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five languages: Japanese, French, English, Brazilian Portuguese and Spanish. | five languages: Japanese, French, English, Brazilian Portuguese and Spanish. | ||
==Katie | ==Ziwei Liu (Katie)== | ||
Ziwei Liu (Katie) is president of the Association of Guangxi Origins in Canada, Montreal. Guangxi is one of the 5 Minority Autonomous Regions in China, located in the South-western part, neighbor to Vietnam. Katie holds a B.A. and a M.A. degrees in English Language and Literature from Guangxi University and Shanghai Normal University. Katie has been a professional interpreter and translator for many years in education, industry and business, etc. and she has more than 20 years of experience in multi-culture communications. Especially recently, she devotes herself to introducing the traditions and cultures of the different minorities (autochtone) of Guangxi to the western countries, especially to Canada, in Montreal. | |||
==Wah Keung Chan== | ==Wah Keung Chan== | ||
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==Florence Yee== | ==Florence Yee== | ||
Florence Yee is a 2.5 generation, Cantonese-struggling visual artist based in Montreal and Ottawa, unceded territory of Mohawk and Algonquin peoples respectively. While completing her BFA at Concordia University, she works with community groups for visual culture, such as Atelier Celadon, EAHR (Ethnocultural Art Histories Research) and HERE (Healing Each-other Radically Everyday). Her interest in Asian-Canadian history has fueled an art practice committed to dismantling institutional and casual ideals of Eurocentric patriarchy, as well as examining the daily life of her diaspora. Yee collaborates with other women and femmes of colour to prioritize our voices and mental health. She is represented by Studio Sixty-Six, and independently exhibits her work internationally. | Florence Yee is a 2.5 generation, Cantonese-struggling visual artist based in Montreal and Ottawa, unceded territory of Mohawk and Algonquin peoples respectively. While completing her BFA at Concordia University, she works with community groups for visual culture, such as Atelier Celadon, EAHR (Ethnocultural Art Histories Research) and HERE (Healing Each-other Radically Everyday). Her interest in Asian-Canadian history has fueled an art practice committed to dismantling institutional and casual ideals of Eurocentric patriarchy, as well as examining the daily life of her diaspora. Yee collaborates with other women and femmes of colour to prioritize our voices and mental health. She is represented by Studio Sixty-Six, and independently exhibits her work internationally. | ||
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==Amy Yee== | ==Amy Yee== | ||
Amy is a recent journalism graduate from Carleton University. During her time there, she started a student organization known as the Asian Canadians Association and developed a sister one at the University of Ottawa in the following year. The organization worked to develop community on campus and discuss Asian Canadian issues and experiences. | Amy is a recent journalism graduate from Carleton University. During her time there, she started a student organization known as the Asian Canadians Association and developed a sister one at the University of Ottawa in the following year. The organization worked to develop community on campus and discuss Asian Canadian issues and experiences. | ||