our staff
Beverly Ho
何盈欣
OPERATIONS MANAGER
sHe/her
Beverly has been on staff at Yarrow since 2021 and is a 2nd generation Han Chinese settler who grew up on Coast Salish lands. Her parents are from Guangzhou and Shanghai, with ancestral roots nearby. Her dad’s family first settled in the Chinatown community in the early ‘70s, running Fung’s Grocery on the corner of Georgia and Jackson. She has a background in the arts and community organizing against gentrification and the ongoing poisoned drug supply crisis in Chinatown and the Downtown Eastside. Beverly enjoys crocheting and most hands-on activities, and is excited to continue to bring together different and intersecting marginalized communities like elders, sex workers, QTBIPOC, and people who use drugs together through her role at Yarrow.
anita
劉小姐
outreach Coordinator
sHe/HER
Anita is an immigrant from Hong Kong with her paternal roots in Hetang, Xinhui/Sunwui. She studied comparative literature and worked as a reporter/editor in Hong Kong. She believes that we can build intergenerational and intercultural relationships and be healed through story-telling. Anita enjoys swimming, reading and chilling in the park or on the beach under the sun.
jenny liao
廖正怡
volunteer & community engagement Coordinator
she/her
Jenny is a second generation immigrant and settler that was born and raised on the unceded traditional territories of the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish), and səlilwətaɬ (Tsleil-Waututh) peoples. She comes to Yarrow with experience working in sexualized violence education, leading volunteers, and social justice-centered event planning. Jenny holds a BA from the University of British Columbia, where she majored in Psychology and minored in English Literature. Outside of work, Jenny enjoys reading webtoons, connecting to nature, and any other hobby that her and her neurodivergence is set on learning at the time.
em He
何楚瀅
Programs Manager
They/he
Em is a Cantonese/Chinese non-binary trans-man, who grew up on unceded Coast Salish lands. When they were volunteering at Yarrow as a high school student, Yarrow showed them the power of intergenerational community. They learned it was necessary in creating healthy neighborhoods, fighting for justice, and sustaining dignified life. They are honoured to have organized against gentrification alongside working class tenants in New York’s Chinatown and are now excited to bring their seven years of intergenerational multilingual community organizing experience to their role at Yarrow. When not organizing for justice and dignified futures, you can find them enjoying ice cream, cooking for friends, and hanging out by the ocean.
celyne Asnani
祁皓而
Food PROGRAM Director
sHe/HER
Celyne is a queer Cantonese settler born on the unceded territories of the Musqueam, Squamish, and Tsleil-Waututh First Nations. She moved to Hong Kong with her family at the age of 4 and moved back to Vancouver when she was 9 years old. She continues to carry deep sentiments of these two places and often questions what it means to call a city home. She cares about food security in Chinatown and the Downtown Eastside, and wants to continue to support low-income seniors as the neighbourhood faces ongoing gentrification. Celyne holds a BA in Gender, Sexuality, and Women’s Studies from SFU. Being part Han Chinese and part Indian, she understands the complexity of identity and uses this understanding to navigate her queerness through poetry. She also enjoys writing short stories in Chinese that explore different themes.
Yenna lUi
雷適因
Outreach Coordinator
She/her
Yenna is a 2nd generation Cantonese settler born on the traditional and unceded territories of the Musqueam, Squamish, and Tsleil-Waututh Nations. Her family is rooted in Hong Kong with her paternal roots in Toisan, Guangdong. Prior to working at Yarrow, she worked with disabled clients at a prosthetics and orthotics clinic. She firmly believes in the importance of medical advocacy and hopes to continue the work of empowering marginalized communities to safely navigate the health care system. Yenna also enjoys caring for her plants and baking pastries.
Felicity Huang
歡喜
hub coordinator
she/they
Felicity is a non-binary trans woman and first generation settler living on the traditional and unceded territories of the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish), and səlilwətaɬ (Tsleil-Waututh) Nations. She was born and raised in Guangdong with Hakka and Manchu roots. She used to work as a LGBTQ+ rights advocate, mental health counselor, storyteller, and seniors' outreach worker. Bringing her passion to serve Chinese seniors in Yarrow, she believes that every elder deserves to live a life with health, equality, and dignity. In her spare time, Felicity enjoys performing stand-up comedy in Mandarin, Cantonese, and English.
ian khoo
邱義恩 / 邱义恩
Hub Assistant
he/they
Ian is a Malaysian-Chinese person who was raised in Malaysia and spent time living in Singapore before moving to the unceded land of the Coast Salish nations, now referred to as “Vancouver, BC”. Raised by a single mother and two loving, Teochew-speaking grandparents, he grew up in a multicultural environment at the intersection of post-colonial life and rapid modernisation in a developing country. He now splits his time between supporting Chinese elders at Yarrow, aiding children with behavioural differences as a part-time behavioural interventionist, and working towards getting his BA in Psychology from Simon Fraser University. He spends his free time brushing up on his Cantonese, playing rugby with the local inclusive team, or firing up a zesty Southeast Asian meal!