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Anti-Asian discrimination and racism have a long history in the U.S. and Canada and tend to worsen during periods of tension and fear. In honor of Asian Heritage Month this May, we’re hosting an array of diverse voices discussing their experiences and thoughts on historical events that highlight the challenges and struggles Asian immigrants and Asian Canadians have experienced for decades in Canada. By sharing these perspectives, we hope to promote understanding of others’ experiences to help celebrate and advocate for Asian communities. Let’s continue to educate, speak out, and uplift.

Trigger warning: Some audiences may find this episode upsetting. Please listen at your own discretion. 

Special thanks to Shades of Change and our guest speakers in this episode:

Xiuming Shi

Sohan Kobiri

Jharana Luitel

Bhavya Pratap Malhotra

Sue Tran

Anna Lee Leblanc

Gurleen Bansal

Tashi Yangzom Dorji

Shina Hoang

Tram Ngo

Zainab Salman

Wenxin Xue

Ella Nguyen

Winnie Shi | The Voice Podcast (Voice of Immigrant Canadians)

Shifa Taj

Duc Le

Ankita Menon

Nina Long

Asian Heritage Month Resources:

• Government of Canada—Important Events in Asian Canadian History
  
  
• CBC website: Canada’s Asian Heritage Month - RCI celebrates and highlights the Canadian histories and issues pertinent to Asians in Canada. This Website includes an audio clip of Vivienne Poy speaking about the origins of May as Asian Heritage Month. This website also offers resources that focus on Japanese Canadian, Chinese Canadian, and Vietnamese Canadian histories.
  
• Canada's Asian Heriage Month - This website highlights how different Canadian provinces are acknowledging and celebrating Asian Canadian history during the month of May.
  
• NFB Asian Content Films - NFB films that focus on Asian Canadian and Asian Diasporic content.
  
• The Canadian Encyclopedia—Racial Segregation of Asian Canadians
  
  
• Government of Canada - Asian Heritage Month website highlights resources such as posters and video clips featuring histories and current content pertaining to Asian Heritage and Canadians of Asian descent.
  
• Radio Canada International: Asian Heritage Month website provides information on Asian Heritage celebrations in major countries across Canada.

Questions about our podcast? Email isao@unb.ca.