（Red Maple/Xiaoming Guo）On the occasion of the 100th anniversary of the promulgation of Canada’s “Chinese Exclusion Act”, nearly 3,000 Chinese from several major cities in Canada gathered in Ottawa, the capital, and held a large gathering on Parliament Hill Square to review and reflect on this dark history of Canada. Together with representatives of the […]
A Richmond, B.C., couple facing mischief charges in relation to an incident at a coffee shop that was condemned as an act of anti-Asian hate entered a surprise guilty plea Tuesday. Astrid Maria Secreve and Michel Jean-Jacque Berthume opened court proceedings by announcing they’ve switched their plea from not guilty, putting an immediate halt to […]
“The Chinese population … has overcome a lot of barriers in order to be able to work in professions and to be elected politicians and to reach the highest goals that many of the Chinese population reached,” an event organizer said. A century later, residents of Victoria, British Columbia, are commemorating the Chinese community’s 1922 […]
Members of Calgary’s Chinese community are demanding a public apology from Premier Jason Kenney for what they describe as racist comments made in a recent media interview. More than 60 people gathered outside of McDougall Centre on a frigid New Year’s Day morning to condemn Kenney’s comments, in which he told Calgary Sun columnist Rick […]
Daniel J. RoweCTV News Montreal Digital Reporter MONTREAL — Since the COVID-19 pandemic, multiple reports have drawn attention to a rise in anti-Asian racism in Montreal and throughout Quebec. Alleged crimes have included a person being pepper-sprayed, another being stabbed and many being harassed on the streets of the city, and a march against anti-Asian racism was held […]
Phil TsekourasMulti-Platform Writer, CTV News Toronto Published Sunday, March 28, 2021 2:20PM EDT TORONTO — Members of Toronto’s Asian community and their allies held a rally at Nathan Phillips Square Sunday to raise awareness about anti-Asian racism following the fatal shooting of several Asian-American women in Atlanta earlier this month. Organizers of the demonstration said […]
By Slav Kornik Global News Posted March 27, 2021 3:28 pm The Building Bridges Against Hate walk was held in downtown Edmonton Saturday. Dozens of people marched in the demonstration, which was spurred by the recent shootings of six Asian women near Atlanta, Georgia. “There’s a lot of love in the community. In a few short […]
Tyson Fedor CTV News Calgary Video Journalist. Published Sunday, March 28, 2021 2:06PM MDT CALGARY — Members of Calgary’s Asian community joined together to fight anti-Asian hate in the U.S. and Canada. This, following a string of mass shootings in Atlanta, Ga. nearly two weeks ago at three separate massage and spa parlours that killed eight people. […]
Travis PrasadMulti-media journalist, CTV News Vancouver Published Sunday, March 28, 2021 7:10PM PDT VANCOUVER — Hundreds of people gathered at the Vancouver Art Gallery on Sunday afternoon to rally against anti-Asian hate crimes. The protest was organized by the Asian Canadian Equity Alliance. “If we don’t take action and don’t start having our opinions get […]
今天，埃德蒙顿的天气有些阴沉，零星下起了小雪。而一场“反对仇恨”的种族大游行，也在埃德蒙顿市中心拉开了帷幕. 现场约有数百名华人们参加，大家佩戴着口罩，在组织者的要求下保持着社交距离，平静却坚定地高举着标语：“Stop Asian Hate！”“No Violence in Canada !” 期间，也有原住民社区、非裔社区、穆斯林社区等加入了进来，不同肤色不同种族的人们汇合成同一股力量，穿越街道，用行动表达着我们共同的心愿： “反对种族歧视！仇恨、暴力，在加拿大没有生存的土壤” 大家从埃德蒙顿市中心唐人街的“黄氏宗亲会”一直步行到了丘吉尔广场。Serena Mah曾是埃德蒙顿的一名广播新闻记者，她说自己亲身经历了自疫情以来，大家对埃德蒙顿亚裔社区的变化：“去年，我12岁的儿子在滑板公园玩，有人竟然对着年少的孩子吐口水，然后爆出了非常不雅的词汇！”随后天真的孩子问我：“妈妈，他们为什么要这样说？我做错了什么吗？”她说看到孩子的小脸，她的心都在滴血。 据加拿大全国委员会3月23日的调查，自疫情爆发以来，加拿大各地共报告了1,150例种族主义袭击事件。其中大部分案件发生在安省和BC省，所有报告的事件中，11％涉及暴力，约有10％案件涉及有人咳嗽或吐痰。 亚裔不是唯一遭受暴力袭击的对象，不久前的12月，在埃德蒙顿Southgate购物中心的停车场，就有几名穆斯林妇女遭到了袭击，之前不久，还发生过一些非裔被袭击的事件。 很多人在这场集会中，分享了自己所遭遇的种族仇恨事件： “我的种族、肤色成为了仇恨的目标。” “我奶奶去商店我很害怕，担心她被袭击。” “我的姐妹们在等公交时遭到了殴打。” […]
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