New report calls for stronger anti-racism strategy as attacks on Asian community spike
New report calls for stronger anti-racism strategy as attacks on Asian community spike
By Daniela Cohen
Microaggressions have been a constant during Dr. Stephanie Go’s career as a physician in Canada. Despite growing up here, she has had to field questions like, “Where are you really from?” by patients and their families on a regular basis. Still, that didn’t prepare her for the racist accusations she recently encountered at the Toronto hospital where she works in internal medicine treating patients with COVID-19.
“This problem with the pandemic is because of the China virus. You, Chinese people, eat everything. Your dirty eating habits is why we’re in this.” The sudden tirade from her patient, a white middle-aged man, shattered Dr. Go’s illusion of her workplace as a safe space.
Amy Go, Stephanie’s aunt and President of the Chinese Canadian National Council for Social Justice (CCNC-SJ), says that other family members and friends have experienced similar incidences of racism during the COVID-19 pandemic, many in public places.
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