Anti-Asian racism won’t go away after COVID-19


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Anti-Asian racism won’t go away after COVID-19 18:05 By Fabian Dawson New Canadian Media Most Canadians polled by the Asia Pacific Foundation of Canada in its annual opinion survey say that anti-Asian racism existed in Canada before the pandemic, while more than half of them feel that it won’t go away after the COVID-19 virus is defeated. The poll of 3,519 Canadian adults on their perceptions of the current and future state of Canada-Asia relations also found overwhelming support for policies that address racial crime as punishable offences. In addition to posing new questions on topical issues, particularly around COVID-19,...