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Jacqueline Ko
@ItsJacquelineKo
Compact, multi-purpose singer & #MECFS advocate. Founding Artistic Director of , Canadian Ambassador for & . She/her.
Vancouver, Canadalinktr.ee/itsjacquelinekoJoined February 2012

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Missed my podcast with on when it first aired? You can listen online at bit.ly/3s3MuPa, or read the transcript at bit.ly/3VytbLq 🎙
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Fall is in the air, and we have lots of news and new content from the Mariposa team and artists! Read the latest edition of our newsletter, where we highlight a podcast episode, online concert, interviews and more: mailchi.mp/7730aa2e4519/c
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Thank you so much to - so honoured to continue working with them as a Lifetime Honorary Member 💙 #MECFS #MyalgicEncephalomyelitis #pwME
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Congratulations to our artistic director @itsjacquelineko & general manager Stephanie Ko! They've just been awarded Lifetime Honorary Memberships by @mefmbc for "outstanding service to the Society & patients" through their work with Opera Mariposa! mefm.bc.ca/post/jacquelin #pwME
A photo collage features disabled Chinese-Canadian sisters Jacqueline Ko and Stephanie Ko in front of a purple-blue background. Jacqui wears a red dress and Stephanie wears a green top, and each one holds a carved silver spoon by Haidi artist Andrew Williams from their Honorary Membership gift.
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Canadian live music workers: get emergency support from 's Canada Performing Arts Workers Resilience Fund via ! Learn more at unisonfund.ca - or if you work in theatre, dance or other sectors, find other funding programs at bit.ly/3nHdr9x
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Today we officially launch our new funding stream the Live Music Workers Fund. Thanks to @CdnHeritage for committing to help support the reestablishment of the Canadian live music industry. Visit unisonfund.ca to apply now for a one-time payment of $2500. #LiveInUnison
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Happy #GAAD2022!
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Today we’re celebrating #GAAD , Global Accessibility Awareness Day, with @CiTRradio! Catch an entire day of programming starting at 9am PT at 101.9 FM - and tune in at 4:30pm for a convo with our AD @ItsJacquelineKo & our GM Stephanie Ko! citr.ca/2022/05/17/glo #GAAD2022
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I’m going to be on the radio 🎙
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Coming this Thursday, May 19th - we're celebrating Global Accessibility Awareness Day with @CiTRradio 101.9 FM! Catch our AD @ItsJacquelineKo & our GM Stephanie Ko at 4:30 pm PST as they talk opera, disability, & our 10th annual Benefit + Awareness event: citr.ca/2022/05/17/glo
A rainbow graphic with stylized ramps and arrows reads, CITR 101.9 FM and Discorder Magazine present Access Day 2022, May 19, 9 am - the Spectrum of Accessibility. Listen at 101.9 FM, CITR.CA, or participating stations across Canada.
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Happy #May12th to my fellow #pwME 💙
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Today we honour #May12 by wearing blue for #MyalgicEncephalomyelitis & purple for #Fibromyalgia 💙💜 Over a million Canadians have one of these illnesses, including Mariposa's AD @ItsJacquelineKo & our GM Stephanie Ko. Help us raise funds & awareness: benefit.operamariposa.com
A Chinese Canadian woman lies on a blue background with her very long black hair spread around her. She wears a sea blue sequined gown, and has one hands stretched towards the camera, holding a feather.
Headshot of a Chinese Canadian woman with long, wavy black hair wearing a purple gown. One hand is on her hip and she stares intently at the viewer with dark eyes.
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Thanks for featuring me in a blog post!
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New blog post from @mefmbc featuring info about our Benefit + Awareness event! Read all about it, then be sure to join us for videos, music, artwork, shopping, and over $3,500 in prizes! mefm.bc.ca/post/join-us-f
Disabled Chinese-Canadian performer Jacqueline Ko holds a vintage microphone, surrounded by mist and artistic stage lighting. Next to logos for Opera Mariposa and the ME FM Society of BC, text reads, Opera Mariposa's Benefit and Awareness Campaign 2022 - music, videos, art, prizes, shopping. All month, all online, all for charity. May 1 to June 1, Benefit.OperaMariposa.com. To honour the May 12th International Awareness Day for Myalgic Encephalomyelitis (ME) and Fibromyalgia (FM), 100% of proceeds support the ME & FM Society of BC. Every contribution up to our fundraising goal is triple-matched - $10 becomes $30!
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Can’t believe it’s been 10 years!
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Happy 10th anniversary, Mariposa fam! Opera Mariposa launched a decade ago today - we're so grateful to everyone who's supported us on this journey so far, and we're looking forward to more operatic adventures with you in the days & years ahead 🎵
Against a background of blue stage lighting, a collage of scattered polaroids show diverse opera singers performing in colourful costumes from various historical eras. White text reads, Celebrating Opera Mariposa's 10th anniversary. Thank you to everyone who has supported us over the last decade - here's to many more years to come!
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