{"id":1294,"date":"2020-05-29T12:07:38","date_gmt":"2020-05-29T16:07:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/cspsc\/?page_id=1294"},"modified":"2025-11-07T14:14:05","modified_gmt":"2025-11-07T19:14:05","slug":"racial-discrimination-and-covid-19","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/cspsc\/racial-discrimination-and-covid-19\/","title":{"rendered":"Racial Discrimination and COVID-19"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<section class=\"w-screen px-6 cu-section cu-section--white ml-offset-center md:px-8 lg:px-14\">\n    <div class=\"space-y-6 cu-max-w-child-5xl  md:space-y-10 cu-prose-first-last\">\n\n            <div class=\"cu-textmedia flex flex-col lg:flex-row mx-auto gap-6 md:gap-10 my-6 md:my-12 first:mt-0 max-w-5xl\">\n        <div class=\"justify-start cu-textmedia-content cu-prose-first-last\" style=\"flex: 0 0 100%;\">\n            <header class=\"font-light prose-xl cu-pageheader md:prose-2xl cu-component-updated cu-prose-first-last\">\n                                    <h1 class=\"cu-prose-first-last font-semibold !mt-2 mb-4 md:mb-6 relative after:absolute after:h-px after:bottom-0 after:bg-cu-red after:left-px text-3xl md:text-4xl lg:text-5xl lg:leading-[3.5rem] pb-5 after:w-10 text-cu-black-700 not-prose\">\n                        Racial Discrimination and COVID-19\n                    <\/h1>\n                \n                                \n                            <\/header>\n\n                    <\/div>\n\n            <\/div>\n\n    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"racial-discrimination-and-the-well-being-of-asian-canadians-in-the-covid-19-context\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Racial Discrimination and the Well-Being of Asian Canadians in the COVID-19 Context<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 id=\"our-research-focus\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Our Research Focus<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Asian Canadians\u2014notably Chinese and other Asians who may \u201clook Chinese\u201d\u2014are facing increased incidences of racial discrimination in the COVID-19 context. While the link between racial discrimination and one\u2019s health and well-being has been clearly established, limited research exists specifically focused on the unique experiences of Asian Canadians.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This study addresses two gaps in the literature: the lack of research on racial discrimination experiences among Asian Canadians; and the lack of research on the association of racial discrimination and their health and well-being.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To increase knowledge of these impacts generally, but also specifically in the COVID-19 context, we plan to broadly distribute an anonymous online survey throughout Ontario, aimed towards collecting the experiences of Asian Canadians. The information collected through this study will serve towards an action research agenda, whereby knowledge mobilization would be geared towards spreading greater awareness.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 id=\"research-team\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Research Team<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"w-screen px-6 cu-section cu-section--white ml-offset-center md:px-8 lg:px-14\">\n    <div class=\"space-y-6 cu-max-w-child-5xl  md:space-y-10 cu-prose-first-last\">\n\n                \n        <div class=\"cu-column cu-component not-contained mx-auto grid max-w-5xl md:grid-cols-2 gap-6 md:gap-10\">\n            \n<div class=\"not-prose cu-card rounded-lg @container md:max-w-xl flex flex-col gap-3 bg-white shadow-lg shadow-cu-black-100 text-center group duration-300 ease-in hover:scale-[1.02] hover:shadow-cu-black-200\">\n        <header class=\"px-6 first:mt-6\">\n        <h2 class=\"text-lg font-semibold text-cu-black @sm:md:text-xl leading-6 @sm:md:leading-8\">\n                            Dennis Kao\n                    <\/h2>\n    <\/header>\n\n    <div class=\"flex flex-col px-6\">\n        <ul class=\"space-y-2 text-sm text-cu-black-700 @sm:md:text-base\">\n                            <li class=\"text-base @sm:md:text-lg italic\">\n                    Principal Investigator\n                <\/li>\n            \n            \n                    <\/ul>\n    <\/div>\n\n    \n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"not-prose cu-card rounded-lg @container md:max-w-xl flex flex-col gap-3 bg-white shadow-lg shadow-cu-black-100 text-center group duration-300 ease-in hover:scale-[1.02] hover:shadow-cu-black-200\">\n        <header class=\"px-6 first:mt-6\">\n        <h2 class=\"text-lg font-semibold text-cu-black @sm:md:text-xl leading-6 @sm:md:leading-8\">\n                            Kenta Asakura\n                    <\/h2>\n    <\/header>\n\n    <div class=\"flex flex-col px-6\">\n        <ul class=\"space-y-2 text-sm text-cu-black-700 @sm:md:text-base\">\n                            <li class=\"text-base @sm:md:text-lg italic\">\n                    Co-Investigator\n                <\/li>\n            \n            \n                    <\/ul>\n    <\/div>\n\n    \n<\/div>\n\n\n        <\/div>\n\n        \n    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<h3 id=\"research-objectives\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Research Objectives<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The overall goal of this research is to understand and build public awareness regarding the experiences of racial discrimination against Asian Canadians in the COVID-19 context, and the potential impacts on their well-being.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The objectives of the proposed study are threefold:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>To understand the current experiences of racial discrimination impacting Asian Canadians;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>To examine the association between racial discrimination and health and well-being among Asian Canadians;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>To raise awareness regarding the impact of racial discrimination on the health and well-being of Asian Canadians.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Racial Discrimination and the Well-Being of Asian Canadians in the COVID-19 Context Our Research Focus Asian Canadians\u2014notably Chinese and other Asians who may \u201clook Chinese\u201d\u2014are facing increased incidences of racial discrimination in the COVID-19 context. 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