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Being American by birth didn’t stop the discrimination against El Centro director

May 1, 2019 – 6:50 am | Comments Off on Being American by birth didn’t stop the discrimination against El Centro director | 681 views

ELYRIA — An American citizen since birth, Victor Leandry still experienced “culture shock” upon moving to Lorain County.
Born in Georgia where his father was stationed in the U.S. military, Leandry lived in a “poor, violent” …

Most Chinese and South Asians in B.C. report discrimination

October 27, 2014 – 6:33 am | 2,233 views

Stereotyping. Verbal harassment. Poor customer service. Workplace unfairness. Exclusion from dating.
A quarter of British Columbians with ethnic Chinese or South Asian origins say they have experienced moderate or significant amounts of those types of discrimination …

What life at school is like for students with sexual or gender minority status?

May 17, 2014 – 6:00 am | 2,670 views

In 2011, Eagle Canada published a 145-page report titled: “EVERY CLASS IN EVERY SCHOOL. Final Report on the First National Climate Survey on Homophobia, Biphobia, and Transphobia in Canadian Schools”. The study involved surveying over …

May 17, 2014 is the International Day Against Homophobia. Open up your mind.

May 17, 2014 – 5:53 am | 6,833 views

May 17 is marked as International Day Against Homophobia because, over 20 years ago,  on  May  17 1993, the World Health Organization removed homosexuality from its list of mental illnesses. Thirteen years ago I came from a country …

B.C. apologizes for past discriminatory policies towards Chinese Canadians But no financial compensation, says Premier

May 16, 2014 – 6:30 am | 3,102 views

The Province of British Columbia formally apologized to Chinese Canadians Thursday for historical wrongs and racism dating back to Confederation.
Premier Christy Clark read the apology into the legislature, which was supported by the Opposition NDP …