Melissa was the ACRE Special Projects Coordinator.
Melissa Lee 李麗文 is a fourth generation settler of Toisan and Hakka roots born and raised on the traditional, ancestral, and unceded territories of the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Skwxwú7mesh (Squamish), səlilwətaɬ (Tsleil-Waututh), & scəw̓ aθən məsteyəxʷ (Tsawwassen). She is graduating with a BA in English Literature (honours) and a minor in Asian Canadian & Asian Migrations Studies. Driven by her family history, her passions are intergenerational dialogues/stories, community archives, and the influence of storytelling in community building.
Rhea was the ACAM Marketing and Communications Coordinator.
Rayna (he/they) is a second-generation immigrant with roots in Malaysia and South India. He is a UBC student living and learning on the traditional, ancestral, and unceded territories of the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish), and sʔəl̀ilwətaʔɬ (Tsleil-Waututh) nations. They are currently pursuing a degree in Cognitive Systems and minoring in ACAM. Rayna is very excited to be contributing to the ACAM community by sharing news and events. When not studying, Rayna can be found cooking, learning how to knit or taking care of their many plants.
Rhea was the ACAM Special Projects Coordinator – Multimedia Production.
Rhea is in her 4th year at UBC. She is majoring in English Literature, and minoring in Political Science. She works on the ACAM Dialogues podcast, where she works to share her insight and opinion on all things ACAM. Her true passion is storytelling through multimedia. She shares her own stories, and of those around her. Through her work with the ACAM department she continues to shed light on people, events, and time periods that deserve the attention. Rhea is a creative at her core who excels at connecting to others through their experiences. Her personable nature makes her a vessel for other people to pour into, and in turn Rhea turns this information into impeccable writing.
Devon was the ACAM Podcast Coordinator.
4th year student-athlete in Kinesiology, community engagement and events coordinator (multimedia) this year, working alongside Rhea Mann on the ACAM Dialogues Podcast. I have a passion for visual storytelling, mainly through photography, videography, and filmmaking.
Join us for a three-part monthly reading circle discussing articles about the Filipinx/a/o diaspora in so-called British Columbia. Let’s expand our understanding of our experiences, learn from each other, and connect with our community!
Hosted by UBC’s John Paul Catungal, Associate Professor in the Institute for Gender, Race, Sexuality and Social Justice and Co-Director of the Centre for Asian Canadian Research and Engagement, in collaboration with Justinne Ramirez, community organizer.
Limited space (up to 10) | Light snacks available | Free to attend
Szu was the ACRE ACAM Program Development & Research Manager. She now serves as the ACAM Program Manager.
Szu Shen is a queer Han Chinese and Taiwanese settler living and working on the unceded and occupied territories of the Musqueam, Squamish, and Tsleil-Waututh nations. She is the Program Manager for the Asian Canadian and Asian Migration Studies program at the University of British Columbia, and works as a freelance translator and illustrator in her spare time. She has done translation work for films such as All Our Father’s Relations (2016) and exhibits at Museum of Vancouver, Burnaby Village Museum, and the newly opened Chinese Canadian Museum in Vancouver’s Chinatown.
Olivia was the ACAM Program Coordinator.
Olivia is a graduate student completing her MA in English Literature at the University of British Columbia. Working at the intersection of critical disability studies and Asian transpacific studies, her thesis explores how understandings of disability and debility impact frameworks of redress in contemporary Asian transpacific literature.
Gabby was an ACAM Dialogues Organizer.
Gabby (she/her) was born to two Filipino parents in Japan, grew up in China, and now her family resides in the United States while she studies on the traditional, ancestral, and unceded territory of the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish), and sʔəl̀ilwətaʔɬ (Tsleil-Waututh) people. Gabby is in the second year of her MA in Sociology at UBC. Inspired by her mobile and multicultural childhood, Gabby’s work focuses on the relationship between city social infrastructure and cultural identity development. When not working, Gabby can be found at the cinema watching campy horror movies, going to bookstores, and volunteering at the local rabbit rescue.
Alexandra was an ACRE Special Projects Coordinator.
Alexandra is an undergraduate student of English Literature and History at the University of British Columbia. Her interests include public history and cultural heritage.
June specialized in community archives theory and practice, with an expertise in Chinese Canadian records.