My Anti-Asian Racism Perspective

I’ve been thinking about how to enter into the anti-Asian racism dialogue through a tangible and germane avenue because I think that counter voices to this issue are critical. This opportunity befell recently when CBC News reported on newly released data about anti-Asian racism compiled by the Chinese Canadian National Council Toronto Chapter.

Anti-Asian racism is not a new occurrence. But since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, I think targeted aggressions from racial slur to physical violence to homicide have instilled fraught fears in Asians who are Chinese and look visibly Chinese.

"Fuckin’ chink," "Go back to China," being shoulder-checked, and slant-eyed gestures are...

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