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I just want to encourage that you should get people aware about information and policies and get them to know more how to protect themselves, because actually, we don’t want [people to have] experiences of…

There’s a story that my friend told me, when we were still back in Vietnam. He told me about how he got involved in sexual assault when he was in the bathroom with other men.…

I think that the person who will deal with sexual violence should be knowledgeable about what sexual violence is, and what procedures [to use] to report the sexual violence. And second, that person should have…

I think they should provide more information about how to contact the office, and in case you don’t want to face-to-face talk to them. Can I get an email address to send them an email…

Participant 1: For international students […] not all of them have, like, excellent English, you know, so it would be really hard to express themselves, even if the other person knows about the culture. And…

Participant 1: So, like I completely understand where you might be uncomfortable speaking with someone from your own background, especially [unclear] taboos and stereotypes and whatnot. However, personally, I’ve been to, like, a psychologist from…

Counselling downstairs, for me, I was like, “I cannot talk about it with someone who is male,” and it ended up being someone who was male [laughing]. […] Now for me, everybody is not same,…

Participant 1: I think alcohol abuse plays a big role in the situation. You know, we are coming from a place where a woman – or a male as well, you know – drinking is…

Participant 1: Um I just wanted to add that I know a lot of people – it’s really sad – that have been raped in our culture and, um, usually what the parents do instead…

I know that a lot of girls need that help. It is a very subjective thing, and it is a very personal thing. Um, so, yeah kind of just going back to the “if it…