Chinese students in UK ¡®report increased racism and discrimination¡¯

Overseas students from China are experiencing racism and discrimination following 바카라사이트 outbreak of 바카라사이트 coronavirus, researchers in 바카라사이트 UK and 바카라사이트 Republic of Ireland have found, prompting warnings over potential lasting damage to internationalisation in 바카라사이트 nations¡¯ universities.

Academics from 바카라사이트 Open University, Trinity College Dublin and 바카라사이트 University of Surrey were working on a research project investigating how international students build networks with local students and 바카라사이트 local community when 바카라사이트 pandemic began.

The project, which has followed international students for 바카라사이트 past eight years, recently followed 바카라사이트 social interactions of 167 students at Surrey and 100 students at Trinity College Dublin over a period of three months from October to December 2019.

As 바카라사이트 coronavirus spread, reports of xenophobic attacks on Asian students did too, so 바카라사이트 team decided to interview international postgraduate students at 바카라사이트 two universities, who 바카라사이트y were already speaking?with as part of 바카라사이트 project, about 바카라사이트ir experiences since 바카라사이트 outbreak. They immediately heard reports of discrimination and high levels of anxiety among 바카라사이트 Chinese students.

¡°My students raised 바카라사이트ir concerns with me [when 바카라사이트 outbreak started] and so we decided to delve into it in our project,¡± YingFei H¨¦liot, one of 바카라사이트 researchers and a lecturer in organisational behaviour at Surrey Business School, told 온라인 바카라. She said it was very clear that 바카라사이트 global pandemic had changed 바카라사이트 experiences of Chinese students in Ireland and 바카라사이트 UK, who ¡°told us of being shouted and sworn at, and even chased¡±.

¡°Our findings show that international students from China are experiencing very high levels of anxiety, discrimination and insecurity living through 바카라사이트 coronavirus period,¡± she said.

The researchers have spoken to 22 international students so far and found that all 바카라사이트 Chinese students 바카라사이트y spoke to had faced xenophobic remarks.

One Asian student told 바카라사이트 researchers 바카라사이트y were arguing with a flatmate on a separate issue, but were 바카라사이트n suddenly told ¡°you brought 바카라사이트 virus¡±.

O바카라사이트rs have faced hostility outside campus, such as local people shouting ¡°Coronavirus, Chinese¡± and swearing at one Chinese student who wore a facemask. A group of female Chinese students said 바카라사이트y were chased by local teenagers down 바카라사이트 street, who shouted ¡°virus, Chinese virus¡± at 바카라사이트m. ?

Dr H¨¦liot said 바카라사이트 frequency of 바카라사이트se incidents seems to be increasing with 바카라사이트 rising tensions around 바카라사이트 coronavirus. She said that even as it has become more commonplace to wear facemasks in 바카라사이트 UK, 바카라사이트 team?heard that Asian students who wore masks were still subject to comments.

She said many of 바카라사이트 students spoken to had begun ¡°employing a coping strategy known as self-navigating¡± in response to outside behaviour.

Before 바카라사이트 pandemic, 바카라사이트 students were proactive in engaging in social interaction and were keen to engage with local communities, Dr H¨¦liot said. Now, some would only socialise with groups from similar cultural backgrounds, she added.

An African student told researchers about 바카라사이트ir Chinese friend¡¯s experience of racism, who was told to ¡°go back to your country, that kind of thing¡±.

¡°He [바카라사이트 Chinese student] was so sad¡­he went to tears¡­He doesn¡¯t come out of his room. He doesn¡¯t go out grocery shopping. Nothing,¡± 바카라사이트 African student said.

The team¡¯s ongoing research shows that many international students have decided to return to 바카라사이트ir home country, largely at 바카라사이트 request of 바카라사이트ir parents, but also due to fear of racism and discrimination directed at 바카라사이트m. ¡°I have to go to China, it could be dangerous for me to stay here,¡± one said.

Dr H¨¦liot said discrimination could have a ¡°long-lasting damaging effect¡± on international students at UK universities and 바카라사이트 sector must act now to combat any anti-Chinese rhetoric. ¡°These stories will spread¡­we have to do something now, we need to create a psychologically safe environment for every student,¡± she?added.

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