Diamond Yao

Writer/Journalist

Diamond is an independent writer/journalist who focuses on contemporary social and environmental issues. A polyglot from Montreal/Tio’tia:ke, she aims to bring underreported stories and perspectives into the open to add to important conversations. Much of her work focuses on marginalized voices, intersectionality, diaspora, sustainability and social justice. Her work has been featured in many outlets that include Plan A Magazine, La Converse and the CBC.

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covid-19

racism

A woman glares across a pink and red ocean. Tiny people hold up boards to try to block the waves.

politics + activism

The Revolutionary Anger of Asian Women

Our anger can be a tool of resistance in a post-pandemic world. Instead of burying or relinquishing it, we should learn to use it.

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Jun 10, 2021

AAPI Heritage Month

asexuality

In a hand-drawn image in the colors of greens and dark navy blues, a young Asian person with short hair stares at their own image sitting against a mirror inside of a closet.

identity

How Tam Found Empowerment in the Closet

What are you to do when you are a Vietnamese asexual and aromantic woman who grew up in white, cishet, francophone-dominated Montreal in the 1980s and 1990s?