Hilarious to see the decentering men discourse now. I was all about decentering men as a teen in the early 2010s & it was NOT received well. People thought I was very weird for not spending my whole life daydreaming about my future husband & kids. If only I knew I’d be vindicated 15 years later.

Montreal food people: Can we please stop opening Asian fusion restaurants that have an “East meets West” concept and offer an “elevated” dining experience? It is unoriginal & boring at this point. And Asian dining does not need to be “elevated”, it is exceptional enough as it is.

I’ve got an article out in the Star today about the Thomas King issue:

The images are apocalyptic Dozens killed in Hong Kong high-rise residential fire www.npr.org/2025/11/26/n...

When I was a teenager, white dudes would tell me to my face that they would not date me because I was Asian. (ew) These days white dudes tell me that they love dating Asian women & they love Asian culture & their wife is Asian. (ew) So which one is it? (for the record I condemn both options)

Growing up in Montreal as a racialized kid with no one to explain to you what is going on is very scary. There’s people fighting over language, culture, skin colour all the time. As a kid witnessing so much conflict with no one to reassure me, it was terrifying. No wonder I have anxiety now…

One of the worst parts of it is how socially acceptable it is to go out looking dumpy with layers of dark clothes as it’s too cold to bother looking good. My Shanghainese fashion sensibilities could never. So through great effort (& great expense), I built a warm, stylish, colourful winter wardrobe.

Seasonal depression & cold weather worsens my cultural dysphoria. There are no winters this cold in Shanghai. Even though I grew up in Montreal, the many traditions and rituals - Christmas, skiing, cozy days indoors, etc. - associated with a cold Quebec winter still feel very foreign & alien to me.

Very saddened to hear about the passing of Alice Wong. She was one of the most prominent Asian American voices in disability activism and did so much to fight for access, visibility, representation and collective liberation. Her last words? “Don’t let the bastards grind you down. I love you all.”

My tips to survive seasonal depression & cold weather (road tested over many years): * collection of floofy things * thermal underwear * humidifier * therapy lamp * tons of tea * antidepressants * vitamin D * wardrobe of warm clothes that are stylish & colourful * moisturizers * hair masks & oils

I am really, really burnt out (I am not burnt out from work, but other things). If you are expecting something from me, I will get back to you when I can. Thank you for your patience.

I did all my education until high school graduation in French, so for a long time my French was better than my English. It was destabilizing to see so many francophone white people in school & in the workplace think that my English must be better than my French just because I’m not white.

thank you for all the support; the statement from our union is now live here with some more reporting. now that this is public I can confirm that the majority of today’s layoffs were women of color. there are no longer any Black women working at Teen Vogue.

This is terrible. I really appreciated Teen Vogue’s political reporting and their important work in centring youth voices in political coverage.

Pour cell.eux qui croient que voter ne sert à rien: Robert Beaudry (Projet Montréal), le conseiller municipal sortant de Ville-Marie St-Jacques, vient de perdre son siège après avoir reçu 13 votes de moins que Claude Pinard (Ensemble Montréal).

DERNIÈRE HEURE: Luc Rabouin laisse sa place en tant que chef de Projet Montréal.

DERNIÈRE HEURE: Soraya Martinez Ferrada d’Ensemble Montréal sera la prochaine mairesse de Montréal.

LIVE MAP: Live results from the Montreal municipal election montrealgazette.com/news/local_p...

Unpopular take but I think it’s easier to make friends as an adult. As an adult you have more agency over your social circles to find the people you’re truly compatible with, whereas as a child you are stuck around people schools, family and hometown impose on you (even if they suck).

Genuinely think high school turned me off academia forever. In my last year I was given a month to write a 70 page paper. Some classmates wrote 150 pages. We also had to do preliminary research, a project proposal, a full on project in 4 months. This was on top of other classes. I burned out at 16.

We all go through struggles in life. It is an inescapable part of being human. The difference between you and the unhoused on the street is that, unlike them, you have resources and a community that has the capacity to care for you in the way you need during your time of struggle.

I am really, really not doing well right now. If you’re waiting to hear back from me for something, sorry for being slow. I promise I have not forgotten you.

Ay! I found the multilingual people who speak my exact combo of languages! (The most surprised reactions I get are always when Europeans find out I speak French and Latinx find out I speak Spanish) www.instagram.com/reel/DPl8Nag...

My account is restored! Thank you for your patience!

It has come to my attention that someone is impersonating me on Bluesky. If you received spam links and got hacked by an account pretending to be me, DO NOT CLICK ON IT and block this person. It is NOT ME.

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Dating as a journalist: went to see a guy who said weird things about how to enhance athletic performance in boxing, fact-checked him and made him realize he was actually wrong. Then he was like “but everyone told me this at the gym” and I said “well, they are wrong”.

Absolument dégoûtant. Ce qui est pire c’est que ce monsieur est un professionel de droit « spécialisé dans la résolution de conflits et dédié à « l'amélioration de la sécurité autour du métro Snowdon » » 😬😬 www.noovo.info/nouvelle/mun...

Free business ideas to revitalize Chinatown: * Hong Kong cyberpunk-themed nightclub * Mahjong bar * Asian 2SLGBTQIA+ community centre * Gallery exposing local Asian artists * Tea house for non-bubble tea * Store selling local Asian designer fashions Have money & drive? Feel free to steal them!

Free business idea for Dobe & Andy: stay open until 3 AM on weekends & serve char siu rice for the Chinatown/downtown rave crowd. You will POP OFF!!! The 2 chow lady is making bank more north on St-Laurent with just a plastic table & posters, so you can too!!! www.themain.com/articles/dob...

Very sad to hear about the passing of Dr. Jane Goodall. I was invited to attend a talk of hers a few years ago. I admire all the work she did for the environment and nature conservation. As the climate crisis worsens, may her legacy live on.

Aucune logique, cette justification de la « préservation du français ». « iel » C’EST du français.

On @sierraclubcanada.bsky.social's 🌳THE ENVIRONMENT IN CANADA🌳 ep73 youth tribal activist Gracie Waukechon joins the show to talk about Enbridge's dangerous Line 5 pipeline and her contribution to the recent screenings of the Bad River Film around the country. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/e... 🔶

White people who recently found love for Kpop Demon Hunters, anime, K-pop music, trips to Japan, gentrified fusion Asian restos: now is a good time to start learning about how to stand in solidarity with us against anti-Asian racism. Don’t love our cultural products without loving us.

La mort de Nooran et la fin de la police communautaire. therover.ca/la-mort-de-n...

La mort par balle de Nooran Rezayi par la police devrait remettre en question l’excellente image publique dont jouit la police de Longueuil et le rôle joué par d’innombrables journalistes et élus dans la création de cette image. Mon texte dans Le Rover.

J’ai habité dans le quartier Milton-Parc de 2017 à 2019. Le contraste était flagrant entre l’Université McGill - lieu de privilège qui éduque l’élite du pays - et la communauté inuk en situation d’itinérance à moins de 10 mins de marche de là. #polmtl ici.radio-canada.ca/nouvelle/219...

Kids are the most oppressed group in society. They exist at every intersection of marginalization but are given very limited political power over policies & decisions that impact their current & future lives. They have to rely on adults - who often suck - for political power & representation.

Est-ce que Guy A. Lepage a admis sur Tout le monde en parle dans son entrevue avec Kim Thúy qu’entre Québécois.e.s blanc.he.s, iels se posent la question « est-ce que les Vietnamiens sont laids? » Incroyable d’admettre cela dans une émission de télévision nationale.

I find the Anglosphere’s continued pop culture fascination with Les Misérables really fascinating. You clearly did not suffer through the entire French original that looks like a legit BRICK in high school while your shitty teacher romanticized post-revolutionary France.

Je suis Asiatique et je vis à Montréal. Je suis très fière d’être Chinoise. J’affectionne ma langue, ma culture et ma communauté. Cela ne contredit pas les contributions que je donne à la société québécoise dans laquelle je vis par le biais de mon journalisme. Solidarité avec Kim Thúy. #polqc

Je vous recommande fortement d’aller lire cet article dans @lapresse.ca de Super Boat People, un collectif composé de membres de la diaspora vietnamienne, cambodgienne et laotienne, sur la controverse Kim Thúy. www.lapresse.ca/dialogue/opi...

Bravo Nay Theam, professeure de littérature et fille de survivant.e.s du génocide des Khmers Rouges, pour ce texte à propos de la controverse Kim Thúy, dans l’édition d’aujourd’hui de @ledevoir.com. Ça démontre le ressenti de plusieurs d’entre nous. www.ledevoir.com/opinion/idee...

Kim Thúy, l’Asiatique préférée du Québec, dit une critique de la province en plusieurs décennies de carrière…et on la traite de tous les noms. Ça prouve bien que tant qu’on n’est pas la petite immigrante docile, soumise, reconnaissante, la société québécoise ne veut rien savoir de nous. #polqc

Just learned about a gentrified “dim sum” spot that sells matcha har gow, “crispy Chinatown style shrimp” served with matcha mayonnaise and fried wonton topped with Nutella. That is enough gentrification for today.

Aujourd’hui marque le 3e anniversaire de la mort de Ronny Kay aux mains du SPVM. Ronny était un homme d’origine chinoise qui a été tué par la police le 17 septembre 2022 durant une crise de santé mentale.

Why have no settlers in Canada thought of making winter coats with vibrant colours, fun patterns, creative designs? Why do they all have to be one dull colour that is a shade of grey, black, white or deep blue? Settlers have been here long enough to figure out how to make nice winter coats.

Je me demande vraiment quel était l'intérêt de mettre en scène une telle pièce sans aucune consultation avec la communauté chinoise queer montréalaise dont je fais partie. Ce meurtre est un traumatisme violent très douloureux pour beaucoup d'entre nous.

Je viens juste d'apprendre qu'en 2023 et 2024, le Théâtre Prospero avait une pièce intitulée Homicide sur le meurtre de l'étudiant chinois gai Lin Jun par Luka Magnotta en 2012. Cette pièce n'avait aucun Asiatique dans son équipe de création. En tant qu'Asiatique queer, ça me choque profondément.

Pour cet épisode du podcast L'Environnement au Canada de @sierraclubcanada.bsky.social, j’ai reçu Lourdenie Jean, la fondatrice de l’Environnement, c’est intersectionnel pour discuter de l'intersectionnalité au sein du mouvement environnemental. lnns.co/7-5UbD3QdB1