A library of recommended reading and JEDI resources
Asian Heritage Resources
Asian Resources
Asian Resources
Fight Racism - Stop Asian Hate
Happy Lunar New Year 2021!
Asian Heritage Month 2022 Canadian Resources: https://www.canada.ca/en/canadian-heritage/campaigns/asian-heritage-month.html
Proj1907 - combatting Anti-Asian racism resources: https://www.project1907.org/resources
Elimin8Hate Racial Equity for Asian Canadians: https://www.elimin8hate.org/resources
History of the Chinese Head Tax in Canada: https://humanrights.ca/story/the-chinese-head-tax-and-the-chinese-exclusion-act
Countries of Asia: https://www.worldatlas.com/articles/the-four-regions-of-asia.html
Asians Aren’t Yellow: https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/opinion/article/2184754/chinese-were-white-until-white-men-called-them-yellow
Right to Be - Bystander Intervention Training: https://righttobe.org/bystander-intervention-training/
Fight Covid Racism (report Anti-Asian racism incidents): https://www.covidracism.ca/
Alternatives to Calling the Police - Resources for Asian Diaspora in Canada: https://bit.ly/asians-dont-call-cops
Butterfly - Asian and Migrant Sex Workers Support Network: https://www.butterflysw.org/
Asian Representation in the Media: https://linkin.bio/representasianproject
ACCT (Action! Chinese Canadians Together): https://acctfoundation.ca/
Chinese Canadian National Council for Social Justice: https://ccncsj.ca/
HOLOCAUST EDUCATION and COMBATTING ANTISEMITISM RESOURCES
WEBSITES
B’nai Brith 2021 Antisemitism Audit Report: https://www.bnaibrith.ca/antisemitic-incidents/
CBC summary of B’nai Brith report: https://www.cbc.ca/player/play/2026934339882
CBC interview with Irwin Cotler: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/canada-antisemitism-violence-report-1.6430495
Yom Hashoah in Israel Video: https://youtu.be/4uK5uz7d-Oo
Various Jewish websites on Yom Hashoah:
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https://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/yom-ha-shoah-holocaust-memorial-day
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https://www.shiva.com/learning-center/commemorate/jewish-holidays/yom-hashoah/
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https://www.myjewishlearning.com/article/yom-hashoah-holocaust-memorial-day/
United Nation’s Outreach Programme on the Holocaust:
https://www.un.org/en/holocaustremembrance
United Nation’s Holocaust education materials: https://www.un.org/en/holocaustrememberance/additionalresources/educationalmaterials
Antisemitism vs. anti-semitism (a small hyphen makes a big difference): https://www.holocaustremembrance.com/antisemitism/spelling-antisemitism
VIDEOS
Yom HaShoah in Israel, when the siren sounds: https://youtu.be/4uK5uz7d-Oo
DECOLONIZATION and INDIGENOUS HISTORY RESOURCES
INDIGENOUS ORGANIZATIONS:
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Orange Shirt Day Society: charity by founder of Orange Shirt Day, Phyllis Webstad
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Indigenomics Institute: decolonizing economy, founded by Carol Anne Hilton
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Decolonizing Wealth Project: decolonizing philanthropy and money, founded by Edgar Villanueva
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Woodland Cultural Centre: virtual tour of former residential school Mohawk Institute
Resources recommended by the Woodland Cultural Centre:
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Indigenous online bookstore: Goodminds
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Book about the difficulty coming home from residential school: “Not My Girl", by Christy Jordan-Fenton, Margaret Pokiak-Fenton
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CBC News Story on experimentation on Inuit in the 1960’s:
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Quotes from John A. MacDonald about Indigenous Peoples
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Healing from Residential Schools: Legacy of Hope Foundation
ONLINE COURSES ON INDIGENOUS HISTORY IN CANADA:
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University of Alberta: Indigenous Canada
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Reconciliation Education: 4 Seasons of Reconciliation
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(link to sponsored version, free as of Sept 20, 2022): https://www.reconciliationeducation.ca/deloitte
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BOOKS AND ARTICLES:
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Decolonizing Wealth, by Edgar Villanueva
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Philanthropic Foundations in Canada: Landscapes, Indigenous Perspectives and Pathways to Change, by Elson, Fontan and Lefèvre
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"We Built a Life From Nothing": White Settler Colonialism and the Myth of Meritocracy, by Sheelah McLean
FREE FILMS:
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Trick or Treaty, by Alanis Obomsawin
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Aaron Mills speaks to "Kinship Across Worlds" as it relates to Treaty, by
the Treaty Relations Commission of Manitoba
PAID FILMS:
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We Were Children, by Tim Wolochatiuk (may be available for free from your public library)
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The Grizzlies, directed by Miranda de Pencier. An Inuit community in the Arctic is transformed when a high school teacher reignites his students' passion for living through the game of lacrosse. Available for streaming on CBC GEM and Netflix.
The Truth and Reconciliation Commission’s Report and Related Documents:
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Calls to Action: Child-friendly version
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Calls to Action: Chinese version
References made by the Calls to Action:
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UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (“UNDRIP”)
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CBC Indigenous: Status Updates on the Calls to Action
Anti-Racism Resources
WEBSITES:
Take Action: https://www.un.org/en/fight-racism/get-involved/engage
Background on the UN International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination: https://www.un.org/en/observances/end-racism-day
UN’s Durban Declaration: https://www.un.org/en/fight-racism/background/durban-declaration-and-programme-of-action
Training and resources on Nonviolence and racial equity: Selma Center for Nonviolence, Truth, and Reconciliation
American Association of Biological Anthropologists say race is not biological: https://physanth.org/about/position-statements/aapa-statement-race-and-racism-2019/
Racism History, Definition and Training Resources: DismantlingRacism.org
What is Racism? Video series: https://www.racepowerofanillusion.org/
Government of Canada website of notable Black individuals who have helped shape Canadian heritage and identity: https://www.canada.ca/en/canadian-heritage/campaigns/black-history-month/black-canadians.html
Ontario Human Rights Council’s racism fact sheet: https://www.ohrc.on.ca/en/racial-discrimination-race-and-racism-fact-sheet
US Eugenics history: https://ihpi.umich.edu/news/forced-sterilization-policies-us-targeted-minorities-and-those-disabilities-and-lasted-21st
Canadian eugenics history: https://historyofrights.ca/encyclopaedia/main-events/eugenics/
ARTICLES AND BOOKS:
Peggy McIntosh: White Privilege: Unpacking the Invisible Knapsack
https://nationalseedproject.org/Key-SEED-Texts/white-privilege-unpacking-the-invisible-knapsack
Downloadable PDF version: https://psychology.umbc.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/57/2016/10/White-Privilege_McIntosh-1989.pdf
Heather McGhee: https://bookshop.org/books/the-sum-of-us-what-racism-costs-everyone-and-how-we-can-prosper-together/9780525509561
History of Policing in America: https://time.com/4779112/police-history-origins/
VIDEOS:
We Must Talk About Race to Fix Economic Inequality https://youtu.be/caarVAS40jQ
Examples of Nonviolence in history (including Mahatma Gandhi): A Force More Powerful