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Living Hyphen
Living Hyphen explores the experiences of hyphenated Canadians — that is, individuals who call Canada home but who have roots elsewhere. Learn more at www.livinghyphen.ca.
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Cultivating A Culture of Storytelling in Marginalized Communities
Cultivating A Culture of Storytelling in Marginalized Communities
More than representation, we need programming, resources, and mentorship to turn our imagining into action and into reality.
Justine Abigail Yu
Aug 6, 2019
Living in the Hyphen
Living in the Hyphen
I am Filipino-Canadian. I was born in Manila, Philippines and moved to Toronto, Canada when I was just four years old. I’m in my late…
Justine Abigail Yu
Aug 16, 2017
The Seed of an Idea: Living Hyphen’s Origin Story
The Seed of an Idea: Living Hyphen’s Origin Story
I want to tell you the story of how Living Hyphen began.
Justine Abigail Yu
Sep 8, 2018
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Critical Connections Over Critical Mass
Critical Connections Over Critical Mass
Luxuriating in the slow and meaningful process of relationship building.
Justine Abigail Yu
Oct 30, 2023
From Turtle Island to Palestine, None of Us Are Free Until We Are All Free.
From Turtle Island to Palestine, None of Us Are Free Until We Are All Free.
I have spent the last couple of weeks on the traditional, unceded, and ancestral territories of the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh…
Justine Abigail Yu
Oct 18, 2023
Stop Glorifying Resiliency: Learning from Disrupted Learners
Stop Glorifying Resiliency: Learning from Disrupted Learners
We have created a world that has come to accept resilience from the world’s most vulnerable populations and used that as a reason to fail.
Justine Abigail Yu
Dec 1, 2022
4 Years Later: Living Hyphen on Deepening Partnership and Growing Our Community
4 Years Later: Living Hyphen on Deepening Partnership and Growing Our Community
We are a cultural force, a multimedia platform, and a flourishing community made up of thousands of people from
Justine Abigail Yu
Nov 4, 2022
Decolonizing Our Tongues: Language As A Transformative Tool
Decolonizing Our Tongues: Language As A Transformative Tool
How Living Hyphen Strives to Move Beyond the Limitations of the English Language
Justine Abigail Yu
Sep 23, 2022
Nurturing Our Writerly Selves: Letting Go of Perfection and Embracing the Messy Process
Nurturing Our Writerly Selves: Letting Go of Perfection and Embracing the Messy Process
A Look at Living Hyphen’s Approach to Writing Workshops
Justine Abigail Yu
Sep 19, 2022
Redefining What It Means to Be “Canadian”
Redefining What It Means to Be “Canadian”
This Canada Day, I want to take a moment to reflect on this question of what it means to be Canadian much more deeply.
Justine Abigail Yu
Jul 1, 2022
3 Years Later: We’re Far More Than A Magazine; We’re A Whole Cultural Ecosystem!
3 Years Later: We’re Far More Than A Magazine; We’re A Whole Cultural Ecosystem!
2021 was our breakout year!
Justine Abigail Yu
Oct 18, 2021
It Takes A Village to Grow Living Hyphen
It Takes A Village to Grow Living Hyphen
A Note of Gratitude for a Milestone Moment
Justine Abigail Yu
Jun 8, 2021
Healing by Writing: Cultivating Care with Frontline Workers
Healing by Writing: Cultivating Care with Frontline Workers
Channeling our words, our voices, and our stories to give and receive care
Justine Abigail Yu
Apr 9, 2021
Shifting the Question of “Where Are You From?”
Shifting the Question of “Where Are You From?”
Tapping Into the Power of A Single Question
Justine Abigail Yu
Mar 11, 2021
Moving Beyond the Limitations of Language
Moving Beyond the Limitations of Language
More specifically, the colonial standard of “excellence” that is English
Justine Abigail Yu
Feb 19, 2021
Beyond Black History Month (and All Cultural Heritage Months)
Beyond Black History Month (and All Cultural Heritage Months)
On the Mentality of Scarcity as A Tool of Oppression
Justine Abigail Yu
Feb 1, 2021
On Friendship, Partnership, and Ultimately, Allyship
On Friendship, Partnership, and Ultimately, Allyship
a.k.a. Why Living Hyphen’s Creative Director Is A White Man
Justine Abigail Yu
Jan 24, 2021
2 Years Later: Living Hyphen on Broadening Possibilities
2 Years Later: Living Hyphen on Broadening Possibilities
How do I begin this post without sounding like a cliché about this most “challenging and unprecedented” time? By telling you instead that…
Justine Abigail Yu
Oct 19, 2020
Reckoning and Reconciling with Editorial Power
Reckoning and Reconciling with Editorial Power
A Letter for Anyone Who Has Ever/Will Ever Submit A Story to Living Hyphen
Justine Abigail Yu
Aug 17, 2020
On the Privilege of Living in Between Cultures During A Global Pandemic
On the Privilege of Living in Between Cultures During A Global Pandemic
I interrogate my position as a Filipina-Canadian who straddles not just two cultures, but two countries — these two physical places.
Justine Abigail Yu
Apr 20, 2020
Being Truthful in These Uncertain Times: A Letter to the Living Hyphen Community
Being Truthful in These Uncertain Times: A Letter to the Living Hyphen Community
I would be lying to you if I told you that I have been using this time productively to create. I just haven’t. I’ve barely done anything.
Justine Abigail Yu
Mar 26, 2020
The Intention Behind “Across Generations”
The Intention Behind “Across Generations”
Issue 2’s theme comes from a deeply personal place for me. It cuts to my very core. Why? How? Let me count the ways…
Justine Abigail Yu
Jan 29, 2020
Living Hyphen on Dual Citizen — And A Call for Solidarity with Indigenous Nations
Living Hyphen on Dual Citizen — And A Call for Solidarity with Indigenous Nations
Our work was featured on the latest episode of Dual Citizen — a documentary series exploring eureka moments in the Filipinx diaspora.
Justine Abigail Yu
Oct 27, 2019
1 Year Later: Living Hyphen on Diversifying Canadian Arts and Literature
1 Year Later: Living Hyphen on Diversifying Canadian Arts and Literature
One rotation around the sun later, where are we now?
Justine Abigail Yu
Oct 15, 2019
Why Print?
Why Print?
Print gives us the power of the physical. It gives us the power of taking back the space our communities have not traditionally had.
Justine Abigail Yu
Sep 9, 2019
Reflections on Canada Day, On Being Canadian: A Rough Draft, Probably A Lifelong Work-In-Progress
Reflections on Canada Day, On Being Canadian: A Rough Draft, Probably A Lifelong Work-In-Progress
I’ve been traveling all around the world since the new year began — Vietnam, the Philippines, Costa Rica, the United States, Mexico, and…
Justine Abigail Yu
Jul 1, 2019
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