Kingston researchers aim to document anti-Asian racism during pandemic

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July 22, 2020 Samantha Butler-Hassan, Local Journalism Initiative 0 Comments Alyssa Martschenko, anti-Asian, Asian-Canadians, China, Chinese-Canadian, coronavirus, COVID-19, immigrants, Karl Flecker, KEYS Job Centre, Kingston, Kingston Coffee House, MP Derek Sloan, newcomers, pandemic, racism, research, research project, survey, World Health Organization (WHO)

The COVID-19 pandemic has transformed Canadian society over the past five months. Now, a research project from KEYS Job Centre aims to understand its connection to perceived anti-Asian racism in Kingston. “This particular virus and the way it has been politicized by some — down south, but also here by

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December 14, 2018December 14, 2018 Nour Mazloum 0 Comments donors, Eritrea, financial support, Iraq, KEYS Job Centre, Kingston, Libya, newcomers, refugees, Somalia, Syria, transition, volunteers, volunteers needed

“Befriending newcomers is such a rewarding experience and I feel I am doing something really worthwhile and purposeful,” said Jackie Hassefras, a KEYS family team volunteer. During the month of December, KEYS Job Centre will welcome 45 people from a variety of countries including Libya, Somalia, Syria, Iraq and Eritrea.