New Year, New You: 5 Radical Career Resolutions for the year

New Year, New You: 5 Radical Career Resolutions for the year

We are well into a new year. I’m sure many of you have already set some personal New Year’s resolutions. But have you thought about your career resolutions? There’s a real benefit to reflecting on…
Celebrating Ascend Canada’s MVPs

Celebrating Ascend Canada’s MVPs

Congratulations to all the winners of this year’s Ascend Canada MVP awards! To get to know our community leaders a little bit better, we asked them a few questions about their volunteer journey with Ascend.…
5 Life Lessons from Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings to take into 2022 and beyond

5 Life Lessons from Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings to take into 2022 and beyond

Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings was one of my favourite movies of 2021. Starring Canada’s very own Simu Liu as the titular character, this is the first Hollywood superhero movie with an…
Building an inclusive culture from a pan-Asian perspective

Building an inclusive culture from a pan-Asian perspective

The surge of anti-Asian racism during the COVID-19 pandemic has invigorated conversations around equity, diversity and inclusion in our personal lives and professional spaces. By facilitating open dialogue and deeper understanding about individual differences, organizations…
Spotlight: How Samantha Chan Is Betting On Herself

Spotlight: How Samantha Chan Is Betting On Herself

by Emily Soojung Hwang Samantha wears many hats. Although her engineering and investment banking days are behind her, she continues to fill the roles of marketing and sales director, investor, author and mother. While she…
Read, watch and listen: the Asian edit

Read, watch and listen: the Asian edit

The things we read, watch and listen can deeply influence the way we think and the decisions we make. As part of our Asian Heritage Month spotlight, we asked some our members to share content…
Celebrating your Asian heritage – what are you most proud of?

Celebrating your Asian heritage – what are you most proud of?

It’s Asian Heritage Month – a time when the spotlight is on our vibrant Asian cultures and we celebrate the communities that contribute so much to the fabric of Canada and around the world. Celebrating…
Let’s talk about the model minority myth

Let’s talk about the model minority myth

By Kelvin Fung I am a son of Chinese immigrant parents from Hong Kong. Though I was born in Toronto, I was raised by my grandparents in Hong Kong until I was school age. When I…
Take 5: Managing your energy and time in the world of remote work

Take 5: Managing your energy and time in the world of remote work

By Ellen Truong I’ve often thought that there weren’t enough hours in a day to accomplish everything that I planned to do. Throw in a global pandemic, and life as we previously knew it was…
Read, watch and listen: What changed the way I thought about my career

Read, watch and listen: What changed the way I thought about my career

The things we read, watch and listen can deeply influence the way we think and the decisions we make. As part of our International Women’s Day spotlight, we asked some dynamic women to share their…