My friend from the Reunion islands said she just cannot imagine any of this happening and worst to live in a country where your life feels threatened every day. I guess your friend from Hong Kong became a different person while living in Jamaica. The Asian population is huge in Jamaica. They speak the Jamaican patois just like Jamaicans. However, it doesn't matter whether you are from the Philippines, China, Japan, Taiwan, Hong Kong, or Malaysia. You will be called "Miss Chin or Mr. Chin" and you become immune to it and learn to cope.
I never knew how to switch into relaxation mode until I left Jamaica.
Yes, it's very hard when I love the country so much, but I couldn't live a "normal" life like a prisoner.