by Benjamin Cohen | 10 Sep 2019 | Ryerson University, Youth Voices
Canadian newspapers and schools do little to foster interest in journalism among youth. Hong Kong has taken a radically different approach. Students talk during an editorial board meeting at a student-run newspaper. (AP Photo/Kathy Willens) If you’re a Canadian...
by Minh Truong | 22 Aug 2019 | Asia, Identity, Ryerson University, Youth Voices
A trip to Hong Kong taught me why Cantonese opera and ca trù singing, which I once thought boring, are so important to cultural identity. Like many young people, I used to consider ancient art forms to be boring and old-fashioned. A recent trip to Hong Kong changed...
by Ivonne Flores Kauffman | 31 Jul 2019 | Asia, Human Rights, Media Literacy, Ryerson University, Youth Voices
Filipino journalists Fermando Sepe Jr. and Maria Ressa have exposed government corruption and abuse — and persist despite threats to their safety. Human rights activists demonstrate in front of an office where Rappler CEO Maria Ressa was detained, Manila, 14...
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by News Decoder | 25 Jul 2019 | China, Culture, Future of Democracy, Ryerson University, Youth Voices
By Ashley Fraser I recently returned from a class trip to Hong Kong, where I reported on disappearing fishing villages in the semi-autonomous territory. I met with Wong Wei King, a curator of the Tai O Culture Workshop and community member of Tai O, a...
by Madison Wong | 23 Jul 2019 | Asia, China, Discovery, Ryerson University, Youth Voices
Wet markets are an integral part of Hong Kong’s culture and communities. But will they survive as China’s economy modernizes? (Photo courtesy of Madison Wong) I’ve grown up in Canada and, despite being Asian-Canadian, had never stepped foot in Asia...
