“It was like someone was pissin on me in my own home”: experiences of Sinophobia victims during the COVID-19 global pandemic

Patel, Tina G.

Abstract

Having seen a rise in the expression of Sinophobia and anti-Chinese / East Asian sentiments during the Covid-19 pandemic, this article hypothesizes that such racism is intersectionally informed, resulting in non-universal experiences. In discussing survey data collected in 2023 from an international sample of n=117 participants identifying as being of Chinese or East Asian heritage, some key emerging themes and findings are presented. This supports the hypothesis and develops existing literature on Sinophobic victimization, the multi-layered nature of racism – specifically how, class and (female) gendered intersections are significant –, and the re-worked manifestation of ‘Orientalist’ racism in contemporary, particularly non-Asian or Western countries, during periods of fear and uncertainty.

Citation

Patel, T. G. (in press). “It was like someone was pissin on me in my own home”: experiences of Sinophobia victims during the COVID-19 global pandemic. Ethnic and Racial Studies, 1-25. https://doi.org/10.1080/01419870.2024.2386335

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Acceptance Date: Jul 25, 2024
• Online Publication Date: Aug 14, 2024
• Deposit Date: Aug 5, 2024
• Publicly Available Date: Feb 15, 2026
• Journal: Ethnic and Racial Studies
• Print ISSN: 0141-9870
• Publisher: Routledge
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Pages: 1-25
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/01419870.2024.2386335