Prejudice towards Asian Americans is a persistent issue that manifests through harmful stereotypes, discriminatory practices, and acts of violence. From the early waves of Asian immigration during the late 1700s, Asian-Americans have experienced a barrage of social challenges all motivated by prejudice.
Since Asian Americans arrived during the late 1700s, they have experienced “ physical violence, hate crime, harassment, persistent marginalization, stereotyping, verbal attacks, and micro aggressions motivated by individual-level racism and xenophobia.” This prejudice can still be seen in our modern day country. It is important as a country that we advocate for people experiencing the problems