"I don't want this to happen to anybody — anybody," Phillips said. "There's a lot of native people here, a lot of Asian people here. Nobody should have to go through this."

http://www.cbc.ca/canada/british-columbia/story/2009/07/07/bc-courtenay-hate-crime-reaction.html

Mr. Phillips, who escaped with two stitches above his right eye and a couple of bruised ribs, said Tuesday the incident is yet another example of the racism he's battled all his life, despite being a born and raised in B.C.

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/british-columbia/three-arrested-in-attack-posted-on-youtube/article1210121/