CBC
Yukon not immune to anti-Asian racism, say organizers of weekend vigil
Mellisa Murray says growing up in Whitehorse, she was always aware that her Asian ancestry made her different from most of her peers, but it was still confusing to be singled out, or the target of racism. “I didn’t understand what [racism] was when I was younger. I had to learn on my own, which I don’t think is right. No one ever really told me why I was being stereotyped or why I was being judged for being different,” she said. “Now that I have two kids that are two and six, I want to be able to teach them how they’re different, why they’re different, and being able to embrace that,” said Murray. That’s part of the reason why Murray organized this weekend’s “Stop Asian Hate” vigil in Whitehorse. Similar vigils have been held around the world since last week’s deadly shooting in Atlanta, Georgia, where a white…
