China News Service, June 15th. According to a comprehensive report by the Canadian "Sing Tao Daily", some media reported that with the rise of anti-Asian racism, the elderly in Vancouver, Canada, Chinatown feel fear and insecurity about going out.

Two Asian female elders who were attacked bravely shared their experiences, and private organizations said that protecting Chinatown is not only about protecting those buildings, but also these elders.

　　According to the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC), hardship is no stranger to Linh Diep. The Cantonese-speaking elderly arrived in Canada in the 1990s and worked in a food processing plant in Vancouver for decades. Spiny sea urchin.

At the end of March this year, when the 60-year-old Dipley walked near East Hastings St. (Columbia) after finishing the haircut, a woman stepped up and slapped her in the face, making her " Go back to China" and tell her "You don't live in Canada".

Dip said that this heart-wrenching experience prevents her from going to Chinatown to buy groceries now.

She called the police with the help of social workers.

　　Coincidentally, Ms. Zhang, in her 70s, was beaten in the face by a woman when she came out of the Sunrise Market one morning in April.

The bystanders helped confirm that she was okay and helped her call the police.

Ms. Zhang has worked in the hotel for nearly 20 years and often takes the bus home in the middle of the night.

Although she was attacked and it took several weeks for her face injury to recover, she still insisted on going out for a walk every day, but she would take an umbrella to protect herself.

"If I had an umbrella, I would fight. I may be old, but I'm still strong."

　　The police were unable to respond to inquiries about these two cases due to privacy reasons, but they are investigating two incidents that match the date and location of the attack. The police are also investigating whether there is any connection between the two cases.

　　Vancouver police said that in the first year of the new crown pneumonia epidemic, anti-Asian hate crimes increased by 717%.

A recent poll by the Angus Reid Institute found that more than half of Asian Canadians have experienced discrimination in the past year.

However, statistics do not show many unreported attacks on Asian elders and their impact on their sense of security and independence.

　　Tan Shengyou, co-chairman of the Vancouver Chinatown Legacy Stewardship Group, said that in this difficult period, it is vital that the elderly get support because they are an important part of Chinatown's difference. He said: "For a long time, people always only talk about architecture. But it is not just architecture, but all the things that happen, the community, and the elders of the community that really matter." They will "bow their heads" because of this. They think it's just life, so why call the police? But he believes that people are now unwilling to be the "model minority" or the "silent Asian."