Serena Ko

YVR-based Trade Commissioner. News enthusiast with a particular interest for Canadian-Asian affairs. Views are my own.

[Serena Ko @ko_serena]

For those who never want* to stop learning, please check out this micro syllabus. Special mention for the article on Canadian context for LGBTQ POC activists and article on Asian American solidarity. All articles are free to access until the end of August.

[Serena Ko @ko_serena]

Today is a day for mourning, reflection and learning. Hard questions>>more thoughts>>better answers and actions

Please see here for some resources.

[Wei William (Will) Tao|陶维 @TheWillTruth]

So important to remember. Constant struggle I have is to turn the hypercritical self in useful ways against the hypocrisy that is. Staying pessimistic and negative cannot be the solution even it is part of the process, re-imagining an optimistic future ultimately must be.

[Serena Ko @ko_serena]

@StephenJacobi @ElizabethMay @HCCanNZ @CanHCNZ @NZinOttawa @cadesro @cwaddell27 Heartbreaking news during an already difficult time. There will be a virtual vigil on Friday. Hope that you & family are staying safe and healthy Stephen.

[Serena Ko @ko_serena]

@MicheleRomanow @naomiko14

[Davin L. Phoenix @Davin_Phoenix]

Jobs, internships, fieldwork opportunities, housing, graduation ceremonies, celebration defenses. One of my students summed up the situation perfectly: “everything is canceled or on pause except rent, debt and loans.”

Word.

[Institute for Gender and the Economy @GenderEconomy]

Analysis: more on the gendered impact of COVID-19 from our friends at the @cdnwomenfdn.
#COVID19 #pandemic #GenderEquality

https://t.co/n0P4OZJwBb

[Iglika Ivanova @IglikaIvanova]

YES @TorontoStar editorial board nails it: "Having now accepted that better job protections and income supports are necessary in this crisis, how can we go back to pretending they’re not needed all the time?" #covid19 #cdnecon #cdnpoli #bcpoli https://t.co/S2MR5xV0s4

[Mary Ng @mary_ng]

Good example of corporate Canada helping out small businesses in the face of #COVID19 — Uber is waiving delivery fees for independent restaurants, and offering 300,000 free meals to first responders and healthcare workers across North America 🇨🇦 🇺🇸
https://t.co/CuFcPDNMNc

[Serena Ko @ko_serena]

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[Vancouver Symphony @VSOrchestra]

We’re returning from intermission shortly, join us for the second half, featuring Beethoven’s 6th Symphony

https://t.co/V3mDfb9fvG

📸 https://t.co/woghcJGsvA via https://t.co/vYZCXSlz2W

[Serena Ko @ko_serena]

@VSOrchestra Audio has an odd reverberation- almost like a lag issue. Appreciate the initiative and hope that this gets fixed.

[Serena Ko @ko_serena]

Its times like these that show how important it is to have widely accessible information. This benefits the WHOLE COMMUNITY. Cultural communities in Canada-pls see ⬇️ for resources -Many thanks to the translators for sharing #COVID2019 information in Eng/Fr/Spa/Chi(s & t)/Vietnm

[Eric Hu @_EricHu]

Are there translations of flattening the curve in korean, Chinese, Vietnamese, Spanish, etc for us to share with our immigrant parents? If not how can we start or crowdsource one?

[Serena Ko @ko_serena]

Great to be at another #WalrusTalks at #GLOBE2020 7 speakers on #energy - makes me think that maybe all important messages should be boiled to #7minutes ! @ShelleyAmbrose

[Serena Ko @ko_serena]

@TheWillTruth @UBC I'll be there! 🙌

[Serena Ko @ko_serena]

@judfabianjud Wishing you an amazing decade ahead Judit! 🎆 Please send shoutout if you find yourself on the West Coast again!

[Serena Ko @ko_serena]

Here at #TradeTalks2019 at @MicrosoftVan @SKutulakos giving a great keynote on #CanadaChinaTrade. {Let's be "greedy" in scaling up our small businesses} #SMEs #scaleup

[Stephen de Boer🇨🇦 @SdB_dip]

Great discussion today at PECC International Seminar Series on Asia-Pacific Strategies for the Global Trading System where I presented on challenges @wto, the work of the #OttawaGroup and how new trade agreements fit within the WTO system

[Elamin Abdelmahmoud @elamin88]

Good morning, your voter turnout was just under 66%, a dip from the 68.3% of 2015.

[Althia Raj @althiaraj]

This election was pretty horrible and these speeches are bad. Seems like all our leaders are in their own silos. Hopefully, Canadians won't be...