One young journalist s experience writing obituaries for COVID-19 victims
Tess Jieun Ha: Reaching out to people who lost loved ones to COVID-19 was a daunting assignment. But having the opportunity to describe the rich lives of Asian Canadians was an honour. By Tess Jieun Ha Tess Jieun Ha (Photograph by Lucy Lu)
Tess Jieun Ha graduated from multimedia journalism at Seneca College in Toronto. As a Korean Canadian, she wants to share stories from Asian Canadian communities.
“I don’t think that’s respectful for the family members.”
This is the first thing I heard from my very traditional parents when I told them I was writing obituaries of people who had passed away from COVID-19. My journalism class at Seneca College in Toronto was participating in the