加拿大亚裔演员在北湾遭受COVID-19种族歧视

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加拿大亚裔演员Russell Yuen在北湾遭受COVID-19种族歧视


上周, 北湾,Russell Yuen在城里拍摄电影《天鹅》.


当有一天, Yuen沿着Nipissing湖滨水区散步时，遇到有一个男人和一个女人正在欣赏他旁边的景色。


Yuen通过蒙特利尔的Skype告诉CTV新闻:“这位先生说'哦，这很不错，'，我说'是的。他说：“远离多伦多和中国病毒，真是太好了”




当该男子说“中国病毒”时，Yuen先生立即做出反应，摘下墨镜。这个男人没有意识到他是亚洲人。


然后开始口头攻击。


Yuen说，这名男子在妻子缩在他身后的时候开始了种族歧视言语攻击。


他说：“你为什么不戴口罩？”并说“远离我”和“你在这里做什么”。


该名男子告诉Yuen先生带着他的冠状病毒回去。


Yuen居住在蒙特利尔，出生于加拿大。他是加拿大的第四代人，并且说他甚至不会说中文。


自美国总统唐纳德·特朗普（Donald Trump）将COVID-19称为“中国病毒”以来，该术语就引发了争议。


Yuen说：“现在不是指责或指责别人的时候。我们必须团结起来。”


此后，北湾居民和谴责种族主义袭击事件的市长Al McDonald
通过联线方式向Yuen道歉。


副市长Tanya Vrebosch表示不相信这对夫妇来自城市，而且他们的任何举动都不代表城市的观点。


Vrebosch说：“我们是一个非常欢迎的包容社区。” “我们正在试图吸引更多的新人，无论是电影业，企业还是居民。”


至于Yuen，他说他喜欢来北湾，等疫情结束后，将迫不及待地想再回来参加更多的电影项目。


Yuen说：“仅仅因为我们看起来不同，并不意味着我们内部就不同了。




Canadian actor subjected to COVID-19 racism in North Bay

NORTH BAY -- While walking along the Lake Nipissing waterfront last week, Russell Yuen says a man and a woman were enjoying the view beside him.

"The gentleman said 'Oh it's nice out here,' and I said 'yeah.' and he said 'It's nice to be away from Toronto and the Chinese virus'," Yuen told CTV News via skype from Montreal.

Yuen was in the city for the filming of Swan.

When the man said "Chinese virus," Yuen reacted immediately, taking off his sunglasses. The man didn't realise he was Asian.

From there, the verbal attacks began.

Yuen says the man launched into a racist tirade while his wife cowered behind him.

"He said 'Why are you not wearing a f*****g mask?' and 'get the f*** away from me' and 'what are you doing here,'" Yuen recounts.

From there, the man told Yuen to go back to where he came from and take the coronavirus with him.

Yuen lives in Montreal and was born in Canada. He's a fourth generation Canadian, and says he doesn't even speak Chinese.

The term has sparked controversy ever since U.S. President Donald Trump referred to COVID-19 as the "Chinese Virus.".

"This is not the time for pointing fingers or blaming people. We have to unite," said Yuen.

Yuen has since been flooded with online apologies from North Bay citizens and Mayor Al McDonald, who is condemning the racist attack.

Deputy mayor Tanya Vrebosch doesn't believe the couple are from the city and that one act does not represent the city's views.

"We're a very welcoming, inclusive community," said Vrebosch. "If anything, we're trying to attract more newcomers whether that's the film industry or business or residents."

As for Yuen, he says he loves coming to North Bay and can't wait to come back in the future for more film projects when the pandemic dies down.

"Just because we look different, doesn't mean we're different inside," said Yuen.