Won election while carrying two babies, making history (No. 44)

My dad studied here and went back to Hong Kong. So yeah, I was born Canadian basically Yeah, well, I got I already got the the citizenship because of my dad. Yes. Yes. So my whole family was here I came to Canada in 2000 for studies. I was continuing my high school education So I just came by myself because my whole family was still in Hong Kong I came first also in Markham because I got my some of my relatives here living in Markham So the first year of after I came and I just looked in their house So they were very kind enough to to to host me for that year So I was able to complete my studies and then I was there for my last year of high school So after after I came and then just gradually my younger brother and my mom. Oh, yeah also came I went to University of Toronto to continue my Education. So yeah, it was Well, it's it to me. It was a totally different experience in terms of like a learning environment Comparing here in Canada and to Hong Kong. It's I I think it's more like um, let's feeling less pressured Especially when when when in terms of studies, so yeah to me it's a little more more free and more and But I I can actually make my own choice like to you to think of what what I would Would love to study and what I would love to do after I graduate So yeah, this is a totally different experience to a different feeling. I know what did you study? Oh, I am I University I study a political science and history So double major and I I honestly I didn't know a lot about politics It was just a lot and back in back in the old days I didn't have a chance to to to experience what it was like other than like reading news, right? during my early years Studies or actually after the first few years after I came to Canada Language is still a major barrier. Even though I I did learn English and I back in Hong Kong and in Hong Kong there are like two kinds of Secondary schools when it's like in Chinese one is in English. I'm mainly in English So even though I also well, there's a lot of chances that I have I'm exposed to English, but I still Well, at least I'm the matter town. It was not there So I really felt that I was kind of disconnected in terms of not just language But also in cultural wise and I was trying hard to getting adapted into the the cultural environment On one hand, but on the other hand, I found it really interesting people in Canada Didn't have much knowledge about like Asian countries, but like 20 plus years ago, right? so I still remember when I came to Canada, I actually brought my Musical instrument who's young because I was learning in Hong Kong one time I was performing at the Christmas Gala at my school So people actually well was surprised what I was playing and what that instrument was in Markham in my high school Yes Yeah so so that was a very interesting and it was fun like performing in front of all other like a lot different like race Different people different kinds of people they actually did that no idea what that is There is what Chinese instrument is about and basically they never heard of a sound So it was kind of fun that I was able to kind of bring something new to them But on the other hand, it was still giving me like some kind of challenges when I was getting adapted to to there There are the so-called mainstream culture like people here actually very into hockey's into outdoor sports Which I was not actually a very sporty person overall. It was so it was a great experience. I love you in Canada Yeah, so I guess we'll just talk more to people and usually well when when I will not just myself when people start I'm started in a new place. They were just very scared of getting out of their comfort zone So I guess the first step is to will probably just step out and if you're afraid to talk to people You don't need to talk actually just go just just go anywhere But by yourself just to experience or just to look and see how people do things how people talk and yeah Sometimes I was afraid to to speak up as well when I was well when I was small The most challenging part is to getting people willing to be interviewed. That's always the hard part So yeah, I in my in my days of being a journalist I used to do a lot of like as media scrums or any other like interviews like a Inferring like strangers or like generally with the general public So one of the things is that it's kind of hard to like in weather like this, right? Kind of hard to bring on my belt and ask people to stop by listen to you and and talk to you on the mic So and it really also depends on what what issue is that right? So if it's an easy one like Oh Christmas shopping So I think people are a lot more easygoing like they were more willing to talk to you But if it's more like a more political thing or more heavier topic Yeah, obviously they didn't stop by and they won't be okay. I'm good. I'm good. Okay. So yeah So this is what one of the most challenging times but also very very fun times Yeah, when people were able or what people were or okay to to be interviewed by you. So you definitely was very happy Thank you for watching. Please comment like and follow us See you next time