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9 Asian Female Stereotypes That Need To Die (4-minute read)

As an Asian woman, I get discriminated against for being female and for being Asian. Here are 9 Asian female stereotypes that need to die. Why not both? I wish this meant I having both soft and hard tacos but instead it’s experiencing both sexism and racism as an Asian woman. Read more…

By sumonsleeve, 4 yearsApril 6, 2021 ago

Asian Culture

9 Examples of Microaggression I’ve Experienced as an Asian Canadian (6-minute read)

Microaggression is subtle. It’s hard to tell as the person doing the discriminating or the person being discriminated against. Here are 9 examples of microaggression that I’ve experienced as an Asian Canadian. Microaggressions are subtle I have to admit that as an educated, Canadian-born, Millennial woman, I didn’t know what microaggressions Read more…

By sumonsleeve, 4 yearsMarch 25, 2021 ago

Creator: Katharine Chan

Katharine Chan has over a decade of experience working in healthcare. She’s worked in emergency health services, mental health, women’s health, facilitating, coaching, and promoting honest conversations among healthcare leaders to enable organizational change. She’s passionate about putting words to her feelings despite growing up in a culture that hides them. She empowers others by teaching them how to love themselves, embracing their culture and improving relationships.