Christina Wong

Christina Wong is Executive Director and Co-Founder of Employ to Empower, an organization that provides access development and entrepreneurial resources to local residents. Using a “hand-up, not hand out” approach, Christina developed programs that offer affordable micro-loans and business mentorship to people facing work and social barriers. She was instrumental in developing the organization’s Basic Business Fundamentals and Soft Skills Course for local artists and entrepreneurs. Employ to Empower advocates to bring about positive change for residents in the Downtown Eastside to create a community free of stigma, where residents are seen, heard and validated. To encourage dialogue, Christina created the Cardboard Project which seeks to engage local entrepreneurs in the Downtown Eastside with the other members of the public to raise awareness and showcase artists’ voices. Recently, she was nominated for the 2020 YWCA Women of Distinction in the Non-Profit category.

How I learned to speak to my Asian community about homelessness and stigma

By Christina Wong ● Life ● December 8, 2020

Through her volunteer work in Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside, Christine Yang guides us though her share of difficult conversations about homelessness and the stigma surrounding it. Through these conversations, we can also learn how to approach the issue of homelessness within our Asian communities

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