Perspective on Anti-Asian Racism

For those who don’t know, my family immigrated to Canada in 1981. We have owned and operated a family Chinese-Canadian restaurant in Port Colborne for over 30 years. Above is a picture of the takeout order we took down this past Sunday for someone who called to place an “order.” Since my mom answered using speaker phone, I was able to hear the whole conversation. A few red flags made the call stand out immediately: their mocking tone, they didn’t seem to know what they wanted to order, and they ended the call with saying something about the word “Asian” but they hung up before finishing their phrase. It was odd. Luckily, we asked for their phone number which seemed made up (222-3467). As we expected, no one came to pick up the order.