In this episode of the Lens: Living Diverse, Ben and Vivi welcome Lily – a vocal advocate and community member – to share her story of immigrating to Canada from China. In this candid conversation, Lily breaks down the experience of immigrating with sight loss and highlights the cultural differences and language barriers that come with navigating a new country.

Lily also chats about an experience with her landlords that challenged her to flex her advocacy muscles to address and fix her living situation.

Plus, Lily discusses her field of research and explains how she works to incorporate her own intersecting identities as part of her practice. Keep pushing no matter what language you speak, your culture, or the geographical location from which you immigrated. Always look forward to finding a new world in sight!