EDI Updates

Our work on EDI and VPFO projects supporting UBC’s EDI journey

Check back regularly for updates on our EDI progress and to learn how we’re performing as a portfolio. We will also be posting feature stories to illustrate how EDI at UBC comes to life though our day-to-day work.

 

Jul 07, 2021
UBC’s National Forum on Anti-Asian Racism: Have museums sidelined Asian history?
Dr. Viviane Gosselin, Curator of Contemporary Culture at the Museum of Vancouver, discusses the role of museums in shaping the histories of Asian Canadians. 

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Jun 30, 2021
UBC’s National Forum on Anti-Asian Racism: Why isn’t hard work enough?
Vicky Sunohara, two-time Olympic gold medalist and ice hockey coach, discusses her and her family's experiences, with a look forward for future generations

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Jun 24, 2021
UBC’s National Forum on Anti-Asian Racism: Why are allies important?
Dr. Victor Ling, President and Scientific Director of the Terry Fox Research Institute, who grew up as an immigrant kid, reflects on the importance of allies in the work against anti-Asian racism.  

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Jun 18, 2021
UBC’s National Forum on Anti-Asian Racism: Where are you really from?
Actor and Creative Andrea Bang shares how she feels when she is asked, "where are you really from?" 

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Jun 11, 2021
UBC’s National Forum on Anti-Asian Racism: Why has anti-Asian racism resurfaced?
Sʔəyəɬəq Elder of Chinese and Musqueam Ancestry, Larry Grant of Musqueam, discusses the persistence of anti-Asian racism in Canada.  

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