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East Asia

My question is, how long it would take in the investigation until the survivor feels completely safe? Because the survivor would be so scared to even go to the campus because the person [the victim/survivor]…

Maybe I just missed the information from you, but the question that I came up with is, what if the sexual violence situation happens outside of campus? For example, what if it happens at someone’s…

How would you solve it? Like, I know you can get counselling and medical services, but like, how do you say that the people who did the violence are [unclear]. Like, do you do anything…

In my view, it’s very important to speak up because you’re not just speaking up for yourself, you’re also speaking up for all females who are insecure. How can you encourage them to report the…

What kind of evidence does this policy apply to and how we can intervene in each situation individually? I mean because sometimes the only evidence is just the victim’s written word or what they say.…

Participant 1: I am thinking of my parents. I think they would appreciate the community in SMU and the policy as well. Especially because they live in East Asia so they can’t talk with me,…

In the new policy, for people who have not much information and not much knowledge about the law and something […], what types of action should they report [as] sexual violence?

In countries in Southeast Asia, the victims are not protected well when they report sexual violence. That is the fact. So, when any person in CBU [supports] the victims from Southeast Asia, I think I…

So, before I give my advice to [a friend who has been sexually assaulted, I would] ask myself: Can the action described be seen as a sexual violence, as defined in the new policy? And…

Examining the Intersections of Anti-Asian Racism and Gender-Based Violence in Canada

Go & Lee-An