Australia needs to embrace ‘Asianness’ as part of ‘Australianness’

Since the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic and the deterioration of the relationship between Australia and China, there’s been a surge of Sinophobia and anti-Asian racism in Australia.

The recurrence of anti-immigrant racism suggests that its root cause remains unaddressed, and unless ‘Asianness’ is embraced as an integral part of ‘Australianness’ it is unlikely that anti-Asian racism will disappear.