Mike Hurley (Advisor)

Executive Director, Trees for Life

Mobeen Khaja, O. Ont. 

Mobeen founded the Association of Progressive Muslims of Canada (APMC). APMC was founded in May 1998 by Mobeen Khaja, his vision was to have an organization with the objective of projecting a positive image about Muslims and promoting core Islamic values of peace, justice, respect, understanding and equality.

Kevin T. Y. Yip 

Kevin is a multilingual male in his mid-thirties.  He is currently serving at Metrolinx as a Special Constable. Kevin attained his Master ‘s degree in Disaster and Emergency Management from York University and his undergrad in Justice Studies from Guelph University. Aside from work, Kevin works with the Canadian Forces Sea Cadets program as a cadet instructor. In addition, he has served as an Auxiliary Police member with Peel Regional Police Service. 

William W. F. Kan  

Born and educated in Hong Kong, Bill came to Toronto alone in 1976 . He earned his civil engineering diploma at George Brown College. He worked as a surveyor, being part of a team for Toronto’s Landmark, The Sky Dome, now Rogers Centre.  He embarked on a long career with construction – noticeable projects included mega centres of commercial warehousing and Markham Place Shopping Centre, among many others.        

Ellen So  

Ellen works for Toronto District School Board as Data Analyst.  She also volunteers for St. John Ambulance as a training officer for the Youth Program.

Speakers  

Alan Joe

Alan Joe came to Canada in 1950. His father and uncles arrived here over a century ago. They were Head Tax payers & suffered greatly from Canada’s Chinese Exclusion Act. Alan is a retired orthodontist, university teacher & has written & published an autobiography called “OF OX and UNICORN” Toronto Public Libraries have many copies of his book circulating.

Jeannette Chau

My family was impacted by the Chinese Exclusion Act. My Grandfather came to Canada in 1921 and he and several of my relatives had to pay the $500 Head Tax when they came. It is why my own father was born and raised in China instead of Canada, as my Grandfather could not afford to pay the Head Tax to bring my Grandmother to Canada. My Uncle Alan Joe, who is still living, still has his original Head Tax certificate. I am the 27th generation of the Zhou family.

Volunteers  

Yin Ping Pollyanna TANG

Served as an educator for a total of thirty-seven years, Pollyanna retired as the Principal of Lee Lim Ming College in Hong Kong in 2018. Prior to becoming the Principal, Pollyanna served as the Vice-principal for two years and a teacher for twelve years. Pollyanna earned her Bachelor of Arts Degree and Certificate in Education from the University of Hong Kong. She also attended training courses for secondary school Principals, hosted by the Hong Kong Education Bureau.

Aside from work, Pollyanna served as a committee member of the Tuen Mun Secondary School Principals’ Association in Hong Kong, including four years as the Chairman, six years as the Vice-chairman and ten years as the General Secretary. In addition, Pollyanna volunteered as a committee member of the Hong Kong Girl Guides (Civic Education Committee in Tuen Mun, Hong Kong) for over ten years.

In 2020, Pollyanna immigrated to Canada to join her son and his family. Now that she has settled here in her new home, Pollyanna would like to contribute to the community by volunteering.

Peiwei Ni

Corporate director and investment strategist specialize in taking companies public and cross-border transactions. Since 2004, he has taken a number of Chinese companies public on TSX and has played an active role on the board in areas such as corporate governance and audit.

In recent years he has created Capital Pool Companies (CPC) on TSXV as an investment vehicle for promising ventures from mining, alternative energy, and crypto to cannabis. Currently, he acts as an advisor to startups in social media and blockchain technologies.

In the 1990s, Mr. Ni was one of the founding radio producers to host the Chinese broadcast on the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation shortwave service, Radio Canada International. His former CBC colleagues have collaborated with him on a number of China related TV and radio documentaries.

A native of Beijing, China he frequently travels between Asia-Pacific and Americas for investment opportunities.

Andy Yuen  

Born into a family of lawyers in Hong Kong and raised in Toronto, Andy Yuen firmly believes in integrity and ethics. For the past 20 years, he has engaged in a dual career as a physiotherapist and real estate investor. To assist in the development of the next generation of physiotherapists, Andy had, for many years, served as an Adjunct Lecturer for clinical education at the Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto. He is also the recipient of Business Entrepreneur of the Year in Stouffville (2007), and Business Leader of Character in York Region (2008). His hobbies include collecting antiques, piano, and reading history/politics/law.