TORONTO: "Unmute": deconstructing anti-Asian sentiment through documentary theatre and ethnographic research - Victor Zhang

About the presenter:Victor Zhang is a queer and feminist activist and researcher. His scholarship and activism situate in the fields of LGBTQ+ migration experience as well as transnational feminist work in the Pan-Asia area. Based in GTA, he currently works as a community educator and a youth worker in the non-profit sector. He’s been participating in various mental health and social justice initiatives focusing on queer youths, newcomers, as well as racialized communities. To connect knowledge production with community engagement, he is interested in arts-based/arts-informed methodology, particularly in the forms of screening art and theatrical exploration.