Anti-Asian hate

• Police search for gunman after 3 Korean women shot in Texas salon

  Dallas police have not ruled out the possibility that the shooting was a hate crime. The FBI are monitoring the investigation.

  World

  May 12
  
• Toronto police record rise in hate crimes, including against Asian Canadians

  Last year saw 257 hate crimes reported in Toronto, significantly above the 10-year average of 162 per year.

  Crime

  Apr 26
  
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• Man gets conditional discharge for assault of 92-year-old Asian man in Vancouver

  Jamie Bezanson pleaded guilty to one charge of assault in relation to the disturbing March 13, 2020 incident involving a 92-year-old man with severe dementia.

  Crime

  Mar 21
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• NY man charged in ‘brutal hate crime’ after Asian woman punched 125 times

  Prior to the attack outside their New York apartment building, the suspect called the woman an anti-Asian slur. He has been charged with attempted murder as a hate crime.

  Crime

  Mar 15
• Guilty plea expected from man accused of assaulting Asian senior at Vancouver 7-Eleven

  Jamie Allen Bezanson, 51, is accused of one count of assault in connection with the March 13, 2020 incident in East Vancouver.

  Crime

  Feb 17
• ‘An eyesore and an embarrassment’: What will it take to stop graffiti vandalism in Chinatown?

  Vancouver police received 176 mischief reports for graffiti in Chinatown in 2020 and 2021. Charges were laid in four cases with two of the accused convicted.

  Crime

  Feb 14
• Toronto police seek man they say spat on woman, uttered anti-Asian slur

  Toronto Police told Global News the man allegedly uttered an anti-Asian slur at the victim and spat on her.

  Crime

  Feb 11
• Anti-Asian racism still experienced within Canada, poll shows

  The University of Victoria study surveyed 874 first and second-generation Chinese Canadians and found that two-thirds had some experience with being treated disrespectfully.

  Canada

  Jan 7
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• Man given 8 months in jail for racist graffiti on Vancouver Chinese Cultural Centre

  At the time, police described the messages, which included "drive them out of Canada" as "disturbing, racist remarks towards the Asian community.”

  Crime

  Jan 6
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• Alberta’s Chinese community continues push for apology from Premier Kenney

  While speaking with Calgary Sun columnist Rick Bell, Kenney made what many believe was an insensitive comment regarding the origins of the COVID-19 virus in Wuhan, China.

  Politics

  Jan 1