The misconception of casual racism in Australian society
Channel: jason
Date: 2020-11-03

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Activism has always been an interest of mine and as such, I was drawn to research topics that included systematic racism and how it has affected our society in Australia. 

However, due to the lack of detailed sources; I decided to turn my focus on personal conflict, casual racism towards Asian Australians. This topic brought interest after the large influx of hate crimes towards Asian people across the globe (after the pandemic). With short interviews with family, friends, and members in the community, I found that everyone I interviewed had experienced casual racism. 

More importantly, this was on the daily. Whilst interviewing, I found that racist comments were a lot more prevalent in areas that had little to no Asian population. To get a better grasp on the situation at hand, I concluded that my research topic would be on the relation between casual racism and Asians. With a focus on how society has perpetuated casual racism and how it has slowly worsened over the years. My thought process was to produce an outcome in a video format that would raise awareness. That way, people in local communities would understand and identify casual racism. 

By undergoing such research, I aim to produce an informative video targeted at all age groups to promote a better understanding of casual racism towards Asians.