{"id":99550,"date":"2021-02-03T15:10:03","date_gmt":"2021-02-03T23:10:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/?p=99550"},"modified":"2021-02-03T16:24:12","modified_gmt":"2021-02-04T00:24:12","slug":"ucla-asian-and-pacific-islander-groups-report-covid-19-hate-incidents","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/2021\/02\/03\/ucla-asian-and-pacific-islander-groups-report-covid-19-hate-incidents\/","title":{"rendered":"UCLA: Asian and Pacific Islander groups report COVID-19 hate incidents"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-87190\" src=\"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/The-Hate-You-Give.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"384\" height=\"310\" srcset=\"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/The-Hate-You-Give.jpg 384w, https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/The-Hate-You-Give-300x242.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 384px) 100vw, 384px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Many Asian, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander adults reported directly experiencing a hate incident due to COVID-19 over the last 12 months, the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research reported Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p>On the heels of President Biden&#8217;s executive order condemning and combating racism, xenophobia, and intolerance against Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders related to COVID-19, UCLA researchers released new data on the impact of the pandemic on Asians, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We wanted to pull specific data to add to evidence from our advocacy partners on not only the negative health impact COVID-19 is having, but also get at some of the resulting social and behavioral impacts,&#8221; said Dr. Ninez Ponce, director of UCLA CHPR and the California Health Interview Survey principal investigator.<\/p>\n<div style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center; margin-top: 20px; margin-bottom: 20px; \" id=\"theav-418957926\"><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-4504301096758439\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block; text-align:center;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-4504301096758439\" \ndata-ad-slot=\"5907184250\" \ndata-ad-layout=\"in-article\"\ndata-ad-format=\"fluid\"><\/ins>\n<script> \n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); \n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n<p>&#8220;Throughout the pandemic, CHIS efforts have been devoted to providing data on overlooked racial and ethnic groups, and we feel that it&#8217;s important to bring to light reported abuses, attacks, or unfair treatment, so that decision-makers can create the necessary policies to protect at-risk groups,&#8221; Ponce said.<\/p>\n<p>According to the White House, an estimated 2 million Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders have served on the front lines of the crisis as health care providers, first responders, and in other essential roles.<\/p>\n<p>Key findings include:<\/p>\n<p>&#8212; 6.8% of Asian and Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander adults reported directly experiencing a hate incident due to COVID-19 over the last 12 months. Of those who reported a hate incident, 63.7% reported a verbal abuse or attack and 22.4% reported cyberbullying;<\/p>\n<p>&#8212; 1 in 4 Asian and Pacific Islander adults reported witnessing another Asian or Pacific Islander person being treated unfairly due to their race, ethnicity, or national origin; and<\/p>\n<p>&#8212; 51.5% agree or strongly agree that the city or local government has done a good job managing the COVID-19 outbreak; 21.9% disagree or strongly disagree.<\/p>\n<p>On the other hand, only 18.8% agree or strongly agree that the national government has done a good job managing the COVID-19 outbreak; 63.3% disagree or strongly disagree.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Many Asian, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander adults reported directly experiencing a hate incident due to COVID-19 over the last 12 months, the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research reported Wednesday. 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