We delve into the stereotype and why it needs to be dismantled.
May 27, 2021
A demonstrator holds a sign that reads “Not Your Model Minority” during a National Day of Action rally in the Flushing neighborhood of the Queens borough of New York, U.S., on Saturday, March 27, 2021. (Photo: Eric Lee/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
In honour of Asian Heritage Month, the Chinese Canadian National Council for Social Justice released an Anti-Asian Racism PSA called “Eyes Open.” Chinese-Canadian poet Christopher Tse narrates the video that includes striking images of Asian Canadians throughout history and today.
“See, we are not the submissive stereotype that’s been depicted,” narrates Tse as footage of protests against anti-Asian racism is shown.
It comes from lived experience: Poet behind powerful Eyes Open narration talks about writing video
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