Stop Asian Hate

We stand together with a unified voice against the anti-Asian sentiment that we all have been experiencing in our communities. Anti-Asian racism is not new – it has existed for centuries – and we have experienced an increase in violence and hatred against Asian Canadians since the pandemic took hold in 2020.

This campaign is a 3rd in a series started in 2021, by a growing group of Asian Canadian performing artists, leaders, practitioners and administrators who stand behind a message which signifies that racism that we are seeing, hearing and experiencing is not ok – STOP ASIAN HATE.

This campaign provides a platform to show our faces, to hear our voices and to share our impact. We stand on the shoulders of many leaders before us who have stood up to oppression, have shared their stories and have fought against racism.

If you identify as an Asian Canadian artist and would be interested in joining this campaign we would be thrilled to have you involved. Please complete this form to share your face and your message.

Many thanks to all those who have helped support Stop Asian Hate over the years:

  • Byron Abalos, Actor/Playwright
  • Vishesh Abeyratne, Playwright
  • Karen Ancheta, Co-founder Porch Light Theatre
  • Elena Anciro, Actor/Administrator
  • Gillian Ani, Teacher St. George's School
  • Stafford Arima, Artistic Director Theatre Calgary
  • CJ Astronamo, Associate Director of Production Stratford Festival
  • Taylar Ball, Individual Giving Officer Bard on the Beach
  • Yoshié Bancroft, Artistic Producer/Actor Universal Limited Theatre
  • Diana Bang, Actor
  • Marie Leofeli Barlizo, Playwright/Dramaturg
  • Maddie Bautista, Sound Designer/Composer based in Tkaronto.
  • Hannah Mariko Bell, Co-Artistic Producer Theatre SKAM
  • Nicole Eun-Ju Bell, Assistant Production Manager
  • Nathania Bernabe, Artistic Director Affair of Honor
  • Elizabeth Boey, Singer-Songwriter/Musician
  • Kai Bradbury, Stage and Screen Actor
  • Carole Brearley, Always loved live theatre
  • Spencer Britten, Performer - Opera/Musical Theatre/Dance
  • Romeo Candido, Multi-Disciplinary Artist
  • Jocelyn Cartmel, Box Office Manager
  • Camyar Chai, Theatre Founder/Creator
  • Aurora Chan, Actor
  • Lyle Chan, Poet/Activist
  • Derek 陳嘉昊 Chan, Artistic Director vAct
  • Marjorie Chan, Artistic Director Theatre Passe Muraille
  • Francis Chang, Board Member Urban Ink
  • Gavan Kaur Cheema, Co-Artistic Director Theatre Conspiracy
  • Jasmine Chen, Director/Performer/Creator/Artistic and Community Producer Gateway Theatre
  • Camryn Chew, Multi-Disciplinary Artist
  • Evelyn Chew, Performer/Mentor/Teacher
  • Michael Chiem, Actor
  • Grace Chin, General Manager Ruby Slippers Theatre
  • Grace Chin, Arts Administrator/Playwright
  • Karthy Chin, Producer/Artist
  • Susan Cho, Communications Manager Arts Club Theatre Company
  • Deanna Choi, Sound Designer/Composer
  • Ins Choi, Playwright/Performer
  • Maya Choldin, Executive Director Theatre Calgary
  • Warren Chow, Actor
  • Jason Chu, Singer-Songwriter/Musician
  • Nadien Chu, Actor
  • Derrick Chua, Producer
  • Esther Chung, Actor/Co-Owner Calowis Entertainment Inc.
  • Frank Chung, Actor
  • Belinda Corpuz, Actor/Singer/Musician/Writer/Producer/Founding Member of Tita Collective
  • Rose Cortez, Theatre Artist
  • Sharon Crandall, Actor/Singer
  • Howard Dai, Actor/Associate Artistic Producer rice & beans theatre
  • Heidi Damayo, Actor/Playwright
  • Jesse Del Fierro, Theatre Creator
  • Ali DeRegt, Multi-Disciplinary Artist
  • Rinchen Dolma, Community Arts Practitioner/Performer/Playwright/Director
  • Leslie Dos Remedios, Actor/Director
  • Sharada Eswar, Playwright/Assistant Artistic Director Jumblies Theatre
  • Chariz Faulmino , Multi-Disciplinary Performer
  • Carolyn Fe, Actor/Singer/Songwriter/Director/Producer
  • Miriam Fernandes, Co-Artistic Director
  • Peter Fernandes, Actor
  • Daniel Fong, Actor
  • Julio Fuentes, Singer/Dancer/Actor/Choreographer/Movement Director
  • Paul Fujimoto - Pihl, Project Manager Grand Theatre (London)
  • June Fukumura, Theatre Creator/Actor/Performer/Clown/Producer/Dramaturg/Director/Educator/MC/Cultural Facilitator
  • Bobby Garcia, Director
  • C.E. Gatchalian, Playwright/Dramaturge
  • Thomas Geddes, Director/Sound Designer/Multi-Media Creator
  • Marlene Ginader, Multi-Disciplinary Artist
  • Lisa Goebel, Actor/Choreographer/Intimacy Director
  • Lauren Ham, Actor/Creator
  • Marnie Hamagami, General Manager Theatre Northwest
  • Jo-anne Hamagami, Digital Marketing Director Theatre NorthWest
  • Chantelle Han, Actor/Director
  • Manami Hara, Actor/Playwright
  • Yukichi Hattori, Dancer/Choreographer/Ballet Teacher
  • Kanon Hewitt, Projection Designer/Sound Designer/Producer/Stage Manager/Playwright/Performer
  • Jeff Ho, Playwright/Performer/Company Dramaturg Outside The March.
  • Kimberly Ho, Multi-Disciplinary Artist
  • Madelaine Hodges 賀美倫, Actor/Dancer/Singer
  • Phoebe Hu, Multi-Disciplinary Artist
  • Ming Hudson, Freelance Performer/Devised Theatre Creator/Collaborative Facilitator/Independent Producer/Teaching Artist
  • Deborah Hui, Collaborative Pianist/Music Educator/Arts Administrator
  • Chloé Hung, Playwright
  • Kunji Mark Ikeda, Artistic Director Cloudsway Dance Theatre
  • Hidetaka Ishii, Actor/Managing Director
  • Rachel Iwaasa Â≤©ÊµÖ, Pianist/Co-Founder Queer Arts Festival
  • Ray Jacildo, Actor/Singer
  • Robyn Jacob, Musician/Composer
  • Ravi Jain, Co-Artistic Director/Founder Why Not Collective
  • Annasofie Jakobsen, Stage Manager
  • Aaron Jan, Director/Playwright
  • Damon Bradley Jang, Co-Artistic & Marketing Director/Performer/Publicist/Instructor Fabulist Theatre
  • Annie Jang, General Manager vAct
  • Howard Jang, Executive Artistic Director Salt Spring Arts Centre
  • Cynthia Jimenez-Hicks, Actor
  • Esther Jun, Artistic Associate, Planning The Stratford Festival
  • Stephanie Jung, Actor/Producer
  • Emily Jung, Artsworker
  • Tiana Jung, Musical Theatre/Voiceover/Film/TV Performer
  • Shizuka Kai Kai,
  • Rishab Kalra, Actor/Poet/Writer/Performer
  • Hiro Kanagawa, Actor/Playwright
  • Teiya Kasahara Á¨†Âéü Ë≤ûÈáé, Interdisciplinary Creator-Performer/Co-Founder Amplified Opera
  • Qasim Khan, Actor
  • Beatrice King, Multi-Disciplinary Artist
  • Rochelle Kives , Actor/Singer
  • Ray Koh, Actor
  • Camellia Koo, Set & Costume Design
  • Matthew Koyata, Assistant Technical Director Citadel Theatre
  • Geung Kroeker-Lee, Choral Conductor
  • Grace Lynn Kung, Director/Actor
  • Derek Kwan, Theatre Performer/Creator
  • Howie Lai, Actor
  • Emma Laishram, Multi-Disciplinary Artist
  • Raeesa Lalani, Artistic Director Prismatic Arts Festival
  • Kareen Lalicon, Manager of Ticketing Services and Operations Royal Conservatory of Music
  • Chris Lam, Director/Actor
  • Richard Lam, Actor/Musician/Canadian Actor's Equity Association Councillor
  • Courtney Ch'ng Lancaster, Director/Actor
  • Crystal Lee, Production & Technical Manager Why Not Theatre
  • Grace Le, Actor/Collaborator
  • Richard Lee, Performer/Theatre Maker
  • kenny lee, Actor
  • Minah Lee, Multi-Disciplinary Artist
  • Su-Feh Lee, Performer/Choreographer/Voice & Movement Teacher/Dramaturge.
  • Richard Lee, Dancer/Actor/Creator
  • Sang-Sang Lee, Stage Manager
  • Nina Lee Aquino, Artistic Director NAC - English
  • April Leung, Actor/Creator
  • April Leung, Artistic Associate Theatre Passe Muraille
  • Julie Leung, Actor/Theatre Artist
  • Kelly Li, Managing Producer Prismatic Arts Festival
  • Lisa Li, Managing Director Prairie Theatre Exchange
  • Jessie Liang, Actor/Playwright/Coach
  • Jasmine Liaw, Digital/Dance Artist Student, OCAD
  • Deborah Lim, General Manager/Production Manager
  • Amanda Lin, Playwright/Creator/Development & Engagement Associate Nightwood Theatre/Development Coordinator Cahoots Theatre
  • Debbie YJ Lin, Video Sound Artist
  • Janet Lo, Actor
  • Perri Lo, Pianist in Opera and Dance
  • Maya Lohcham, Marketing Manager Bard on the Beach
  • Keira Loughran, Theatre Artist/Educator
  • Nestor Jr. Lozano , Actor
  • Yvonne Lu Trinh, Marketing & Communications Why Not Theatre
  • Janet Lumb, Musician/Performer/Creator
  • Diana Luong, Actor
  • Katie Luu, Multi-Disciplinary Artist Student, OCAD
  • Isabelle Ly, Producer RMTC
  • Minh Ly, Actor/Writer
  • Eugene Ma, Director/Performer/Composer
  • Kenji Maeda, Executive Director GVPTA
  • Barb Mah, Theatre School Instructor Citadel Theatre
  • Jocelyn Mah, Dancer/Choreographer
  • Julie Tamiko Manning, Actor/Playwright/Co-Producer Tashme Productions
  • Nao Marine, Actor/Musical Theatre Performer
  • Tanya Mathivanan, Artistic & Managing Director Aenigma Theatre
  • CJ Astronomo, Stratford
  • Jennifer McKay, Board Co-Vice President Urban Ink
  • Bianca Miranda, Artistic Associate/Performer/Theatre-Maker Handsome Alice
  • Matt Miwa, Theatre Creator
  • Susan Miyagishima, Stage Manager/Producer/Company Manager Bard on the Beach
  • Gloria Mok, General Manager Nightswimming
  • Cindy Mochizuki, Designer
  • Michael Mori, General & Artistic Director Tapestry Opera
  • Katelyn Morishita, Actor/Singer/Director
  • Carolyn Nakagawa, Playwright
  • Fay Nass, Artistic Director Frank Theatre
  • Lissa Neptuno, Actor/Producer
  • yvonne NG, Artistic Director/Festival Director/Founder/Choreographer Princess Productions
  • Kellee Ngan, Development Manager Boca del Lupo
  • Harvey Nichol, Interdisciplinary Visual Artist
  • Melissa Oei, Actor/Director
  • Monica Ogden, Filipina Theatre Artist/Comedian Rage Sweater Theatre Productions
  • Gregory Oh, Freelance Music Director/Opera Coach/Lecturer University of Toronto
  • Mieko Ouchi, Associate Artistic Director Citadel Theatre
  • Kristen Padayas, Actor/Producer/Facilitator
  • Laura Paduch, Managing Director Toronto Fringe Festival
  • Keshia Palm, Dramaturge/Director/Producer/Writer/Actor
  • Amanda Parafina, Stage Manager/Producer
  • Jivesh Parasram, Theatre Artist/Arts Administrator/Cultural Worker/Facilitator/Artistic Director Rumble Theatre/Artistic Producer Pandemic Theatre
  • Patrick Park, Performer/Educator
  • Pam Patel, Artistic Director MT Space
  • Hillery Pham, Multi-Disciplinary Performing Artist
  • Honey Pham, Performer Student, Sheridan College
  • Julie ÂÆ∂ÈõØ Phan ÊΩò, Performer/Writer
  • Damon Pitcher, Theatre School Instructor Citadel Theatre
  • Olivia Poon, Performing Artist
  • Andrew Prashad, Multi-Disciplinary Artist/Educator
  • Sean Preston, Site Project Manager Bard on the Beach
  • Gina Puntil, Artistic Director/Program Coordinator Work Plays School Program, Alberta Worker's Health Centre
  • Koh Lauren Quan, Stage Manager
  • Maricris Rivera, Multi-disciplinary Artist Tita Collective
  • Sarah Roa, Actor/Venue Manger of The NEST/Social Media Coordinator  The Granville Island Theatre District
  • Joanne Roberts, Multi-Disciplinary Artist
  • Jenna Rodgers, Artistic Director/Director/Dramaturg Chromatic Theatre
  • Miquelon Rodriguez, Sound Designer/Composer/Arts Leader-in-training
  • Kodie Rollan, Playwright/Artistic Associate Chromatic Theatre
  • Brittany Ryan, General Manager Signal Theatre
  • Claire Sakaki, Executive Director Bard on the Beach
  • Jason Sakaki, Theatre Performer
  • Babette Santos, Multidisciplinary Artist
  • Kamila Sediego, Playwright/Dramaturg
  • Travis Seetoo, Actor/Musician/Embedded Artist Shaw Festival
  • Julius Sermonia, Actor/Dancer/Singer
  • Loretta Seto, Playwright/Co-Artistic Director Wet Ink Collective
  • Joseph Sevillo, Founder & Director of RISE Musical Theatre Company/Creator of MA-BUHAY musical
  • Tetsuro Shigematsu, Resident Artist vAct
  • Lee Shorten, Actor
  • Valerie Sing Turner, Artistic Producer/Multidisciplinary Artist
  • Carmela Sison, Actor/Translator
  • Donna Soares, Actor/Theatre Maker/Administrator
  • Steven Sobolewski, Stage Manager
  • Shanae Sodhi, Associate Artistic Producer Rumble Theatre
  • Lizzie Song, Arts Administrator/Actor/Dancer/Singer/Writer MT Space
  • Boomer Stacey, Artistic Producer Boca del Lupo
  • Angela Sun, Multi-Disciplinary Artist/Arts Administrator
  • Angela Sun, Community Engagement Coordinator Passe Muraille
  • Bonnie Sun, Arts Marketer specializing in the Performing Arts
  • Jovanni Sy, Director/Playwright/Performer
  • Winnie Tam, Executive Director The Starfish Canada
  • Michael Tan, Actor, Stills Documentarian
  • Kris Teo, Playwright/Creator-Performer/Arts Administrator Swallow-a-Bicycle Theatre
  • Valerie Thai, Graphic Designer Boca del Lupo
  • Agnes Tong, Actor
  • Sargil Tongol, Multi-disciplinary Artist
  • Ng·ªçc H√¢n (Rebecca) Tr·∫ßn, Playwright
  • Tony Tran, Actor/Writer
  • Shirley Tran, General Accountant Citadel Theatre
  • Tricia Trinh, Interdisciplinary Artists & Founder Dusty Foot Productions, Frank Theatre
  • Kimberly-Ann Truong, Actor/Singer/Instructor
  • Albert Tsai, Actor/Street Dancer/Singer-Songwriter
  • Melissa Tsang, Managing Director Urban Ink
  • Kenneth Tynan, Actor/Producer/Director
  • Pam Tzeng, Dance and Theatre
  • Aria Umezawa, Director, Co-Founder Amplified Opera
  • Rahul Varma, Artistic Director/Playwright Teesri Duniya Theatre
  • Sabrina Vellani, Actor
  • Hazel Venzon, Producer/Director/Creator/Actress
  • Kelsey Verzotti, Actor
  • Mina Voon Chan, Singer-Songwriter/Pianist
  • Tan Vu, Musical Theatre Artist
  • Jacob Wan, Lighting & Projection Designer
  • Victoria Wang, Stage Manager/Producer
  • David Warburton, Executive Director The Port Theatre
  • Suchiththa Wickremesooriya, Multi-Disciplinary Artist/Education Coordinator
  • Adrienne Wong
  • Alison Wong, Director/Producer
  • Kay Wong, Actor/Writer
  • Mya Wong, Actor
  • Kevin Matthew Wong, Multi-Disciplinary Artist-Producer
  • Kevin Wong, Lyricist/Composer/Teacher/Administrator
  • Selina Wong, Actor/Singer
  • Kira Wu, Multi-Disciplinary Artist
  • Kiana Wu, Actor/Playwright/Arts Administrator
  • Lindsay Wu, Actor
  • Harika Xu, Lighting Designer/Projection Designer
  • Helen Yagi, PR & Marketing Manager/Publicist
  • Helen Yagi, Publicist Boca del Lupo
  • Donna Yamamoto
  • Maiko Bae Yamamoto, Artistic Director Theatre Replacement
  • Warren Yang, Actor
  • Yang Yang, Building Maintenance Team Citadel Theatre
  • David Yee, Artistic Director/Playwright Fu-Gen Theatre
  • Nicholas Yee, Actor/Producer/Film Maker
  • Norman Yeung, Performer/Playwright/Playwright in Residence Outside the March
  • Michelle Yeung, Managing Director The School of Toronto Dance Theatre
  • Maki Yi, Performer/Playwright
  • Christopher Yip, Writer/Director
  • Sherry J Yoon, Artistic Director Boca del Lupo
  • Mayumi Yoshida, Actor/Director/Playwright
  • Joanna Yu, Set & Costume Designer
  • Raugi Yu, Actor/Director/Collaborator/Instructor/Mentor
  • Michelle Yu, Multi-Disciplinary Artist
  • Krys Yuan, Playwright/Performer/Producer
  • Nancy Yuen, Stage Manager
  • Jason Yuen
  • Melicia Zaini, Costume Designer
  • Stephanie Zee, Music Educator/Singer/School Counsellor
  • June Park, Admin/Grant Writer Indie
  • Isaac Thomas, Executive Director Belfrey
  • Dennis Gupa, Director/Performance Maker/Researcher
  • Jason Qui, Singer-Songwriter
  • Albert Tsai 蔡松伯, Actor/Street Dancer/Singer-Songwriter