anti-Asian
adjective
ˌan-tē-ˈā-zhən 
-shən,
ˌan-ˌtī-
: opposed to or hostile toward the people or culture of Asia
anti-Asian discrimination
anti-Asian bias
Examples of anti-Asian in a Sentence
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And today, with a significant rise of anti-Asian hate attacks, this trauma peered out its ugly head again for many Asian refugees.
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Emma Hall, Sacramento Bee, 6 June 2024
As co-founder of the luggage and travel brand Away (an obsession of mine—and many other Traveler editors), Filipino American Jen Rubio has been leading by example, making a major contribution to Stop Asian Hate, a community fund to fight the surge in anti-Asian violence.
—Rachel Chang, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Apr. 2024
This devastation fueled the rise of anti-immigrant xenophobia, anti-Asian hate, and right-wing nationalism that has threatened democracy at home through extremism and violence in U.S. politics.
—Ro Khanna, Foreign Affairs, 20 Dec. 2022
By the late 19th century, anti-Asian hysteria swept the U.S., leading to the passage of the 1882 Chinese Exclusion Act.
—Andrea Flores, Los Angeles Times, 30 May 2024
Those values led him to work with the AAPI community during the height of the AIDS pandemic and, in recent years, address anti-Asian hate.
—Sabrina Bodon, Sacramento Bee, 30 May 2024
Some of the anti-Asian hatred in the U.S. during the early COVID years may have may have influenced the film.
—Patrick Frater, Variety, 19 May 2024
Dawn, a former chef forced to close her restaurant because of a rise in anti-Asian violence across the country, stands frozen next to Charles.
—Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 25 Apr. 2024
That’s just one of the challenges that the AAPI community faces these days, along with a rise in anti-Asian hate in recent years, as well as a long history in America of discrimination and exclusion.
—Rachel Chang, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Apr. 2024
Emma Hall, Sacramento Bee, 6 June 2024
As co-founder of the luggage and travel brand Away (an obsession of mine—and many other Traveler editors), Filipino American Jen Rubio has been leading by example, making a major contribution to Stop Asian Hate, a community fund to fight the surge in anti-Asian violence.
—Rachel Chang, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Apr. 2024
This devastation fueled the rise of anti-immigrant xenophobia, anti-Asian hate, and right-wing nationalism that has threatened democracy at home through extremism and violence in U.S. politics.
—Ro Khanna, Foreign Affairs, 20 Dec. 2022
By the late 19th century, anti-Asian hysteria swept the U.S., leading to the passage of the 1882 Chinese Exclusion Act.
—Andrea Flores, Los Angeles Times, 30 May 2024
Those values led him to work with the AAPI community during the height of the AIDS pandemic and, in recent years, address anti-Asian hate.
—Sabrina Bodon, Sacramento Bee, 30 May 2024
Some of the anti-Asian hatred in the U.S. during the early COVID years may have may have influenced the film.
—Patrick Frater, Variety, 19 May 2024
Dawn, a former chef forced to close her restaurant because of a rise in anti-Asian violence across the country, stands frozen next to Charles.
—Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 25 Apr. 2024
That’s just one of the challenges that the AAPI community faces these days, along with a rise in anti-Asian hate in recent years, as well as a long history in America of discrimination and exclusion.
—Rachel Chang, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Apr. 2024
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“Anti-Asian.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/anti-Asian. Accessed 16 Jun. 2024.
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