Episode 35: Interview with Oskar Valles, creator of Dear Hong Kong
This interview is all about the amazing art book "Dear Hong Kong" featuring inspiring people from different countries living in Hong Kong with beautiful pictures.
Oskar Valles, from Spain came to Hong Kong 9 years ago as a regional finance executive for a multinational corporation but then he changed his life in order to raise social awareness about diversity and inclusion and give back to the community. Together with Aggie Lam, he started the special project “Dear Hong Kong” with impressive life stories and accomplishments from people from 80 different countries who are all living in Hong Kong. So much positive and heartwarming energy: exactly what Hong Kong needs in these turbulent times and as a matter of fact, exactly what the world needs right now: a must have or at least a must read!
Together with my friend and colleague, Krystle Morris, originally from Columbia, we ask Oskar about the lessons learned from creating this piece of art and we discuss the importance of showing society the stories of people around them who at first seem unfamiliar and unknown. Oskar tells us all about the difficulties they faced and how angels would help them to portray the heroes in the book!
A perfect mindset to start the new Year of the Ox!
With special thanks to Nerice Gietel who is featured in the book and through whom I learned about this project!
You can get more info about "Dear Hong Kong" here, on IG @dearhongkong and FB @dearhongkong.
