To date, I have the honour of talking with psychologists, social workers, former MLA, lawyers, youth, Minister of cabinet, Vice Provost at a University, documentary film maker, former media broadcaster, and policy makers. Each episode ends with some calls to action so the listener can walk away with ideas they can think about, do, and do more of on their anti-racism journey.
Shirley came to Canada from Hong Kong at 19 years old to attend school. She recently relocated back to Hong Kong with her family. She is married to a white man who speaks French and notices how their accents are received differently; his is “charming” and hers is met with racism. She is learning to live the best of two cultures by raising her daughters to appreciate their intercultural identities.
Jaswant’s grandfather arrived in Canada in 1906. She was born in British Columbia and is a third generation South Asian. She shared there is systemic racism toward Indigenous, Black, and Asians. She is passionate about supporting children and families as children have less power. She states we are advocates and have the power to speak.
Natasha came to Canada from Pakistan at 10 years old and was called a FOB. She is the eldest daughter and has experienced language barriers and depression. She became interested in psychology after a teacher encouraged her to major in it. She founded Inner Voice Therapy because there is a need for diverse representation for those living with an intercultural identity.
Sandy came to Canada from Taiwan and became interested in school psychology as she wants to help young people become lifelong learners and thrive. She experienced racism during the pandemic, when someone took her photo to post online to claim that Chinese people caused COVID. She said anti-racism is a practice and that we can call other people into action.
