PhD Candidate\, School of Communit y and Regional Planning\, UBC
Monday\, November 22 from 3-4pm
C. K. Choi Building for the Institute of Asian Research (Wayfinding at UBC)"> C. K. Choi Building- Room 351< /span>
[ Abstract ]
My rese arch examines the ageing experience of diaspora Chinese seniors in Singapor e to discern the social toll that strident urban development has on people' s well-being as they enter late life. Through an urban ethnography and draw ing from archival oral histories\, I shine a spotlight on the everyday real ities of growing old in Singapore to uncover the intersections between urba n policies and the dismantled social fabric that have shaped how people dwe ll. In particular\, I home in on factors such as inequalities\, cultural be liefs\, mental health stigmas and social isolation that impact the personal resilience and help-seeking behaviour of immigrant Chinese seniors.
In this presentation\, I take a historical perspective focusing on the ever yday lived experience of Chinese migrants in post-war Chinatown\, Singapore . Doing so\, I reveal Chinatown as a rich resource of emotive and affectual bonds that provide the ballast to drive aspirations and the ointment to re plenish the spirit through an ethos of care and reciprocity that fueled the making of modern Singapore. Exhuming this habiting sphere highlights the a daptation that seniors in Singapore have had to grapple with alongside urba n change\, urging planners to reckon more seriously with what it means to p rotect and foster thriving communities in disrupted contemporary societies.
[ Bio ]
Louisa-May Khoo is a Public Scholar and PhD Candidate in UBC’s School of Community and Region al Planning. Her work sits at the intersections of planning governance and urban studies\, with a broader mission to develop a human centricity in pub lic policy. Specifically\, her research explores the connections between ur ban transformation and mental wellness. Previously\, she was an urban plann er involved in public policy and research in Singapore. As Senior Assistant Director with the policy research think-tank Centre for Liveable Cities\, she led the housing and social research teams\, focusing on issues relating to affordable housing\, immigration and diversity. Louisa holds a BA and a MSSc in Geography\, both from the National University of Singapore.
[ About the Migration Grad Student Power Hour ]
The Centre for Migration Studies Grad Student Power Hour provides opport unities for UBC graduate students to share their research on migration beyo nd their home departments and network with faculty and students from across the university and in the broader community sector. The Power Hour will be gin with 10 minutes of networking opportunities\, followed by a 30 minute t alk and 20 minutes for discussion. Anyone is welcome to attend. We look for ward to seeing you there!
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