Bias Against Asians

Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, the nation witnessed a staggering rise in racist rhetoric aimed at Asian Americans. Nationwide, incidents of anti-Asian sentiment surged by 150%, with major cities like New York City and Los Angeles experiencing even higher numbers. Regrettably, this is not an unprecedented occurrence; moments of fear and anxiety often reveal the ugliest facets of humanity, and our Asian community has endured such fear and hatred multiple times throughout U.S. history.

It's important that employers be cognizant of the difficulties their Asian employees face right now, and equally important that employees go from bystander to upstander and act as allies for their Asian co-workers. This microlesson provides video examples of the difficulties Asian people are facing both in and out of the workplace right now, and uses employee sentiment surveys to gauge the severity of these biases at your organization.

• Since the start of the pandemic, there have been more than 3,000 hate crimes against Asians.
• Your Asian co-workers are likely feeling vulnerable in the face of this bias.
• Be an upstander and ally for your co-workers and stop any bias or disrespectful conduct directed towards them.

Microlesson Features

• Employee sentiment pulsing questions that provide leaders with insights into their workforce's core cultural competencies
• Emtrain's Expert Answers tool, enabling employeees to submit anonymous questions about sensitive issues.

• Rich, contemporary video scences illustrating key concepts through realistic scenarios
• A data driven, skill-based approach to eLearning that establishes a shared language for employees.

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