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When I was 21, I started to read the Tao Te Ching and everything that could help me understand my cultural roots. Since then I’ve discovered how much I love the cultural wealth and the cultural capital of the Chinese traditions. I truly love the Tao teaching, because it is a book of wisdom onContinue reading “Meet Yvonne”

“I was working in a dim sum restaurant as a waiter because I struggled to find a full-time job after graduating from interior design. The boss of Fairchild Media came to the restaurant one day and after several interactions, she asked, ‘What are your career goals? What’s your dream?’ I responded with: ‘I’m not sureContinue reading “Meet Brian”

(2/2) “I’m going to be applying for my PhD at the end of this year, and my research thesis, in a nutshell, is going to be about intercultural care for Chinese Canadians. Right now, we don’t really know how to care for different cultures in our healthcare system, especially if you don’t speak English. TheContinue reading “Meet Amy (continued)”

(1/2) “There’s the saying that Generation X was the slacker generation, but I wouldn’t say that’s the complete picture. We were this bridging generation, this transition between Boomers and early millennials. We were the first generation to see a big group of our parents get divorced. We were the first to start talking about sexualityContinue reading “Meet Amy”

“A big part of the community is for people to get to know the history of the first Chinese people in Edmonton, there’s a lot of history to it that’s been lost. My great grandpa helped to build the railway over in BC, which has impacted my family history. I feel like a lot ofContinue reading “Meet Naomi”

My dad is Vietnamese, and my mom is Cantonese. They both immigrated from Vietnam to escape the war. I think that refugee part of our family’s past really contributes to the attitude where we’re just happy with whatever we have here as long as we can feed ourselves and have a roof over our head.Continue reading “Meet Amanda”

“If I could give advice to my younger self, it would be that your views of identity, gender and sexuality will change. It will be scary, but you will find a community that loves you.   Growing up, I was really determined to be that nerdy person who excelled, and I attached a lot of my self-worth toContinue reading “Meet Alyx”

“When I was younger, there wasn’t really much that I had to talk about with my sister, she didn’t have the same interests as me. But as I grow up, there’s more things we talked about now, like talk about life in general. She’s been somebody that I’ve been able to look up to aContinue reading “Meet Trevor”

I have been doing graphic design for 40 years. I am always interested in solving problems, looking at things and saying, “Couldn’t you do it another way?” I think it was that interest that caused me to carry on. I did architecture and then graphic design, and then started my own business in Singapore beforeContinue reading “Meet Wei”

“My parents were farmers. They grew up in rural areas of 15-20 people, and they looked after each other. I think some of that kind of transpired here where I’ve grown up with my friends. We look out for each other, we take care of each other. I think of a happy family as synonymousContinue reading “Meet Kevin”