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Kerry Jang and University of New Brunswick

University of New Brunswick: Kerry Jang, a Vancouver city councillor, complained to UNB about University of New Brunswick sociology Prof. Ricardo Duchesne. Jang believes the sociology professor comments amount to hate speech. Kerry Jang , a Vancouver city councillor, had asked the university to investigate the allegedly racist views of Prof. Ricardo Duchesne , who argues that the influx of Asian immigrants is threatening Canada European character. , according to CBC. "He was drawing comparisons to say Hong Kong and Japan, its teeming dirty cities and things like that saying all Asians are dirty," he said. A University of New Brunswick vice-president is defending a professor academic freedom in the wake of a recent complaint of racism. Jang contends the sociology professor comments constitute hate speech. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.