‘Parallel pandemic of racism’: Asian-Canadian advocates call for House study on resurgence of anti-Asian hate

It took the shootings in Atlanta, Ga., ‘for the world to take a hard look at the ongoing experiences of anti-Asian racism,’ says Kennes Lin of the Chinese Canadian National Council.

NDP MP Jenny Kwan, pictured centre on Feb. 24, 2020, with NDP MPs Charlie Angus, left, Leah Gazan, and Niki Ashton at a protest in support of the Wetʼsuwetʼen nation against the Coastal Gasoline pipeline. Ms. Kwan wants a study 'into the roots of anti-Asian racism and strategies to prevent and deter anti-Asian racism.' The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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BY BEATRICE PAEZ

March 23, 2021

Asian-Canadian advocates are calling on Parliament to convene a committee study to examine the “disturbing rise” of racially motivated physical, verbal, and online attacks against Asians since the pandemic started. In a

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