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Letter: Richmond News reader's letter inspires

Dear Editor, Re: “Be the change in Richmond” “School of diversity,” Letters , Nov. 15. I found two letters to the editor in the last edition of the Richmond News to be quite interesting.
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Richmond’s Dr. Timothy Hsia, right, shows off his winning 2017 toonie design at city hall with his brother, Stephen, who was also a finalist in the Royal Canadian Mint’s competition to mark the country’s 150th anniversary next year. Timothy credited his brother for helping him win the national contest.

Dear Editor,

   Re: “Be the change in Richmond” “School of diversity,” Letters, Nov. 15.

I found two letters to the editor in the last edition of the Richmond News to be quite interesting.

“Be the change in Richmond” by Stephen Hsia offers simple yet practical ways of overcoming the so-called “cultural divide” in this community. He is right to emphasize that cultural harmony can be achieved with small acts. Meeting and greeting one’s neighbours and strangers are great ways to promote mutual respect and understanding.

Similarly, Hugh Boyd secondary teacher Michael Taylor’s letter “School of Diversity” did an excellent job in highlighting the diversity in Richmond schools and the community at-large.

I would like to commend both men for taking the time to write very thoughtful letters to the Richmond News.

Richmond, despite its problems, is a wonderful community. We should be thankful and proud to live in one of the cleanest, most well managed and multicultural communities in Canada. Rather than complaining, we should get involved in making it even better. As Michael and Stephen have articulated so well in their letters, the onus is upon each one of us to get involved in reaching out to each other. Once we start this process, we will be pleasantly surprised to find that we have so much in common. All we need is to take that first step, the rest will fall in place quickly.

Balwant Sanghera

RICHMOND