In the

Western world The Western world, also known as the West, primarily refers to the various nations and state (polity), states in the regions of Europe, North America, and Oceania.

or non-Asian countries, terms such as "racism against Asians" or "anti-Asian racism" is typically meant to include institutional

racist Racism is the belief that groups of humans possess different behavioral traits corresponding to inherited attributes and can be divided based on the superiority of one race over another. It may also mean prejudice, discrimination, or antagonism ...

policies, discrimination, and mistreatment of

Asian people Asian people (or Asians, sometimes referred to as Asiatic people)United States National Library of Medicine. Medical Subject Headings. 2004. November 17, 200Nlm.nih.gov: ''Asian Continental Ancestry Group'' is also used for categorical purpos ...

and Asian immigrants by institutions or non-Asian people.

Overview

The concept of 'racism against Asians' is most common in communities or countries where the ethnic or racial majority is non-Asian, or the national character is Western. The concept is most often employed referring to Anti-Asian phenomena outside of the Asian continent, such as in countries in Africa, Europe, North America and South America.

Countries

Australia

* White Australia policy

Canada

Chinese head tax in Canada The Chinese Head Tax was a fixed fee charged to each Chinese person entering Canada. The head tax was first levied after the Canadian parliament passed the Chinese Immigration Act of 1885 and it was meant to discourage Chinese people from enterin ...

* Chinese Immigration Act, 1885 * Royal Commission on Chinese Immigration * Internment of Japanese Canadians * Pacific Coast race riots of 1907 * 1886 Vancouver anti-Chinese riots * Anti-Oriental riots (Vancouver) *

Chinese Immigration Act, 1923 The Chinese Immigration Act, 1923, known today as the Chinese Exclusion Act (the duration of which has been dubbed the Exclusion Era), was an act passed by the government of Liberal Prime Minister William Lyon Mackenzie King, banning most forms o ...

Uganda

* Expulsion of Asians from Uganda

United States

* Racism against Asian Americans, covers the history of anti-Asian racism in the United States **

Anti-Chinese legislation in the United States Anti-Chinese legislation in the United States was introduced in the United States to deal with Chinese migrants following the gold rush in California and those coming to build the railway, including: * Anti-Coolie Act of 1862 *Page Act of 1875 *Chi ...

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Los Angeles Chinese massacre of 1871 The Los Angeles Chinese massacre of 1871 was a List of ethnic riots, racial massacre targeting Chinese immigrants in Los Angeles, California, United States that occurred on October 24, 1871. Approximately 500 White Americans, white and Hispani ...

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San Francisco riot of 1877 The San Francisco riot of 1877 was a three-day pogrom waged against Chinese immigrants in San Francisco, California by the city's majority white population from the evening of July 23 through the night of July 25, 1877. The ethnic violence which sw ...

***Destruction of

Chinatown, Denver Chinatown in Denver, Colorado, was a residential and business district of Chinese Americans in what is now the LoDo section of the city. It was also referred to as "Hop Alley", based upon a slang word for opium. The first Chinese resident of Denve ...

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Tacoma riot of 1885 The Tacoma riot of 1885, also known as the 1885 Chinese expulsion from Tacoma, involved the forceful expulsion of the Chinese population from Tacoma, Washington Territory, on November 3, 1885. City leaders had earlier proposed a November 1 deadline ...

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Seattle riot of 1886 The Seattle riot of 1886 occurred on February 6–9, 1886, in Seattle, Washington, amidst rising anti-Chinese sentiment caused by intense labor competition and in the context of an ongoing struggle between labor and capital in the Western United S ...

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Chinese Massacre Cove Chinese Massacre Cove is an area along the Snake River in Wallowa County, Oregon, United States. It is located in the Wallowa–Whitman National Forest and the Hells Canyon National Recreation Area, upriver from the Snake's confluence with the Imnah ...

*** Pacific Coast race riots of 1907 ***

Rock Springs massacre The Rock Springs massacre, also known as the Rock Springs riot, occurred on September 2, 1885, in the present-day United States city of Rock Springs, Wyoming, Rock Springs in Sweetwater County, Wyoming. The riot, and resulting massacre of Chin ...

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Chinese Exclusion Act The Chinese Exclusion Act was a United States federal law signed by President Chester A. Arthur on May 6, 1882, prohibiting all immigration of Chinese laborers for 10 years. The law excluded merchants, teachers, students, travelers, and diplom ...

** Immigration Act of 1924 ** Internment of Japanese Americans *

Stop Asian Hate ''Stop Asian Hate'' is a slogan and name for a series of demonstrations, protests, and rallies against violence targeting Asians, Asian Americans, and others of Asian descent. They were held across the United States in 2021 in response to racia ...

, a 2021 movement in the United States

Against East and Southeast Asians

Anti-Chinese sentiment in the United States Anti-Chinese sentiment in the United States dates to the mid-19th century, shortly after Chinese immigrants, the ancestors of many Chinese Americans, first arrived in North America. It has taken many forms, including prejudice; racist immigration ...

Anti-Japanese sentiment in the United States Anti-Japanese sentiment in the United States has existed since the late 19th century, especially during the Yellow Peril, which had also extended to other Asian immigrants. Anti-Japanese sentiment in the United States would peak during World Wa ...

* Interminority racism in the United States (by Black Americans against Asian Americans)

France

Anti-Asian racism in France Anti-Asian racism in France refers to discrimination that is faced by individuals of Asian descent in France. General Anti-Asian racism often consists of beliefs about people of Asian origin, which are often presented in a positive manner but conta ...

References

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