Speaking my voice
Hi there! My name is Jenna Tenn-Yuk and I am a grad student, spoken word artist and singer-songwriter in Ottawa. I have been meaning to create a blog for years and have finally come around to doing so....
View ArticleSearching for my Chinese-Jamaican roots and finding my way home
Yesterday afternoon, I performed some spoken word poetry at the Jamaican Ottawa Community Association’s flag-raising ceremony at Ottawa’s City Hall. It was the 50th anniversary of Jamaica’s...
View ArticleEveryone loves an Asian girl, right? (poem)
Everyone Loves An Asian Girl was the first poem I wrote four and a half years ago. I was inspired after a poetry show and the words quickly flooded out of my pen. Once I started writing, I couldn’t...
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