Vivian Giang

@MacEwanU Assistant Professor / PhD Candidate / @InsideNatGeo Explorer / @FulbrightPrgrm alumna / @ActionCanada Fellow • views are my own

[Vivian Giang @vgiang]

It was an honour to accompany the MacEwan United Nations Club who recently represented Finland at the National Model UN Conference in New York City! Kiitos (thank you) to the Permanent Mission of Finland to the United Nations for providing a briefing to our delegation!

[Vivian Giang @vgiang]

Earlier this week, I had the pleasure of joining @DrJaredWesley to speak on the topic of surveys and public engagement, a subject I teach as part of research methods at @MacEwanU

Thanks @CBCEdmonton and @cbcradio for the opportunity to be on the show!

https://t.co/mt3twPQBnD

[Vivian Giang @vgiang]

I am grateful for the opportunity to celebrate #IndigenousPeoplesDay yesterday at the @mykickstandca youth event in Alexis Nakota Sioux Nation! I’m grateful to the Elders, knowledge keepers and community members who’ve mentored me throughout my journey ♥️

#NIPD2025 #NIHM2025

[Vivian Giang @vgiang]

Grateful to join @MacEwanUN at the Edmonton Consular Corps Ball to celebrate the international community within Canada! Thank you to Jerry Bouma, Honorary Consul of the Kingdom of the Netherlands 🇳🇱 and Hussein Rahal, Honorary Consul of Lebanon 🇱🇧 for sponsoring our table!

[Vivian Giang @vgiang]

Thrilled to announce that Bethlehem Gebeyehu has been selected for a prestigious SSHRC Undergraduate Student Research Award (USRA)!

https://t.co/ibnKU7uwNf

#sports #sportsresearch #youthsports #equityinsports #communityimpact #sportsfordevelopment #inclusion #canadiansport

[Vivian Giang @vgiang]

I had the honour of meeting some inspiring people working in storytelling, research and conservation across Canada and abroad! Thank you to National Geographic Society for putting together the this Leadership WorkShop and The Royal Canadian Geographical Society for hosting us!

[Vivian Giang @vgiang]

I had the privilege of speaking with Joe Yogerst about Jasper National Park and its tangential connection with the #NatGeo work I do!

Read more about what you can do at @JasperNP here: https://t.co/kRBFxUMeOy

[Vivian Giang @vgiang]

You can read highlights of the 2024 program here: https://t.co/PjbGcs9mUm

[Vivian Giang @vgiang]

It was a privilege to participate in the 2024 Explorer-Educator Exchange cohort with our projects wrapping up earlier this past Spring! You can view the collection of StoryMap projects using this link: https://t.co/6BeXAdrWFk

[Vivian Giang @vgiang]

Our team created a learning solution to help youth based in Hawai’i and Edmonton, Canada, learn about the cultural and ecological significance of water. It takes five minutes to see the amazing work the students created!

[Vivian Giang @vgiang]

Super excited to share the results of a year-long project supported by the National Geographic Society Explorer–Educator Exchange Program!

https://t.co/ozswyAvV5R

[Vivian Giang @vgiang]

Thank you to Laura Cummings, Kawela Farrant, Sean Brooks, Kip Hottman and Anastasia Cronin for all of your work and support! Mahalo nui loa/huge thanks also to Megan Silva, Emily Lau, North Shore Community Land Trust, Jason Schweizer and Dr. Evan Davies for sharing your insights!

[Vivian Giang @vgiang]

… to support healing, education and reconciliation for current and future generations. We look forward to sharing more about this collaboration as it unfolds!

Please see the press release for more details about the Meridian Grant Program.

[Vivian Giang @vgiang]

During times that can be deeply challenging and overwhelming, I feel deeply honored to have been invited by a community knowledge keeper to participate in a new youth storytelling and filmmaking project for the next two years.

https://t.co/JZZx8DGDPx

[Vivian Giang @vgiang]

Fellow Nat Geo Explorer Maggie Lemere and I were awarded a National Geographic Meridian Grant to support Stoney Nakota youth to tell their stories as they journey through history and reconnect to the Oceti Ŝakowiŋ (Seven Council Fires) across Canada and the U.S. …

[Vivian Giang @vgiang]

Tongue-in-cheek marketing taken down by Twitter (aka X) as… “hate speech”? Interesting how X’s idea of hate speech is how to spell “neighbour”.

#foreverneighbour #penthouse604

https://t.co/6pNetcuTho

[Vivian Giang @vgiang]

Grateful to participate in a panel on “Failing Forward: Dealing with Setbacks in Academic Life” hosted by @UofA_Arts! Moderated by @DrJaredWesley, this workshop explored how to embrace failure as a learning tool. Thanks, Jared, for the invite to contribute to the conversation!

[Vivian Giang @vgiang]

New IG: https://t.co/5ulX3b0PWw

[Vivian Giang @vgiang]

I am excited to continue my #geothermal #research journey as a 2022-23 @InsideNatGeo Explorer! This honour follows on the heels of my @Fulbright Scholarship program!
FB: https://t.co/Zw8XkFMZuC
IG: https://t.co/AOz033Msga

[Autism CanTech! @AutismCanTech]

Autism CanTech! is excited to announce we've been shortlisted for an international award! Vote for us as the People's Choice award for 2023 ACEEU Global Triple E Awards - EDI Community Engagement Initiative of the Year Award! https://t.co/5HbbCoeqXA #ACEEU_Awards
#2023Entry562