Anti-Asian Racism in Canada Predates Covid-19

The pandemic has led to a sharp rise in anti-Asian racism in Canada, but it’s not a new issue

Tuesday Bird
Published in
7 min readMay 24, 2021

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Protestors rally against anti-Asian racism. A sign is held up that reads “Stop Asian Hate.”
Photo: Jason Leung/Unsplash

Sometimes my mother comes home exasperated from running errands — not because of long lines at the store or the stress of trying to shop safely during the Covid-19 pandemic but rather from the experience of being harassed as an…

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