Tri-Cities News

Vancouver lawyer Steven Ngo was in his car on the corner of Fraser Street and 41st Avenue in mid-April when two white men called him a harsh, racial slur. He thought he misheard, so he rolled down his window. They responded by throwing garbage at him. Incensed, he went to the Vancouver police website to […]

Editor’s note: This story was first published on April 28. This version corrects the acronym OIIQ to OIIAQ. Like many internationally educated nurses (IENs) in Canada, Jeff Kua came to the country through the Live-in Caregiver Program. It was 2010. His grandmother in Ontario had suffered a stroke, so his uncle suggested that Kua come […]

I have a confession. Despite the fact that I, too, lived over a convenience store run by my immigrant parents, I have never watched an episode of Kim’s Convenience. I’ve heard the show is incredibly well written and witty, but in all honesty I was unsure about how I would feel watching the similarities of my […]

Anti-Asian racism has surged across North America since the COVID-19 pandemic began, but Metro Vancouver has been particularly hard hit. Statistics from the Vancouver Police Department show a 717-per-cent rise in hate crimes against East Asians from 2019 to 2020. A federally-funded study conducted by several groups under the umbrella of the Chinese Canadian National Council for Social Justice found […]

Today marks the beginning of Asian Heritage Month. This year’s theme, Recognition, Resilience, and Resolve, embodies pan-Asian diversity and the invaluable achievements of communities of Asian descent in all parts of Canadian society. It also acknowledges their resilience and perseverance in continuing to overcome adversity throughout Canada’s history. During Asian Heritage Month, we honour the significant […]