Asia. Even though this article has not explored the situation in nations like Japan, Korea, India and Pakistan, it will be a safe bet to assert that a country like Japan, with its homogeneous population, cannot be too non-racist compared to say, China. In fact, if anything, the Japanese harbour great distrust of foreigners who do not speak their language and are notorious for their non-acceptance of anyone not Japanese into their society.

Racism is well and rife in Asia and we have witnessed many manifestation of racial discrimination in some Asian nations. While recognizing that racism, by its very nature, is flagrantly discriminatory and runs counter to everything a civilized human being holds dear - the principles of freedom, equality and fraternity - we as Asians must do something about it. We must seek all possible avenues to garner support from conscientious individuals and progressive organizations who share our view that racism must be stamped out and eradicated from the social landscape of Asia. We need to pool the resources, strength and wisdom of right-minded citizens of our vast continent and think of ways to prevent the venom of racism from spreading unchecked. We have to tell our lawmakers to take cognizance of the unalienable rights of all people, including the right not to be made a victim of racial discrimination in all its manifestations. Anti-discriminatory laws must be enacted to punish those guilty of covert racism in all fields. In this way, we hope to be able to at least ameliorate the grave situation and to gradually rebuild a new Asia that is free from the social injustice and plague known as racism.

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