Research shows almost one in five Chinese-Australians are experiencing racist attacks, more than two years after the COVID-19 pandemic began.
Cassandra Au and her husband were forced to abandon their Cook Islands holiday when Australia closed its borders in early 2020, but the encroaching COVID-19 pandemic was not the only cause for alarm on the flight home.Figures may be under-reported due to language barriers"I said, 'Why is everybody on this plane giving me filthy looks?" Ms Au said.
Launceston social worker Yanqi Wang said her heritage was still a problem for some clients, who requested to work with her colleagues once they had communicated with her."There was a guy riding a scooter towards us," Ms Wang said."There were also occasions with people saying, 'Go back to your own country' or saying ugly words like 'chinks'.
"'Yellow peril' has existed since the first Chinese came into Australia for the gold rush period in the mid-1800s. University of Adelaide Chinese studies professor Mobo Gao said these incidents were more commonly happening on public transport.
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