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Letter: Insensitive coronavirus jokes in Burnaby are hurting our community

Editor: Re: ‘You dropped your coronavirus,’ white man tells Asian woman in Burnaby , NOW News I am writing in response to the recent incident in Burnaby, in which a white male was heard making an insensitive comment to an Asian woman.
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People taking precautions against the deadly coronavirus include wearing masks.

Editor:

Re: ‘You dropped your coronavirus,’ white man tells Asian woman in Burnaby, NOW News

I am writing in response to the recent incident in Burnaby, in which a white male was heard making an insensitive comment to an Asian woman.
This is understandably a worrisome time for everyone - and I am reminded of Mitch Albom’s novel, The Five People You Meet In Heaven. In this novel, a character named the Blue Man had said: "The human spirit knows, deep down, that all lives intersect."
The way I look at it, it makes much more sense that during this difficult time, everyone tries even harder to discern our interconnectedness and offer each other support.
This way, we can help boost each other’s immunity – when everyone is less stressed (without feeling sad or scared of being discriminated against). We can become collectively stronger as a community - a society, a country – a human race.
Besides, history has shown that racism is just as capable of destroying our humanity and our world.

April Toh, Burnaby