our staff
Anita Lau
劉小姐
Outreach Coordinator
She/Her
Anita is an immigrant from Hong Kong with paternal roots in Hetang, Xinhui/Sunwui. She studied comparative literature and worked as a reporter/editor in Hong Kong. She believes that we can build intergenerational and intercultural relationships and be healed through story-telling. Anita enjoys swimming, reading and chilling in the park or on the beach under the sun.
Celyne Asnani
祁皓而
Food Program Coordinator
She/Her
Celyne is a queer Cantonese settler born on the unceded territories of the Musqueam, Squamish, and Tsleil-Waututh First Nations. She moved to Hong Kong with her family at the age of 4 and moved back to Vancouver when she was 9 years old. She continues to carry deep sentiments of these two places and often questions what it means to call a city home. She cares about food security in Chinatown and the Downtown Eastside, and wants to continue to support low-income seniors as the neighbourhood faces ongoing gentrification. Celyne holds a BA in Gender, Sexuality, and Women’s Studies from SFU. Being part Han Chinese and part Indian, she understands the complexity of identity and uses this understanding to navigate her queerness through poetry. She also enjoys writing short stories in Chinese that explore different themes.
Ian Khoo
邱義恩 / 邱义恩
Hub Assistant
He/They
Ian is a Malaysian-Chinese person who was raised in Malaysia and spent time living in Singapore before moving to the unceded land of the Coast Salish nations, now referred to as “Vancouver, BC”. Raised by a single mother and two loving, Teochew-speaking grandparents, he grew up in a multicultural environment at the intersection of post-colonial life and rapid modernisation in a developing country. He now splits his time between supporting Chinese elders at Yarrow, aiding children with behavioural differences as a part-time behavioural interventionist, and working towards getting his BA in Psychology from Simon Fraser University. He spends his free time brushing up on his Cantonese, playing rugby with the local inclusive team, or firing up a zesty Southeast Asian meal!
Felicity Huang
歡喜
Hub Coordinator
She/They
Felicity is a non-binary trans woman and first generation settler living on the traditional and unceded territories of the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish), and səlilwətaɬ (Tsleil-Waututh) Nations. She was born and raised in Guangdong with Hakka and Manchu roots. She used to work as a LGBTQ+ rights advocate, mental health counselor, storyteller, and seniors' outreach worker. Bringing her passion to serve Chinese seniors in Yarrow, she believes that every elder deserves to live a life with health, equality, and dignity. In her spare time, Felicity enjoys performing stand-up comedy in Mandarin, Cantonese, and English.