Thread by @joannachiu

The Cantonese word for #COVID19 is so hard to pronounce, I sound like a 5 year old! I hope these videos reach Chinese speakers who don’t have access to English vaccine info, even if they want to say “Aiya!” at the reporter’s diction. 😊

https://twitter.com/adrianwkcheung/status/1390688081959870467

Here’s the video in Mandarin! Which was much easier to do even though Cantonese is my first language! Pinyin for the win. Please share with your relatives or others you know who are primarily Mandarin or Cantonese speakers! thestar.com/news/gta/2021/… Edited by @kelseyleewilson

It’s wrong to call communities of colour “vaccine hesitant” when vaccine info is predominantly in English or French in Canada. My grandmother is completely reliant on snippets of info she might see on Canto-language TV. We tried to help with this video series:

https://twitter.com/torontostar/status/1390686485276471297

And then there are those fearmongering WhatsApp chain messages that seem to target boomers... Even though my parents speak English I think they’d appreciate hearing from a doctor addressing some top myths about vaccines in Cantonese and Mandarin: thestar.com/news/gta/2021/… #COVID19

Watch in Cantonese: What you need to know about the COVID-19 vaccine
廣東話 - 你所用语言的疫苗信息 - 多倫多星報採訪李醫生: #COVID19 @TorontoStar

Watch in Mandarin: What you need to know about the COVID-19 vaccine
普通话 - 你所用语言的疫苗信息 - 多伦多星报采访李医生
#COVID19 @TorontoStar

Re: Cantonese and shame, there's a lot of complexity to why it's so common for non first-generation immigrants to struggle with the language and feel ashamed about not having complete fluency. @wanyeelii did a great job reflecting on such experiences: thestar.com/news/canada/20…

Here's our @TorontoStar interview with a doctor answering questions about vaccines in Hindi/Urdu! thestar.com/news/gta/2021/… @njaved @kelseyleewilson @OliviaBowden__ #COVID19

Here's our @TorontoStar interview with a doctor answering questions about vaccines in Spanish! thestar.com/news/gta/2021/… @_manuelavega @kelseyleewilson @OliviaBowden__ @EVYSTADIUM #COVID19