Justine Yu

Living Hyphen provides a platform for multicultural Canadians to share their culture

By: Charlene Aviles, Peak Associate In 2015, Filipina-Canadian Justine Yu attended the Toronto Feminist Art Conference. The stories she heard there from authors discussing their barriers to publication inspired her to take action. She then founded Living Hyphen to address the lack of media representation of hyphenated Canadians: those with multicultural identities. After establishing Living Hyphen, Yu continued to amplify these voices through magazines, podcast episodes, and writing workshops. In an interview with The Peak, she explained the importance of providing platforms such as these. “I thought I was the only one who felt this way, who felt like I…

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