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Kayla Zhu

Kayla is a Chinese-Canadian journalism student, freelance writer, and K-pop enthusiast who splits her time between Vancouver and Toronto. She enjoys writing on social issues and is interested in data and interactive journalism. In her free time, she enjoys hiking up mountains, playing copious amounts of ultimate frisbee, and finding new breweries to hit up.

Kayla's Latest Articles

Aaron Chan on navigating Vancouver as a young, gay Asian creative

By Kayla Zhu ● Cold Tea Reads ● August 19, 2020

In an exclusive interview, Aaron Chan, author of This City is a Minefield, reflects on what it means to be Asian and queer in the modern world.

Black and white photo of protestor holding up sign saying "Asians for Black Lives"

We need to drop the model minority myth and respectability politics

By Kayla Zhu ● Opinion ● July 23, 2020

To equate being Asian with academics, hard work, and civility harms both Asian immigrants and other minority groups. We need to shed these ideas to become better allies.