Elimin8Hate celebrates Microsoft’s involvement in its Custom Dictionary built to Dismantle Microaggressions Against Asians
Elimin8Hate’s ReClaimYourName.dic – the first-ever custom dictionary that sets to normalize Asian identity – has been added to Microsoft 365 applications Vancouver, BC, June 9, 2023 – In 2022, Elimin8Hate – the advocacy arm of the Vancouver Asian Film Festival (VAFF) – developed the world’s first custom dictionary of Asian names, ReClaimYourName.dic. Today, Elimin8Hate’s initiative […]
ReClaim Your Name
In celebration of Asian Heritage Month, Elimin8Hate, with media partner TikTok Canada, is launching ReClaim Your Name, a multi-faceted project that invites anyone who identifies as Asian Canadians and people of Asian descent to participate by sharing the story of their name – all versions of it. This is an opportunity to reflect on the […]
How to Stand Up to Anti-Asian Racism
SHOW UP: Your guide to bystander intervention by Hollaback
Antonyms, a poem by Anita Ngai
Statement of Solidarity in the aftermath of white supremacist, anti-Asian murders of Asian Women in Atlanta
We are outraged and deeply heartbroken by the murder of 8 individuals in Atlanta on March 16, 2021 almost all of whom were Asian women. We mourn the death and honour the lives of Asian women working in massage parlours and Asian and migrant sex workers who have never been protected from hate, discrimination, racism, […]
Dec 4: Anti-Asian Racism during COVID-19 & the Model Minority Myth Workshop
– EVENT ENDED – This online workshop aims to unpack the model minority myth and the role it plays on anti-Asian racism that has been amplified during the COVID-19 pandemic. This is an opportunity to share and reflect on your own experiences with the myth, and develop different strategies to support those who disclose experiences […]
Statement of Solidarity with the Mi’kmaq Nation
XÊ·məθkÊ·É™yÌ“É™m (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish) and sÉ™lilwÉ™taɬ (Tsleil-Waututh) territories/ Vancouver, BC – October 30, 2020 VAFF and #Elimin8hate stand in solidarity with the Mi’kmaq Nation and strongly condemn the violent and racist acts that non-Indigenous fishers and their allies have inflicted on the Mi’kmaq. These illegal acts threaten the Mi’kmaq Nation’s liberty and security, and the […]
More Anti-Asian Racist Incidents Reported Per Capita in Canada than US According to First National Report
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE PRESS STATEMENT Wednesday, September 9, 2020 Contact:Justin Kong, Executive Director Chinese Canadian National Council Toronto Chapter executivedirector@ccnctoronto.ca 416-596-0833 Project 1907 | info@project1907.org | *no video interviews please Note: Due to a commitment to confidentiality, organizations are not able to speak to any details of reported incidents and can comment on data in […]
Partnering with project 1907
On the basis of common goals and initiatives, VAFF’s Elimin8hate campaign has partnered with project 1907, with the aim of creating a centralized racism reporting centre. Our partnership strives to summarize and communicate the rising trend of anti-Asian (or perceived Asian) racism. By compiling individual reports of racist incidents, collected by both Elimin8hate and by […]
Open Letter to UBC from project 1907 + Vancouver Asian Film Festival
Jun 17, 2020 Mr. Lindsay Gordon, Chancellor, UBC Mr. Santa J. Ono, President and Vice-Chancellor, UBC UBC Board of Governors UBC Senate Dear Mr. Gordon, Mr. Ono, the Board of Governors and Senate, We write to you as Asian Canadian community members and organizers of Elimin8hate, a campaign formed in response to the surge in […]