As we continue to celebrate Asian Heritage Month, I’d like to take the opportunity to highlight a few Asian Canadians and their contributions in the STEM. This is especially important to me as someone engaged in STEM outreach in Canada. Each of these individuals have improved STEM spaces by: Being the representation that young CanadiansContinue reading “Celebrating Asian Canadians in STEM”
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Honouring Asian Heritage Month
Heritage & History Months Canada is a collection of many heritages and histories. As mentioned in Beyond Black History Month: These months are powerful reminders that Canadian history is as diverse as the different communities that make up this country. They are also hard reminders that many of these histories have been untold (or unheard).Continue reading “Honouring Asian Heritage Month”
International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination: Towards the Goal
The International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination. March 21st – the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination – is a reminder for us to reflect on the continued racism and discrimination experienced by Indigenous Peoples, racialized communities and religious minorities in Canada. This specific date commemorates a tragedy that happened inContinue reading “International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination: Towards the Goal”
Gender Justice: #BreakTheBias Beyond International Women’s Day
March 8, 2022. #InternationalWomensDay. This year’s movement? #BreakTheBias For me, dates of significance (like Black History Month, Asian Heritage Month and International Women’s Day) are reminders to do two things: Celebrate and Reflect. Today (and every day), I celebrate the women who continue to champion change in all spaces, striving for gender equality, justice andContinue reading “Gender Justice: #BreakTheBias Beyond International Women’s Day”
Heritage & History: Beyond Black History Month
Canada is a collection of many heritages and histories. These months are powerful reminders that Canadian history is as diverse as the different communities that make up this country. They are also hard reminders that many of these histories have been untold (or unheard). You can find all the commemorated ones on the Government ofContinue reading “Heritage & History: Beyond Black History Month”
Engaging Black Youth in STEM
Ya’ll – STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) is something that I am passionate about as a STEM educator and student. This space needs to be more inclusive to diverse voices, unlike those often represented in textbooks. I recently had the opportunity to listen to an authentic and critical conversation around identity, culture, immigration, andContinue reading “Engaging Black Youth in STEM”
Eyes Open: An Anti-Asian Racism PSA
Originally posted on LinkedIn in June 2021. As The University of British Columbia’s National Forum on Anti-Asian Racism comes to a close I am filled with pride and power from the space created to listen and learn 🔥 (if you don’t read this post, I encourage you to watch the video below). This will beContinue reading “Eyes Open: An Anti-Asian Racism PSA”
Anti-Racism: Now.
Originally posted on LinkedIn in May 2020. My fellow educators/ students/ global citizens, While education on its own is not enough to challenge discrimination, it provides the opportunity to transform attitudes and beliefs. Canada’s reputation as a multicultural country has perpetuated an image of the absence of racism, however, this is blatantly contradicted by ourContinue reading “Anti-Racism: Now.”
ABBEY RAMDEO 