Nigel Mantou Lou: Hate Crimes

UVic study shows hate crimes against Asian Canadians increase during pandemic  (Victoria News)

New research led by Nigel Mantou Lou shows alarming rates of discrimination and hate crimes faced by Chinese Canadians and other Asian Canadians, with reports increasing hundreds of times over what they were before the pandemic began. This local article pulls from the university's announcement this week, while Radio Canada turned directly to Lou for commentary.

Additional coverage:

Le racisme anti-asiatiques continue d'avoir des conséquences avec la pandémie (Radio-Canada)
Expert Q&A on anti-Asian racism during pandemic (UVic News)

Uvic study confirms increase in hate crimes targeting Chinese Canadians (CBC Radio)