University of British Columbia Press
Anti-Asian Racism and the COVID-19 Pandemic in Canada
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Edited by:
Chandrima Chakraborty
About this book
The outbreak of COVID-19 led to an alarming increase in assaults and discrimination against individuals of Asian descent in many countries, including Canada. A shadow pandemic of racism affected mental health, interracial relationships, and the representation of Asians in a variety of ways. Anti-Asian Racism and the COVID-19 Pandemic in Canada is a comprehensive exploration of the underlying causes, implications, and responses to this resurgence of racism. While the earlier epidemics of SARS and H1N1 led to an increase in anti-Asian sentiment, the racism prompted by the COVID-19 pandemic was particularly severe. The “yellow peril” trope that originated in late-nineteenth-century public discourse was redeployed to defame Asians as an existential threat to the West. Even after the pandemic, Asian Canadians have continued to face COVID-19-related socio-economic and racial discrimination. The multidisciplinary contributors to this book employ historical analysis and empirical research to examine the rise in anti-Asian racism and to explore the strategies Asian communities have used to defend themselves and build solidarity. This work is essential to supporting the goals of combatting racial injustice and building an equitable society.
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Frontmatter
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Contents
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List of Illustrations
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Acknowledgments
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Introduction
1 - PART 1 History and Geopolitics of Anti-Asian Fear
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1 Race, Health, and Asian Canadians
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2 Cultural Trauma, Collective Memory, and the Enduring Power of Chinatown
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3 Rethinking Racism Against Chinese Canadians
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4 The Construction and Deconstruction of Chineseness as a Source of Identity for Chinese, Hongkonger, and Taiwanese Canadians in the Time of COVID-19
92 - PART 2 Anti-Asian Racism in the Media During the COVID-19 Pandemic
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5 Tracing Anti-China Narratives in Early Canadian Media Coverage of COVID-19
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6 “Racism Without Racists”
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7 Social Mobilization and Online Activism Against Anti-Asian Racism
159 - PART 3 Experiencing Racism During the COVID-19 Pandemic
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8 “They Would Call Me Stupid”
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9 Anti-Asian Racism Experienced by East and Southeast Asian Young Adults in Canada
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10 Sites of Racial Encounters of Korean Students Before and During the Pandemic
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Conclusion
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List of Contributors
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Index
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