He was my dad. He passed away recently from Alzheimers.

A Coyote hunting mice in Waterton Lakes National Park. We surprised it by the roadside and it began to move quickly away. A few squeaks (kissing the back of the hand) caught its attention and it stayed long enough for a photo.

Manifestation pour la protection de l'enfance et la prévention spécialisée, Lille, France, 2025.

March to stand with our AAPI communities

kodak portra filter in DXO. One of my all-time favorite lenses is the 35mm f2.5 Color-Skopar. Often talked down upon for its optical shortcomings, I cannot find them and if I am seeing it, I have no objections whatsoever. It is very sharp, crystalline, and the out-of-focus rendering is very pleasing. Another one that puzzles me is its reasonable price tag, which some people regard as proof of its many flaws. I see no flaws, and I am not one who photographs resolution charts to get my jollies.

TJPA and Helen Dance Academy present "The Melody of Blooming," a dance performance celebrating AAPI Heritage Month

Asians are a diverse group. We do not even know each other very well, if at all. Customs and mannerisms are frequently misunderstood between one ethnic group and another. One group are highly supportive of each other, while another group stab each other in the back, and often the perpetrators of hate are doing it to their own people.

"Stop Anti-Asian Hate." Asians are a diverse group. We do not even know each other very well, if at all. Customs and mannerisms are frequently misunderstood between one ethnic group and another. One group are highly supportive of each other, while another group stab each other in the back, and often the perpetrators of hate are doing it to their own people.

Mayor Adams joins the first AAPI Heritage Month Parade. Sun, May 15, 2022. Credit: Benny Polatseck/Mayoral Photography Office.

Lt. Governor Miller Attends the MDOT AAPI Event by Patrick Siebert at 7201 Corporate Center Dr, Hanover, MD 21076

Mayor Adams joins the first AAPI Heritage Month Parade. Sun, May 15, 2022. Credit: Benny Polatseck/Mayoral Photography Office.

Datrini Djangkuak performs the Margapati dance, a tradiditional Balinese dance, during the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Asian American Pacific Islander (AAPI) Cultural Exchange Celebration, in Washington, D.C., May 25, 2017. The President’s proclamation encourages all Americans to learn more abut our Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander heritage and to observe this month to recognize the achievements and contributions of AAPI that enrich the United States, with appropriate programs and activities. USDA Photo by Lance Cheung.

Graduates walk across the stage and receive their diplomas.

Asian Pacific American Islander (AAPI) Heritage Month Program on May 7, 2019.

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U.S. Department of Energy held an Equity in Energy Initiative: Asian American Pacific Islanders Stakeholder Discussion on August 13, 2019.

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First Lady Yumi Hogan attends the AAPI Heritage Month Celebration by Steve Kwak at Center For Social Change, 6600 Amberton Dr, Elkridge, MD 21075

5/19/24

Marche contre le racisme anti-asiatique / March against anti-asian racism

MARCHE CONTRE LE RACISME ANTI-ASIATIQUE

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Le mois de mars marque la commémoration d’un an de la pandémie de COVID-19 au Québec. Bien que l’espoir soit à l’horizon avec des mesures strictes de prévention sanitaire et l’arrivée de vaccins, la montée du racisme anti-asiatique semble s’aggraver.

Depuis le début de la pandémie, les membres des communautés asiatiques du Québec ont été physiquement et verbalement agressés, poignardés et même frappés par des voitures. Nos artefacts religieux, culturels et nos commerces ont également été vandalisés.

En Amérique du Nord et partout au Canada, les membres des communautés asiatiques et des peuples autochtones sont attaqués. Vancouver a signalé une augmentation de 717 % des crimes haineux contre les Asiatiques, tandis que le SPVM a signalé une augmentation de cinq fois plus de crimes haineux envers les asiatiques.

Alors que nous regardons les reportages d’Atlanta sur le tireur qui a assassiné 6 femmes asiatiques hier, nous essayons toujours de comprendre la violence dans nos propres communautés. Pas plus tard que cette semaine à Montréal, un homme d’origine coréenne a été attaqué au gaz poivré en plein jour. N'oublions pas le double délit de fuite à Brossard, en septembre, qui tua deux personnes de nos communautés: Huiping Ding (45 ans) et Gérard Chong Soon Yuen (50 ans).

Les communautés asiatiques du Québec en ont assez. Nous descendrons dans la rue le dimanche 21 mars, à l’occasion de la Journée internationale pour l’élimination de la discrimination raciale, pour nous élever contre le racisme anti-asiatique et toutes les formes de discrimination raciale. ***Les masques et la distance sociale seront maintenus, ainsi que la possibilité de participer virtuellement.***

Joignez-vous à nous à 13 h à Cabot Square, où nous nous rendrons à Chinatown pour exiger que le gouvernement prenne des mesures efficaces pour mettre fin à la discrimination raciale.

Solidaires,

Chinois progressistes du Québec

Groupe d’entraide contre le racisme des asiatiques du Québec

Après la marche, Stella, l’amie de Maimie, une organisation de travailleurs et travailleuses du sexe, organisera une veillée dans le quartier chinois pour commémorer les victimes de l’attaque contre les salons de massage asiatiques à Atlanta. Ce sera l’occasion pour les collectivités touchées de pleurer ensemble en toute solidarité et d’honorer la vie de ceux que nous avons perdus et d’attirer l’attention sur les conditions des travailleuses du sexe.

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À la mémoire de :

Delaina Ashley Yaun (33 ans)

Paul Andre Michels (54 ans)

Daoyou Feng (44 ans)

Xiaojie Tan (49 ans)

Soon Chung Park (74 ans)

Hyun Jung Grant (51 ans)

Suncha Kim (69 ans)

Yong Ae Yue (63 ans)

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MARCH AGAINST ANTI-ASIAN RACISM

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The month of March marks the one-year commemoration of the covid-19 pandemic in Québec. Although hope is on the horizon with strict health prevention measures and the arrival of vaccines, the rise of anti-Asian racism appears to be worsening.

Since the beginning of the pandemic, members of Asian communities in Québec have been physically and verbally assaulted, stabbed, and even hit by cars. Our religious, cultural and commercial artefacts have also been vandalized.

This is in line with what has been happening across North America. Across Canada, members of other Asian communities and Indigenous peoples have also been attacked. Some have been mistaken for being of East Asian descent. Vancouver reported a 717% increase in anti-Asian hate crimes while the SPVM reported a five-fold increase in hate crimes towards asian communities.

As we reel from the reports from Atlanta of the gunman who murdered 6 Asian women yesterday, we are still trying to make sense of the violence in our own communities. Just this week in Montreal, a man of Korean origin was attacked with pepper-spray in broad day light. Let’s not forget the double hit-and-run in Brossard in September, which killed two members of our communities: Huiping Ding (age 45) and Gérard Chong Soon Yuen (age 50).

Asian communities in Québec have had enough. We are taking to the streets on Sunday March 21, on the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination to stand up against anti-Asian racism and all forms of racial discrimination.

***Masks and social distance will be maintained, as well as the option to participate virtually.***

Please join us at 1:00pm at Cabot Square, where we will march to Chinatown to demand effective government action in ending racial discrimination.

In solidarity,

Progressive Chinese of Québec

Groupe d’entraide contre le racisme des asiatiques du Québec

Following the march, Stella, l’amie de Maimie, an organization by and for sex workers, will be hosting a vigil in Chinatown to commemorate the victims of the attack on Asian massage parlors in Atlanta. This will be a moment for affected communities to grieve together in solidarity and to honour the lives of those we’ve lost and to bring attention to the work conditions of Asian sex workers.

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In memory of :

Delaina Ashley Yaun (age 33)

Paul Andre Michels (age 54)

Daoyou Feng (age 44)

Xiaojie Tan (age 49)

Soon Chung Park (age 74)

Hyun Jung Grant (age 51)

Suncha Kim (age 69)

Yong Ae Yue (age 63)

#stopasianhate #racismsucks #stophate #stopracistviolence #stopracism #dotherightthing #beagoodhumanbeing #enoughisenough #hateisavirus #aapi #solidarity #fuckyourbadday #systemicracism #restinpower #montreal #stopaapihate

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First Lady Yumi Hogan attends the AAPI Heritage Month Celebration by Steve Kwak at Center For Social Change, 6600 Amberton Dr, Elkridge, MD 21075

AAPI Dance

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Two women adjust each others costumes at New York’s AAPI Parade

Photo credit: Queens Borough President's Office

Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro attends the AAPI History Month Reception. MAY 30, 2023 - HARRISBURG, PA