Diamond Yao 🌈
@graceofyul.bsky.social
aka 姚蒙恩 | lost 上海人 in Tiohtià:ke (Montréal) | transnational Chinese | she, elle, 她, 伊 | freelance journo, journaliste pigiste EN & FR | #VeryAsian | diamondyao@outlook.com | signal: diamondyao.97 | diamondyao.com
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Diamond Yao 🌈
@graceofyul.bsky.social
· Nov 23
Bonjour / Hi new followers!
I’m an Montréal-based journalist who covers environmental justice, social justice, diaspora, sustainability, intersectionality, culture, & Asian communities in English et en français.
Here’s what I wrote about recently dans les deux langues: 👇🏼👇🏼👇🏼
I’m an Montréal-based journalist who covers environmental justice, social justice, diaspora, sustainability, intersectionality, culture, & Asian communities in English et en français.
Here’s what I wrote about recently dans les deux langues: 👇🏼👇🏼👇🏼
Very saddened to hear about the passing of Alice Wong. She was one of the most prominent Asian American voices in disability activism and did so much to fight for access, visibility, representation and collective liberation.
Her last words? “Don’t let the bastards grind you down. I love you all.”
Her last words? “Don’t let the bastards grind you down. I love you all.”
November 16, 2025 at 2:00 AM
Very saddened to hear about the passing of Alice Wong. She was one of the most prominent Asian American voices in disability activism and did so much to fight for access, visibility, representation and collective liberation.
Her last words? “Don’t let the bastards grind you down. I love you all.”
Her last words? “Don’t let the bastards grind you down. I love you all.”
My tips to survive seasonal depression & cold weather (road tested over many years):
* collection of floofy things
* thermal underwear
* humidifier
* therapy lamp
* tons of tea
* antidepressants
* vitamin D
* wardrobe of warm clothes that are stylish & colourful
* moisturizers
* hair masks & oils
* collection of floofy things
* thermal underwear
* humidifier
* therapy lamp
* tons of tea
* antidepressants
* vitamin D
* wardrobe of warm clothes that are stylish & colourful
* moisturizers
* hair masks & oils
November 15, 2025 at 5:03 AM
My tips to survive seasonal depression & cold weather (road tested over many years):
* collection of floofy things
* thermal underwear
* humidifier
* therapy lamp
* tons of tea
* antidepressants
* vitamin D
* wardrobe of warm clothes that are stylish & colourful
* moisturizers
* hair masks & oils
* collection of floofy things
* thermal underwear
* humidifier
* therapy lamp
* tons of tea
* antidepressants
* vitamin D
* wardrobe of warm clothes that are stylish & colourful
* moisturizers
* hair masks & oils
I am really, really burnt out (I am not burnt out from work, but other things).
If you are expecting something from me, I will get back to you when I can. Thank you for your patience.
If you are expecting something from me, I will get back to you when I can. Thank you for your patience.
November 7, 2025 at 9:14 PM
I am really, really burnt out (I am not burnt out from work, but other things).
If you are expecting something from me, I will get back to you when I can. Thank you for your patience.
If you are expecting something from me, I will get back to you when I can. Thank you for your patience.
I did all my education until high school graduation in French, so for a long time my French was better than my English.
It was destabilizing to see so many francophone white people in school & in the workplace think that my English must be better than my French just because I’m not white.
It was destabilizing to see so many francophone white people in school & in the workplace think that my English must be better than my French just because I’m not white.
November 5, 2025 at 8:03 PM
I did all my education until high school graduation in French, so for a long time my French was better than my English.
It was destabilizing to see so many francophone white people in school & in the workplace think that my English must be better than my French just because I’m not white.
It was destabilizing to see so many francophone white people in school & in the workplace think that my English must be better than my French just because I’m not white.
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thank you for all the support; the statement from our union is now live here with some more reporting.
now that this is public I can confirm that the majority of today’s layoffs were women of color. there are no longer any Black women working at Teen Vogue.
now that this is public I can confirm that the majority of today’s layoffs were women of color. there are no longer any Black women working at Teen Vogue.
November 3, 2025 at 11:25 PM
thank you for all the support; the statement from our union is now live here with some more reporting.
now that this is public I can confirm that the majority of today’s layoffs were women of color. there are no longer any Black women working at Teen Vogue.
now that this is public I can confirm that the majority of today’s layoffs were women of color. there are no longer any Black women working at Teen Vogue.
This is terrible. I really appreciated Teen Vogue’s political reporting and their important work in centring youth voices in political coverage.
I was laid off from Teen Vogue today along with multiple other staffers, and today is my last day.
certainly more to come from me when the dust has settled more, but to my knowledge, after today, there will be no politics staffers at Teen Vogue.
certainly more to come from me when the dust has settled more, but to my knowledge, after today, there will be no politics staffers at Teen Vogue.
November 3, 2025 at 9:58 PM
This is terrible. I really appreciated Teen Vogue’s political reporting and their important work in centring youth voices in political coverage.
Pour cell.eux qui croient que voter ne sert à rien: Robert Beaudry (Projet Montréal), le conseiller municipal sortant de Ville-Marie St-Jacques, vient de perdre son siège après avoir reçu 13 votes de moins que Claude Pinard (Ensemble Montréal).
November 3, 2025 at 4:06 PM
Pour cell.eux qui croient que voter ne sert à rien: Robert Beaudry (Projet Montréal), le conseiller municipal sortant de Ville-Marie St-Jacques, vient de perdre son siège après avoir reçu 13 votes de moins que Claude Pinard (Ensemble Montréal).
DERNIÈRE HEURE: Luc Rabouin laisse sa place en tant que chef de Projet Montréal.
November 3, 2025 at 3:58 AM
DERNIÈRE HEURE: Luc Rabouin laisse sa place en tant que chef de Projet Montréal.
DERNIÈRE HEURE: Soraya Martinez Ferrada d’Ensemble Montréal sera la prochaine mairesse de Montréal.
November 3, 2025 at 2:59 AM
DERNIÈRE HEURE: Soraya Martinez Ferrada d’Ensemble Montréal sera la prochaine mairesse de Montréal.
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LIVE MAP: Live results from the Montreal municipal election
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LIVE MAP: Live results from the Montreal municipal election
Live results from the Montreal municipal election and mayoral race.
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November 3, 2025 at 1:20 AM
LIVE MAP: Live results from the Montreal municipal election
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Unpopular take but I think it’s easier to make friends as an adult.
As an adult you have more agency over your social circles to find the people you’re truly compatible with, whereas as a child you are stuck around people schools, family and hometown impose on you (even if they suck).
As an adult you have more agency over your social circles to find the people you’re truly compatible with, whereas as a child you are stuck around people schools, family and hometown impose on you (even if they suck).
October 28, 2025 at 3:54 PM
Unpopular take but I think it’s easier to make friends as an adult.
As an adult you have more agency over your social circles to find the people you’re truly compatible with, whereas as a child you are stuck around people schools, family and hometown impose on you (even if they suck).
As an adult you have more agency over your social circles to find the people you’re truly compatible with, whereas as a child you are stuck around people schools, family and hometown impose on you (even if they suck).
Genuinely think high school turned me off academia forever. In my last year I was given a month to write a 70 page paper. Some classmates wrote 150 pages. We also had to do preliminary research, a project proposal, a full on project in 4 months. This was on top of other classes.
I burned out at 16.
I burned out at 16.
October 23, 2025 at 4:43 PM
Genuinely think high school turned me off academia forever. In my last year I was given a month to write a 70 page paper. Some classmates wrote 150 pages. We also had to do preliminary research, a project proposal, a full on project in 4 months. This was on top of other classes.
I burned out at 16.
I burned out at 16.
We all go through struggles in life. It is an inescapable part of being human.
The difference between you and the unhoused on the street is that, unlike them, you have resources and a community that has the capacity to care for you in the way you need during your time of struggle.
The difference between you and the unhoused on the street is that, unlike them, you have resources and a community that has the capacity to care for you in the way you need during your time of struggle.
October 19, 2025 at 4:35 AM
We all go through struggles in life. It is an inescapable part of being human.
The difference between you and the unhoused on the street is that, unlike them, you have resources and a community that has the capacity to care for you in the way you need during your time of struggle.
The difference between you and the unhoused on the street is that, unlike them, you have resources and a community that has the capacity to care for you in the way you need during your time of struggle.
I am really, really not doing well right now.
If you’re waiting to hear back from me for something, sorry for being slow. I promise I have not forgotten you.
If you’re waiting to hear back from me for something, sorry for being slow. I promise I have not forgotten you.
October 16, 2025 at 11:06 PM
I am really, really not doing well right now.
If you’re waiting to hear back from me for something, sorry for being slow. I promise I have not forgotten you.
If you’re waiting to hear back from me for something, sorry for being slow. I promise I have not forgotten you.
Ay! I found the multilingual people who speak my exact combo of languages!
(The most surprised reactions I get are always when Europeans find out I speak French and Latinx find out I speak Spanish)
www.instagram.com/reel/DPl8Nag...
(The most surprised reactions I get are always when Europeans find out I speak French and Latinx find out I speak Spanish)
www.instagram.com/reel/DPl8Nag...
mellienoo on Instagram: "growing up multilingual but sounding like a confused toddler in every language 💀View all 233 comments"
growing up multilingual but sounding like a confused toddler in every language 💀
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October 16, 2025 at 3:11 AM
Ay! I found the multilingual people who speak my exact combo of languages!
(The most surprised reactions I get are always when Europeans find out I speak French and Latinx find out I speak Spanish)
www.instagram.com/reel/DPl8Nag...
(The most surprised reactions I get are always when Europeans find out I speak French and Latinx find out I speak Spanish)
www.instagram.com/reel/DPl8Nag...
My account is restored! Thank you for your patience!
It has come to my attention that someone is impersonating me on Bluesky. If you received spam links and got hacked by an account pretending to be me, DO NOT CLICK ON IT and block this person. It is NOT ME.
October 15, 2025 at 2:31 AM
My account is restored! Thank you for your patience!
It has come to my attention that someone is impersonating me on Bluesky. If you received spam links and got hacked by an account pretending to be me, DO NOT CLICK ON IT and block this person. It is NOT ME.
October 6, 2025 at 8:30 PM
It has come to my attention that someone is impersonating me on Bluesky. If you received spam links and got hacked by an account pretending to be me, DO NOT CLICK ON IT and block this person. It is NOT ME.
Dating as a journalist: went to see a guy who said weird things about how to enhance athletic performance in boxing, fact-checked him and made him realize he was actually wrong.
Then he was like “but everyone told me this at the gym” and I said “well, they are wrong”.
Then he was like “but everyone told me this at the gym” and I said “well, they are wrong”.
October 6, 2025 at 1:39 AM
Dating as a journalist: went to see a guy who said weird things about how to enhance athletic performance in boxing, fact-checked him and made him realize he was actually wrong.
Then he was like “but everyone told me this at the gym” and I said “well, they are wrong”.
Then he was like “but everyone told me this at the gym” and I said “well, they are wrong”.
Absolument dégoûtant. Ce qui est pire c’est que ce monsieur est un professionel de droit « spécialisé dans la résolution de conflits et dédié à « l'amélioration de la sécurité autour du métro Snowdon » » 😬😬
www.noovo.info/nouvelle/mun...
www.noovo.info/nouvelle/mun...
Municipales: un candidat accusé de violence conjugale est exclu de son parti
Un candidat aux élections municipales de Montréal a été arrêté et inculpé après avoir prétendument agressé une femme dans une affaire de violence domestique.
www.noovo.info
October 4, 2025 at 11:16 PM
Absolument dégoûtant. Ce qui est pire c’est que ce monsieur est un professionel de droit « spécialisé dans la résolution de conflits et dédié à « l'amélioration de la sécurité autour du métro Snowdon » » 😬😬
www.noovo.info/nouvelle/mun...
www.noovo.info/nouvelle/mun...
Free business ideas to revitalize Chinatown:
* Hong Kong cyberpunk-themed nightclub
* Mahjong bar
* Asian 2SLGBTQIA+ community centre
* Gallery exposing local Asian artists
* Tea house for non-bubble tea
* Store selling local Asian designer fashions
Have money & drive? Feel free to steal them!
* Hong Kong cyberpunk-themed nightclub
* Mahjong bar
* Asian 2SLGBTQIA+ community centre
* Gallery exposing local Asian artists
* Tea house for non-bubble tea
* Store selling local Asian designer fashions
Have money & drive? Feel free to steal them!
October 4, 2025 at 1:07 AM
Free business ideas to revitalize Chinatown:
* Hong Kong cyberpunk-themed nightclub
* Mahjong bar
* Asian 2SLGBTQIA+ community centre
* Gallery exposing local Asian artists
* Tea house for non-bubble tea
* Store selling local Asian designer fashions
Have money & drive? Feel free to steal them!
* Hong Kong cyberpunk-themed nightclub
* Mahjong bar
* Asian 2SLGBTQIA+ community centre
* Gallery exposing local Asian artists
* Tea house for non-bubble tea
* Store selling local Asian designer fashions
Have money & drive? Feel free to steal them!
Free business idea for Dobe & Andy: stay open until 3 AM on weekends & serve char siu rice for the Chinatown/downtown rave crowd. You will POP OFF!!!
The 2 chow lady is making bank more north on St-Laurent with just a plastic table & posters, so you can too!!!
www.themain.com/articles/dob...
The 2 chow lady is making bank more north on St-Laurent with just a plastic table & posters, so you can too!!!
www.themain.com/articles/dob...
How dining out in Chinatown can change according to Dobe & Andy
Dobe & Andy's second-generation owner is transforming the 42-year-old Montreal Chinatown restaurant's approach to hospitality and service.
www.themain.com
October 4, 2025 at 12:53 AM
Free business idea for Dobe & Andy: stay open until 3 AM on weekends & serve char siu rice for the Chinatown/downtown rave crowd. You will POP OFF!!!
The 2 chow lady is making bank more north on St-Laurent with just a plastic table & posters, so you can too!!!
www.themain.com/articles/dob...
The 2 chow lady is making bank more north on St-Laurent with just a plastic table & posters, so you can too!!!
www.themain.com/articles/dob...
Very sad to hear about the passing of Dr. Jane Goodall. I was invited to attend a talk of hers a few years ago. I admire all the work she did for the environment and nature conservation. As the climate crisis worsens, may her legacy live on.
October 1, 2025 at 11:46 PM
Very sad to hear about the passing of Dr. Jane Goodall. I was invited to attend a talk of hers a few years ago. I admire all the work she did for the environment and nature conservation. As the climate crisis worsens, may her legacy live on.
Aucune logique, cette justification de la « préservation du français ». « iel » C’EST du français.
Minister of the French Language Jean-François Roberge says it’s about preserving the French language
Quebec bans gender-neutral pronouns from official government communications | Xtra Magazine
Minister of the French Language Jean-François Roberge says it’s about preserving the French language
xtramagazine.com
October 1, 2025 at 1:45 PM
Aucune logique, cette justification de la « préservation du français ». « iel » C’EST du français.
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On @sierraclubcanada.bsky.social's 🌳THE ENVIRONMENT IN CANADA🌳 ep73 youth tribal activist Gracie Waukechon joins the show to talk about Enbridge's dangerous Line 5 pipeline and her contribution to the recent screenings of the Bad River Film around the country.
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Enbridge vs. Indigenous Sovereignty, Line 5 vs. The Great Lakes
Podcast Episode · The Environment in Canada Podcast · 09/30/2025 · 51m
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September 30, 2025 at 7:02 PM
On @sierraclubcanada.bsky.social's 🌳THE ENVIRONMENT IN CANADA🌳 ep73 youth tribal activist Gracie Waukechon joins the show to talk about Enbridge's dangerous Line 5 pipeline and her contribution to the recent screenings of the Bad River Film around the country.
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podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/e... 🔶