Joy Li

"I had always considered myself as an 'Australian' without the need for the addition of 'Asian,' but I was perhaps ignorant to have thought that," she said.

"Asian-Australian women — or from any Westernized background — need to be supported, and for them to understand themselves, they need to understand their own history, family structure, cultural background, as well as the gendered and racial structures that influence the way they see themselves and are seen by others."