by Kat Phan | Feb 20, 2019
The post was published here on our blog: https://unavsa.org/blog/policing-of-black-lives-in-canada. For Black History Month, the Civic Engagement committee released a post specifically addressing the over-policing of Black communities in Canada, contrasting the...
by Kat Phan | Feb 4, 2019
The post was published on our blog: unavsa.org/blog/food-caterers-more-than-family-friends In it, one of our Civic Engagement committee members interviews two food caterers to discuss their experiences cooking traditional Vietnamese food, the difficulties they may...
by Kat Phan | Nov 5, 2018
We highlighted some of the community partners that UNAVSA works with on a regular basis, and ask them about their inspiration and motivation in their work. The interviewees are: Cayden Mak from 18MR, Alyssa Tulabut from SEARAC, and Philip Chung from YOMYOMF. The...
by Kat Phan | Jul 31, 2018
The full article is published here. Leading up to the U.S. midterm elections, UNAVSA reached out to members of our community to offer reasons as to why they vote. Some reasons include: “Growing up in the U.S. presented me with both privileges and challenges. I come...
by Kat Phan | Jun 13, 2018
The full article is published here. In this piece, we reflect on the the mistreatment and perceptions of nail salon workers, as well as the countless health hazards they face in working conditions. Snippets of the article can be found below: Working in a nail salon...