“What Is the Model Minority Myth?”
An article on, “What is the model minority myth?” including an interview with Karine Ng, ACLA in BC member. https://www.chatelaine.com/living/what-is-the-model-minority-myth
News & Updates
ACLA BC’s Asian Canadian Artists Against Racism: An Evening for Resistance!
Hello everyone, Thank you so much for attending ACLA BC’s Asian Canadian Artists Against Racism: an Evening for Resistance! event on Wednesday May 26 2021. At highest count, there were 118 attendees, who joined us in the name of anti-racist resistance! A big thanks to all of the artists for their moving performances: Rita Wong, … Read more
ACLA in BC Takes Action Against Racism: “Stop the Hate, Racism Kills!”
March 28, 2021 – Members and supporters of the Asian Canadian Labour Alliance in BC took action against anti-Asian racism in light of the recent killings in Atlanta and the increasing attacks against Asian people in Canada. More than a dozen folks frequented the four corners of Main and Terminal, a busy intersection in Vancouver, … Read more
ACLA Ontario 2020 Year End Message
Dear ACLA Members and Allies, This year marks ACLA’s 20th anniversary. For two decades ACLA has played an integral role in demanding racial justice for Workers of Colour in our communities and our workplaces. We are also celebrating the rejuvenation of ACLA BC and pledge our support to ensure our chapters remain vibrant. Racialized workers have played … Read more
Solidarity with 1492 Land Back Lane Land Defenders
The Asian Canadian Labour Alliance (ACLA) stands in solidarity with the 1492 Land Back Lane Land Defenders and allies currently resisting attempts by the Canadian colonial state to forcefully take land that rightfully belongs to the Haudenosaunee people. The Haudenosaunee Land Defenders and their ancestors have lived in this territory since time immemorial and have … Read more
Solidarity with Wet’suwet’en
The Asian Canadian Labour Alliance (ACLA) stands in solidarity with the Wet’suwet’en peoples and allies currently resisting the attempts by the Canadian colonial state to extract natural resources and to infringe on the aspirations and desires of the Wet’suwet’en people’s on their unceded territory by poisoning their land, their water and destroying their way of … Read more
ACLA Calls for Education and Solidarity in Response to Coronavirus
A version of this article was published in Our Times Magazine The scene today is eerily reminiscent of the one nearly 20 years ago: Toronto’s Chinatowns were virtual ghost towns. Food aficionados and shoppers steered clear. Mass hysteria, xenophobia and racism levelled near-catastrophic losses for local businesses because the clientele stayed away, fearful of catching … Read more
20th Anniversary Sponsors
Thank you to the following unions who are sponsoring ACLA’s 20th Anniversary!
2019 ACLA YEAR END MESSAGE
Dear ACLA Members and Allies, As we approach the 20th anniversary of the Asian Canadian Labour Alliance, we take this opportunity to reflect on the activism, organizing and resistance that continues across Canada and across the globe. Protests across Asia are putting forth demands for democracy and protests locally have put a clog into the machine … Read more
ACLA Statement on Cuts to Legal Aid Ontario and Community Legal Clinics
The Asian Canadian Labour Alliance (ACLA) strongly opposes the Ford government’s decision to cut legal aid funding by $133 million, representing over 30% of Legal Aid Ontario’s (LAO) budget. ACLA also denounces the government’s directive to prohibit provincial funding for immigration and refugee law services. Canada’s refugee and immigration system is complex and nearly impossible … Read more