Diamond Yao 🌈
@graceofyul.bsky.social
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aka 姚蒙恩 | lost 上海人 in Tiohtià:ke (Montréal) | transnational Chinese | she, elle, 她, 伊 | freelance journo, journaliste pigiste EN & FR | #VeryAsian | [email protected] | signal: diamondyao.97 | diamondyao.com
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Bonjour / Hi new followers!

I’m an Montréal-based journalist who covers environmental justice, social justice, diaspora, sustainability, intersectionality, culture, & Asian communities in English et en français.

Here’s what I wrote about recently dans les deux langues: 👇🏼👇🏼👇🏼
graceofyul.bsky.social
My account is restored! Thank you for your patience!
graceofyul.bsky.social
It has come to my attention that someone is impersonating me on Bluesky. If you received spam links and got hacked by an account pretending to be me, DO NOT CLICK ON IT and block this person. It is NOT ME.
graceofyul.bsky.social
It has come to my attention that someone is impersonating me on Bluesky. If you received spam links and got hacked by an account pretending to be me, DO NOT CLICK ON IT and block this person. It is NOT ME.
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大家中秋快乐 🎑🥮
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graceofyul.bsky.social
I have met very cool people in that space who have degrees in sports science and/or did a lot of certified training in fitness.

But yeah, there will always be the group of ableist/pro-eugenics gym bros/wellness ladies who have the media literacy of a rock and who spout misinformation everywhere.
graceofyul.bsky.social
Dating as a journalist: went to see a guy who said weird things about how to enhance athletic performance in boxing, fact-checked him and made him realize he was actually wrong.

Then he was like “but everyone told me this at the gym” and I said “well, they are wrong”.
graceofyul.bsky.social
Welcome to the club of multilingual journalists! I write regularly in French and in English and I interview semi-often in Mandarin and very rarely in Shanghainese.
graceofyul.bsky.social
Absolument dégoûtant. Ce qui est pire c’est que ce monsieur est un professionel de droit « spécialisé dans la résolution de conflits et dédié à « l'amélioration de la sécurité autour du métro Snowdon » » 😬😬

www.noovo.info/nouvelle/mun...
Municipales: un candidat accusé de violence conjugale est exclu de son parti
Un candidat aux élections municipales de Montréal a été arrêté et inculpé après avoir prétendument agressé une femme dans une affaire de violence domestique.
www.noovo.info
graceofyul.bsky.social
Free business ideas to revitalize Chinatown:

* Hong Kong cyberpunk-themed nightclub
* Mahjong bar
* Asian 2SLGBTQIA+ community centre
* Gallery exposing local Asian artists
* Tea house for non-bubble tea
* Store selling local Asian designer fashions

Have money & drive? Feel free to steal them!
graceofyul.bsky.social
Free business idea for Dobe & Andy: stay open until 3 AM on weekends & serve char siu rice for the Chinatown/downtown rave crowd. You will POP OFF!!!

The 2 chow lady is making bank more north on St-Laurent with just a plastic table & posters, so you can too!!!

www.themain.com/articles/dob...
How dining out in Chinatown can change according to Dobe & Andy
Dobe & Andy's second-generation owner is transforming the 42-year-old Montreal Chinatown restaurant's approach to hospitality and service.
www.themain.com
graceofyul.bsky.social
Very sad to hear about the passing of Dr. Jane Goodall. I was invited to attend a talk of hers a few years ago. I admire all the work she did for the environment and nature conservation. As the climate crisis worsens, may her legacy live on.
graceofyul.bsky.social
Aucune logique, cette justification de la « préservation du français ». « iel » C’EST du français.
Reposted by Diamond Yao 🌈
harbingermedia.bsky.social
On @sierraclubcanada.bsky.social's 🌳THE ENVIRONMENT IN CANADA🌳 ep73 youth tribal activist Gracie Waukechon joins the show to talk about Enbridge's dangerous Line 5 pipeline and her contribution to the recent screenings of the Bad River Film around the country.

podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/e... 🔶
Enbridge vs. Indigenous Sovereignty, Line 5 vs. The Great Lakes
Podcast Episode · The Environment in Canada Podcast · 09/30/2025 · 51m
podcasts.apple.com
graceofyul.bsky.social
White people who recently found love for Kpop Demon Hunters, anime, K-pop music, trips to Japan, gentrified fusion Asian restos: now is a good time to start learning about how to stand in solidarity with us against anti-Asian racism.

Don’t love our cultural products without loving us.
Reposted by Diamond Yao 🌈
tedrutland.bsky.social
La mort par balle de Nooran Rezayi par la police devrait remettre en question l’excellente image publique dont jouit la police de Longueuil et le rôle joué par d’innombrables journalistes et élus dans la création de cette image. Mon texte dans Le Rover.
graceofyul.bsky.social
J’ai habité dans le quartier Milton-Parc de 2017 à 2019. Le contraste était flagrant entre l’Université McGill - lieu de privilège qui éduque l’élite du pays - et la communauté inuk en situation d’itinérance à moins de 10 mins de marche de là. #polmtl

ici.radio-canada.ca/nouvelle/219...
Itinérance dans Milton-Parc : que peut faire la Ville?
Patrice Roy a rencontré les trois principaux candidats à la mairie de Montréal pour répondre à une citoyenne inquiète de la situation dans le secteur.
ici.radio-canada.ca
graceofyul.bsky.social
Kids are the most oppressed group in society. They exist at every intersection of marginalization but are given very limited political power over policies & decisions that impact their current & future lives.

They have to rely on adults - who often suck - for political power & representation.
graceofyul.bsky.social
Est-ce que Guy A. Lepage a admis sur Tout le monde en parle dans son entrevue avec Kim Thúy qu’entre Québécois.e.s blanc.he.s, iels se posent la question « est-ce que les Vietnamiens sont laids? »

Incroyable d’admettre cela dans une émission de télévision nationale.
graceofyul.bsky.social
I find the Anglosphere’s continued pop culture fascination with Les Misérables really fascinating.

You clearly did not suffer through the entire French original that looks like a legit BRICK in high school while your shitty teacher romanticized post-revolutionary France.
graceofyul.bsky.social
Je suis Asiatique et je vis à Montréal. Je suis très fière d’être Chinoise. J’affectionne ma langue, ma culture et ma communauté. Cela ne contredit pas les contributions que je donne à la société québécoise dans laquelle je vis par le biais de mon journalisme.

Solidarité avec Kim Thúy. #polqc
graceofyul.bsky.social
Bravo Nay Theam, professeure de littérature et fille de survivant.e.s du génocide des Khmers Rouges, pour ce texte à propos de la controverse Kim Thúy, dans l’édition d’aujourd’hui de @ledevoir.com.

Ça démontre le ressenti de plusieurs d’entre nous.

www.ledevoir.com/opinion/idee...
Nommer ce qui est chuchoté, réflexions sur la controverse suscitée par Kim Thúy
Prenons le temps d’écouter ceux et celles dans l’ombre qui pansent leurs cœurs meurtris depuis des années.
www.ledevoir.com
graceofyul.bsky.social
C’est gratuit même pour les Québécois.e.s, en Ontario?