Ky is an upper-year student in the Bachelor of Media Studies program with a Creative Writing minor at UBC. He is interested in various interdisciplinary fields of media studies and plans to continue his research in Visual Communication, Cultural Studies, and Visual Methods in the M.A. program after graduation. His filmography and art direction are passionately embraced and he hopes to continue this expression for years to come.
Shirley is a fourth-year student studying global nutrition and health at UBC. During her studies, she is interested in learning about how Chinese culture, knowledge, and history influences the health and well-being of Chinese-Canadian communities. In her spare time, she enjoys watching food documentaries and cooking shows with her grandmother.
Emily is a poet-cartoonist who grew up on unceded xʷməθkʷəy̓əm, Sḵwx̱wú7mesh, Sel̓íl̓witulh territory and works all kinds of odd jobs. She’s lived in the UK, Japan, and Italy, and can recommend snacks in all three.
Naomi Louie is a recently graduated MA student from UBC’s Department of History. Her research focuses on North American immigration history: specifically, the influence of epidemic disease on migration and public health policy; Chinese and Asian Exclusion; and community responses to migration policy. Over the last two years, she worked as a Curatorial Assistant on the Paper Trail Project, helping to collect and process Chinese Exclusion Act certificates as well as writing stories to be featured in the exhibition. Currently, Naomi is continuing her work on the Paper Trail project at the Chinese Canadian Museum in Vancouver’s Chinatown. She also works as a researcher with the city of Burnaby, to facilitate reconciliation with Burnaby’s Chinese Canadian community.
An is a 1.5 generation immigrant and settler living and learning on unceded Musqueam, Squamish, and Tsleil-Waututh territory, majoring in English Literature and minoring in Asian Canadian and Asian Migrations studies. She is interested in how the story sharing of personal experiences can build decolonizing community connections, particularly as she navigates her own identity as an immigrant, settler, and third culture individual. In her free time, she loves skiing, reading cook books, and making dumplings with her mom.
A recent transfer student from Douglas College, Emma (she/her) is in her 3rd year and very excited to be starting at UBC in the History Honours program with a minor in Gender, Race, Sexuality, and Social Justice. She is passionate about social justice in Canadian public history—particularly the histories of underrepresented peoples and community stories—and her research interests include Chinese Canadian culture and migration, women and gender studies, and activism in museums and archives. Her goal is for people to feel like “history doesn’t have to feel so far away” by making resources more inclusive, accessible, and relevant. She hopes to connect people with their histories because she believes that knowing more about the spaces around us can better contextualize the present and build a greater sense of personal and community identity, solidarity, and compassion.
Victoria is a 2nd generation settler on the unceded territories of xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Skwxwú7mesh (Squamish) & səlilwətaɬ (Tsleil-Waututh) First Nations, majoring in History and minoring in Asian Canadian and Asian Migration Studies at UBC. With familial roots in the Poon Yue (番禺) district in Guangdong, China, her cultural heritage has shown her the importance of culturally-relevant storytelling and accessible modes of learning. While her studies at UBC allowed her to consider the various ways that history can be represented in different spheres, her passion in history and storytelling is rooted in the lively discussions with her family and the impassioned stories told by her elders. As such, her personal and academic life is driven by an open-minded curiosity to listen to and learn from everyone as she believes that the stories, memories and experiences of everyday people are essential in the process of representation.
Moira is a fifth generation settler of Japanese and Scottish ancestry living, working, and learning on unceded Musqueam, Squamish, and Tsleil-waututh land. Pursuing an undergraduate degree in English Literature and Asian Canadian & Asian Migration Studies, she is interested in storytelling as both a mode of resistance and a means of connection. For the time being, she is otherwise finding pleasure in skating, making playlists, and dancing!
Ava is a graduating 5th year student at UBC with a Major in Gender, Race, Sexuality and Social Justice (GRSJ) and a Minor in Asian Canadian and Asian Migration Studies (ACAM). As a mixed race Cantonese-Chinese woman, she is particularly interested on the intersection between race and gender within the media and the world at large. She is passionate about the community heritage, history, and preservation of Vancouver’s Chinatown and as such it is one of her favourite places to be! Additionally, Ava is a cat lady who loves makeup, art, and is a huge nerd for video games, comics, and all things Star Wars and Marvel.
Cat is a third year undergraduate, recently transferred into the Global Resource Systems program, and specializing in sustainable agriculture and urban studies in British Columbia. She hopes to learn more about Chinese Canadian culture through culinary and agricultural food practices.
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