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Anti-Asian Racism
In Canada, anti-Asian racism refers to historical and ongoing discrimination, negative stereotyping, and injustice experienced by peoples of Asian origin, based on others’ assumptions about their ethnicity and nationality. Peoples of Asian origin are subjected to specific overt and subtle racist tropes and stereotypes at individual and systemic levels, which lead to their ongoing social, economic, political and cultural marginalization, disadvantage and unequal treatment (Government of Canada, 2023).
Further Reading and Resources
- Let's Talk: A Video Series about Anti-Asian Racism by Act2EndRacism
- The Canadian Encyclopedia: Anti-Asian Racism in Canada
- Coalition Against Anti-Asian Racism Canada
- Responding to Hate – Combat Anti-Asian Racism by Taking Action (Toronto Metropolitan University)
- Responding to Hate Toolkit: Combat Anti-Asian Racism by Taking Action (PDF)
- Addressing Anti-Asian Racism – A Resource for Educators (TDSB) (PDF)
- Examining the Intersections of Anti-Asian Racism and Gender-Based Violence in Canada (PDF) – VAW Learning Network
- Anti-Asian Racism and Gender-Based Violence: Historical and Contemporary Realities – Session video recording
- Options Community Services presents: Faces of Racism – A resource for Asian communities to discuss and respond to subtle racism
- Stop TolerHating – Resources for East Asian Londoners
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Government of Canada. (2023). Anti-Asian racism. Government of Canada. Retrieved September 11, 2023, from https://www.canada.ca/en/canadian-heritage/campaigns/asian-heritage-month/anti-asian-racism.html
Act2EndRacism Network. (2021, June 9). Perpetual Foreigner [Video]. YouTube. Retrieved from https://youtu.be/j4briswirhQ?si=BZR9q81njFRCfRiM
Act2EndRacism. (2023). Let's talk: A video series about anti-Asian racism. Act2EndRacism. Retrieved from https://act2endracism.ca/lets-talk/
Yao, D. (2022). Anti-Asian racism in Canada. In The Canadian Encyclopedia. Retrieved from https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/anti-asian-racism-in-canada
Canadian Race Relations Foundation. (2023). It's time to end anti-Asian racism in Canada. Canadian Race Relations Foundation. Retrieved from https://crrf-fcrr.ca/coalition-against-anti-asian-racism-canada/
Toronto Metropolitan University (TMU). (n.d.). Responding to hate toolkit – Combat anti-Asian racism by taking action. Toronto Metropolitan University. Retrieved from https://www.torontomu.ca/responding-to-hate/