ABOUT US

a collective of Asian-Canadians

Although the racism of the past towards Asian-Canadians, such as the historical ‘Asian head tax’, has been less obvious over the past few years, Asians still encounter a level of intolerance and exploitation within Canadian society, such as stereotyping, discrimination in the workplace, lack of regulation in predominantly Asian demographic business areas, and harassment, Moreover, Asian-Canadians continue to be under-represented in many areas, such as the media, political office and public service. 

Asian Resilience Collective Canada (ARCC) is founded by five young Asian-Canadian women, who were brought together by the 2021 Equal Voice’s Daughters of the Vote program. They found commonalities in their diverse lived experiences studying and working in Canada as Asian-Canadians, and wanted to create a platform for their peers and younger generations to share their experiences and learn from each other.

a platform for knowledge sharing, networking and mentorship

Acknowledging that there is a diverse range in the wide umbrella collective of “Asian”, ARCC aims to promote Asian-Canadian civic participation and celebrate the diversity of Asian cultures and identities. Resilience, empowerment and unity are three of the values that ARCC promotes and hopes to bring out amongst our communities. ARCC also stands in solidarity with other BIPOC groups and aims to foster more cooperation and empathy amongst minorities.

ARCC plans to hold a variety of events to engage with youth of Asian origin on topics such as political engagement, arts and culture, activism, as well as become a knowledge sharing, networking, and mentorship platform.

Keep an eye out for our events in the upcoming months! We are excited for you to join us and expand our communities.

 

Our Founders

  • April Yeung

    April Yeung (she/her/elle) is a research specialist with experience in policy, legal, and academic sectors. She holds a MA in Political Science from the University of Toronto, and recently completed her LLB whilst working full-time at a law firm. She currently works in content research and development for a tech company.

    April is part of ARCC’s Strategy and Finance teams, where she enjoys developing strategy and project ideas for ARCC. In her free time, she enjoys travelling, reading books, and hiking.

  • Christina Andaya

    Christina Andaya (she/her/elle) is a graduate student at York University's Sociology, MA program. Her research focuses on CUPE airline workers’ experiences of unionization in Canada. Christina's research is informed by literature on work and labour, the sociology of trade unions, and public policy research, emphasizing a Canadian Political Economy perspective.

    Christina is part of ARCC's Research, Social Media, and Marketing teams where she gets to share her detailed-oriented findings and hype on social media.

  • Aaliah M. Carlos

    Aaliah Michaela Carlos (she/her/elle) has a background in the music industry as a signed singer and songwriter. She is currently a Master's candidate in Science and Technology Studies at York University, researching Canadian animal agriculture industries and law. Aaliah has work experience in project coordination, partnerships, fundraising, and outreach between international development industries.

    Aaliah is part of ARCC’s Outreach & Partnerships team where she enjoys fostering relationships with supporters and friends of ARCC and soon to come, sponsors and mentors.

  • Christine Le

    Christine Le (she/her/elle) is a law clerk and a community advisor for the City of Toronto “Jane and Finch Initiative”. She has a BA in Political Science and Urban Planning from the University of Toronto and assists visible minority clients using English and Vietnamese.

    Christine is part of ARCC’s Research, Social Media, and Graphics teams where she assists Christina with research and creates appealing designs for ARCC’s social media. In her free time, Christine enjoys listening to R&B/Hip-Hop, exploring new food places and reading books written by Asian authors.

  • Caleigh Wong

    Caleigh Wong (she/her/elle) is in her last year of her concurrent degrees program at Dalhousie University in Civil Engineering and International Development Studies. She also serves as a reservist in the Canadian Army and has recently deployed on a 6-month NATO mission in Latvia. In accordance with this work, Caleigh also chairs a policy recommendation committee for more inclusive workspaces in the federal public service.

    Within ARCC she aims to build a space where writers from diverse backgrounds are able to write and publish pieces on what it is to be Asian in Canada today.

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