ABC News (Australia) interviewed Chek Ling six years ago. In the interview, he narrates how Australians’ racism against Chinese residents resurfaced during the COVID-19 pandemic. That racist campaign caused public harassment, verbal abuse, and physical threats against Chinese people. Watch the full interview here.
Not Going Gentle narrates the author’s struggles after coming to Australia on a Colombo Plan scholarship and dealing with Australians’ racism. He has become an activist to develop a secure, fair and compassionate Australia for the Chinese community.
Chek Ling was born in Sarawak and moved to Australia in 1962. He is married to a 5th-generation Anglo-Scottish, yet he faced racism. Now he has been an activist in the Chinese community in Australia since 1984.
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