street by young people, a strategy needs to be adopted to stamp out this form of egregious
racism.
As stated at the beginning, the aim of this paper is to stimulate discussion surrounding these
issues of discrimination rather than to answer the pressing question put forth here about how
to move forward. It is our hope that by putting a spotlight on this important topic, dialogue
can follow between individuals working in government policy, the public and private sector,
and out in the community (representing Asian groups and non-Asian groups alike) about the
steps that can be taken to remove the barriers facing Asian people in New Zealand.
At this stage, we would like to invite comment on these findings with the express purpose of
developing a national strategy towards combating racism and discrimination against Asians.
Our basic strategy is in accord with the Human Rights Commission's work following the
desecration of Jewish graves: that discrimination against any New Zealander is damaging to
all New Zealanders, and that any remedy will be collective.
Source: Asia:NZ Foundation
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