Episode 02: Finding Asian and Queer Joy
Joy comes in many forms. It can come quickly or slowly.
Other times, it hides and you just have to look for it.
Meet Hostion. Now a citizen to Canada, his journey to get here was simple but filled with complexities as he navigated a new community, a new culture and a new country. As an Asian, Queer man, he shares his story of what brought him here, how he found joy being himself and how we, as immigrants and non-immigrants alike, can advocate for, respect and honour the humanity found when a person is simply a person.
Enjoy this honest listen, filled with obstacles and triumphs and be encouraged: what you do today, can have an incredible impact on generations to come.
Episode Sources
For China’s LGBTQ Community, safe spaces are harder to find.
Rainbow Railroad: Canada’s LGBTQ+ Refugee Organization
Trevor Project: Online Support Group for LGTBQ+ Youth
How Asian Canadians are dismantling the pervasive and harmful ‘Model Minority Myth’
Ricecake: Celebrating diversity and amplifying representation for the Queer Asian community
The man behind London Drugs: Asian Canadian Brandt Louie
Quiz Sources
The Chinese head tax and Exclusion Act of Canada
Yonge Street: The Longest Street in the World