Burnaby community event addresses anti-Asian hate, urges reporting
In 2020, when the world was grappling with the coronavirus , there was another virus spreading: anti-Asian hate.
Three years after the Metrotown hate incident, BC RCMP Staff Sgt. Frank Jang was working late night when the video of the assault resurfaced. “It was weighing heavily on my heart,” he said. “I wondered if I can do something about this.” Numbers don’t paint the whole picture, Jang said. Hate crimes are vastly underreported, partly because of shame, he explained. But victims shouldn't stay silent, he said.
"If you experience racism, discrimination and hate crime, you need to report it,” Mah said. "We should be proud of who we are. We don’t have to be shameful, let alone this is a crime that’s committed against us.” But it’s easier said than done — especially with the ambiguity in what constitutes a “hate crime,” according to Mah.
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