Event Tag Archives: In-Person Events

What Does It Mean To Be An “Immigrant” Entrepreneur in Racialized Societies: An Exploratory Study of How Racism Influences Immigrant Entrepreneurship: Yijia Zhang

[ Bio ] Yijia Zhang is a PhD candidate at the Department of Sociology of the University of British Columbia (UBC). She is a student fellow at the Centre for Migration Studies and the Institute of Asian Research. Her research examines the intersection of migration, race/ethnicity, work, and platform. In her MA program, Yijia studied the […]

Climate Change, Domestic and Foreign Investment, and Migration in Ghana

Climate Change, Domestic and Foreign Investment, and Migration in Ghana Jemima Baada Assistant Professor, UBC Department of Geography  Free & open to the public. To register, fill out the RSVP form below. Abstract: The world’s resource-poor populations bear a disproportionate burden of global climate change effects. And according to the World Bank, as of 2018, four out […]

Beyond Implementation: The Negative Consequences of Bureaucratic Innovation and Cooperation

Beyond Implementation: The Negative Consequences of Bureaucratic Innovation and Cooperation Angie Bautista-Chavez Assistant Professor at the School of Politics and Global Studies Arizona State University Co-organized by the CMS Borders Research Group and UBC Latin American Studies Group Free & open to the public. To register, fill out the RSVP form below. Abstract: Through an analysis […]

Community Luncheon

Please join us for food and networking with fellow Centre for Migration Studies faculty, students, staff, visiting scholars, and community partners. This is an opportunity to re-connect face-to-face and make new friends. RSVP by January 25! Registration: The registration for this event is closed.

Community Luncheon

Please RSVP below. Please join us for food and networking with fellow Centre for Migration Studies faculty, students, staff, visiting scholars, and community partners. This is an opportunity to re-connect face-to-face and make new friends. The registration for this event is now closed.

Inaugural CMS International Research Conference with Queen’s University Belfast

Inaugural CMS International Research Conference April 25-26, 2023 Liu Institute, Place of Many Trees – University of British Columbia, Vancouver Keynote: Dr. Shahram Khosravi (Stockholm University)   CMS is thrilled to announce our first annual International Research Conference at UBC on April 25-26 in conjunction with Queen’s University Belfast. Designed to foster interdisciplinary dialogues among graduate students and early […]

Community Luncheon

  Location: C.K Choi Building, Room 351 Time: 12:00pm-1:00pm   Welcome Back! We are so excited to get together with the CMS community again. Please join us in the CK Choi Building for food and conversation with CMS affiliates and friends old and new. If you’re CMS faculty, student, staff, visiting scholar, community partner – […]

Professional Development Event: A Conversation With Anastasia Chyz-LeSage

CMS is extremely excited to announce the first instalment of our Professional Development Event series. Join us for a conversation with Anastasia Chyz-LeSage.  RSVP below for this event. Light Refreshments will be served. Anastasia Chyz-LeSage is the Director, Integration, Settlement Network, British Columbia-Yukon, (BCY), Immigration Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC).  Anastasia joined IRCC in 2007 […]

“Repertoires of Redemption: Migration, Asylum, and Religion in the Era of Involuntary Immobility” – Talk by Jaeeun Kim

Please join us for the first event of our 2023/24 CMS Speaker Series, Integration Reimagined. RSVP below for event, or event+lunch Abstract When the Trump Administration made Christian refugees an exception to its “Muslim Ban,” pundits wondered if this would require the government to assess who were real Christians. Does the state have the right […]