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Ann Marie Elpa is a Toronto-based journalist, content creator, and podcaster with a knack for digital storytelling and compelling narratives. Her work has appeared in The Toronto Star, Maclean’s, Refinery29, and CBC among many others covering anything from breaking news to pop culture.
Apart from typing away at her desk, Ann has built an organic audience of over 4400 followers on Instagram as a lifestyle content creator and has worked with small businesses and larger B2C brands such as Summer Fridays, Bumble, and Cerave to raise brand awareness among Gen-Z consumers.
You can find her contributing to important conversations about Asian identity on her podcast, AZN Connection, cosplaying at an anime convention or sharing photos of her tuxedo cat, Leo.
ann marie elpa
Journalist & Content Creator
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INDEED LABS SEPHORA COLLECTIONAs a proud Filipina-Canadian (generation 1.5), I am drawn to brands with impactful messaging and a drive to create community. I value diversity, authenticity, and creativity. I fell in love with storytelling because it gave me an outlet to tell important yet underrepresented narratives in mainstream media.
Within my capacity as a journalist, I’ve had the opportunity to highlight topics within the Asian community such as anti-Asian racism in universities, beauty standards, and the representation of Asian women in media. The conversation goes beyond the bylines into podcasting.
Joining AZN Connection in 2022, I’ve had insightful conversations about identity with five of my friends (and fellow co-hosts). Together we produced a second season and had the opportunity to present at Pinoys on Parliament, a Filipino youth conference in Ottawa, and Filmet, Toronto Metropolitan University’s Filipino Student Association.
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Toronto Star, 2020
Toronto Star, 2021
Refinery 29, 2021
HuffPost, 2022
CBC, 2022
TasteToronto, 2022