By Kristina Wong, with Theodore Chao, Jenessa Joffe, and Anna Michelle Wang Kristina Wong, Theodore Chao, Jenessa Joffe, and Anna Michelle Wang are co-authors of Auntie Kristina’s Guide to Asian American Activism (Beaming Books), a new nonfiction book for young readers featuring illustrations by Shehzil Malik. Wong is the first Asian American woman to be named a […]
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The collection unveiled this May explores the communities architecture and the stories each building contains Photo by Al Tantalidou. This May, the Victoria Chinatown Museum opened its first exhibit curated entirely by staff and board members, entitled “If These Walls Could Talk: Exploring Chinatown’s Stories (舊牆留聲).” The collection centers on local buildings, exploring the myriad
Professor Ava Chin describes the making of her acclaimed memoir “Mott Street,” why personal stories are political acts, and why you should call your grandmother right now. Ava Chin (Photo credit: Carolyn Adams) There is a particular kind of urgency in the way that Ava Chin talks about family stories. As if time is running
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Calling on the Federal Government to Address the Long-Term Backlog in Immigration Security Screening By Shen Guanyuan [Mississauga, Toronto] On May 28, 2026, a protest targeting the long-term backlog issue in Canada’s immigration Security Screening was held in Mississauga, Ontario. Immigration applicants, family members, and supporters from different ethnic communities across Canadian provinces gathered outside
https://youtu.be/eKq2TKuGF8I PBS recently released a powerful documentary exploring the overlooked history of Asian Americans and their long struggle for belonging in the United States. The segment follows journalist Michael Luo as he traces more than a century of exclusion, discrimination, and resilience — from the Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882 to the landmark Wong Kim
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Some of these made the textbooks. The worst parts didn’t. By Victoria Vouloumanos American history classes spend a lot of time on a relatively short list of events, like the Revolution, the Civil War, the World Wars, and a few civil rights milestones. What gets cut, glossed over, or quietly skipped is often where the
Why our diverse representatives must overcome their current timidity and confidently champion their communities’ unique needs as co-builders of Canada. By Tung Chan 陳志動 I was recently tidying up my study (a dangerous activity for any man of a certain vintage, as it inevitably leads to hours of reminiscing instead of actual cleaning) when I
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About one-third of people who have died in ICE custody since January 2025 are of Asian origin, the majority of whom are of Chinese descent. By Simran Sethi Yanfeng Ge, 46, the eldest brother of Chaofeng Ge, sits on his brother’s bed in the basement apartment they once shared in Flushing, Queens. Photo: Shuran Huang, originally
https://voicesandbridges.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/H-260513-Wed-AM_Taso-MS.mp4 Queen’s Park, Ontario – May 13, 2026 — Jonathan Tsao, Member of Provincial Parliament for Don Valley North and Ontario Liberal Critic for Citizenship and Immigration, Community and Social Services, and Children, Community and Youth Services, delivered a statement in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario marking Asian Heritage Month. Speaking at a time of
By Rachel Lau Chinese workers in 1917. (C.P. Meredith/Library and Archives Canada) Asian faces have been part of the Canadian landscape for hundreds of years, dating back to the late 1780s, according to the Government of Canada. Since then, the community has boasted a long, prosperous history in the country, albeit one mired by attitudes
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