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Three Gen.T alumni talks unity and their hopes for the future
With August being the inaugural month celebrating Malaysia’s Independence Day, Malaysia Day often gets swept under the rug as an afterthought. The holiday itself represents the commemoration of the establishment of the Malaysian Federation. In 1963, Malaya, North Borneo, Sarawak, and Singapore united into a single state.
Although Singapore has been its own nation since then, we still look to September 16th as a day to celebrate unity.
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This year, Tatler speaks to three alumni from Gen.T—a community and events platform for the Leaders of Tomorrow across Asia, to talk about all things unity and what they hope to see in the younger generations to come.
Jason Wee
Jason Wee, co-founder and executive director at Architects of Diversity Malaysia, sees the cracks in Malaysia’s well-meaning but side-stepping ways when it comes to the treatment and prejudice against the various ethnic and religious groups we have.
His organisation promotes full inclusivity of all races and religions by encouraging debate and exchange between young people from different backgrounds. It also trains educators to become champions of diversity and provides accompanying teaching materials.
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Faeznur Farok
Co-founder and Fitness and Martial Arts Instructor at SheFights Gym, Faeznur “Benny” Farok is known for empowering women through martial arts—an essential skill in this day and age.
She started her gyms to help women gain added self confidence through the discipline of martial arts. And not to mention, she’s a competitive fighter in Muay Thai and Brazilian jiu-jitsu herself. Encouraging physical and mental fitness and self-reliance, SheFights has trained more than 1,850 women and children in self-defence.
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Kimberly Lee
Kimberly Lee has a law background and a knack for parenting in this ever-transforming world. She keeps Malaysian parents informed through Makchic - Malaysia’s leading portal for news and features about parenthood.
It has been independently owned since 2021, and its all-female team is led editorially by Kimberly, their managing editor. She also co-wrote the picture book What If?, which aims to educate younger children on body safety.
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Quinny Tan is the Social Media Manager of Tatler Malaysia, where she leads the growth and strategy of the brand’s social presence while overseeing content output, ensuring the brand's voice resonates with both longstanding readers and new communities in the digital space. In recent years, she has worn several hats across the media landscape—having served as a writer, video producer, video editor, and on-camera host.
Outside of work, she can be coaxed out of her default doom-scrolling state with an iced black coffee, reruns of Prison Break, and a quick-shuffle of Red Hot Chili Peppers' discography. Find her at the nearest, spiciest sazerac whilst building rapport with anyone who has a good story to tell, with mic in hand.
