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May 16, 2021

Beyond a technical bug: Biased algorithms and moderation are censoring activists on social media

Following Red Dress Day on May 5, a day aimed to raise awareness for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls (MMIWG), Indigenous activists and supporters of the campaign found posts about MMIWG had disappeared... More

May 16, 2021

Indian variant and travel bans: COVID-19 warnings should be rooted in science, not anti-South Asian...

Indian variant and travel bans: COVID-19 warnings should be rooted in science, not anti-South Asian racism

At the end of April, the Canadian government implemented a month-long travel ban to and from India and Pakistan due to COVID-19 crises both countries face and a new strain of the virus linked to... More

April 27, 2021

How teachers remember their own childhoods affects how they challenge school inequities

Teachers, like many of us, remember moments of achievement, schoolyard games and making mistakes as children. Often teachers draw on childhood memories to explain why they wanted to enter their profession. Teachers may hold memories... More

April 25, 2021

COVID-19 could end our dependence on cars — if we ‘build back better’

When discussing low-carbon transportation and the question of why cars play such a dominant role in our society, it is often tempting to fall back on a comfortable and familiar answer: We drive cars because... More

April 25, 2021

History of Asian activism tells us to share the burden of responsibility in fighting racism

In 2003, I was standing at a bus stop in Toronto when someone first asked me, “Where are you from?” At the time, I attributed the question to idle curiosity but my perception of this... More

April 21, 2021

Respect for Indigenous knowledge must lead nature conservation efforts in Canada

The past year has taught us important lessons about the consequences of the harm humans are inflicting on the natural world. We’re confronting a global biodiversity crisis, losing species and natural places at an unprecedented... More

April 20, 2021

How Canadian evangelicalism is reinventing purity culture as ‘pro-women’

The anti-Asian shootings at three massage parlours in Atlanta, Ga., in March 2021 have complex religious elements. Eight people, including six Asian women, were killed in the attacks. The alleged shooter emerged from an evangelical... More

April 15, 2021

As Asian Canadian scholars, we must #StopAsianHate by fighting all forms of racism

Anti-Asian racism has been present in Canada for centuries. It is deeply rooted in the historical formation of Canada through the Chinese head tax, Japanese internment camps, the Electoral Franchise Act, which explicitly denied Chinese... More

April 12, 2021

NFT performance art: Corporations could capitalize on protest

Russian artist Petr Davydtchenko made what what he claims was the first performance art NFT in February. According to an article in The Art Newspaper, in a digital recording, Davydtchenko “eats a live bat in... More

April 4, 2021

Anti-Asian violence: Mental health check-ins on your friends isn’t enough

Recently, my friend and I were talking over the phone about the anti-Asian violence that has been taking place in the United States. As a first-generation Filipino Canadian woman, my friend was particularly worried for... More

April 1, 2021

How to cope with pandemic fatigue by imagining metaphors

The COVID-19 pandemic continues to have dramatic impacts on mobility, work routines, social interactions and psychological distress. Although no longer novel, the pandemic is still causing an overall disruption of normality and challenging our ability... More

March 31, 2021

Proposed Canadian gun bill will create U.S.-style patchwork of firearms laws

Canadians have a lot to be proud of. A vast wilderness to protect and explore, universal health care, a historical record of peacekeeping and diplomacy, and most of all, according to many of us: not... More