There are quite a few #AsianAmericans or #AsianCanadians in #Japan.

Sadly, but not entirely unexpectedly, they're, just like their brethren back home, actively disinterested in Asian migrant communities here (as compared to passive disinterest from most westerners).

Japan, as "cool" Asia, is acceptable to be into. The rest of Asia? Not so much.

#Hiroshima #Nagasaki Day, August 6, 2024.
#Free #FamilyFriendly event to commemorate the bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, dedicated to creating #peace and building #community.

Join us on August 6th to celebrate #peace, launch lanterns, and enjoy #Japanese #culture!

#LanternMaking will begin at 6:00 pm indoors on the ground floor of the Pavilion, with all materials provided. The program will begin at 7:30 pm and end at 9 pm with the launching of the lanterns in the Pavilion reflecting pools. Among the performers and presenters will be:

First Nation’s greetings by Carolyn Memnook
MC Dr. Dillon Takata
Tsugio Kurushima, #Nikkei Society
Furusato Dancers
#Uminari #Taiko Drummers
Gettin' Higher Choir
Margaret Krawciw reading: "Children of the A-Bomb"

Location:
#Esquimalt #GorgePark & Pavilion
1070 Tillicum Road, #VictoriaBC.

#LekwungenTerritory #Wsanec #YYJ #CulturalEvent #AsianMastodon #GorgeWaterway #AntiWar #CommunityEvent #FreeEvents #YYJevents #AllAges #VancouverIsland #PNW #ArtsAndCulture #LiveDemos #JapaneseCanadians #AsianCanadians

Challenging racism in Canada
https://challengingracism.ca/

An open source publication of the University of Victoria research project Asian Canadians on Vancouver Island: Race, Indigeneity, and the Transpacific and The Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives (BC Office)

#Canada #racism #SystemicRacism #StructuralViolence #indigenous #AsianCanadians #UVic #UniversityOfVictoria

Intelligent. Hard-working. Quiet. Obedient. Analytical. High-Achieving.
These are the pervasive #stereotypes of the #ModelMinority #myth some #AsianCanadians & #immigrants say plagues every aspect of their lives, keeping them from being seen & living as their full authentic selves.

https://www.cbc.ca/amp/1.6844498

#AsianMastodon #Asian #Canada #diversity

10 months ago and sadly still relevant

This is what #antiAsian #racism looks like in #Canada. 🇨🇦
😡😢
In the days after the Atlanta shootings, we asked #AsianCanadians to tell us about their experiences with increasing anti-Asian #racism. This is what they had...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FEwzoairmQk