“Model minority”, dubious humor, disguised compliments, anti-Asian racism wears many often invisible masks.
The Vietnamese Community Resource Centre (CVietRC) presents five video vignettes on the theme of anti-Asian racism in Canada.
Each vignette reflects a theme: Dare to Speak Out, Cases, Difficult to Speak Out, Ruptures and Professional Trajectories.
Eight participants, from a variety of backgrounds, reflect the diversity and richness of their experiences:
Jade Courtemanche, in her early twenties, is a music student of mixed race with a mother of Vietnamese origin.
Gabrielle David, in her twenties, is a young arthérapeute of Vietnamese origin adopted from Quebec.
Pascal Huynh, in his thirties, is a digital visual arts teacher, also a member of the LGBTQ+ community, of Vietnamese origin.
Alexander Kolomeets, a philosophy student, is of Russian-Mongolian descent.
Albert Kwan, in his fifties, is an actor and director of Chinese origin, born in Madagascar.
Eang-Nay Theam, 35, of Cambodian origin, teaches French literature.
Daniel Tran, also in his thirties, is a manager and former municipal election candidate.
Tina Tran, 40, is a queer woman of Vietnamese origin, born and raised in Montreal.
Each participant embodies a facet of the contemporary Asian experience in Canada, enriched by unique migratory trajectories, cultural identities and life paths.
We thank the Canadian Race Relations Foundation for its support through funding from the Government of Canada.
