Community Engagement Webinar Series

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ASIAN GOLD RIBBON – Asian Youth Mental Health Summit 

Wednesday, May 18, 2022, 7:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m. EDT

Join this 2- hour community conversation with honoured guests and panel of Asian youth sharing their stories, experiences, and concerns; as well as ideas for needed change at individual, community, educational, and systemic levels.

This year, Asian Gold Ribbon is focusing on Asian Youth mental health. Children and adolescents (up to 18 years) reported 29% of racist incidents in 2021 according to the CCNCTO and Project 1907 (2022) report. Reports by Youth, 18 years of age or younger, rose astronomically by 286% from the previous year.

Honoured guests and a panel of Asian Canadian Youth will share their stories. Together with our community of allies, we will develop Calls to Action to support Asian Youth mental health in Canada, where individual, community, and systemic level changes are needed.

Katherine Ho

Katherine Ho is best known for her Mandarin cover of Coldplay’s “Yellow” in the film Crazy Rich Asians, which topped Spotify’s Global Viral 50 chart and has garnered over 20 million streams across all platforms.
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Carol Huynh (she/her)
M. Counselling, MPC Intern

Carol Huynh is the third child of Vietnamese refugees, the first of her siblings born in Canada. She grew up in the small northern BC community of Hazelton. This is where she found the sport of wrestling, which would take her on a journey to the Olympic Games. Carol became the first female Gold medalist for Canada in the sport of wrestling at the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games. She went on to achieve a bronze medal at the 2012 London Olympic Games to finish her athletic career with 4 World Championship medals, 2 gold medals from Pan American Games and 1 from a Commonwealth Games.
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Julie Kim

Julie Kim is stand-up comedian and writer who headlines comedy clubs across Canada and the United States. She has been featured on national television and radio multiple times (the Winnipeg Comedy Festival, Just for Laughs Northwest, the Halifax Comedy Festival, and much more). Julie’s been a writer and on-camera talent for CBC’s The Debaters, Laugh out Loud, CBC’s Kim’s Convenience (a tiny bit as an occasional guest in the writer’s room), and more. Her comedy credits are among the best in the country. She is a writer and creative consulting for the Winnipeg Comedy Festival, and will be returning for her third TV gala in May 2022.
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Eva Chin

Chef Eva Chin was born and raised on a farm in Hawaii, and grew up immersed in the breathtaking bounty that Mother Nature has to offer, inspired by the mountains, the ocean, and earth. She learned at an early age that food is the connection between people and the land. This connection is translated into her cuisine. Born and raised on her grandmother’s farm in Kahuku, Hawaii; equipped with Samoan and Singaporean heritage, food knowledge, and the nature surrounding her, Eva’s career as a chef was no surprise. Eva has staged and cooked at renowned restaurants around the world, including Maaemo in Norway, Jason Atherton Pollen Street Social, and Brae in Australia.

Justin Wu

Justin Wu is a Toronto-based director and photographer who gained international recognition as a commercial and portrait photographer working in Europe with Vogue, Elle, and GQ. With his keen eye for visuals and storytelling, Justin transitioned into directing, discovering his passion for filmmaking.

Alyx Bui (they/them)

Alyx Bui (they/them) is an Edmonton based director, writer and activist whose stories expand narratives divergent from the mainstream, centering the representation of QTBIPOC folx- their stories, their faces, their struggles and joys- and explores the intersections of systems, identity and culture.

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References:

Chinese Canadian National Council Toronto Chapter & Project 1907. (2022). 2021 Another Year: Anti-Asian racism across Canada two years into the COVID-19 pandemic. https://www.covidracism.ca/

COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT WEBINAR SERIES:
BENDING NOT BROKEN: STORIES OF RESILIENCE

ASIAN GOLD RIBBON – Asian Women Mental Health Summit 

Friday, May 20, 2022, 3:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. EDT

Join this 2-hour community conversation with honoured guests; and engage with us in a community dialogue.

The CCNCTO and Project 1907 (2022) study indicates a 47% increase in anti-Asian racism reports in 2021 overall. Sixty-four percent were made by women, which is an increase of 8% from 2020. Women continue to be the most targeted in anti-Asian racist attacks in Canada.

Together with community allies, we will remember Michelle Go and Christina Yuna Lee and hear about the impact of gender-based and race-based racism on Asian women. We will unite and develop Calls to Action for Asian Women’s mental health support in Canada, where bold changes are needed to end race-based traumatic stress.

Lola Small

Lola Small is a Taiwanese-Canadian women’s empowerment coach, two-time bestselling author, and racial equity advocate. With over 25 years of combined experience in children’s education, mind-body fitness education, nonprofit fundraising, athletic event planning, and empowerment coaching, Lola is passionate about supporting girls and women to share their power and impact with the world.
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Dr. Eileen de Villa

Dr. Eileen de Villa is the Medical Officer of Health for the City of Toronto. In this role, she leads Toronto Public Health, Canada’s largest local public health agency that provides public health programs and services to 2.9 million residents.
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Sylvia Yu Friedman

Sylvia Yu Friedman is a Canadian award-winning filmmaker & author, international speaker, and serial entrepreneur. She is the author of three books, A Long Road to Justice: Stories from the Frontlines in Asia (Penguin Random House, September 2021); Silenced No More: Voices of Comfort Women, the only journalistic account of historical Japanese military sex slavery during WWII, and Heart and Soul: The Life Story of Pastor Augustus Chao.
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Linda Hoang is one of Alberta’s leading social media strategists and a well known blogger and content creator who uses her platform to highlight local businesses, travel, food and lifestyle topics, along with speaking out against racism and raising awareness for social issues. Linda is the co-founder of Stop Race Based Hate, a new anti-racism education tool that helps give people the words and confidence to call out racism.

Teresa is a tireless advocate for diversity, social inclusion and active civic participation for over 40 years. She is known for her ability in bringing diverse people together to joint efforts, break new grounds and create bigger impacts in society.

She is the first Canadian woman of Asian descent elected to the Calgary Board of Education (1995-2000), the Alberta Legislature and Cabinet Minister in Alberta (2008-2015).

PROMO CODE FOR FREE TICKETS TO SUMMIT: 1COMP

References:

Chinese Canadian National Council Toronto Chapter & Project 1907. (2022). 2021 Another Year: Anti-Asian racism across Canada two years into the COVID-19 pandemic. https://www.covidracism.ca/