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October 6, 2020
Articles
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…
September 23, 2020
CIO forum
A hard look in the mirror: addressing anti-Black racism as a Pan-Asian
By Sandeep Tatla From boardrooms to kitchen tables, conversations around race, and specifically anti-Black racism, are happening across the country. As Pan-Asians, many of us have felt the sting of racism. In recent months, we have seen a rise in anti-Asian…
September 17, 2020
Ascend Café Recap
Mike Hamilton Shares His Leadership Journey from the Battlefield to the Boardroom
From Captain of Armored Cavalry to Senior Vice President of Sales, Distribution, and Marketing at RBC Insurance, Mike Hamilton is a certified leader. To him, leadership has been the most relevant and transferable skill from…
August 4, 2020
Volunteer Stories
Volunteer Video – Alexandra Gabura
Alexandra is a volunteer at Ascend. She shares with us the impact of Pan Asian Community on her and also talks about how Ten Thousand Coffees was introduced to Ascend.
August 1, 2020
Podcast
Ep 6: The Birth of Ascend Canada
Ascend Canada is a 4000+ member organization today. But, have you ever wondered why and how it came to life? Tune in to hear Raj Krishnamoorthy, Deloitte Partner and one of the founding fathers of…
July 1, 2020
Podcast
Ep 5: Leading Through a Crisis
Kelvin Tran, CFO (US) of TD Bank, America’s Most Convenient Bank® and the founding President of Ascend Canada, has seen it all — from global financial crises to global pandemics — in his 20+ years…
June 27, 2020
Podcast
Ep 4: Frontline & Essential: Serving Through The Crisis
During this pandemic, we’re lucky to have many superheroes on the frontlines to help essential services stay afloat. Would you like to find out the driving force behind Loblaw’s recent success in prioritizing their client…
June 24, 2020
CIO forum
Ensuring an Inclusive Recovery: We must do more than be good. We must overwhelm the bad.
The racial wounds at the centre of the coronavirus pandemic are real – and festering. There has been an uptick in the number of hate crimes against Asian Canadians since the onset of the virus…
June 11, 2020
Announcements
Ascend Canada Joins #HealthNotHate Collective to Combat Anti-Asian Racism
TORONTO, June 15, 2020 — Ascend Canada, a non-profit organization with the mission to develop and advance pan-Asian professionals, is the latest organization to support the #HealthnotHate awareness campaign to combat misconceptions about the COVID-19…
June 9, 2020
Volunteer Stories
Volunteer Video – Bhavna Duggal
Bhavna is a board member that has volunteered with Ascend for 5 years. She speaks to us about how Ascend is changing the diversity and inclusion dialogue across Corporate Canada and how Ascend helped elevate…
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