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Why I’ve Stopped Telling People I’m Not Chinese
When confronted with racism toward anyone, our instinct should be indignation, not deflection. May 15, 202 Members of the Asian American Commission condemning racism toward the Asian American community because of coronavirus, outside the Massachusetts State House in Boston in March.Credit…John Tlumacki/The Boston Globe, via Getty Images By Euny Hong Ms. Hong is a journalist and…
Read More“Disgusted”: West Vancouver resident shocked by racist land covenant
Amir Ali A City of West Vancouver resident who was recently asked by the City to submit a restrictive covenant for their property was left feeling “appalled and disgusted” by its racist content. Her reaction was based on the language that’s included in the legal document that pertains to restrictive covenants. The covenant reads, “no…
Read MoreWest Vancouver woman upset to see racist language still exists in her home ownership documents
Lori Culbert A West Vancouver woman says she was infuriated to find racist language still exists on her home ownership documents, two years after the district vowed to take action to strike out these “discriminating covenants.” © Provided by Vancouver Sun Michele Tung (left) and Stembile Chibebe. Tung and her husband are building a home in…
Read MoreThe story of Asian-Canadians is the story of Canada
Author: BRANDT C. LOUIE, THE GLOBE AND MAIL Brandt C. Louie is the owner, chairman and CEO of H.Y. Louie and London Drugs. A family, a community, a country, is made up of the stories it tells. Over time, these stories form culture and history. Whether we’re aware of it or not, they become our…
Read MoreChinatown community calls for “more police presence” amid incessant vandalism
Vandalized lion, April 30, 2022. (Credit: Lorraine Lowe) By Katarina Szulc Vancouver’s Chinatown lions have been vandalized yet again, after they had just been cleaned up following vandalism earlier this month. Although it is not explicit as to whether the vandalism is racially motivated, Danny Quon, chief dance instructor for the Hon Hsing Dragon and Lion…
Read MoreWest Vancouver land titles bar African and Asian residents. This councillor wants to change that
By Sean Boynton Global News Posted January 22, 2020 11:56 pm EST A home in the West Vancouver British Properties. Global News A West Vancouver city councillor is looking to remove racist language from the land titles of the multi-million dollar homes that line the streets of the British Properties. Coun. Marcus Wong’s motion, which goes before council…
Read MoreWest Vancouver makes racist land covenants history
Council motion passed unanimously with an amendment calling for action from higher levels of government CBC News · Posted: Jan 28, 2020 6:06 AM PT | Last Updated: January 28, 2020 West Vancouver, seen here from Stanley Park, had several discriminatory land titles that were voided by the municipal council Monday. (Nadia Yong/Shutterstock) In West Vancouver, B.C.,…
Read MoreCommunity seeks support from graffiti artists after repairing defaced Vancouver Chinatown mural
“There was a sense of so many different parts of the community and city being part of the mural and protecting,” what it symbolizes. — Katherine Yi Author of the article: Joanne Lee-Young Publishing date: Apr 24, 2022 • 3 days ago • 3 minute read Peter Lau, 77, has run Liang You Book Co. Ltd.…
Read MoreHolocaust denial — and downplaying the Nazis’ murder of Jews — to be outlawed in Canada
Marie Woolf Published Saturday, April 9, 2022 4:24PM EDT The National Holocaust Monument is seen before the official opening ceremony in Ottawa, Wednesday, September 27, 2017. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld OTTAWA — Holocaust denial is to be outlawed in Canada, in a further effort to stamp out rising antisemitism. The federal government is set…
Read MoreKelowna man caught unleashing racist tirade charged for causing disturbance at COVID clinic
By Kathy Michaels, Global News Posted April 13, 2022 10:53 am Updated April 14, 2022 6:39 am A Kelowna man who made national headlines when he was caught on video unleashing a racist tirade outside a COVID-19 clinic last summer has now been charged. Court records indicate that Bruce Oryzduk faces a charge of causing…
Read MoreArtists, volunteers work to repair defaced Chinatown mural in Vancouver
Not the first time the mural has been vandalized but it’s the worst to date, say artists Ashley Moliere · CBC News · Posted: Apr 17, 2022 8:00 AM PT | Last Updated: April 17 Dozens of volunteers helped repaint the Eight Immortals Crossing the Sea mural in Vancouver’s Chinatown after it was defaced in late March. (Martin Diotte/CBC News) Around…
Read MoreChinese community outraged after racist images used in French learning programs
By Felisha Adam, CityNewsEverywhere Posted Apr 16, 2022, 11:45AM PDT. The Quebec Chinese community was left outraged following worksheets depicting racist stereotypes. “When you’re looking at a picture, which is to say that Asian people or Chinese people are small eye size and that is how they dress. You know, it’s all connected to racism…
Read MoreAnalysis: CBC ombudsman misses the mark in response to complaint by Sen. Yuen Pau Woo
by Charlie Smith from Georgia Straight on April 16th, 2022 at 8:06 AM Late last month, CBC ombudsman Jack Nagler essentially cleared a CBC journalist of an allegation that his “misreporting” led to a torrent of anti-Asian hatred directed against a B.C. senator Sen. Yuen Pau Woo filed a complaint last year to the Crown broadcaster’s ombudsman in response…
Read More‘Your kind isn’t welcome here’: B.C. family targeted with hate-filled messages
By Amy Judd & Kylie Stanton Global News Police on Vancouver Island are investigating a series of suspected hate crimes that have left a Saanich family terrified. As Kylie Stanton reports, it involves disturbing notes that have been left on the vehicle of a South Asian man. – Apr 1, 2022 Police on Vancouver Island are investigating a series of suspected hate…
Read MoreTrial postponed for couple charged in alleged Richmond racist incident
A couple being charged with mischief are representing themselves in court. By Maria Rantanen Richmond Provincial CourtRichmond News file photo A trial for a couple charged with mischief in an alleged racist incident at a Steveston coffee shop was postponed to a future date. Michel Jean-Jacque Bertiaume and Astrid Maria Secreve were charged with mischief…
Read MoreWoman accused in alleged racist incident hurls racial slur outside Richmond courthouse
RICHMOND, B.C. – A Richmond couple allegedly involved in a racist incident at a Steveston coffee shop was in court Friday. Before co-accused Astrid Maria Secreve went into the court room, she spewed a racial slur at a CTV News Vancouver cameraman, who’s of Asian descent. “Don’t touch me,” she could be heard saying on…
Read MoreAsian Canadians dismayed by lack of hate crime charge in assault on elderly man
Asian community points to difficulty in proving crimes are motivated by hate Steve Zhang · CBC News · Posted: Mar 31, 2022 6:00 AM PT | Last Updated: March 31 Jamie Bezanson was sentenced to a year of probation and a $100 penalty for his assault on elderly Asian man in East Vancouver. Some Asian Canadians say the decision…
Read MoreAsian woman beaten with rock in NYC dies 3 months after attack: officials
By Tina Moore February 28, 2022 4:11pm GuiYing Ma passed away after getting struck in the head with a rock during an assault in Queens on November 26, 2021.GoFundMe An Asian woman who was struck in the head with a rock in Queens has died from her injuries nearly three months later, authorities said Monday. GuiYing…
Read MoreGuilty plea expected from man accused of assaulting Asian senior at Vancouver 7-Eleven
By Kristen Robinson Global News. Posted February 17, 2022 2:06 pm A guilty plea is expected when the suspect in an alleged hate-crime attack on an elderly Asian man appears in court next month. Jamie Allen Bezanson, 51, is accused of one count of assault in connection with the March 13, 2020 incident in East Vancouver.…
Read MoreRacist remarks hurled at Oliver, B.C. students by adult protester during confrontation
By Taya Fast & Yasmin Gandham Global News Posted February 13, 2022 5:06 pm . Updated February 13, 2022 7:43 pm A video has now gone viral showing a protestor hurling racist insults at a student in Oliver. Yasmin Gandham has more – Feb 13, 2022 A group of protesters rallied in front of a South Okanagan school…
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