Whether it was pressure to conform or fear of having their experiences validated, some Chinese Canadians say they faced certain barriers when it came to speaking up about anti-Asian racism, a new report finds.
Participants described cases where they were physically attacked or insulted, such as being told to go back to China, difficulties talking about racism with family, as well as feelings of hopelessness or helplessness, described in the report as "Wu Nai" in Chinese.
Pressure to conform as a "model minority," uncertainty around whether their experiences counted as racism or a lack of proficiency in English also factored into whether participants chose to share their experiences or not.Reports of anti-Asian hate "The U.S. population is about 10 times that of Canada, we have a higher ratio of attacks," Amy Go of the Chinese Canadian National Council for Social Justice told CTV News in 2021.
Significant increases in hate crimes were noted in Ottawa, Vancouver and Montreal, among other cities.
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