Jingshu Yao: Storyteller

Born and raised in Nanjing, China, Jingshu Yao is a writer, artist, and museum professional based in Toronto. She holds a Master of Museum Studies degree from the University of Toronto and works as an Emerging Historian at Heritage Toronto. Jingshu’s writings focus on the intersectionality of identities. The common themes she focuses on include food, immigration, language, and queerness. Currently, she is working on a novel project about Asian queer immigrants in Toronto. Jingshu’s short stories were published in creative journals such as Tint Trails, Rabid Oak, and Block Party. Her poetry pieces can be found in What Color is a Heartbeat Anthology. She also produces multimedia work focusing on the visualization of written words.

Image credit: Jingshu Yao. Photography: Shirley Yue.

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