By Lois Beckett and agencies A hate crimes law passed in Georgia amid outrage over the killing of Ahmaud Arbery could get its first major test as part of the murder case against a white man charged with shooting and killing six women of Asian descent at Atlanta-area massage businesses this week. Prosecutors in Georgia who will […]
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After my first article in March 2024, which generated some interest, this is the second article I have written concerning the work of the Chinese Canadian Reconciliation Advisory Group and related activities. 2024/03/17: Vancouver Chinatown Walking Tour As an Advisory Group member, taking my role seriously, I decided to dig deeper into Chinese Canadian history
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On February 27, 2023, Burnaby’s Mayor and Council directed staff to implement a reconciliation framework to address past discrimination against Chinese residents in Burnaby, conduct outreach to the community, and identify potential reconciliatory actions, including a formal apology to be issued in July 2025. A Chinese-Canadian Reconciliation Advisory Group was established to advise staff on
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By Reia Li The mural depicts a dragon with lime green and rose pink scales. Smiling, the dragon offers a glowing yin yang to the viewer. In the background, yucca and saguaro line hills in various shades of pink. Shela Yu, 36, who also goes by Shellshaker, is a visual and musical artist. Around a
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By Kim Eun-jin Recently, with Intel appointing Lip-Bu Tan (Chinese name Chen Liwu, 65), former CEO of Cadence, as its new leader, Chinese media have focused on the fact that leaders of all four major U.S. semiconductor companies are now of Chinese descent. As the U.S. and China engage in fierce hegemony battles in advanced
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by ZOE VOSS LEE Asian Americans are the fastest-growing ethnic group in the United States. As a community, we come from countless countries, have a diversity of immigration stories, some recent and some dating back hundreds of years, and now have many different versions of an American life. So where does one begin in telling the
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by Kim Lai My two earlier articles were primarily focused on Burnaby’s reconciliation with the Chinese Canadian community. In this article, I would like to broaden our perspective to include reconciliation efforts made by other cities, provinces, and national levels, collaborations with other minority groups and the fostering of future generations of Chinese Canadians. But
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In China, you risk being seen as unpatriotic if you haven’t seen the animated sequel that’s on track to gross more than $2 billion in a single market. BY DAVID OPIE Joy has turned to sadness for Disney and Pixar now that Frozen 2, The Lion King, and Inside Out 2 have each been surpassed at
By Wawa Li & William Ging Wee Dere The final report of the Public Inquiry on Foreign Interference (PIFI), released by Commissioner Marie-Josée Hogue on January 26, has become the subject of intense public scrutiny, especially in the Chinese Canadian community. Coincidentally, it came out days after U.S. President Donald Trump threatened Canada with economic
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By Julia Marnin Stanley Zhong was only 13 years old when he heard from a Google recruiter. The recruiter reached out in 2019, writing in an email that Google “would love” to discuss software engineering career opportunities with Zhong, according to a 291-page lawsuit he recently filed in Sacramento federal court. Zhong was already a
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