Other Asians — Indians, Koreans, and Japanese — followed, and they, too, faced xenophobia.
Other Asians—Indians, Koreans, and Japanese followed, and they, too, faced xenophobia.
Every wealthy country in the world is grappling with immigration issues, facing xenophobia, building higher fences and hiring more immigration police while virtually ignoring migration's driving forces, such as lack of opportunity and growing economic disparities.
A bomb in the western city of Dusseldorf that wounded nine immigrants, six of them Jews, and a spate of anti-immigrant slurs or attacks in the east led Mr. Fischer to a much-noticed statement this month in which he deplored German "passivity" in the face of xenophobia.
But his writing on identity draws a sharp, value-loaded distinction between ethnic and civic nationalism, claiming only the latter is compatible with liberal democracy (a position that becomes harder to maintain in the face of xenophobia perpetuated in the name of "civic" nationalism – rising French Islamophobia and Turkish exclusivism spring to mind).
The idealistic image of the UK that many Europeans have always had – a place of cultured and informed public debate, along with a trademark openness – has changed over the last few months, with a rather ugly face of xenophobia and anti-migrant sentiment dominating the picture instead.
In Philadelphia, where I live, he spoke on Independence Mall, reminding immigrants to not be "discouraged" in the face of xenophobia.
The team behind "Coco," this year's Academy Award winner for best animated feature, used their acceptance speech as an opportunity to stand up for Mexico and Mexicans in the face of xenophobia.
American soccer players, clubs and supporters have always faced adversity: xenophobia, discrimination, ignorance and disrespect.
The shooting comes at a time when the U.S. is facing rising xenophobia, often aimed at Muslims, Arabs and those perceived to be such.
