Jeremy shares how he was born in Hong Kong and came to Canada with his family in the mid-1990s. He notes growing up, he experienced covert, overt, and internalized racism. He voices he chose psychology for many reasons, partly due to being a wounded healer. He shares the importance of Asians being bold and that anti-racism is for everyone.
Professionally, Jeremy holds a Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology and works as a Registered Psychologist in the province of Alberta. He specializes in forensic assessment and treatment and has published his research across different peer-reviewed outlets. Jeremy has been awarded federal funding throughout his career and continues to seek ways to learn about the impact of culture on mental health. Jeremy is a first-generation English-Canadian with Chinese ancestry. He has his own unique immigrant story coming to Canada at the age of four from Hong Kong. Jeremy was raised in Edmonton, Alberta and has since made a warm home in the cold Canadian Prairies. Jeremy stands against race-based violence in all forms and works to prevent and reduce racism towards Asian communities. He is equally passionate about celebrating and spotlighting diverse Asian heritage and traditions. Jeremy acknowledges that he resides on Treaty 6 territory, the Homeland of the Metis, and pays his respect to the First Nations and Metis ancestors of this place.
