【Video】Warren Stuart | Godfather of skateboarding – Persistence and community (Part 1)

Warren Stuart is a Hongkonger who helped shape the skateboarding community in Hong Kong. In Part I, he recounts his earliest memories of the sport, and explains Hong Kong’s skateboarding scene. He also offers advice for amateur skateboarders.

Video, Culture, Hobbies, Personal, SportsWe Are HKers19 February 2022skateboard, skateboarding, persistence, community, stake parks, skateboarder, street style, fallingComment

Benny Yuen | Founder of EARTH.er — Telling the story of this land with my heart

Benny is a designer living in Tai O. He has created an environmentally conscious fashion brand with a “Tai O/Hong Kong is our home” theme while being cognizant of environmental and social issues around the world.

Career, Politics, Arts, Environment, FashionWe Are HKers15 November 2020benny yuen, earth.er, founder, designer, art, design, artist, artists, arts, environment, fashion, brand, branding, tai o, home, social, issues, identity, self, unity, communityComment

【Commentary】Overseas perspective: How long does Hong Kong’s bustling entertainment community have?

Does innovation stop when the ability to explore political themes ends entirely?

Organic Greenfield | Agriculture is an integral part of Hong Kong

Organic Greenfield, an extension of ‘Kong Yeah‘, is an organisation that advocates ‘Community Supported Agriculture’. Ho Ying and Nicole run the organisation and in 2017 they introduced the Organic Greenfield CSA Project. They have been devoted to building long-term cooperative ties with local farmers and producers, as well as playing a bridging role between them and the citizens.....

Environment, Career, FoodWe Are HKers27 September 2020organic greenfield, agriculture, produce, community, organisation, farmers, citizens, vegetables, farm, rehabilitation, nata, dks, 行山之友Comment

【Video】William Leung | The reality of the community through a public housing photographer’s lens

William is a fan of public housing who grew up there in the 80s. For over 20 years, he has visited the 200-some public housing estates in Hong Kong, documenting their change through his camera lens. He exhibits his work through his Facebook page “Hong Kong Public Housing Image Collection.” His photography has also been published as a book, titled Across Villages: A Kind of Housing Sentiment. His photography has received numerous prestigious awards, including an Honorable Mention from the People category of National Geographic’s 2019 Photo Contest.

Lee Johnson, Educator at an international school | Working Together for the Future of Hong Kong

Lee Johnson has been an international educator for over 15 years, having lived in Hong Kong since 2017. He also resided in Hong Kong during the Umbrella Revolution in 2014. With the current social and political unrest, and considering the range of perspectives within the school community, Lee tries to focus on ensuring the school is a safe, joyful space for the children and adults in his care, while continuing to foster a tolerant and open-minded global community.

Veni | The events industry deserves to be a specialised profession to be treated fairly and respectfully

Veni has been working as an event organiser for about five to six years. She is one of the founding committee members of the Hong Kong Event Professionals Union (HKEPU). The coronavirus hit the economy hard while they were organising the union. As the industry faces unprecedented challenges, HKEPU bears the responsibility to immediately spring to action.

Career, Identity, PoliticsWe Are HKers29 March 2020hong kong, hongkonger, HKEPU, Event, union, community, 行山之友, tea leaf, veni, industry, profession, professionalComment

Skittles | What it means to be gay, Chinese, and Christian all at once - 'In each of us, there is a desire to know, speak and love freely.'

I often thought, “What if someone sees us? Will they think that we’re disgusting?” Am I disgusting? I saw being gay as a huge problem that needed to be solved. And now, I don’t focus so much on seeing it as a ‘problem’, although it is something that I am still working on. Self discovery and acceptance require courage and a caring community, and I was lucky enough to have both.

Culture, Family, Identity, PersonalWe Are HKers13 January 2020skittles, penguine, gay, chinese, christian, struggle, love, speak, know, God, Christianity, community, courage, LGBTQ+Comment

Camille Yam | A registered nurse, volunteer first aider, and elected District Councillor - "Do good no matter how trivial it may seem."

No changes can happen overnight, nor are done by one person alone. Do good, no matter how small it may seem. If everyone could do a bit more, then the impact would be huge. We must carry on, because I believe that the dawn will come one day, and justice will be done.