Canadians: Asian Canadians and Minority Groups

canadians: By Nicholas Keung Immigration reporter Sun., July 17, 2016 A group that represents young Asian Canadians is taking an anti-black racism education program to their parents, grannies, uncles and aunties to help break down longstanding tensions between the two minority groups, according to Toronto Star. In light of the backlash against Black Lives Matter, the aftermath of Toronto Pride parade and recent police gun violence in the U.S., hundreds of Asian Canadians plan to launch a letter campaign this week reaching out to elders in their own communities. A group that represents young Asian Canadians is taking an anti-black racism education program to their relatives to help break down longstanding tensions between the two minority groups. The campaign, which follows a similar effort in the United States, aims to create a space for open and honest conversations about racial justice, police violence and anti-blackness in Canada Asian diasporas. The reality, though, is that different Asian communities are shaped by race and racism in different ways. The letter is meant to help Asians start having conversations within their own communities about anti-black racism, and specifically, about the anti-black racism that Asians are complicit in, said Ren Ito, a Japanese Canadian from Toronto and one of the organizers of the Canadian campaign. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.