Kelly Chia
Exploring queer spaces in the city
August 3, 2026By: Kelly Chia, Peak Associate and Maya Barillas Mohan, Staff Writer As we approach Pride here in “Vancouver,” members of diverse queer communities in Davie Village and Chinatown are still advocating for one another. Many queer walking tours are made to platform queer people’s struggles and joys. To learn more, I read an article from Xtra Magazine where author Robin Perelle and her interviewees reflect on queer spaces. Today, Davie Village is “the heart of gay Vancouver,” but before the ‘80s, queer businesses were scattered throughout Vancouver. Archivist Ron Dutton said, “Gay people could get away with being gay” in…
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SFYou: Kelly Chia discusses Memories of Home zine
December 18, 2025By: Michelle Young, Co-Editor-in-Chief Memories of Home is a vivid and tender zine written and illustrated by SFU alum, Kelly Chia. It explores identity, and interrogates the dominant narratives that outline history. The zine’s opening is striking: “I am Malaysian-Chinese.…
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Writing stories since 1965 — The Peak turns 60!
November 11, 2025By: Lucaiah Smith-Miodownik, News Writer The year 1965 saw the development of the modern Canadian flag, the first spacewalk, Malcolm X’s assassination, and other notable events. It was amid the backdrop of these events that The Peak, SFU’s independent student…
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SFU Queer Collective’s webinar tackles 2SLGBTQIA+ rights in universities
June 27, 2024By: Kaja Antic, Staff Writer and Kelly Chia, Peak Associate On June 5, SFU Queer Collective held their first webinar since the organization’s revival earlier this year. The network includes SFU graduate students, postdoctoral fellows, faculty, staff, and alumni who…
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A hate letter to my immune system
March 27, 2024By: Kelly Chia, Editor-in-Sick Dear body, We’ve had our differences these past two months, huh? Since you’ve wrecked my stomach day after day for no apparent reason, I gave up garlic and onions. Apparently they can irritate your sensitive system.…
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Bill S-510 has concerning implications for our privacy
March 11, 2024By: Kelly Chia, Editor-in-Chief On December 14, 2023, Bill S-210 passed its second reading through the House of Commons. Bill S-210 is an act that restricts “young persons’ online access to sexually explicit material.” However, the way it proposes to…
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Horoscopes: March 4 – 9
March 4, 2024By: Kelly Chia, Editor-in-Stars Aries March 21–April 19 I think you should punch your midterm. Not in class, because that would be embarrassing. But metaphorically, you should punch it for all the stress it’s caused you. Giving the exam a…
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BREAKING NEWS: SFU introduces geese therapy to make up for students quitting from SFSS
February 27, 2024By: Kelly Chia, Editor-in-Chief A stunning new report brings a quack of a time to the student body at SFU. Hundreds of geese were seen flapping onto the tall Burnaby campus, an unusual sight for the student population. It’s also…
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Reginald the III vs. Bobby Sleigh: Part 1
February 27, 2024By: Kelly Chia, Editor-in-Chief My precious literate raccoons, Did you miss my smooth voice narrating the most succulent meals found on the campus floors? I did, too. I had to take a sabbatical from my important work reviewing foods for…
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From the Desks of Bobby Sleigh: Bobby’s Lament
February 27, 2024By: Kelly Chia, Editor-in-Chief and Dutiful Archivist The following work has been lovingly archived under, “Genius Art Before Their Time,” a pre-humous (we find post-humous too trendy) archive dedicated to appreciating divine poetry as we see it. Written by MasterChef…
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Simon Fraser University’s independent student newspaper since 1965.
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