. Jörg Dollmann from the MZES study team. Around half of the around 80 people with an Asian migration background stated in the survey that they have felt discriminated against more often since the beginning of the pandemic than before. (...)"