Classmates tried to use my Asian identity against me, but kung fu anchored me
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![Marvin Chan in a visit to Hong Kong, where his mother was born and raised. The Asian-Canadian singer-songerwriter has spent time more recently thinking about his first artform, kung fu. A man wearing a black ball cap and a white T-shirt can be seen in front of a body of water, a bag slung over his shoulder.](https://i.cbc.ca/1.7205065.1716319984!/fileImage/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/16x9_620/marvin-chan.jpg)
Kung fu not only gave Marvin Chan the means of surviving his childhood, it also allowed him to embrace himself today as an artist, a martial artist and an Asian Canadian. It continues to heal him today, as it lives through his other martial arts practices and artforms.