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Liang Cui is a PhD student of fine arts at Massey University's Wellington campus. She arrived in New Zealand from China in July 2016.

Why ‘being kind’ is not enough: NZ needs to front up to its anti-Asian problem

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While the pandemic has certainly exacerbated anti-Asian sentiment, New Zealand has a long history of turning a blind eye to racism of this kind. The culture of silence is maintained by both sides, says Liang Cui, but she knows first hand the importance of speaking out.  When the first case of Covid-19 was discovered in … Read more