Chinese in Canada a target of increased hate during pandemic

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1 in 4 British Columbians knows someone who has been targeted with racial slurs. FMTNews Canada

A man walks past Vancouver’s Chinese Cultural Centre, which was targeted with vandalism, on May 21.

A new survey obtained by AFP suggests the problem is deeply rooted: one in four British Columbians of Asian descent said someone in their household had been targeted with “racial slurs or insults” since March, according to the ResearchCo poll of 1,600 adults. Ellen, who asked to be identified by first name only, said the database will guide advocacy to combat racism.

Canadian singer Bryan Adams, who recorded his biggest hits in Vancouver, inflamed tensions with a tweet blaming Covid-19 on “bat eating, wet animal market selling, virus making greedy bastards.”One such market in Wuhan, China has been identified by the World Health Organization as a possible source or “amplifying setting” of the outbreak.

Vancouver resident Dakota Holmes, who is Indigenous, said a man told her to “go back to China” before punching her in the head, leaving Holmes on the ground with bruises after she sneezed from seasonal allergies.British Columbia Premier John Horgan condemned the rising acts of hate as “unacceptable,” saying that “racism is a virus” and “hate has no place in our province.”

 

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