Insights, Goal and Future Plans
Dongxu Guo
Insights:
- Many first and second-generation Asian youths in North America, already feel alienated from their “Asianess”.
- The culture and family pressure will cause queer teens to experience mental distress that might lead to depression, anxiety, substance abused issues and etc.
- The racial stereotype that exists in the queer community will alienate these teens even more.
Goal and Big Idea:
Creating a Multi-media Online Space to make AAPI queer youths feel welcome and loved, and providing resources to help them with their mental health.
Future Plans:
- Connecting with local (the greater Toronto area) LGBTQ+ organizations.
- Hosting a co-design session with the target audience (AAPI LGBTQ+ teens). The session will determine how the project will take place in the following aspect: the platform that would be most appropriate for the project, the type of assistant the target audience needs the most and the online environment the target audience wishes to create.
- Designing the technical aspects of the platform (User flow, wireframe, branding, identity and etc.)
- User testing.