Vivian and her partners founded Dare Media in August 2019. Her team’s project ‘Yell Card’ produces trading cards of protest-related artwork drawn by different designers, promoting the commercialization of political art and graphic designs. Aiming to support designers financially as well as produce trading cards for physical records of the protest movement, the new editions of Yell Card are...
Read MoreYBC is just an ordinary Hongkonger who actively supports a group of ‘youngsters’ since the start of the protests, by listening to and walking along with them.
Read MoreTyping, a post 90s modern calligraphy artist, is using his unique brushwork to keep a record of Hongkongers' strong will and determination to fight against totalitarianism.
Read MoreDespite his young age, Hin has already been arrested twice. Even with several charges on him, he still stands as the vanguard of numerous protests without fear. For the sake of Hong Kong, he brushes off the many insults and taunts thrown at him by the Hong Kong Police Force.
Read MoreBorn in Hong Kong, residents of Norway, Jessica (Chairperson) and Steven (Vice Chairperson) set up Hongkongkomiteen | Norge to give a voice to what is happening in Hong Kong.
Read MoreV is a Venezuelan-born 14-year-old secondary school student and is currently living in Chile. Thanks to a coincidence, she is now a member of an online promotional team, providing artworks and Spanish-translated materials to the team.
Read MoreShrimp is a 17-year-old secondary school student who used to be a frontline protester. At the beginning of this year, he was persecuted by the Police Force. In the face of white terror, Shrimp made the difficult decision to go into exile. Before he left, he wanted shared a few words with his fellow HongKongers.
Read MoreSamuel Chan is an organiser of Conversations with the Courageous, a volunteer group that aims to raise awareness and support of Hong Kong’s pro-democracy movement through personal interactions with local people in San Francisco.
He is also an organiser of the Hong Kong Affairs Association of Berkeley, a group that aims to raise awareness of issues related to democracy and human rights in Hong Kong among students at the University of California, Berkeley, and the general public.
Read MoreCave Bliss is an Australian in her 40s. Her husband is currently living and working in Hong Kong. Find out how they were swept up in a protest in their neighbourhood and how this experience galvanised their fight alongside HongKongers.
Read MoreBrianna Yip is a Hong Konger is her 20s- 30s. Brianna was born in Canada but grew up in Hong Kong. She now works as a school psychologist in San Francisco. Find out how she is spreading awareness and campaigning support for Hong Kong’s pro-democracy movement despite being far away from Hong Kong.
Read MoreYou’d think that the kids who are not seriously injured would be able to return home, but they may actually be financially cut off by their parents and locked out of their homes. Some are threatened by their parents with knives at home. In one case, the father even threatened his daughter and said, “I’ll send you to get raped.” There are many more unimaginable cases. We provide safehouses because we want to help the elderly and the young. We don’t have specific expectations to accomplish, but we just want to keep them safe.
Read MoreI overheard a boy, probably six years old, ask his father, “Are there any police? Are we safe here?” How do we tell them that the police, supposedly trained to protect, have become a political tool to wipe us out, their fellow citizens?
Read MoreThe time has chosen our generation to fight. We are the chosen ones.
It is destiny that brought us to this troubled time. As the chosen generation, I don’t see this as a sacrifice, but as our obligation to society. As a HongKonger, I am obligated to not only protect my home, but also to defend justice.
Read MoreWe almost gave up because of the deep and unsettling sense of fear, yet a voice within told us to go back without wasting another second. I can’t understand how Hong Kong became such a city... On my way back to CUHK, images of the Tiananmen Square massacre continued to replay in my mind. Was it deja vu, or had I lost my sanity?
Read MoreBorn and raised in Canada, I have friends from a diverse ethnic background. It’s hard for them to understand why I feel so strongly about Hong Kong. I tried my best to raise awareness on what was happening, but I always criticized myself wondering, “Am I annoying?”
I felt isolated navigating my identity and politics. I hope that people from Hong Kong will see me as one of them even though I wasn’t born or raised there.
Read MoreIn their darkest hour, they see my vest and think that their savior is here. At some point we will win this war, so we shouldn’t lose hope. “Dare to reach your hands into darkness, to pull another to light.” — this is a quote I uphold all the time.
Read MoreWhen someone mentions ‘Tomato C Hing’ now, many will immediately associate me with being a ‘yellow’ (pro-democracy) business owner. Because of my political stance, many customers choose to ‘punish’ me by frequenting my restaurant. As a result, there is a long queue outside every day. Nevertheless, I strongly believe that the key to attracting patrons is the quality of the food and service. I will never forget my original aspirations when I first opened this place.
Read MoreDo you know what the world's best seasoning is? It's hunger —because as long as you are hungry, anything will taste delicious!
Read MoreTingo is a Hongkonger in his 30s, who quit his job in April and started his own business. Find out why, despite having earned enough to have more free time whilst being self-employed, he chose to spend his time and energy as a frontliner.
Read MoreDuring the Sunflower Movement* in Taiwan, we didn’t agree with the illegal tactics the student protestors used, until we somewhat understood what civil disobedience is. Since then, we have found their persistence in protesting at all costs really admirable.
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