Building Coalitions amidst Anti-Asian Racism
With Mei Chiu
Mei Chiu is a lawyer and social justice activist who works with The Progressive Chinese of Quebec, an organization that fights anti-Chinese racism.
In this video
Theme
- Anti-Asian racism
Chiu examines the ways in which the COVID-19 pandemic has amplified the existing issues within the social economic system. In particular, Chiu examines the impact the pandemic has had in further revealing anti-Chinese discrimination in Quebec and in Canada as a whole.
Taking action
- Fight internalized racism by building coalitions, solidarity and understanding with other oppressed groups; beware of divide and conquer tactics
- For non-minorities be aware of the impact of white supremacy
- Be reflexive of the model minority myth