1.
Name : Vora Kiran Shamaldas.
Class : M.A Sem. 3
Roll no. 13
Paper no. 11 Post Colonial Studies
Topic : Racism in Asia
Email Id : Kiranvora5196@gmail.com
Submitted to : Smt. S.B. Gardi
Department of English
M. K. Bhavnagar
University.

2.
• Only black people suffered from Racism?
What about Asian people
• White people weren’t the only one who
did Racism
• “why do Asians hate black people?” and
“why do Asians only stick with other
Asians?”

3.
 Firstly, racism is, “The belief that race accounts for differences in human character or
ability and that a particular race is superior to others.” Secondly, racism is,
“Discrimination or prejudice based on race.”
 Examples of the first definition abound. When slavery was practiced in the United
States, blacks were not only considered inferior to whites but regarded as property
instead of human beings. During the 1787 Philadelphia Convention, it was agreed that
slaves were to be considered three-fifths people for purposes of taxation and
representation. Generally during slavery, blacks were deemed intellectually inferior to
whites. This notion persists in modern-day America.

4.
 Disputes between East and West Pakistan soon after the partition of India
were beginning to give rise to racist ideas and sentiments towards West
Pakistani social groups
 West Pakistanis being seen as 'Mleccha' or inferior, uncivilized tribals
compared to the educated Bengalis.
 number of discriminatory laws against Chinese Indonesians were enacted by
the government of Indonesia . In 1959, President Sukarno approved PP
10/1959 that forced Chinese Indonesians to close their businesses in rural
areas and relocate into urban areas. Moreover, political pressures in the 1970s
and 1980s restricted the role of the Chinese Indonesian in politics, academics,
and the military.
 In 1998, Indonesia riots over higher food prices and rumors of hoarding by
merchants and shopkeepers often degenerated into anti-Chinese attacks.
There were also racism against religion & believe wide across the country,
especially between Muslims and Christians.

5.
 The earliest rejection of discrimination was made as far back as the Hindu
sacred text of Bhagavada Gita, which says that no person, no matter what, is
barred from enlightenment. Even early Hindu texts such as the Rig Veda
discourage the abuse of outcastes. The text reads, "Indra, you lifted up the
outcast who was oppressed, you glorified the blind and the lame."
 The first Prime minister of India, Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru, wrote
“We in India have known racialism in all its forms ever since the commencement of
British rule. The idea of a master race is inherent in imperialism ... India as a nation and
Indians as individuals were subjected to insult, humiliation and contemptuous
treatment. The English were an imperial race, we were told, with the God-given right to
govern us and keep us in subjection; if we protested we were reminded of the 'tiger
qualities of an imperial race”

6.
 India, colorist runs rampant and Africans in India suffer from society’s
long-held prejudices. The phenomenon of Africans facing casual racism
in India date backs to 1950s. Africans, African-AmericanThe varna
system was equivalent to division of labour and a Shudras son (the
lowest varna) could become a Brahmin. But later this system became
hereditary and a Shudra's son would remain a Shudra, and became to
known as caste system.
 During the British Raj, racist views against Indians based on the systemic
scientific racism practiced in Europe at the time were popularized.
Views include dividing linguistic groups into ethnic "classes“
 Caribbeans, are frequently spat at and called unacceptable racial slurs
like “bandar” (monkey), “habshi” and “negro”. More recently, they have
even been accused of being "cannibals" and eventually faced mob
violence. According to scholar Paul McGarr, “African students in India
regularly complained about colour prejudice they encountered".

7.
 Several clashes between African and
Chinese students have occurred
since the arrival of Africans to
Chinese universities in the 1960s.
Many African students come to
China on a scholarship through the
government to study at a university.
The African students were often
perceived as threatening and not
punctual.
 A well-documented incident in 1988
featured Chinese students rioting
against African students studying in
Nanjing
 Anti-Japanese sentiment in China is
an issue with old roots. Japan
annexed land from China towards
the end of the Qing Dynasty.
 Dissatisfaction with the settlement
and the Twenty-One Demands by the
Japanese government led to a severe
boycott of Japanese products in
China.
 Bitterness in China persists over the
atrocities of the Second Sino-
Japanese War, such as the Nanjing
Massacre and Japan's post-war
actions. Today, textbook revisionism
and censorship remain contentious
issues.

8.
 In 2005, a United Nations report expressed concerns about racism in
Japan and that government recognition of the depth of the problem
was not total.[The author of the report, Doudou Diène concluded after
a nine-day investigation that racial discrimination and xenophobia in
Japan primarily affects three groups: national minorities, Latin
Americans of Japanese descent mainly Japanese Brazilians, and
foreigners(mainly whites) from poor countries.
 Japan accepted just 16 refugees in 1999, while the United States took in
85,010 for resettlement, according to the UNHCR. New Zealand, which
is 30 times smaller than Japan, accepted 1,140 refugees in 1999. Just
305 persons were recognized as refugees by Japan from 1981, when
Japan ratified the U.N. Convention Relating to the Status of Refugees,
to 2002. Former Prime Minister Taro Aso called Japan a "one race"
nation

9.
 Koreans, both north and south, tend to equate nationality or citizenship with
membership in a single, homogeneous politicized ethnic group or "race"
Discrimination and ostracism of biracial children is ubiquitous in South Korean
society.
 A common language and culture also are viewed as important elements in Korean
identity. Both North Korea and South Korea are among the world's most ethnically
homogeneous nations
 South Korean schools have been criticized for hiring only white teachers who apply to
teach English, because South Koreans positively regard fair skin color as
representative of "Western" or "English"-ness
 With South Korean society's passion for education, South Koreans can hold a
stereotypical view of Jews as the model of academic excellence as well as Jews being
very intelligent. Conversely, a survey by the Anti-Defamation League found that 53%
of South Koreans showing anti-semitic tendencies.However, the half-Jewish
journalist Dave Hazzan investigated on this result and found no anti-semitism in
South Korea.Moreover, Abe Foxman, head of the Anti-Defamation League, admitted
that cultural norms affected the respondents' answers which has to be considered in
future surveys.

10.
The racism that happened in Asia within Asian
countries…
But there is Racism for Asians too, in West
countries
Asians are facing problems even in today’s time
because of race difference
We can connect orientalism here
Asians and Racism

11.
 In popular culture, majority
of youth are liking Kpop
nowadays
 Kpop is a whole new music
world that is becoming
really popular even in West
 But still it doesn’t have
larger platform in many of
Asian countries as well as
the west
 But because of Kpop and
KDramas now Racism
towards Asian is fading
away .

12.
 This is a dark side that we can
find in any Industry
 Kpop is related to Korea but not
only Koreans are part of it but
also many chinese, Japanese,
Thai people are there and even
Americans.
 But Asians do a lot of racism,
Korea really respects their
Culture so a kpop idol who is
chinese feels inferior to Korean
idol and because of this
partiality many chinese and
Japanese leave their career
behind in Korea

13.
 Alex Reid was first non-Asain/black
woman in Kpop girls group named BP
RaNia
 she admitted that being a black
woman in a Kpop group was hard
 She said about Racism that “If there
is one thing that I learned about
rasicm it is to try and teach instead of
getting hurt and angry. Any racism
used to make me sad and hostile. I
cant get mad at ignorance anymore.
Sometimes people just don’t know.