Asian New Zealanders - CathNews New Zealand https://cathnews.co.nz Catholic News New Zealand Mon, 14 Nov 2022 06:56:43 +0000 en-NZ hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.1 https://cathnews.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/cropped-cathnewsfavicon-32x32.jpg Asian New Zealanders - CathNews New Zealand https://cathnews.co.nz 32 32 70145804 Racism affects 40 percent of Asian New Zealanders since Covid-19 pandemic onset https://cathnews.co.nz/2022/11/14/racism-asian-new-zelanders/ Mon, 14 Nov 2022 06:52:03 +0000 https://cathnews.co.nz/?p=154138 Forty percent of Asian New Zealanders have experienced racism since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic, according to researchers at the University of Auckland. The paper, published in the New Zealand Medical Journal on Friday, finds groups most likely to experience anti-Asian hate were temporary migrants, students, and those living in rural communities. Author Dr Read more

Racism affects 40 percent of Asian New Zealanders since Covid-19 pandemic onset... Read more]]> Forty percent of Asian New Zealanders have experienced racism since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic, according to researchers at the University of Auckland.

The paper, published in the New Zealand Medical Journal on Friday, finds groups most likely to experience anti-Asian hate were temporary migrants, students, and those living in rural communities.

Author Dr Lynne Soon-Chean Park says experiencing racism can lead to depression, anxiety and low life satisfaction.

"In Aotearoa and globally, the Covid-19 pandemic has highlighted racism in our society, including targeted anti-Asian hatred," she said. Read more

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