Amy Go on Coronavirus Anti-Chinese Stereotypes & Dr. Aaron Schimmer for World Cancer Day
A nasty side-effect of the coronavirus outbreak: stigmatization of the Chinese community. And, World Cancer Day is coming up next week - we’ll update you on the year’s most important advances
Zoomer Week in Review · Zoomer Podcast Network
February 2, 202015m 13s
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Show Notes
The spread of the novel coronavirus is bringing back anti-Chinese stereotypes - just like the spread of SARS sparked racism and anti-Asian tropes back in 2003. It's also bringing a big drop in business on our Chinatowns. Libby Znaimer talked with Amy Go, of the Chinese Canadian National Council for Social Justice
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World Cancer Day is a global initiative to raise awareness and make sure that cancer continues to be a priority in the world health and development agenda. It's also a good time to take stock of the progress that's been made against this devastating disease. Libby checked in with Dr. Aaron Schimmer, director of research at PMCC.
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