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Ep 7: Coming out matters – Be bold and show your pride
Johnnie Vu, Community Manager, RBC
Allyship between the Asian and Black Community
Tazrian Alam, Ascend member By Tazrian Alam When my two worlds collide! As a member of Ascend Canada and the Canadian Association of Urban Financial Professionals (CAUFP), it was especially meaningful to see these two organizations shine a light on the importance of allyship between Black and Asian communities. It gave me pause, as so…
Ascend Canada Conference 2020 from the Lens of a New Canadian
Gunjan Kafil, Ascend member By Gunjan Kafil On the historic day that Prime Minister Trudeau announced border closure with the US, my husband and I dashed off from Texas to Toronto covering 2,300 km of straight drive in just three days. We had to abandon our year-long pan-American sabbatical due to COVID-19 and return to…
How listening to the community helped a footwear company grow and give back during the pandemic
Vessi Footwear’s rising success over the last two years could simply be attributed to one thing — their willingness to listen. From two resounding Kickstarter campaign responses in 2018 — raising $1.25 million and $1.4 million — which provided confidence to pursue the business, to actively seeking feedback throughout their rise as major Asian-Canadian innovators…