anti-Asian

adjective

ˌan-tē-ˈā-zhən

-shən,

ˌan-ˌtī-

: opposed to or hostile toward the people or culture of Asia

anti-Asian discrimination

anti-Asian bias

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Min has faced a barrage of attacks related to his DUI arrest last year and last month had his campaign signs defaced with anti-Asian slurs. —

Hannah Fry, Los Angeles Times, 6 Nov. 2024 The results point to Asian Americans’ sensitivity to the issue of crime and safety due to the uptick of anti-Asian hate during the height of the pandemic that many feel went unaddressed, experts say. —

Kimmy Yam, NBC News, 13 Nov. 2024 The day after the announcement, multiple media outlets resurfaced homophobic and anti-Asian remarks that fellow freshman cast member Shane Gillis had made in the past. —

Sarah Burke, Them, 23 Oct. 2024 In 2020, when anti-Asian incidents were on the rise, Greenblatt offered the A.D.L.’s expertise in tracking hate to a group of prominent Asian Americans. —

E. Tammy Kim, The New Yorker, 15 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for anti-Asian