In this year's Asian Heritage Month blog series, we
honour role models who have had a profound impact on our lives. The
title “Model Citizen” invokes a reclaiming of a term
that is often used to label certain minority individuals as
aspirational based on stereotypes and assumptions. In this series,
you will read stories about real people who have been real role
models to us.
In January of 2021, my father passed away.
It was sudden, and there were 13,000km between us when it
happened. Amidst the grief of losing a parent, I have been
reflecting on how amazing of a dad he was to his kids. I have also
been thinking, wistfully, about how I have not really shared how
wonderful he was with many people.
