Amanda shares that she was born in a small community in Ontario and was the only Asian in her school. She said her family moved to Calgary, and it was more diverse. She voices the moments of experiencing racism, such as when a teacher told her not to bring fried rice to school because of sesame oil. She chose to be in the social work program and work in EDI because she wants to affect systemic change. She conveys that in anti-racism, actions matter!
Amanda is a Bachelor of Social Work graduate and Master of Social Work student at the University of Calgary. After receiving her undergraduate degree, Amanda initially worked in the career development field, supporting equity-deserving groups in finding employment at organizations like Prospect Human Services and Direction for Immigrants. However, after discovering her passion for it, she recently shifted her career toward the equity, diversity, and inclusion field. Over the past few years, she has worked at organizations like the Canadian Centre for Diversity and Inclusion, Indigenous Works, and The City of Calgary’s Equity, Diversity, Inclusion and Belonging team to learn how to make spaces truly inclusive.
