{"id":374934,"date":"2026-07-31T23:41:51","date_gmt":"2026-07-31T18:11:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ebiztoday.news\/?p=374934"},"modified":"2026-07-31T23:41:52","modified_gmt":"2026-07-31T18:11:52","slug":"simu-liu-jeremy-lin-bring-hoops-hope-to-markham","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ebiztoday.news\/index.php\/2026\/07\/31\/simu-liu-jeremy-lin-bring-hoops-hope-to-markham\/","title":{"rendered":"Simu Liu, Jeremy Lin bring hoops, hope to Markham"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<p>Even during his bachelor party in Ontario\u2019s Muskoka region, Simu Liu had Markham on his mind.<\/p>\n<p>Ahead of his wedding to fianc\u00e9e Allison Hsu, the Marvel star stepped away from jet skiing and lake swims with friends this week to discuss bringing ARC World \u2014 the annual Asian Roots Collective festival \u2014 back to the Toronto suburb where it began.<\/p>\n<p>The celebration of Asian culture \u2014 featuring food, music, speakers and a celeb basketball game with Liu and former NBA star Jeremy Lin \u2014 returns Sept. 12 after recent editions in downtown Toronto.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s such a giant a part of the Asian Canadian community,\u201d Liu says of Markham.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTo start with, it\u2019s got the very best Chinese food within the country, for my part.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Speaking over the phone while overlooking a Muskoka lake, Liu says coming to Markham is meaningful since it\u2019s where the non-profit behind ARC World was born.<\/p>\n<div class=\"c-ad c-ad--bigbox l-article__ad c-ad--tallSticky\">\n<p>Story continues below commercial<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\u201cWe desired to bring the event back to the community and back to its people, possibly avoid the traffic of downtown somewhat bit.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Originally named the Chinese Canadian Youth Athletic Association, the Asian Roots Collective was founded in 1995 to offer basketball programming for Chinese Canadians. Today, it operates its own athletics centre in Markham and serves the broader Asian community.<\/p>\n<p>The organization partnered with Liu in 2019 on a celeb basketball game that raised money for the inspiration led by Lin, then a member of the Toronto Raptors. 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discourse,\u201d says Liu.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s really necessary in those moments to simply stand ten toes down and really support what you\u2019re captivated with. And for me, I\u2019m never not going to be Chinese, so this community is all the time going to mean so much to me.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Lin says a recent backlash towards diversity and inclusion efforts \u201cis telling of the barriers we\u2019re up against and why we want to proceed to do that yr in and yr out.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He says he keeps returning to Toronto for the event because he wants to indicate up for the town\u2019s Asian community.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI all the time say Toronto is well considered one of my favourite cities, and considered one of the favourite teams that I\u2019ve ever played for, primarily due to the fans,\u201d says the Asian American guard on a virtual call from the Bay Area.<\/p>\n<div class=\"c-ad c-ad--bigbox l-article__ad c-ad--tallSticky\">\n<p>Story continues below commercial<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\u201cEven after I was playing for the Knicks, it felt like (Toronto fans) were cheering for me and it felt like a house game,\u201d adds Lin, who runs a basketball school in Toronto with ARC.<\/p>\n<div class=\"c-tabs\">\n<p>\n\t\t\t<button role=\"tab\" class=\"c-tabs__tab c-tabs__tab--active\" type=\"button\">More on Sports<\/button><br \/>\n\t\t\t<button role=\"tab\" class=\"c-tabs__tab\" type=\"button\">More videos<\/button>\n\t\t<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\u201cAll through my profession, after I went back to Toronto, I all the time received a lot love.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Lin says he\u2019s stayed close with Liu through the years, even in the event that they don\u2019t see one another as often as when he played for the Raptors.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOur mutual respect, our love for one another, our friendship is known. And each time we see one another, we just pick up where we left off.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Right on cue, ARC co-founder Clement Chu, also on the Zoom call, swivels the camera to Liu and his friends, who flash peace signs from the cottage.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m midway through glazing you, bro!\u201d Lin laughs.<\/p>\n<p>For Liu, ARC World is about broadening what young people imagine is feasible.<\/p>\n<p>Growing up within the Greater Toronto Area, he didn\u2019t see many individuals who looked like him succeeding outside a handful of \u201cpredetermined paths.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe knew a few of our friends got sent to Kumon or that each one our parents wanted us to be doctors,\u201d he says.<\/p>\n<div class=\"c-ad c-ad--bigbox l-article__ad c-ad--tallSticky\">\n<p>Story continues below commercial<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\u201cIf I could\u2019ve attended an event where so lots of my favourite actors or athletes or creators or entrepreneurs were there, and I had the chance to soak up advice and wisdom from them, I just feel like my perception of what was possible \u2014 my entire worldview \u2014 would\u2019ve been very different.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Chu says celebrities attending this yr\u2019s ARC World will soon be announced. But for now, it\u2019s back to the stag festivities.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019re hitting the new tub immediately,\u201d says Liu.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019re probably going to leap within the lake after which play some board games.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>This report by The Canadian Press was first published July 31, 2026.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n<p>\n\t\t&#038;copy 2026 The Canadian Press\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Even during his bachelor party in Ontario\u2019s Muskoka region, Simu Liu had Markham on his mind. 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