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What is a hate crime? Lawyers across Canada define the term

By Tracy Nagai WATCH: What is a hate crime? With an increase in racist attacks aimed at Asian Canadians during the pandemic, many are left to wonder what recourse there is when it comes to...

Yielding to External Pressure: A Threat to Australia’s Most Important Trade Relationships (Live Speech at the ACP Conference, Melbourne, November 17, 2024).

  Ladies and gentlemen, esteemed colleagues, and honoured guests,Today, I stand before you to address a question of profound significance—not just for Australia, but for the broader region and the...

How Hollywood continues to underrepresent Asian male actors

Although ‘Crazy Rich Asians’ was a step in the right direction, whitewashing, desexualization and the ‘model minority’ myth are harmful. Campaigns like #starringJohnCho prove the lack of opportunities...

Asian Americans most likely to join employee diversity groups but don’t feel supported, report says

“The pattern they see is regardless of whether they’re involved in these ERGs, they’re not seeing much in the way of progress,” said Karthick Ramakrishnan, founder of AAPI Data.  By Kimmy Yam Asian...

Why Aren’t There More Asian Americans in Leadership Positions?

Since the 1960s, Asian Americans have become the country’s “model minority,” largely due to significant increases in mobility that have mostly (though perhaps inaccurately) been attributed to...

Statement: Canada Committee 100 Society

CCS100 is a registered nonprofit organization based in Vancouver, British Columbia. Our membership reflects the dynamic and cultural richness of the Chinese Canadian community. The main purpose of...

John Price: The Canadian Academic Community Must Unite and Strive for Justice and Peace

By: Alexandra Yan   Background In June 2024, the Countering Foreign Interference Act—also known as Bill C-70—was passed by the Canadian Parliament and approved by the Governor General. Included...

Racial Violence, Emotional Friction, and Epistemic Activism

By José Medina  Racial Violence and the Multiple Faces of Racial Oppression What makes violence a face of oppression is less about the particular acts themselves—though these are often utterly...

Canada’s spy agency is so anti-Chinese, it harms all sides

Written by: Nury Vittachi   Canada’s authorities are refusing to allow a Hong Kong SAR-based western man to return home, even though he is undergoing cancer treatment and his family is in...