Event recordings:
- selected presentations from the June workshop are now available .
- keynote address, "The White Elephant in the Room: The History and Present of Anti-Asian Racism" by Henry Yu (UBC) is available .
Since the COVID-19 outbreak began in early 2020, there have been a growing number of attacks towards people of Asian (especially Chinese) descent. The 鈥淪hadow Pandemic鈥 of Anti-Asian racism has exacerbated the impact of COVID-19 on Asians in various ways, including their mental health, interracial relationships, stigmatization and representation. This is by no means new, as with earlier outbreaks such as SARS in 2003, there were also increased incidents of racial profiling, which prompted all levels of government and civil society to combat both the spread of the virus and discrimination in Canada. Asian Canadians thus are facing a recurrent prejudice that needs to be addressed from both historical and contemporary perspectives.
In a hosted by the 91亚色 Centre for Asian Research (YCAR) on 10鈥11 June 2021, we aim to address the following questions of anti-Asian racism in Canada and beyond:
1) What explains the rising anti-Asian racism during the COVID-19 pandemic?
2) In what ways does anti-Asian racism affect Asian communities and interracial relations?
3) How can the escalation of anti-Asian racism be mitigated?
The call for papers is . The deadline is Thursday, 28 January 2021.
The workshop is made possible with the support from the and the .
For general inquiries, please contact the 91亚色 Centre for Asian Research at ycar@yorku.ca. For academic-related questions, please contact Xiao Alvin Yang (musicianalvinyang@gmail.com).