"coronavirus" Zheng Jingru, a junior in Melbourne, was yelled at on the tram
Chinese student Zheng Jingru attended the last year of university course RMIT the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology.
Not long ago she was wearing a mask on a tram.
"A man walked past me on the tram and shouted at me" Coronavirus`( new crown virus). "
"I was angry, but I didn`t know how to respond. I had to share my experiences on social media. "
Although she had long heard that some of her classmates had suffered similar things, she could not believe it.
"But I told myself it was finally coming to me. "
"Many people seem to think we [Asians] brought the new crown virus to Australia. "
She said that one of her male classmates was also discriminated against while on the tram. When a Western woman got out of the car, she spit on the window where he was.
A graffiti on ethnic discrimination against Chinese in Melbourne`s inner East
The wall of a construction site in Melbourne`s eastern Hawthorn has been graffitied with clearly racist words Shame on China,Go Home Yellow Dog "(" China shameless, yellow breed dog roll home). These graffiti have now been cleared.
The Indonesian Chinese immigrant, Rani Prammesti (Rani Pramesti), told ABC, she had suffered racial discrimination while walking her dog on Wednesday.
Mr. Pram suffered racial discrimination while walking his dog on Wednesday
She said that a man rode past her, and she glanced at him. The man shouted to her ," What are you looking at? He`s "stupid Asian ".
Pramesti said it was the first time in seven years that she had suffered racial discrimination in her community.
"Racial discrimination associated with the new outbreak is real. It makes it hard for people with Asian faces to feel safe every day ," she says.
"The new coronavirus does not discriminate on the basis of race; only people do. "
Cases of racial discrimination associated with the new crown epidemic are increasingly being heard in Asian communities. Two women were spitting in Sydney and a Hong Kong student in Tata was beaten with a mask.
Increased number of complaints of racial discrimination related to the new coronavirus
The Australian human rights Commission (Australian Human Rights Commission) data show that in February and March of this year a quarter of the total number of complaints of racial discrimination related to the new crown outbreak.
The Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) ABC seen data from the human rights Commission showing that complaints of racial discrimination received in February this year were by far the highest in the financial year. Of these complaints related to racial discrimination, one third in February and one quarter in March related to the new crown outbreak.
Australia`s human rights council said the number of complaints could not be made public because of strict confidentiality rules and requirements, but said it usually received dozens of complaints a month.
The Australian anti-racial discrimination commissioner, Chen Zhenliang (Chin Tan), said in an interview in ABC Chinese that racial discrimination related to the new crown virus against Asian Australians must be condemned by society.
Mr Chan says Australian society can not tolerate any racial discrimination
"The new coronavirus has no connection with race or nationality, and fear of the new coronavirus and the difficulties we all face can not be grounds for discrimination. "
He said :" People from all different backgrounds face the crisis and no group should be targeted. We must work together to defeat it ".
Ethnic communities should take care to prevent psychological harm
Dr. Chua said Asians should pay attention to psychological stress
A psychology lecturer at the University of Queensland, Michael Cai (Michael Thai), said anti-Asian racial discrimination words and deeds during the New Crown epidemic could harm the physical and mental health of people in Asian communities.
"They have been subjected to multiple levels of pressure, not only from the new crown outbreak, but also from the evils of racial discrimination. They were accused of bringing the new crown virus into Australia ," he said.
Dr. Cai called on Asian Australians not to blame themselves for racial discrimination and to build social networks to reduce the extent of racial discrimination.
"Many people who actually have empathy will tell you that [Asian] is not the cause of the new crown disease [outbreak]. "
He believes that some of these acts of racial discrimination have been fuelled by the "wagging" rhetoric of certain politicians.
The President of the United States Trump called the new coronavirus "Chinese virus". more than once Pauline Hansen (Pauline Hanson), leader of the Commonwealth senator 、 one-State Party of Australia, said that "any attempt to attack or criticize people for calling COVID-19 a`Chinese virus` should be blamed" and that "it is normal to address the virus in its origin ".
However, the World Health Organization had previously indicated that, in naming the disease, they had endeavoured to "find a name that did not involve geographical location, animals, individuals or populations ".
"[ Giving a virus] a name is important to prevent the use of other names that may be inaccurate or stigmatized. "
"If more leaders come forward and speak out ,[ racial discrimination] attacks could be reduced ," said Dr. Michael Cai. "
Ms Liao said she was disappointed by recent racial discrimination, but said mainstream Australian society was positive about Asian Australians
Australian Federal Liberal Party Chinese congressman Chan E Liao said in a statement that she was "extremely disappointed" by these acts of racial discrimination.
She encouraged victims to complain to the relevant authorities.
Australian Prime Minister Morrison praised the Australian Chinese community for its contribution to the epidemic at a national news conference on Thursday, April 3.
"In the early days of the new coronavirus spread, Chinese Australians made an excellent contribution. They set an early example for the rest of Australia. "
Also this afternoon, the Governor of Virginia, Daniel Andrews (Daniel Andrews), said :" The health crisis should not be an excuse for racists ".
"Over the past few months, we`ve seen some ugly behavior against Asian Australians, and it`s growing. "
How to complain?
Australia`s human rights Committee indicated that the public had little knowledge of how to complain about racial discrimination.
The Commission has introduced on its website that everyone can complain free of charge.
Information on how to complain is useful in 23 languages, including Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Indonesian and Hindi.
Complaints received by the human rights Commission are mainly in civil cases. Criminal cases are handled by the police.
According to the report, after the complaint, the committee will investigate and mediate before court prosecute..
Anti-Racial Discrimination Commissioner Chen Zhenliang said all Australians have a responsibility and obligation to maintain harmony in Australian society.
"I call on all Australians to show concern and support for others. "We`ll go together in the same boat ," he said.
reproduced in ABC Chinese
