Grace Eiko Thomson is a second-generation Japanese Canadian, who with her parents and siblings lived in Paueru Gai (Powell Street, Downtown Eastside) in Vancouver until 1942 when they were sent …
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Originally from Calgary, Alberta, Jessalyn Wanlim, of Filipino and Chinese-Indonesian descent, pursued dance at the National Ballet School of Canada and furthered her artistic endeavors at The Juilliard School in New …
Wayne Ng was born in downtown Toronto to Chinese immigrants who fed him a steady diet of bitter melons and kung fu movies. Ng works as a school social worker …
Katya Roxas is a Communications and Design Strategist at the University of British Columbia. Katya has experience with branding, content creation, and social media and has a Bachelor’s Degree in …
Lay Hoon aka Arty Guava is an Illustrator and Graphic Designer based in Vancouver. She grew up in Malaysia and spent most of her adult life in Singapore before moving …
Wendi Ma is an Illustrator and Designer based in Vancouver. Born in China, raised in Tokyo and Vancouver, she developed her interest in sharing her worldview and experiences as a …
Kruger Products (manufacturer Cashmere toilet paper and Sponge Towels) recently released their Unapologetically Human ad campaign, featuring real people dealing with real messes – spills, tears, blood, runny noses, messy …
Tiffany Royrock is an artist based in Vancouver, BC. Her work merges traditional Western art with a neon palette inspired by her Japanese youth. She’s always making something because if …
Todd Wong has been blogging about cultural fusion and Asian-Canadian history since 2004. He is active in the literary, arts, and dragon boat communities of Vancouver and is a fifth-generation, …
Born and raised in San Diego, California, Simon Tam is the founder and basis of The Slants, one of the first American Dance rock bands in the world. He also …