Anger Inspiring My 1st Series

Last night, my Other Half and I were horrified when we saw the video of a random Chinese woman waiting for a bus, in downtown Vancouver, being attacked by a young white man for no apparent reason. Tiny, 22 year old waiting alone was punched in the head and knocked down for no reason other than being Chinese.

The look on this asshole’s face incited so much anger in me that we had to pause the news for me to rant about the contributions Chinese people have given to this country and the fact that most of our COVID cases came from the USA. If I were an animated character, my face would be red and steam blowing from my ears.

Of course, my lovely supportive Other Half said, “You should write about this.”

So coming soon is a 3 part instalment about racism. First instalment will be about my individual experiences with racism and internalized racism. The second will be about cultural bias and white fragility. The final instalment will discuss systemic oppression, and activism and advocacy.

My hope is this series will ignite discussion and action. For myself, it will be an avenue to rant and vent . Bring back into focus an issue that I have been so passionate about for so long. A way to continue the work that I use to do, educating and supporting our communities to be better.