Examining Anti-Asia n Racism + Xenophobia: A Current and Historical Conversation
< div data-automation="listing-event-description">Date: Tues day\, March 30th\, 2021Time: 5:00-6:30 PDT
Event Description:
Increasing attacks and
discrimination towards Asian individuals and groups are at the center of a
rising national dialogue about anti-Asian racism. As the globe passes the o
ne-year marker of the COVID-19 pandemic violent incidents and unmasked vitr
iol towards people of Asian descent across the country has rapidly increase
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Anti-Asian racism has a long history in Canada and includes polici es of systemic racism and violence such as the Japanese internment camps\, the Chinese Head Tax\, and “Yellow Peril” sentiments. Since the onset of CO VID-19\, anti-Asian racism has been on the rise\, with stereotyping\, viole nce\, and discriminatory spreading of misinformation about Asian communitie s.
The pandemic has (re)exposed the sentiments that live beneath the surface and have existed for a long time\, perpetuating systems of oppressi on and injustice.
Panelists will include individuals and organization s who are making calls to action to end anti-Asian racism in our communitie s and beyond. Join the conversation. Learn. Unlearn. Act.
Dr. Benjamin Cheung is a Lecturer and Indigenous Initiatives Coordinator in the Department of Psychology at the U niversity of British Columbia.
Project 1907 Representative
< p>Project 1907 is a grassroots group made up of Asian wo men aiming to elevate Asian voices that are underrepresented and undervalue d in mainstream political\, social and cultural discourse. Named after 1907 —the year that an anti-immigration rally exploded into 3 days of violence a nd vandalism in Vancouver’s Chinatown and Japantown\, with white banners la belled “For a White Canada”—this project provides spaces for diasporic Asia ns for healing by recognizing\, reclaiming and reframing their histories.Danica Rint
Danica is the External Outreach Coordinator of Sliced Mango Collective\, an organization whose collective values include brin ging a sense of belonging and providing a space for Filipinx youth to conne ct with each other and celebrate their culture and identity. Recently\, the y launched the #SliceofSupport campaign\, where they organized alongside ot her community organizations in response to a rezoning proposal from the Cit y of Vancouver that would displace businesses that are mainstays of the Fil ipinx community in Vancouver. Moving forward\, they hope to use their platf orm to help amplify issues the FIlipinx community faces and bring about pos itive change.
Butterfly Representative
< a href="https://www.butterflysw.org/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopene r noreferrer">Butterfly is a network formed by sex workers\, social wor kers\, legal and health professionals. It provides support to\, and advocat es for\, the rights of Asian and migrant sex workers. The organization is f ounded upon the belief that sex workers are entitled to respect and basic h uman rights. Butterfly asserts that\, regardless of their immigration statu s\, Asian and migrant sex workers should be treated like all other workers.