About
Meet our Board of Directors
Sarah Liu (she/her), Secretary
Pearl Wong (they/them), Vice President
陳安琪 Amanda Chiong (she/her), Treasurer
Amanda Chiong (she/her) is a Cantonese diasporic settler raised in so-called “Vancouver” on the unceded territories of the xwməθkwəyəm, Skxwú7mesh, and səlilwətaʔɬ peoples. Amanda studied finance before pursuing a career in law, and is excited to combine her educational background and passion for community towards strengthening Chinatown Today’s financial sustainability.
Vicky Jiang (she/her), Social Media Lead
Tim Lam (he/him), Editorial Lead
Tim Lam is the Editorial Lead on the board of Chinatown Today. He is a first-generation Cantonese settler based on the unceded territories of the Musqueam, Squamish, and Tsleil-Waututh peoples. Chinatown has always been a powerful source of community for him — first as a child, spending weekends shopping and eating with his family and grandparents, and now as an adult, reconnecting with his cultural roots and shaping his political identity. He currently works as the director of marketing at Canada’s National Observer and believes in the power of storytelling to shape a better world.
許雅慧 Dax Heaven (they/them), Project Lead
Dax Heaven 許雅慧 (they/them/theirs) is a first-generation Chinese settler and multidisciplinary artist, writer and photographer raised on Snuneymuxw territories. Their practice is informed by their continuous curiosity on the phenomenon of boundaries. Through the joining of a variety of mediums, their multi-media work highlights the interconnectedness amongst all things in the universe. They currently live and work on the unceded territories of the Musqueam, Squamish, and Tsleil-Waututh nations and can be found frequenting Chinatown bakeries for steamed pork bao.
Cathy Xu (they/she), Project Lead
Cathy Xu (they/she) is a second-generation Chinese settler, living on traditional and stolen Musqueam, Squamish, and Tsleil-Waututh territories. They are an emerging multidisciplinary artist and writer with focuses on plant traditions and culinary storytelling, and a background in literature and Asian migration studies. They enjoy spending their time learning new skills at community workshops, exploring local public parks, and finding more food spots for their Google Maps collection.
陳永強 Russell Chiong (he/him), President
Russell Chiong (he/him) is a Cantonese diasporic settler residing on unceded xwməθkwəyəm, Skxwú7mesh, and səlilwətaʔɬ territories. Chinatown has shaped not only his family history, but his cultural identity as well. He currently practices law in North Vancouver, assisting Indigenous governments in securing economic self-determination and redress for historic wrongs. Russell studied environmental law at the University of Victoria, and environmental science and Asian-Canadian and Asian migration studies at UBC. Russell joined the Chinatown Today board of directors in 2020 as Treasurer, and is excited to continue building up Chinatown Today as its President.
Previous Board Members
Immense thanks to our previous board members for their hard work and dedication in leading Chinatown Today since its inception!
- Louis Lapprend, Founder
- Dominique Bautista
- Kimberley Wong
- Katrina Nguyen
- Emily Tso
- Amanda Wong
- Kaitlyn Fung
- Angela Ho
- Kelsey Lee
- Serene Mitchell
- Brooke Xiang
- Phebe Ferrer
- Lindsay Mercado
- Jenn Xu
- Alger Liang
Accredits
We love Chinatown and we hope you do, too.
Many thanks to our translators, both locally and in different time zones, who have so generously shared their time and linguistic talents with us to provide translations of all our website content!
- Yule Ken Lum
- Joe Chou
- Mark Lee
- Wayne Hsu
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If you would like to share a personal story, image, community event, or if you would like to join the team, please email us at info [at] chinatown.today