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How the ‘model minority’ myth fuels anti-Asian racism and white supremacy
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Length:
31 minutes
Released:
Mar 31, 2021
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Podcast episode
Description
A reckoning of anti-Asian racism and violence has been ongoing in the wake of the shooting in Atlanta that left eight people dead, along with the thousands of reports of anti-Asian incidents during the pandemic. With both Canada and the U.S. have torrid histories of racism, how have long-running stereotypes and the ‘model minority myth’ of Asian Canadians and Americans turned into violence? Three Asian-Canadian journalists talk about the myth playing out in their lives, how it’s wielded as a weapon of anti-Asian and anti-Black hate and what unlearning it means. Guests: Toronto Star journalists, Angelyn Francis, equity and inequality reporter, and Evelyn Kwong, team editor, speak to This Matters host, Adrian Cheung
Released:
Mar 31, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode
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