Upping the Antiracism: Chinese Canadian Youth Against Racism

A booklet written and designed by Chinese Canadian youth to raise issues including media underrepresentation, racial stereotyping, and cultural barriers from the perspective of youth.

Download this booklet [ PDF: 9.7 MB ].

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My Story of Chinese Canadian Seniors

Written by Chinese Canadian seniors and translated by youth, this booklet is a collection of the true stories of seniors who experienced the transition as they moved into a new country.

Download this booklet in Traditional Chinese [ PDF: 1.4 MB ].

Download this booklet in English [ PDF: 1.3 MB ].

Seniors events photo page [ PDF 453 KB ].

TTC map in Chinese [ PDF: 380 KB ].

Queer and Asian

A Monkey King Collective (MKC) booklet that explores the common questions and myths surrounding homosexuality among Chinese Canadians.

Download this booklet [ PDF: 1.3 MB ].

Integrated Settlement Planning Research Project - Re-Visioning the Newcomer Settlement Support System

The ISPR Project addresses the need for more integrated settlement planning strategies in an urban environment marked by high degrees of diversity and complexity.

Currently, research and identification of newcomer needs are fragmented and disconnected across the various immigrant groups in Toronto.

There are inequities in access to both information and service supports.

Coordinated and collaborative strategies and models are required in order to provide newcomers with more efficient access to settlement information and services.

A successful settlement support system for newcomers is needed to build capacity to integrate planning at the community level. This can only be achieved through:

• The equitable allocation of adequate levels of funding to the community resource base,
• The establishment of mechanisms of community participation in planning and decision making processes,
• Community consultation on policy development related to immigrants and refugees and the provisions for supporting their successful settlement in Toronto and Canada,
• Public education and building awareness of the social, economic and cultural benefits that newcomers bring to Canada

"Finding a Safe Place" Survey Report

• The study found that many Chinese Canadian women choose not to utilize the shelter system because they attach the stigmatizing notion of being a homeless person to a shelter and perceived that their marriage would dissolve once they left home.
   
  
• Women victims suggested that:

1. Shelter workers need to make arrangements for cultural interpreters.
2. Shelter workers should be more culturally sensitive.
3. Shelter regulations should be proposed by the women victims themselves to minimize barriers.

Chinese Canadian Multimedia History Program for Children and Youth Resource Kit

1. To educate Canadian children and youth on Chinese Canadian history.
2. To instill pride in Chinese Canadian children and youth by building awareness of Chinese Canadian history.
3. To foster Chinese Canadian identity and a sense of belonging in Canadian society.
4. To fill the gap in the existing school curriculum with regards to the histories of communities of color in Canada.
5. To nurture the interest of youth of all backgrounds in Chinese Canadian History and in Canada's diverse history.
6. To develop a resource kit for this program to be implemented in other communities.

ICC

Highlights of Contracts received by Info Chinese Canadian (ICC) includes:

1. Immigrant Settlement Worker Guidebook
2. AIDS Care Team Manual
3. Simultaneous Conference Interpretation
4. Community Economic Development Handbook
5. Metro Labor Education Centre
6. Anti Racism Training Manual
7. Meeting Interpretation

The Police and the Chinese community:

A) An Exploratory Study of the Chinese Attitudes Towards the Police and Their Assessment of Police Services 1991 (Part 1)

The study was based on a random sample of Chinese residents in Metropolitan Toronto. It was found that members of the Chinese community were marginally positive in their perception of the police.

Some of the more negative comments towards the Metropolitan Toronto police includes:

1. Discretionary powers of the police.
2. People with low English proficiency are more susceptible to discriminatory treatment during encounters with police.

Some of the more positive Comments includes:

1. Only use lawful means to combat crime.
2. 911 translation service is quite satisfactory.

The Chinese community recommends that the police:

1. Hire more minorities, especially Chinese speaking officers.
2. Increase and improve foot patrol.

The community's attitude towards the police is influenced heavily by the action of individual officers on the street. Therefore, the community relation units, community advisory committees and fair procedures for processing public complaints are essential for avoiding any potential friction between police and members of visible minority groups.

 B) A follow-up study of the Chinese Attitudes Towards the Police in Metropolitan Toronto) by Henry P.H. Chow 1994 (Part 2)

Proceedings from The Conference on Race Relations in Ontario

The conference was unique in that the Chinese communities - in a concerted way, addressed the continuing need for a positive and meaningful forum to share their experiences. Conference members also discussed ways in which racism could be addressed.

Summary of Recommendations:

• More educational programs are required (ESL, Skills training, employment counseling programs along with day care programs provided).
• Mainstream organizations should hire more racial minority workers to accommodate the needs of immigrants, including Chinese speaking workers.
• Bridging other cultural sectors to share experience, resources and to build solidarity and cohesion among advocacy groups.
• Pamphlets on health care should cater for other languages along with English and French.
• More and better resource allocation is required to deal with race relations and service delivery.
• Revision of current school curriculum to highlight contribution of various racial groups in Canada is required to promote better race relations.

Race Relations and the Chinese Canadian community Proceedings of
Race Relations Seminar

1. To create awareness among frontline community workers and members of Chinese Canadian organizations.
2. To increase their knowledge and understanding of race relations skills.
3. To promote understanding and cooperation between Chinese Canadians and other Canadian ethnic cultural and racial groups.
4. To organize community groups and workers and assist them in establishing a forum from which community concerns about race relations can be discussed.
5. To formulate recommendations on race relations issues.