I would not be surprised of some Chinese backlash especially if there’s a war — maybe not a direct war but a proxy war.
Look at how Arab Americans are being treated now (pulled for security checks at airports and the like).
I think that, in the end, America is a fair society but there will be periods of paranoia that will makes it very unpleasant for the people targeted.
Unfortunately, politicians sense the voters sense of insecurity and play on that. Look at how the Hispanic immigrants were targeted by Pete Wilson in the 1990s and again now. They do all the shitty work, get the shitty pay, but are targeted at every turn by the politicians. Legal or nor, when the recession hits, you’ll see more Hispanic bashing.
I have a Chinese-American friend who grew up in the 1960s in the South. He tells me he that felt undue pressure to conform because of the communist scare. He didn’t have many friends so concentrated on his studies and got a JD from a top school. He wishes that his parents taught him Chinese so he could have more opportunities in a globalized world. He thinks the more recent prosperous Asian immigrants who come to America for university and can easily move between the two worlds are very lucky.
As far as Canada goes, the Asians are especially well treated in Vancouver. My Chinese friends, says that Vancouver is the only place in the Western world where, if you’re Asian and walk into an expensive store, the staff will be especially helpful (thanks to all the money from Hong Kong).
The Chinese clearly dominate the economy in Vancouver and Whites know that without the Asians, Vancouver would not be what it is.
