Stop Asian Hate! Shopify creates new Shop catalog to support Asian brands

Canadian website building platform Shopify has expanded its support for Asian businesses on its platform after a series of crimes against Asian Americans sparked protests including #StopAsianHate , according to hypebeast .

However, is the growing racism in the United States so serious now?

The Pew Research Center reported in July last year that racist views against Asian Americans have become increasingly common in the U.S. since the outbreak of the pandemic . Now, this racist tendency has evolved into occasional violence and harassment in American society, including Asian Americans being spit on, bullied, refused services, and even shot.

According to a report recently released by the Stop AAPI Hate website, hate incidents against Asian Americans have surged in the United States in recent times. From March 19, 2020 to February 28, 2021, the center received a total of 3,795 incident reports. And since the beginning of this year, the website has received more than 500 criminal cases caused by racism and discrimination.

( Stop AAPI Hate website )

Verbal harassment accounted for more than 68% of complaints , and physical assaults accounted for 11%. Across the United States, women reported violence more than twice as often as men, and Chinese Americans were the most common targets of racist attacks, accounting for 42.2%, followed by Koreans, Vietnamese and Filipinos.

As a result, a #StopAsianHate protest campaign was launched on social networks ↓

Shopify also advocated against racist sentiment and said that anti-Asian racism has no place in the world, violence and xenophobia are intolerable, and expressed support for the Asian community ↓

In addition, to increase the visibility of minority businesses and help them attract new customers, Shopify has also designed a special directory for Asian businesses on its mobile shopping platform Shop, including Material, KonMari and Made in Chinatown.

It is worth mentioning that Shopify’s mobile shopping app Shop was launched in April 2020. It provides consumers with purchase, payment, order tracking, keeping in touch with Shopify stores, and discovering new brands. It looks similar to ordinary shopping apps.

（ Shop download page from Shopify）

Social contradictions in the United States are becoming increasingly acute, and the long-standing racial discrimination sentiment is becoming more and more intense. The H&M boycott of Xinjiang cotton that was just exposed yesterday also showed the misunderstanding and slander of China by the United States and other Western countries. Cross-border e-commerce sellers may also encounter problems of boycotts by foreign consumers when selling products. In this regard, sellers must always pay attention to the international situation and be prepared to prevent possible risks.

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