Knowledge "transfer" as sociocultu ral and sociomaterial practice: Immigrants expanding engineering practices in Canada
Dr. Hongxia Shan
Associ
ate Professor
UBC Department of Educational Studies
[ Ab
stract ]
Research on migration and knowledge transfer predomi
nantly focuses on expatriate and return migrants\, who are acclaimed for tr
ansferring knowledge from the west to the rest of the world. Not only does
the literature reinforce the west as the epistemic centre\, but it conjures
a realist image of knowledge as a thing. To interrupt these images\, this
talk examines immigrant engineers’ experiences “transferring” knowledge in
Canada. Theoretically\, it posits that knowledge transfer is an effect of i
mmigrants’ enrolment in sociocultural and sociomaterial practices within pr
ofessions. Empirically\, it shows three ways in which immigrants contribute
to expanding work practices\, i.e.\, “assembling” knowledge\, mobilizing t
he capacity of learning to learn\, and negotiating being and presence. The
process of transfer\, it highlights\, is often enabled through access to ep
istemic and boundary objects\, reception of peer professionals\, and the ri
se of niche needs. The talk draws on a life history style study of immigran
ts’ experiences.
A light lunch will be available to all attendees starting at 11:45.
Please RSVP below by January 10.
LOCATION:C.K. Choi 351 GEO:49.267266;-123.257944 URL;VALUE=URI:https://migration.ubc.ca/events/event/hongxia-shan-ubc-talk/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://migr.cms.arts.ubc.ca/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/2021/06/1_0.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20210923T0915Z-1632388536.2167-EO-15472-42@10.19.146.15 STATUS:CONFIRMED DTSTAMP:20260524T051057Z CREATED:20210630T162428Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240822T180915Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20200116T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20200117T160000 SUMMARY: Experimental Evidence and Community-Relevant Knowledge Workshop at S.U.C.C.E.S.S. DESCRIPTION: Theme: Experimental evidence and community-relevant knowledge. [ Program Schedule ] Thursday\, January 16\, 2020 [ 9:30 – 10:00 ] REGIST RATION & BREAKFAST [ 10:00 – 10:45 ] OPENING & WELCOME [ 10:45 – 12:15 ] PO LICYMAKERS’ PERSPECTIVES > Ümit Kiziltan (IRCC) – Data Partnerships: Ampli fying the Value of IRCC Data for Trusted Insight to Inform Policy with: Dan Hiebert (University […] X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:Theme: Experimental evide nce and community-relevant knowledge.
[ Program Schedule ]
Thursday\, January 16\, 2020
[
9:30 - 10:00 ] REGISTRATION & BREAKFAST
[ 10:00 - 10:
45 ] OPENING & WELCOME
[ 10:45 - 12:15 ] POL
ICYMAKERS' PERSPECTIVES
> Ümit Kiziltan (IRCC) - Data Partnerships
: Amplifying the Value of IRCC Data for Trusted Insight to Inform Policy
with:
Dan Hiebert (University of British Columbia)Olga Stachova (Mosaic)
[ 12:15 - 1:30 ] LUNCH & N
ETWORKING
[ 1:30 - 3:00 ] RESEARCH SCHOLARS' PERSPECT
IVES
> Duncan Lawrence (Stanford University) - Building Experiment
al Evidence and Innovation in Immigration Policy: Approaches to Research-Pr
actitioner Partnerships
with:
Grant Duckworth (Vanc
ouver Strategic Research)
Eline de Rooij (Simon Fraser University)
[ 3:00 - 4:00 ] SUMMARY & TOWN HALL DISCUSSION
[ 9:30 - 10:00 ] REGISTRATION
& BREAKFAST
[ 10:00 - 11:30 ] COMMUNITY PRACTITIONER
S' PERSPECTIVES
> Ljudmila Petrovic (AMSSA) - Community Knowledge
and Research: Promoting Equitable Research Partnerships and Community Based
Research
with:
Ryan Drew (S.U.C.C.E.S.S.)
Yan
g-Yang Zhou (University of British Columbia)
[ 11:30 - 11:45 ]
BREAK
[ 11:45 - 12:30 ] COLLABORATIVE RESEA
RCH
> Sean Lauer (University of British Columbia) - Using Memorand
a of Understanding When Doing Collaborative Research
[ 12
:30 - 1:45 ] LUNCH & NETWORKING
[ 1:45 - 3:00 ] TOWN HALL DISCUSSION
[ 3:00 - 3:30 ] SUMMARY & CO
NCLUSION
This two-day conference is free. Breakfast and lunch will b e provided each day.
Please RSVP by January 2\, 2020 below:
URL;VALUE=URI:https://migration.ubc.ca/events/event/two-day-research-worksh op-at-s-u-c-c-e-s-s/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://migr.cms.arts.ubc.ca/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/2021/06/jan20workshop_1-1.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20210920T1230Z-1632141041.7235-EO-15474-42@10.19.146.14 STATUS:CONFIRMED DTSTAMP:20260524T051057Z CREATED:20210630T162550Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210630T162550Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20200127T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20200127T170000 SUMMARY: Cluster Party DESCRIPTION: Cluster Party to celebrate a brand new year of funding from th e GCRC Competition. X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:Cluster Party to celebrate a brand new yea r of funding from the GCRC Competition.
LOCATION:Fairmont Social Lounge\, St. John's College GEO:49.262900;-123.255921 URL;VALUE=URI:https://migration.ubc.ca/events/event/cluster-party/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://migr.cms.arts.ubc.ca/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/2021/06/clusterparty_0.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20210919T1048Z-1632048531.1167-EO-15466-42@10.19.146.15 STATUS:CONFIRMED DTSTAMP:20260524T051057Z CREATED:20210630T161813Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240823T005443Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20200203T121500 DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20200203T134500 SUMMARY: The Partisan Effects of Immigration Threat on Citizenship Norms: E vidence from the UK\, US\, and Germany with Sara Goodman DESCRIPTION: “The Partisan Effects of Immigration Threat on Citizenship Nor ms: Evidence from the UK\, US\, and Germany” Dr. Sara Wallace Goodman Assoc iate Professor of Political Science at the University of California\, Irvin e Co-Director at the Jack W. Peltason Center for the Study of Democracy Rea d more about this event\, and RSVP here. X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:“The Partisan Effects of Immigration Threa t on Citizenship Norms: Evidence from the UK\, US\, and Germany”
Dr.
Sara Wallace Goodman
Associate Professor of Political Science at the U
niversity of California\, Irvine
Co-Director at the Jack W. Peltason C
enter for the Study of Democracy
Read more about this event\, and RSV P here.
LOCATION:Buchanan C403 GEO:49.268278;-123.254242 URL;VALUE=URI:https://migration.ubc.ca/events/event/research-talk-sara-good man/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20210922T1741Z-1632332485.4371-EO-15467-42@10.19.146.14 STATUS:CONFIRMED DTSTAMP:20260524T051057Z CREATED:20210630T161955Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210630T161955Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20200225T133000 DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20200225T143000 SUMMARY: Biz Nijdam Talk DESCRIPTION: Dr. Biz Nijdam Assistant Professor of German Studies Universit y of British Columbia The smartphone aesthetics of mobility in contemporary comics on global migration In the last decade\, comics and graphic novels on migration have become an essential forum for representing refugee experi ence. This emergent genre of graphic narration not only offers the represen tation of migrant […] X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:Dr. Biz Nijdam
Assistant Prof
essor of German Studies
University of British Columbia
T he smartphone aesthetics of mobility in contemporary comics on global migra tion
In the last decade\, comics and graphic novels on migra tion have become an essential forum for representing refugee experience. Th is emergent genre of graphic narration not only offers the representation o f migrant hardships from the subjective perspective of refugees\, artists\, and volunteers working in the community\, comics on the refugee crisis als o develop empathy and awareness for the plight of migrants internationally by giving a voice to countless nameless – and often faceless – migrants\, w hose images circulate widely in the media. Moreover\, comic artists working on refugee and migrant subjects are inventing new visual languages to expr ess these individuals’ perilous journeys from war-torn regions of the Middl e East\, Africa\, and Asia to European soil\, incorporating the very media technology essential for migration – and its representation – into the comi cs form. Looking at the smartphone and social media aesthetics of two comic s on global migration\, Kate Evans’ Threads: From the Refugee Crisis (2017) and Reinhard Kleist’s An Olympic Dream: The Story of Samia Yu suf Omar (2016)\, this presentation assesses the significance of incor porating the technologies of migration into its representation.
"Media Portrayals of Muslims: The United S tates in Comparative Perspective"
Dr. Erik Bleich
Charles A. Dan
a Professor and Chair of Political Science at Middlebury College
Read more about this event\, and RSVP here.
LOCATION:Seminar Room - Buchanan Penthouse GEO:49.268278;-123.254242 URL;VALUE=URI:https://migration.ubc.ca/events/event/research-talk-erik-blei ch/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20210922T1615Z-1632327327.5355-EO-15457-42@10.19.146.15 STATUS:CONFIRMED DTSTAMP:20260524T051057Z CREATED:20210630T161030Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210630T161030Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20200302T001500 DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20200302T140000 SUMMARY: Research Talk – Margaret Peters DESCRIPTION: “Restraining the Huddled Masses: Emigration and Authoritarian Control” Dr. Margaret Peters Associate Professor of Political Science\, UCL A Read more about this event\, and RSVP here. X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:“Restraining the Huddled Masses: Emigratio n and Authoritarian Control”
Dr. Margaret Peters
Associate Profe
ssor of Political Science\, UCLA
Read more about this event\, and RSV P here.
URL;VALUE=URI:https://migration.ubc.ca/events/event/research-talk-margaret- peters/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20210826T2357Z-1630022220.7271-EO-15454-42@10.19.146.1 STATUS:CONFIRMED DTSTAMP:20260524T051057Z CREATED:20210630T160920Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210630T160920Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20200302T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20200302T133000 SUMMARY: Omolade Femi-Ajao Talk DESCRIPTION: Dr. Omolade Femi-Ajao The University of Manchester Immigration as a factor influencing disclosure and help-seeking for domestic violence and abuse: Evidence from a qualitative study among Nigerians resident in En gland\, UK Domestic Violence and Abuse (DVA) is a form of gender-based viol ence affecting one-third of all women globally. Existing evidence from rese arch conducted in immigrant-receiving […] X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:Dr. Omolade Femi-Ajao
The University of Manchester
Immigration as a factor i nfluencing disclosure and help-seeking for domestic violence and abuse: Evi dence from a qualitative study among Nigerians resident in England\, UK
Domestic Violence and Abuse (DVA) is a form of gender-based vio lence affecting one-third of all women globally. Existing evidence from res earch conducted in immigrant-receiving countries suggests that\, immigratio n status may have an impact on patterns of disclosure and help-seeking. How ever\, there is a dearth of evidence on the impact of immigration on the li ved experience of domestic abuse. Using a cross-sectional qualitative resea rch design\, Nigerian women (n = 16) with lived experience of DVA\ , and leaders (n=9) in England\, were interviewed. Findings from the study showed that intimidation by the perpetrator\, fear of deportation\, and ris k of destitution\, were immigration-specific factors that negatively affect ed the disclosure and help-seeking practices of Nigerian women with lived e xperience of DVA\, thus preventing them from seeking help. In conclusion\, there is a need for improved statutory service provision for immigrant wome n with lived experience of domestic violence and abuse.
C.K. Choi Bui
lding\, Room 120
Lunch will be available prior to the lecture\, at 11:
45 am.
“Does living in ethnically-diverse big cit y neighborhoods affect immigration attitudes? Evidence from Germany”
Dr. Rahsaan Maxwell
Associate Professor of Political Science\, UNC-Cha
pel Hill
Read more about this event\, and RSVP here.
LOCATION:Buchanan C403 GEO:49.268278;-123.254242 URL;VALUE=URI:https://migration.ubc.ca/events/event/research-talk-rahsaan-m axwell/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20210921T0025Z-1632183908.8921-EO-15459-42@10.19.146.1 STATUS:CONFIRMED DTSTAMP:20260524T051057Z CREATED:20210630T161239Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210630T161239Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20200312T121500 DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20200312T134500 SUMMARY: Research Talk – Claire Adida DESCRIPTION: “What makes people act on behalf of refugees?” Dr. Claire Adid a Associate Professor of Political Science\, UC San Diego Read more about t his event\, and RSVP here. X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:"What makes people act on behalf of refuge es?”
Dr. Claire Adida
Associate Professor of Political Science\,
UC San Diego
Read more about this event\, and RSVP here.
LOCATION:Buchanan Penthouse GEO:49.268278;-123.254242 URL;VALUE=URI:https://migration.ubc.ca/events/event/research-talk-claire-ad ida/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20210919T0941Z-1632044470.5118-EO-15460-42@10.19.146.2 STATUS:CONFIRMED DTSTAMP:20260524T051057Z CREATED:20210630T161404Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250623T221750Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20200313T123000 DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20200313T133000 SUMMARY: Paper Workshop – Dean Catherine Dauvergne DESCRIPTION: Dr. Catherine Dauvergne\, Dean of the Allard School of Law at UBC\, will be workshopping a new paper – Are we there yet? Women in refugee jurisprudence – in which she attempts to unravel the lack of progress in r efugee jurisprudence about women. If you would like to attend this opportun ity for dialogue and exchange\, please RSVP […] X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:Dr. Catherine Dauvergne\, Dean of the Allard Scho ol of Law at UBC\, will be workshopping a new paper - Are we there yet? Women in refugee jurisprudence - in which she attempts to unravel the lack of progress in refugee jurisprudence about women.
If you would like to attend this opportunity for dialogue and exchange\, please RSVP by emailing eventa ssistant@allard.ubc.ca. You will be sent a draft copy of the paper in advance.
LOCATION:Allard School of Law\, Room 111 GEO:49.269996;-123.253280 URL;VALUE=URI:https://migration.ubc.ca/events/event/paper-workshop-dean-cat herine-dauvergne/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://migr.cms.arts.ubc.ca/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/2021/06/deandauvergne.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20211022T1511Z-1634915510.1691-EO-15462-42@10.19.146.1 STATUS:CONFIRMED DTSTAMP:20260524T051057Z CREATED:20210630T161518Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210630T161719Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20200319T123000 DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20200319T133000 SUMMARY: CANCELLED: Prof. Anna Purkey\, Centre for Refugee Studies\, York U niversity DESCRIPTION: THIS TALK HAS BEEN CANCELLED. This talk is focused on Dr. Purk ey’s recently published book\, Refugee Dignity in Protracted Exile: Rights\ , Capabilities\, and Legal Empowerment. Dr. Purkey’s work investigates how effective human rights and the inherent dignity of refugees can be secured in situations of protracted exile and encampment. Her book adopts an origin al and innovative […] X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:THIS TALK HAS BEEN CANCELLED.
This talk is focused on Dr. Purkey’s recently published book\, < a href="https://www.amazon.ca/Refugee-Dignity-Protracted-Exile-Capabilities -ebook/dp/B08259MX5Z" data-cke-saved-href="https://www.amazon.ca/Refugee-Di gnity-Protracted-Exile-Capabilities-ebook/dp/B08259MX5Z">Refugee Dignity in Protracted Exile: Rights\, Capabilities\, and Legal Empowerment. Dr. P urkey’s work investigates how effective human rights and the inherent digni ty of refugees can be secured in situations of protracted exile and encampm ent. Her book adopts an original and innovative theoretical framework of hu man rights-based capabilities to address fundamental questions relating to law\, power\, governance\, responsibility and accountability in refugee cam ps.
LOCATION:Allard School of Law Room 106 GEO:49.260872;-123.113953 URL;VALUE=URI:https://migration.ubc.ca/events/event/cancelled-prof-anna-pur key-centre-for-refugee-studies-york-university/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://migr.cms.arts.ubc.ca/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/2021/06/2020_03_19_anna_purkey_talk_-_law_0.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20210925T0053Z-1632531227.4424-EO-15452-42@10.19.146.2 STATUS:CONFIRMED DTSTAMP:20260524T051057Z CREATED:20210630T160435Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250623T221713Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20200624T085000 DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20200624T123000 SUMMARY: Online Conference: Postmigrant Aesthetics DESCRIPTION: The UBC Department of Central\, Eastern & Northern European St udies will be hosting an online conference entitled Postmigrant Aesthetics: How to narrate a future Europe? on Wednesday\, June 24\, 2020. The confere nce is organized by CENES Associate Professor and Head of the newly-created UBC Migration Narratives Research Group\, Markus Hallensleben\, along with Regina Römhild (Humboldt University) and […] X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:The UBC Department of Central\, Eastern & Northern European Studies will be hosting an online conference entitled Postmigrant Aesthetics: How to narrate a future Europe? on Wednesday\ , June 24\, 2020.
The conference is organized by CENES Associate Prof essor and Head of the newly-created UBC Migration Narratives Research Group \, Markus Hallensleben\, along with Regina Römhil d (Humboldt University) and Moritz Schramm (University of Southern Denmark) .
A full program for the online conference can be accessed here. Those interested in attended are encouraged to register by Jun e 22\, 2020.
[ Abstract ]
The increased number
s of refugees entering Europe since 2015 has put an urgency to discussions
on European self-understanding and identity. In which way is Europe\, anthr
opologist Regina Römhild asks\, ‘characterized by a long-term presence of m
igration’ which is partly neglected or made invisible in public discourse (
Römhild 2018: 69)? How can we methodologically develop an understanding of
Europe as a postmigratory space that is fundamentally shaped by earlier and
ongoing migration movements? How can the concept of postmigration help us
to grasp the overall negotiations and conflicts taking place in society? In
two panels we will examine postmigrant narratives as playing a crucial par
t in challenging collective core narratives and the politics of belonging i
n plural societies. Our aim is to establish a set of criteria for a new tra
nsformative aesthetics that renegotiates and changes political perspectives
. We will thus show how literature and film\, by questioning binary concept
s of hybridity\, diversity\, integration and belonging\, can provide sociop
olitical counter-narratives to Eurocentric\, ethnically and nationally cent
red visions of society and cultural identity. The material investigated rea
ches from cross-mediterrean mobilities and autoethnographic writings about
Italy and the Balkan region to Algerian-French film\, from the indigene Bla
ck British novel to German- and Danish-language literatures that address to
pics such as genealogies of self-making\, ecocriticism and radical diversit
y within a European context. We will further critically discuss the theoret
ical implications of an aesthetics of postmigration as a possible new analy
tical turn in cultural studies.
During this virtual session research findi ngs from a study addressing community-based outcomes for successful integra tion will be shared. Interviews with representatives from a range of servic e-providing organizations in the Lower Mainland were conducted and highligh t challenges and opportunities for immigrants' social participation. The ZO OM session will feature a 20 minute presentation\, followed by a question a nd discussion period.
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0
Immigration and the American Ethos
A
n online talk by:
Dr. Matthew Wright
Assistant Professor\, UBC Political Science
Wednesday\, September 16\, 2020
12:30 - 2:00 p.m. (Pacific Daylig
ht Time)
[ Abstract ]
What do Americans want fr
om immigration policy and why? In the rise of a polarized and acrimonious i
mmigration debate\, leading accounts see racial anxieties and disputes over
the meaning of American nationhood coming to a head. The resurgence of par
ochial identities has breathed new life into old worries about the vulnerab
ility of the American Creed. In contrast\, I argue that creedal values rema
in hard at work in shaping ordinary Americans' judgements about immigration
. Indeed\, perceptions of "civic fairness" - based on multiple\, often comp
eting values deeply rooted in the country's political culture - are the dom
inant guideposts by which most Americans navigate immigration controversies
most of the time and explain why so many Americans simultaneously hold a m
ix of pro-immigrant and anti-immigrant positions.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PVX5jz41oA o
Mobility Justice\, Climate Migration and the Lessons of Pandemic (Im)mobilities
An online talk by:
Professor of Sociology\, Drexel Un
iversity
Director\, Center for Mobilities Research and Policy
* co-sponsored by the UBC Migration Mobilities Group and the UBC Latin American Studies Program
Friday\, September 25\, 2020
4:00 - 5:30 p.m. (Pacific Daylight Time)
[ Abstract ]
One new way to think about the connection between climate change a
nd human mobility is through the concept of mobility justice. While we are
all potential climate migrants\, we are not all equally responsible for cli
mate change. A central tenet of mobility justice is that those of us in the
industrialized regions of the Global North\, especially the wealthiest 10%
\, consume more energy and more fossil fuel than most people in the world.
The well off “kinetic elite” – i.e.\, those with high motility (Kaufmann et
al. 2004) – generally have high-energy lifestyles that are especially resp
onsible for excessive carbon emissions\, causing climate displacement aroun
d the world (Farber 2008). By understanding climate displacement as somethi
ng driven by our fossil-fueled way of life in the Global North\, we begin o
n a better footing to discuss the reception of climate migrants. In this ta
lk I will discuss how the concept of “mobility justice is powerful precisel
y because it positions capitalism along with its fossil-fueled infrastructu
res of air travel\, automobility\, suburbanization and consumerism\, at the
very centre of the concern about climate change and displacement” (Baldwin
et al. 2019: 291). Mobilities are not just about movement\, but are also
loaded with meanings\, values\, and forms of justification. The term “clima
te refugees”\, for example\, has been negatively appropriated into securit
y discourses that drive a fear of refugees “flooding our shores”. It exacer
bates the reactionary politics of wall-building and abandonment of people\,
whether in the Sonoran desert (De León 2015) or while crossing the Mediter
ranean (Heller 2020). The closing of borders due to Covid-19 has intensifie
d these processes of closure and expulsion\, with especially detrimental ou
tcomes for the most vulnerable forced migrants\, refugees\, asylum seekers\
, and repatriated deportees. "Restrictive border measures endanger the live
s of vulnerable populations for whom movement is a means of survival” (Open
Democracy 2020). We can instead use the concept of mobility justice “to re
-characterise those displaced by ‘climate change’ not as ‘climate refugees’
\, but as displacees of a globalized network of intersecting mobility regim
es fueled by fossil fuel extraction” (Baldwin et al. 2019: 291). This subtl
e change of meaning generates new conversations and potentially new policie
s around the reception of climate migrants as well as guiding more just pol
icies concerning pandemic (im)mobilities.
Songs in Unexpected Places: La nguage and Mobility in Sixteenth-Century Europe
An onli
ne talk by:
Dr. Kate van Orden
Professor\, Harvard Univer
sity Department of Music
*co-sponsored by the UBC Migrat ion Mobilities Group and the UBC School of Music
Monday\, Octobe
r 5\, 2020
4:00 - 5:30 p.m. (Pacific Daylight Time)
[ Ab
stract ]
My title is a riff on Alastair Pennycook’s Language
and Mobility: Unexpected Places (2012)\, a study that questions why languag
e\, peoples\, and cultures seem to turn up in “unexpected places.” In brief
\, the problem lies with expectations themselves and their origins in natio
nalistic ideologies of language\, place\, and belonging that depend on beli
efs in the rootedness of culture.
Pennycook is a sociolinguist and hi s research concerns present-day global Englishes\, but his postcolonial cri tique resonates strongly with my work on sixteenth-century vernacular songs . In music\, “national” designations are commonplace components of generic definitions (French chanson\, Italian madrigal\, German Lied)\, and the seg regated categories they establish have been reinforced by historiographies that exclude\, minoritize\, and even exoticize songs that travel beyond the linguistic borders of proto nation-states. Despite substantial evidence th at vernacular songs circulated widely\, expectations about where people and songs belong in our histories have foreclosed studies that might instead e mbrace these musical migrants as precious evidence of human and cultural mo bility.
In this talk\, I discuss cases from my own research (Turkish songs printed in Paris\, French songs copied in Florence\, polyglot songs p rinted in Venice)\, the linguistic expectations that have silenced minority repertoires in music histories\, and the ways that concepts such as “metro lingualism” being generated by Pennycook and Emi Otsuji can offer alternati ve critical tools and new intellectual grounding for musicologists and lite rary historians concerned with questions of cultural mobility.
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An online talk by:
Dr. Dan Hiebert
Professor\, UBC Geography
Friday\, October 16\, 2020
12
:30 - 2:00 p.m. (Pacific Daylight Time)
[ Abstract ]
I begin with a brief overview of the challenge represented by Covid t
o migration systems worldwide\, which is captured in the idea that it is a
triple crisis (health\, economic\, humanitarian). I then turn to Canada and
begin by noting the very different policy choices made during previous eco
nomic crises\, in the 1980s and 1990s. How do these inform our current situ
ation? This will lead to a consideration of the choices made in 2020 in lig
ht of Covid\, and an examination of recent data on temporary migration and
permanent immigration to Canada. That is\, what does Canadian im/migration
look like in the context of (mostly) closed borders? I’ll end by offering s
ome tentative comments on where I see things headed\, though I stress the w
ord tentative.
Immigration Detention in an Ag e of COVID-19
An online talk by:
Dr. Efrat Arbel
Associate Professor\, UBC A
llard School of Law
&
Molly Jo
eck
PhD Student\, UBC Allard School of Law
*co- sponsored by the UBC Allard School of Law
Thursday\, October 22\
, 2020
12:45 - 1:45 p.m. (Pacific Daylight Time)
[ Abstr
act ]
In this talk\, Professor Efrat Arbel and Molly Joeck wi
ll be discussing their forthcoming piece analyzing Canada’s response to the
outbreak of COVID-19 as it relates to immigration detention. They focus on
decisions released by the Immigration Division (ID) of the Immigration and
Refugee Board\, the quasi-judicial administrative tribunal tasked with det
ention-related decision-making in Canada. Their analysis focuses on sevente
en ID decisions released between mid-March and mid-May 2020\, at the height
of the pandemic in Canada\, and reveals an identifiable shift in ID practi
ce: prior to the outbreak of COVID-19\, ID members generally refused to hea
r arguments related to conditions of detention\, and rarely ordered release
on that basis. With the onset of the pandemic\, however\, ID members have
not only entertained arguments identifying COVID-19 as a condition of deten
tion\, but more significantly\, have explicitly relied on this condition as
a basis for release. Arbel and Joeck argue that this shift in ID practice
is significant. Legally\, it allows detainees to argue the conditions of th
eir own confinement before the administrative body tasked with overseeing t
heir detention. This renders those conditions actionable\, and therefore le
gally meaningful. Materially\, this shift empowers detainees\, allowing the
m to more effectively advocate for their own release\, while lessening the
violence inherent to the detention review process. Conceptually\, the decis
ions suggest a shift in the paradigm within which legal decisions governing
detention are made. Before COVID-19\, the release assessment was firmly en
trenched in the familiar “us/them” paradigm that characterizes the discipli
narity of immigration detention. The post COVID-19 decisions suggest that t
his paradigm may have shifted temporarily: the line distinguishing us from
them has blurred in the shadow of a common threat\, and the location of ris
k has shifted in relation to that line. Rather unexpectedly\, the previous
conception of the inherent riskiness of migrants has been displaced by the
disruptive\, risky\, pandemic – a change that was surely buttressed by the
closure of the Canadian border\, in particular to asylum seekers. Reflectin
g on the broader implications of this shift in ID conduct\, Arbel and Joeck
suggest that the onset of COVID-19 has revealed the ways in which the cont
ainment and confinement of noncitizens can be reconfigured in Canadian law.
Mindful of the potentially limited nature of this shift\, they identify th
e progressive possibilities hidden in that reconfiguration\, and urge for i
t to continue even as the worse of the pandemic begins to pass.
https://www.youtube.com/embed/F7NjXdI05FA< /p>
Prolonged Social Contact to Internally Displaced Migrants Does Not Reduce Prejudice Among Locals in Wartime Settings
An online talk by:
Dr. Yang-Yang Zhou
Assistant Professor\, UBC
Political Science
Friday\, October 23\, 2020
12:30 - 2:
00 p.m. (Pacific Daylight Time)
[ Abstract ]
In
this talk\, based on a co-authored paper with Jason Lyall\, Associate Prof
essor of Transnational Studies at Dartmouth\, I ask: Can prolonged social c
ontact reduce local residents’ prejudice toward internally displaced person
s (IDPs) in fragile and violent settings? Despite record numbers of IDPs gl
obally\, there are few experimental tests of the causal effects of inter- g
roup contact on views toward migrants\, and almost none in countries experi
encing active conflict. We conducted a randomized controlled trial of a voc
ational skills training program in Kandahar\, Afghanistan\, that enrolled 2
\,597 locals and migrants\, in near equal numbers. The program offered prol
onged and meaningful contact\; courses lasted three or six months and empha
sized soft-skills development in addition to learning a technical trade. Un
like most contact studies that measure outcomes the same day\, we surveyed
locals at the end of the program and again eight months later. Despite meet
ing the conditions for contact theory\, we find no evidence of prejudice re
duction toward IDPs regardless of classroom demographics or course duration
.
We are excited to invite you to a special online film screening and awards ceremony next week hosted by the Community -UBC Refugee and Migration Working Group. Earlier this summer\, the Working Group organized the Storytelling for Change Film Campaign\, an initiative that UBC Migration was proud to support. After careful deliberation and man y months of hard work\, the Working Group is hosting an online screening of the films and awards ceremony that will also include presentations from th e filmmakers and mentors involved.
URL;VALUE=URI:https://migration.ubc.ca/events/event/storytelling-for-change -film-screening/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20210925T1915Z-1632597355.7259-EO-15447-42@10.19.146.14 STATUS:CONFIRMED DTSTAMP:20260524T051057Z CREATED:20210630T155831Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210630T155847Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20201029T123000 DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20201029T140000 SUMMARY: Xiaojun Li – Corrective info & public attitudes toward immigration DESCRIPTION: Does Corrective Information Change Public Attitudes toward Imm igration? Evidence from a Survey Experiment in Canada An online talk by: Dr . Xiaojun Li Associate Professor\, UBC Political Science Thursday\, October 29\, 2020 12:30 – 2:00 p.m. (Pacific Daylight Time) [ Abstract ] A large b ody of literature has demonstrated that citizens remain highly misinformed about the […] X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:https://www.youtube.com/embed/6NslHXBo3EA< /p>
Does Corrective Information Change Public Attitudes towar d Immigration? Evidence from a Survey Experiment in Canada
An online talk by:
Dr. Xiaojun Li
Ass
ociate Professor\, UBC Political Science
Thursday\, October
29\, 2020
12:30 - 2:00 p.m. (Pacific Daylight Time)
[ Ab
stract ]
A large body of literature has demonstrated that cit
izens remain highly misinformed about the number\, origin\, and other chara
cteristics of immigrants in their countries. Can correcting such misinforma
tion\, including those driven by innumeracy\, lead to attitudinal changes?
This talk examines this question in Canada. Using a survey experiment with
information treatments\, I show that statistical innumeracy about immigrant
s is prevalent among the Canadian public. Correcting the size of the immigr
ants leads to more negative views toward immigrants among respondents that
underestimated the number of new immigrants into Canada. However\, correcti
ng both the absolute and relative size of the immigrants does not worsen th
eir views toward immigrants and improve their support for the government ta
rgets set for new immigrant. These findings point to the importance of cont
extualized corrective information in overcoming cognitive biases rooted in
innumeracy-induced misinformation among the public.
https://www.youtube.com/embed/MoTXu2Y GjNU
"Rencontres culturelles: Améliorer l'inclusion au sein d
es espaces francophones minoritaires"
Le mardi 3 novembre
avec Suzanne Huot et Anne-Cécile Delaisse
Présenta
tion
Résumé de Recherche
https://www.youtube.com/embed/8I6448RieEI< /p>
Rethinking the Road: Autoethnography\, Memory and Transie nt Landscapes
An online talk by:
Dr. Lynne Pearce
Professor\, Lancaster University
Department of English and Creative Writing
*co-sponsored by the UBC Migration Mobilities Group and the UBC Public Humanities Hub
Friday\, November 6\, 2020
11:00 AM - 12:30 PM (PST)
[ Abstract ]
In 2000 I published a book chapter\, ‘Driv
ing North/Driving South’\, which included a first-person description of one
the many journeys I was then making between my parents’ home in Cornwall\,
my ‘work home’ (Lancaster)\, and what was quickly to become my principal\,
and permanent\, home in Scotland. The chapter coincided with the establish
ment of the Centre for Mobilities Research (CeMoRe) at Lancaster University
and was cited quite widely by colleagues who had begun working on automobi
lities.
Ten years later\, I resumed my work on driving (culminating i n Drivetime (2016)) and am now beginning work on a new project inv estigating how Britain’s roads and roadscapes have changed over the past 20 years from the perspective of its users. The paper I would like to share w ith you here is a pilot for this project. Entitled ‘Driving North/Driving S outh Reprised’\, it centres on a recent (2019) journey ’home’ to Cornwall w hich I compare and contrast with the one I made in 1999. My discussion is c oncerned not only with the changes that have impacted on the roads and the driving experience during that 20 year period\, but also how road users the mselves register change\; what we see\, what we don’t\, and how the flux ma ps onto our own life-histories. This is then folded into a wider argument a bout the methodological challenge of documenting transient landscapes (a co ncern first flagged up by contemporary archaeologists such as Seffryn Penro se (Images of Change\, 2007))\, and how their ephemerality impacts upon the individuals and communities whose lives depend upon them in diffe rent ways. In the course of this debate I shall make the case for why autoe thnography and textual analysis are perhaps the only available methods for accessing the complex perceptions\, memories and emotions associated with t his order of change.
The talk will be framed by a short\, preliminary discussion of mobility and the humanities as an important new subfield wit hin mobilities scholarship including some personal reflections on why it is still proving difficult to get literary scholars working of mobility theme s to engage with the mobilities research that has emanated from the social sciences.
URL;VALUE=URI:https://migration.ubc.ca/events/event/lynne-pearce-rethinking -the-road/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20210910T1810Z-1631297443.0668-EO-15436-42@10.19.146.14 STATUS:CONFIRMED DTSTAMP:20260524T051057Z CREATED:20210630T072346Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210630T072346Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20201112T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20201112T113000 SUMMARY: Markus Hallensleben – Deconstructing Eurocentric politics of belon ging DESCRIPTION: Deconstructing Eurocentric Politics of Belonging through Liter ary and Visual Narratives of Plural Relations An online talk by: Dr. Markus Hallensleben Associate Professor\, UBC Department of Central\, Eastern and Northern European Studies Thursday\, November 12\, 2020 10:00 AM – 11:30 A M (PST) [ Abstract ] My talk will discuss literary and visual narratives of plurality that suggest […] X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:https://www.youtube.com/embed/AXYuRG_aIN0< /p>
Deconstructing Eurocentric Politics of Belonging through Lite rary and Visual Narratives of Plural Relations
An online tal
k by:
Dr. Markus Hallensleben
Associate Professor\, UBC Departmen
t of Central\, Eastern and Northern European Studies
Thursday\, Novem
ber 12\, 2020
10:00 AM - 11:30 AM (PST)
[ Abstract ]
My talk will discuss literary and visual narratives of plurality
that suggest a relational\, intersectional way of connecting cultures. The
se narratives are often directed against hegemonial discourses of belonging
and can be seen as counter narratives to Eurocentrism\, colonialism\, sede
ntarism and patriarchalism. They can\, nevertheless\, be place based and ve
rnacular\, and at the same time promote cosmopolitanism and super-diversity
. Whether they are earth based\, as in the installations and performances o
f Otobong Nkanga\, or bodily centred\, as in the writings of Billy-Ray Belc
ourt\, they make us aware of the problematic and violent politics of seeing
the land and the people as resources\, rather than listening to their voic
es as necessarily corrective sources for a societal change. Similarly\, new
narratives of a postmigrant society and “Radical Diversity” (Max Czollek)
have emerged in German-language texts and films that deconstruct a Eurocent
ric politics of belonging. By building plural relations between religions a
nd cultures\, they give refugees and immigrants agency and openly criticize
socio-political concepts of integration that are built on the principle of
a dominant and “guiding culture”. I will analyse these narratives under th
e assumption that cultural identities are constructed performatively and th
at cultures have to be seen dynamic and confluent. However\, being myself e
ntangled as an uninvited guest and settler here in Vancouver\, my goal is n
ot to compare similar political activisms coming from different cultural ba
ckgrounds\, I rather look for queer narratives of self-governing\, self-det
ermination and self-precarity. Finally\, I will ask how we can\, with the w
ords of Chantal Mouffe\, “transform an antagonism into an agonism” (Hegemon
y\, Radical Democracy\, and the Political\, 2013) and aim for a scholarly a
ctivism that won’t reiterate Eurocentrism within and outside Europe.
Governing Difference: Urban Po licy and Multiculture in Singapore
An online talk by:Louisa May Khoo
PhD Student\, UBC School
of Community and Regional Planning
Wednesday\, November 18\,
2020
12:30 - 2:00 p.m. (PST)
[ Abstract ]
I begin with a brief overview of Singapore's immigrant history and current
immigration framework to support Singapore's ambition of a global city. I
then outline the differentiated responses that Singapore has taken to gove
rn multicultures across the local versus foreign populations. In doing so\,
I ask: How can policy interventions be mobilized to shape people’s capacit
ies to live with difference? I turn to Singapore’s toolkit encompassing spa
tial interventions through urban planning and design\, social policy and co
nceptions of ‘others’ to illustrate the ways through which diversity is gov
erned in Singapore. I suggest that these institutional structures supportin
g a ‘differentiated difference’ illuminate Allport’s contact hypothesis des
pite critique otherwise of its simplicity and irrelevance. I conclude with
tentative remarks on how the Covid pandemic outbreak in foreign workers’ do
rmitories might reshape the way difference is practiced in Singapore.
[ Bio ]
Louisa has been an urban planner and policy
researcher in Singapore for many years. Her research sits at the intersecti
ons of urban governance and marginalised communities. She is currently an I
nternational Doctoral Fellow with the School of Community and Regional Plan
ning (SCARP) at UBC. She is also Senior Assistant Director with the Centre
for Liveable Cities\, Singapore.
Please RSVP for this event i n the form below.
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Bordering the Pandemic: COVID-19\, Immigration\, and Emer gency
An online talk by:
Dr. Asha Kaushal
Assistant Professor\, UBC Allard
School of Law
&
Dr. Bethany Hastie
Assistant Professor\, UBC Allard School
of Law
with
Devin Eeg
Graduate\,
UBC Allard School of Law Graduate Program
Tuesday\, December 1\, 2020
12:30 - 2:00 p.m. (PST)
[ Abstract ]
In M
arch 2020\, the COVID-19 pandemic led to the closure of Canada’s internatio
nal borders. This closure was not absolute\; it was marked by several excep
tions. Those exceptions were contained in a series of Orders-in-Council (Oi
Cs) which became the Canadian government’s mechanism of choice for governin
g the border. OiCs are swift\, efficient\, and flexible legal instruments\,
which makes them well-suited to a public health emergency. In this talk\,
we explore the nature\, function and impact of regulating Canada’s borders
through OiCs. Focusing on both the procedural and substantive dimensions of
OiCs\, we interrogate their potential political\, legal\, and social conse
quences. We draw on the theory of the emergency to unpack and illustrate ho
w this unfolds\, and to explain why it creates serious challenges for longe
r-term immigration regulation. We demonstrate how the use and content of th
e pandemic OiCs with respect to the border has reignited reliance on status
-based distinctions in immigration regulation\, and we consider the ways in
which this may produce discriminatory effects at and within Canada’s borde
rs.
Friday\, December 4\, 2020
10
:00 am - 11:30 am
Join WUSC UBC in this online webinar and n etworking discussion sessions on Accessibility of Post-Secondary Education for BC Newcomer Youth.
Youth with immigrant and refugee backgrounds f ace unique challenges in accessing education: English language training\, n avigating through Canadian education system\, coping with the stress of dra stic change in the surrounding environment\, etc. The COVID pandemic has al so added another layer of technological accessibility issues. This event wi ll seek to identify the existing barriers and connect those who are interes ted and passionate about this issue\, in hope to formulate some practical s olutions. WUSC would like to take on a program/campaign that may come about from the discussion next year with the possibility of initiating funding a pplications.
Participants will have a chance to win $25 gift cards at the event!
URL;VALUE=URI:https://migration.ubc.ca/events/event/breaking-down-barriers- wusc-ubc-webinar/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://migr.cms.arts.ubc.ca/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/2021/06/bcbflyer.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20210920T0840Z-1632127253.4164-EO-15428-42@10.19.146.2 STATUS:CONFIRMED DTSTAMP:20260524T051057Z CREATED:20210630T071347Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210630T071959Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20201205T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20201205T160000 SUMMARY: Refugees and Borders Webinar DESCRIPTION: Saturday\, December 5\, 2020 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm Borders are fi rst imagined and then built. What we think borders can do is shaped by the stories we tell. What is your border story? This free webinar begins with a virtual screening of Borderstory\, a Worn Words short documentary and dial ogue-opener about what the word […] X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:Saturday\, December 5\, 2020
2:00 pm to 4:00 pm
Borders are first imagined and th en built.
What we think borders can do is shaped by the stories we tell.
What is your border story?
This free webinar begins with a virtual screening of Bord erstory\, a Worn Words short documentary and dialogue-opener about wha t the word ‘border’ means to us. Following the film\, cross-sector experts will engage questions as part of a panel discussion on the word ‘border’ an d give concrete suggestions for policy and law. Participants are invited to ask honest questions and participate in dialogue based on personal experie nce and collective curiosity. As global and country citizens\, we’ll imagin e incremental ways our idea of ‘border” can increasingly become more human- centred and benefit the safety needs of people seeking refuge while honouri ng the practical need for boundaries. This event will be moderated by Salee m Spindari\, Senior Manager of the Refugees and Migrant Workers Programs at MOSAIC.
Panellists
Hassan Al Kontar
Efra
t Arbel
Kristi Pinderi
Edward Alden
Carlo Handy Charles
For more information\, email: even ts@kinbrace.ca
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Jan 19\, 2021: 5:30-7:30 PM PST | 9:30-11:30 A M (GMT+8) (Jan 20\, 2021)
Jan 26\, 2021: 5:00-7:00 P M PST | 9:00-11:00 AM (GMT+8) (Jan 27\, 2021)
an online forum organized by
Dr. Miu Chung Yan (School of Social Work\, UB
C)
Dr. Sean Lauer (Sociology\, UBC)
and featuring presentati ons by
Dr. Leo Shin (UBC)
Dr. Helen Leung (Simon Fraser Uni
versity)
Andy Yan (Simon Fraser University)
Dr. Joyce Chan (Carey
Theological College)
Dr. Eric Fong (Hong Kong University)
Dr. La
ke Lui (Hong Kong Polytechnic University)
The signing of the Joint De claration of the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Nort hern Ireland and the Government of the People's Republic of China on the Qu estion of Hong Kong in 1984 triggered a massive outmigration among Hong Kon g residents. More than 380\,000 HK people immigrated to Canada from the ear ly-1980s to the mid-1990s. Many later decided to return to Hong Kong after securing their Canadian citizenship. The high transnational mobility among HK immigrants had indeed drawn significant attentions in migration studies until late 2000. Recently due to the sociopolitical situation in Hong Kong\ , there has been a noticeable trend of reverse return migration among HK Ca nadian residing in Hong Kong. This emerging phenomenon has sparked new scho larly and public interests in HK immigrants to Canada. In this e-forum\, dr awing from the expertise of sociology\, urban planning\, religion studies\, history\, sexuality/cultural studies\, and social work\, we intend to revi sit the transnational migration experience of Hong Kong immigrants to Canad a.
Click here to download full program schedule.
URL;VALUE=URI:https://migration.ubc.ca/events/event/when-local-meets-transn ational-reciprocal-effects-of-immigrants-circulating-between-hong-kong-and- canada-2/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://migr.cms.arts.ubc.ca/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/2021/06/When-Local-Meets-Transnational-Reciprocal-Effects-of-Immigrants-Circulating-between-Hong-Kong-and-Canada.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20210827T1414Z-1630073685.4898-EO-15376-42@10.19.146.2 STATUS:CONFIRMED DTSTAMP:20260524T051057Z CREATED:20210627T224317Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210630T072043Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20210126T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20210126T190000 SUMMARY: When Local Meets Transnational: Reciprocal Effects of Immigrants C irculating between Hong Kong and Canada DESCRIPTION: When Local Meets Transnational: Reciprocal Effects of Immigran ts Circulating between Hong Kong and Canada Jan 19\, 2021: 5:30-7:30 PM PST | 9:30-11:30 AM (GMT+8) (Jan 20\, 2021) Jan 26\, 2021: 5:00-7:00 PM PST | 9:00-11:00 AM (GMT+8) (Jan 27\, 2021) an online forum organized by Dr. Miu Chung Yan (School of Social Work\, UBC) Dr. […] X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:When Local Meets Transnational : Reciprocal Effects of Immigrants Circulating between Hong Kong and Canada
Jan 19\, 2021: 5:30-7:30 PM PST | 9:30-11:30 A M (GMT+8) (Jan 20\, 2021)
Jan 26\, 2021: 5:00-7:00 P M PST | 9:00-11:00 AM (GMT+8) (Jan 27\, 2021)
an online forum organized by
Dr. Miu Chung Yan (School of Social Work\, UB
C)
Dr. Sean Lauer (Sociology\, UBC)
and featuring presentati ons by
Dr. Leo Shin (UBC)
Dr. Helen Leung (Simon Fraser Uni
versity)
Andy Yan (Simon Fraser University)
Dr. Joyce Chan (Carey
Theological College)
Dr. Eric Fong (Hong Kong University)
Dr. La
ke Lui (Hong Kong Polytechnic University)
The signing of the Joint De claration of the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Nort hern Ireland and the Government of the People's Republic of China on the Qu estion of Hong Kong in 1984 triggered a massive outmigration among Hong Kon g residents. More than 380\,000 HK people immigrated to Canada from the ear ly-1980s to the mid-1990s. Many later decided to return to Hong Kong after securing their Canadian citizenship. The high transnational mobility among HK immigrants had indeed drawn significant attentions in migration studies until late 2000. Recently due to the sociopolitical situation in Hong Kong\ , there has been a noticeable trend of reverse return migration among HK Ca nadian residing in Hong Kong. This emerging phenomenon has sparked new scho larly and public interests in HK immigrants to Canada. In this e-forum\, dr awing from the expertise of sociology\, urban planning\, religion studies\, history\, sexuality/cultural studies\, and social work\, we intend to revi sit the transnational migration experience of Hong Kong immigrants to Canad a.
Click here to download full program schedule.
URL;VALUE=URI:https://migration.ubc.ca/events/event/when-local-meets-transn ational-reciprocal-effects-of-immigrants-circulating-between-hong-kong-and- canada/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://migr.cms.arts.ubc.ca/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/2021/06/When-Local-Meets-Transnational-Reciprocal-Effects-of-Immigrants-Circulating-between-Hong-Kong-and-Canada.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20210902T0650Z-1630565440.0084-EO-15375-42@10.19.146.15 STATUS:CONFIRMED DTSTAMP:20260524T051057Z CREATED:20210627T224151Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210627T224151Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20210129T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20210129T133000 SUMMARY: Nicholas De Genova – Viral Borders DESCRIPTION: Viral Borders An online talk by: Dr. Nicholas De Genova Profes sor and Chair University of Houston Department of Comparative Cultural Stud ies Friday\, January 29\, 2021 12:00 – 1:30 p.m. (PST) [ Abstract ] In the specific context of the COVID-19 public health emergency\, states on a glob al scale have resorted to a logic of “national” […] X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:https://www.youtube.com/embed/Kmgnrls9-co< /p>
Viral Borders
An online talk by:
Dr. Nicholas De Genova
Professor and Chair
Universi
ty of Houston
Department of Comparative Cultural Studies
Friday\
, January 29\, 2021
12:00 - 1:30 p.m. (PST)
[ Abstract ]
In the specific context of the COVID-19 public health emerge
ncy\, states on a global scale have resorted to a logic of “national” quara
ntine to justify border closures\, and tactics of migrant and refugee immob
ilization\, more generally. The frequently racialized equation of border-cr
ossing “foreigners” with the putative threat of contagion is nothing new\,
of course. Thus\, like the coronavirus itself\, migrants are depicted as a
disruptive and dangerous menace that somehow intrudes from “outside” the pr
esumptively self-contained space of each nation-state\, and triggers a simp
listic and often cruel logic of implausible insularity and self-isolation i
n the guise of public health precautions. Such misguided conceptions of the
public health responsibilities of the state are enacted as purportedly pro
tective measures intended to exclusively safeguard the nation-state’s citiz
enry. As exercises in bombastic nationalism\, such measures become crudely
“populist” occasions for re-bordering “the people.” Notably\, in the contex
t of the mass expulsions enforced in response to the COVID-19 pandemic\, th
e equation of migrants with contagion has sometimes also characterized the
reaction against returning emigrants or deportees even in their countries o
f origin\, where they are similarly figured as invasive and unwelcome exter
nal vectors of disease and viral transmission. Hence\, migrants have often
been challenged by a double process of re-bordering driven by both “sending
” and “receiving” states’ false and ultimately futile logic of preemptive a
nd punitive exclusion\, leaving the migrants trapped in transit\, while exp
osed to heightened risks of exposure and infection. Thus\, the often brutal
tendencies of these border regimes have plainly exposed migrants and refug
ees to an inordinate risk of COVID-19 infection as border closures have con
tained migrants to makeshift border zone encampments or hostels or subjecte
d them to over-crowded migrant detention prisons with no provision of adequ
ate health care. From the standpoint of public health\, of course\, this is
plainly a self-defeating strategy that merely multiples the conditions of
possibility for the virus to spread\, but it underscores the extent to whic
h a neo-Malthusian public health rationality mercilessly subjects some live
s to a statist calculus of human lives that are deemed to be expendable and
may be disregarded and discounted as “affordable” deaths. Thus\, the feckl
ess bordering of the pandemic has served to unleash a pandemic of viral bor
ders.
Even confronted with the ever more devious reaction formations of border policing and militarization\, migrant detention\, and immigration enforcement by state powers\, the constitutive force and autonomy of human mobility must nonetheless be central in our analyses of the veritable maki ng and remaking of our contemporary world. Amidst the chaos and confusion o f the pandemic\, and even against the considerable forces aligned to immobi lize their migratory projects\, which may to greater or lesser extents comp el them to revert to a kind of “standby” mode\, migrants’ subjective autono my remains an incorrigible force. And waiting to be re-activated\, their mo bilities remain an intractable and always potentially disruptive constituti ve power.
URL;VALUE=URI:https://migration.ubc.ca/events/event/nicholas-de-genova-vira l-borders/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20210920T0607Z-1632118034.9205-EO-15374-42@10.19.146.2 STATUS:CONFIRMED DTSTAMP:20260524T051057Z CREATED:20210627T224035Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210627T224035Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20210210T123000 DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20210210T140000 SUMMARY: Denise L. Spitzer – Situating Intersectionality in Migrant Health DESCRIPTION: Situating Intersectionality in Migrant Health An online talk b y: Denise L. Spitzer\, PhD Professor\, School of Public Health\, University of Alberta Adjunct Professor\, Institute of Feminist and Gender Studies\, University of Ottawa Wednesday\, February 10\, 2021 12:30 PM – 2:00 PM (PST ) [ Abstract ] Rooted in Black\, Indigenous\, queer\, and post-colonial fem inisms\, the term intersectionality […] X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:https://www.youtube.com/embed/JNMLcJxGw-U< /p>
Situating Intersectionality in Migrant Health
An online talk by:
Denise L. Spitzer\, PhDProfessor\, School of Public Health\, University of Alberta
Adjunc
t Professor\, Institute of Feminist and Gender Studies\, University of Otta
wa
Wednesday\, February 10\, 2021
12:30 PM - 2:00 PM (PST)
[ Abstract ]
Rooted in Black\, Indigenous\, queer\,
and post-colonial feminisms\, the term intersectionality was brought into
the lexicon by Kimberlé Crenshaw in 1989 to illuminate the multiplicity of
interacting categories of social differentiation that inform lived experien
ce. In the more than thirty years since its articulation\, intersectionalit
y has been increasingly taken up in research\, policy\, practice\, and acti
vism. In this presentation\, I will examine what intersectionality brings t
o the realm of migrant health. While arguing that intersectionality needs t
o be more inclusive of the dimensions of time and place\, I will also outli
ne the benefits and challenges to incorporating this lens to this area of r
esearch and practice.
https://www.youtube.com/embed/xv7MSp0cViQ< /p>
On the Road : Mobility and Social Differentiation
An online talk by:
Dr. Claudia Moatti
Professor\, Université Paris 8 and University of Southern California
*co-sponsored by the UBC Centre for Migration Studies' Mobilities Group and the UBC Department of Classical\, Near Eastern and Religious Studies
Friday\, February 19\, 2021
11:00 AM - 12:30 PM (PST)
Based on examples taken from different period
s of history\, but mainly from the Roman period\, this lecture proposes som
e insights on the social use of the road and the experience of mobility. Wh
o was found on the roads in the ancient societies\, and how did the meeting
between the different social categories take place? According to what crit
eria were routes chosen or even imposed: rank\, class\, gender or function?
What objects did the travelers take with them? What knowledge was accessib
le? And for what purpose\, with what imaginary was the road taken? Since an
tiquity\, novels have taken the road as a privileged setting because it emb
odied the place par excellence where people normally separated by social hi
erarchy or by space could meet and at the same time ostentatiously display
social division\, where destinies mingled and intrigues were woven. It is u
p to the historian to reread these narratives in the light of other sources
\, to put mobility to the test of social differentiation\, and\, beyond a s
tudy of practices\, to pose the question of spatial justice. Although space
is naturally common\, it is often "qualified" by the people who move in it
and access to it can be the subject of tension and conflict\, even abuse o
f power.
[ Bio ]
Claudia Moatti is professor a
t the Paris 8 University (France) and at the University of Southern Califor
nia (Los Angeles). She has studied the intellectual transformations of the
Roman society at the end of the Republic (The Birth of Critical Thinkin
g in Republican Rome\, Cambridge University Press\, 2015 = Paris\, 199
7)\, the Roman notion of res publica (Res publica\, Paris\, 2018)
and the control of human mobility in the Roman Empire. This last research d
eveloped within a broader international program she has been heading\,
La mobilité des personnes en Méditerranée\, de l’Antiquité à l’époque moder
ne. Procédures de contrôle et documents d’identification which culmina
ted in three edited volumes. Her current book projects concern Migration\,
mobility and the Law in the Roman world\, and the experience of mobility in
the Ancient world.
https://www.youtube.com/embed/5sxm2lr-O4E< /p>
Local Suffrage Increases Citizenship Acquisition: Evidenc e from the European Union
An online talk by:
Dr. Hannah Al
arian
Assistant Professor of Political Science
Unive
rsity of Florida
Monday\, February 22\, 2021
12:15 - 1:30 p.m. (
PST)
* Co-sponsored with the UBC Institute for European Studies < /em>*
[ Abstract ]
Do local immigrant voting ri
ghts increase citizenship acquisition? Although some contend immigrants acq
uire citizenship when the relative benefits of acquisition are greater than
its costs\, Prof. Alarian posits that immigrant inclusion is path dependen
t – such that early suffrage could encourage rather than deter naturalizati
on. This theory was tested with a series of cross-national and quantitative
case-study analyses. First\, Prof. Alarian examined the effect of municipa
l suffrage on naturalization in the EU using bilateral OECD acquisition fig
ures among 14 EU destinations and 127 non-EU origins between 2007 and 2014.
Second\, she estimated the causal effect of non-EU suffrage by exploiting
origin-specific variation in access to Spain’s 2011 municipal elections. Ac
ross each analysis\, Prof. Alarian finds local voting rights increases form
al membership. She further reveals these patterns are not present for other
forms of non-citizen political rights. These findings challenge cost-benef
it approaches to national membership\, revealing suffrage reinforces rather
than degrades citizenship.
https://www.youtube.com/embed/BowkIPuFcDo< /p>
Social exclusion\, symbolic boundaries and convivial labo ur in East London’s context of ongoing immigration
An o
nline talk by:
Dr. Susanne Wessendorf
Professor
of Social Anthropology\, Coventry University Centre for Trust\, Peace and S
ocial Relations
*co-sponsored by the UBC Centre for Migration Studies ' Mobilities Group and the UBC Department of Anthropology
Friday\, Fe
bruary 26\, 2021
10:00 AM - 11:30 AM (PST)
[ Abstract ]
In much public discourse on immigrants in Western Europe\, p
erceptions towards newcomers are discussed in relation to what white nation
al majorities think. However\, today\, new migrants often move into places
which are already settled by previous migrants. This lecture investigates t
he local experiences\, perceptions and attitudes towards newcomers among lo
ng-established ethnic minorities in an area which they have made their home
\, and where they predominate not just in numbers but also by way of shops\
, religious sites\, school population\, etc. Based on ethnographic fieldwor
k in East London (UK)\, it looks at long-established ethnic minority reside
nts’ attitudes towards newcomers from Eastern Europe\, and how these are sh
aped by their own histories of exclusion. By bringing together theories on
symbolic boundary making with the concept of ‘convivial labour’\, the lectu
re illustrates how experiences of stigmatization impact on perceptions of w
hite newcomers\, and how\, in the context of socio-economic precariousness\
, these perceptions are characterized by a combination of empathy and resen
tment.
[ Bio ]
Susanne Wessendorf is Professor
of Social Anthropology at Coventry University’s Centre for Trust\, Peace a
nd Social Relations (UK). She has been doing research on migration\, transn
ationalism and migrant settlement for more than ten years. Her recent work
focuses on understanding new forms of social inclusion and exclusion in con
texts of immigration-related diversity. Since completing her DPhil at the C
entre on Migration\, Policy and Society (COMPAS) at the University of Oxfor
d\, she has been a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the Max Planck Institute
for the Study of Religious and Ethnic Diversity\, Marie Curie Research Fel
low at the Institute for Research into Superdiversity (IRiS) at the Univers
ity of Birmingham\, and Associate Professorial Research Fellow at the Londo
n School of Economic’s International Inequalities Institute.
https://www.youtube.com/embed/b3zzss3mMpg< /p>
The Politics of South-South Migration
An online talk by:
Dr. Nikhar Gaikwad
Assistant Professor<
br />Columbia University
Department of Political Science
Thursda
y\, March 4\, 2021
12:30 - 2:00 p.m. (PST)
[ Abstract ]<
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In this study co-led by Kolby Hanson (US Naval War College) a
nd Aliz Toth (Stanford University)\, Nikhar Gaikwad discusses why recent de
cades have witnessed a sharp increase in cross-border labor migration in th
e Global South. Together\, they conducted a field experiment on migration f
rom Northeast India to the Persian Gulf to test how access to overseas empl
oyment opportunities impact political and economic outcomes among migrants
and sending communities. Candidates who were interested in pursuing jobs ab
road were randomly selected for a hospitality-sector employment training an
d recruitment program. After completing the program\, but prior to migratin
g abroad\, selected individuals became more confident in their economic pro
spects and made enhanced economic investments in their futures. Strengthene
d economic forecasts altered policy preferences\, with subjects growing les
s supportive of state-led taxation and redistribution and more committed to
principles of individual economic autonomy. The prospect of upward mobilit
y associated with international employment opportunities also shifted indiv
iduals’ willingness to mobilize politically to achieve policy change. Gaikw
ad concludes by presenting his pre-analysis plan to compare outcomes across
treatment and control individuals and household members a year after migra
tion. This research design helps to overcome selection concerns in the stud
y of mobility\, isolate how overseas employment opportunities alter individ
uals’ political attitudes and behaviors\, and offer the first experimental
evidence on the consequences of migration in the Global South.
https://www.youtube.com/embed/bmb6JJYGNVo< /p>
Re-settler society: Refugee sponsorship as Canadian narra tive
An online talk by:
Audrey Macklin
Professor & Rebecca Cook Chair in Human Rights Law
Unive
rsity of Toronto
Munk School of Global Affairs and Public Policy
Monday\, March 8\, 2021
12:30 PM - 2:00 PM (PST)
[ Abst
ract ]
In late 2015\, Canada launched its most ambitious refu
gee resettlement program since the Indochinese Resettlement of 1979-80. By
late 2020\, over 45\,000 Syrian refugees were resettled to Canada. About h
alf were sponsored by groups of Canadians who pooled their own financial re
sources\, and undertook responsibility for material\, moral and social supp
ort in the first year. My research focuses on sponsors: who sponsors and w
hy\, their perception and experience of sponsorship\, and the impact of spo
nsorship on them and their communities. I ask the question: how does the
project of making refugees into citizens remake the citizenship of sponsors
? I am interested in how the quotidian practices of sponsorship embody or
challenge models of privatisation\, inequality\, humanitarianism and hospit
ality\, and citizenship. My presentation will present preliminary findings
from research that involved over 500 online surveys and 85 in-person inter
views with sponsors.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sB9ndrDQ7- g
Mexico’s New Slavery: A Critique of Neo-Abolitionism to Combat Human Trafficking (la trata de personas)
An onl
ine talk and discussion by:
Dr. Grace Peña Delgado
Associate Professor\, UC Santa Cruz History Department
Monday\, Ma
rch 29\, 2021
12:30 PM - 2:00 PM (PDT)
[ Abstract ] This work examines contemporary New Abolitionism as it redefined human trafficking law in Mexico. Until 2012\, Mexico’s federal law understood hu man trafficking consistent with the United Nations protocol as action\, mea ns\, and purpose. Under the ultra-right presidential administration of Feli pe Calderón Hinojosa (2006-2012)\, New Abolitionists attained a level of na tional political influence and mounted a successful campaign to replace exi sting law with legislation defining human trafficking as slavery. New Aboli tionists likewise framed human trafficking as a lucrative activity of drug cartel networks. Linking human trafficking to international organized crime fostered a new alliance between Calderón and President George W. Bush base d on mutual national security interests against cartel violence and a share d view that human trafficking included sex work. Other new associations tra nspired. With the advance of the General Law\, although dubious according t o labor rights and feminist critics\, Neo-Abolitionism gained traction with in anti-feminicide (feminicidio) circles as a potential legal instrument to fight gender violence and sexual exploitation. The drift of anti-feminicid e politics toward Neo-Abolitionism\, although incomplete\, departed from cu stomary feminist advocacy of labor- and sex worker- rights for greater indi vidual freedoms. In such reconfigurations\, violent and often lethal securi ty measures to combat the war on drugs transferred to the fight against hum an trafficking.
Resumen: “La nueva esclavitud de México: Una crítica al neo-activismo para combatir la trata de personas”
En el presente e xamina el nuevo abolicionismo contemporáneo\, que redefinió la legislación sobre la trata de personas en México. Hasta 2012\, la ley federal de México entendía la trata de personas en consonancia con los protocolos de las Nac iones Unidas como acción\, medio y propósito. Bajo la administración presid encial ultraderechista de Felipe Calderón Hinojosa (2006-2012)\, los Nuevos Abolicionistas alcanzaron un nivel de influencia política nacional y monta ron una campaña exitosa para reemplazar la ley existente por una legislació n que definiera la trata de personas como esclavitud. Los Nuevos Abolicioni stas también enmarcaron la trata de personas como una actividad lucrativa d e las redes de cárteles narcotraficantes. La vinculación de la trata de per sonas con el crimen organizado internacional fomentó una nueva alianza entr e Calderón y el Presidente George W. Bush basada en los intereses mutuos de seguridad nacional contra la violencia de los cárteles y en la opinión com partida de que la trata de personas incluía el trabajo sexual. Surgieron ot ras nuevas asociaciones. Con el avance de la Ley General\, aunque dudoso se gún las criticas de grupos de derechos laborales y feministas\, el Neo-Abol ionismo ganó tracción dentro de los círculos anti-feminicidio (feminicidio) como potencial instrumento legal para luchar contra la violencia de género y la explotación sexual. La deriva de la política antifeminicida hacia el Neo-Abolionismo\, aunque incompleta\, se apartó de la defensa tradicional f eminista de los derechos laborales y de las trabajadoras sexuales para cons eguir mayores libertades individuales. En tales reconfiguraciones\, las med idas de seguridad violentas y a menudo letales para combatir la guerra cont ra las drogas se trasladaron a la lucha contra la trata de personas.
URL;VALUE=URI:https://migration.ubc.ca/events/event/grace-pena-delgado-mexi cos-new-slavery/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://migr.cms.arts.ubc.ca/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/2021/06/9_0.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20210917T2235Z-1631918127.4917-EO-14700-42@10.19.146.1 STATUS:CONFIRMED DTSTAMP:20260524T051057Z CREATED:20210510T162049Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210510T162049Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20210407T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20210407T110000 SUMMARY: Storytelling as Research Roundtable: Postmigrant Narratives DESCRIPTION: This roundtable event is part of the Storytelling as Research: Unsettling the Cultural Politics of Diversity through Filmmaking program. All content will be available upon registration. Please note that all Webin ars will be open to the public. However\, active participation in the talki ng circle discussions of Webinars 1\, 3\, and 4 will be by invitation only. Please […] X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:This roundtable event is part of the S torytelling as Research: Unsettling the Cultural Politics of Diversity thro ugh Filmmaking program. All content will be available upon registratio n. Please note that all Webinars will be open to the public. However\, acti ve participation in the talking circle discussions of Webinars 1\, 3\, and 4 will be by invitation only. Please go to the full program page for f urther information.
If you would like to learn more\, contact worksho p organizers Erin Goheen Glanville and Markus Hallensleben.
URL;VALUE=URI:https://migration.ubc.ca/events/event/storytelling-as-researc h-roundtable-postmigrant-narratives/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20210826T0206Z-1629943609.4181-EO-14699-42@10.19.146.2 STATUS:CONFIRMED DTSTAMP:20260524T051057Z CREATED:20210510T161300Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210510T161300Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20210408T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20210408T123000 SUMMARY: Regina Römhild – Other Europes in moments of post-otherness DESCRIPTION: Other Europes in Moments of Post-Otherness An online talk by: Dr. Regina Römhild Professor Institute for European Ethnology Humboldt Univ ersity of Berlin * Co-sponsored by the UBC Centre for Migration Studies\, U BC Institute for European Studies and UBC Department of Central\, Eastern a nd Northern European Studies (CENES) * Thursday\, April 8\, 2021 11:00 AM – 12:30 […] X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:https://www.youtube.com/embed/B81FzoOfr3A< /p>
Other Europes in Moments of Post-Otherness< /p>
An online talk by:
Dr. Regina Römhild
Prof
essor
Institute for European Ethnology
Humboldt University of Ber
lin
* Co-sponsored by the UBC Centre for Migration Studies\, UBC Institute for European Studies and UBC Department of Central\, Eastern and Northern European Studies (CENES) *
Thursday\, April 8\, 2021
11:00 AM - 12:30 PM (PDT)
[ Abstract ]
The
making of Europe can be studied through the lens of complex processes of “O
thering”\, i.e. processes of world-making through borders and boundaries de
fining a hegemonic “Europeanness” against subaltern formations of “Othernes
s”. However\, these borders and boundaries are constantly contested and und
ercut in practices of (post)migrant mobilities and mobilizations. Hence\, t
he un- and re-making of Europe can also be studied by looking at these dest
abilizing movements and their worlding projects. Seen through that lens\, O
ther Europes are constantly in the making as well\, if only in certain mome
nts of unforeseen resistance\, allience and conviviality. The talk will exp
lore such moments along three ethnographic vignettes in which an improvised
social imagination of “Post-Otherness” can be shown to be at work pointing
to the presence of unknown futures beyond borderland Europe. It will be ar
gued towards a radicalized perspective that focuses strongly on such subver
sive\, convivial moments rather than merely on the making of borders and di
fferences that especially critical research is predominantly concerned with
.
This roundtable event is part of the Story telling as Research: Unsettling the Cultural Politics of Diversity through Filmmaking program. All content will be available upon registration. Please note that all Webinars will be open to the public. However\, active partic ipation in the talking circle discussions of Webinars 1\, 3\, and 4 will be by invitation only. Please go to the full program page for further in formation.
If you would like to learn more\, contact workshop organiz ers Erin Goheen Glanville and Markus Hallensleben.
URL;VALUE=URI:https://migration.ubc.ca/events/event/storytelling-as-researc h-roundtable-unsettling-narratives/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20210919T1155Z-1632052551.3807-EO-15673-42@10.19.146.15 STATUS:CONFIRMED DTSTAMP:20260524T051057Z CREATED:20210803T151624Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210803T151624Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20210413T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20210413T100000 SUMMARY: New Media Aesthetics of Migration Workshop Keynote – Prof. Myria G eorgiou (LSE) DESCRIPTION: How does the subaltern speak? A critical humanist response for the times of migrant hypermediation A Keynote for the New Media Aesthetics of Migration Workshop (workshop will follow keynote) Tuesday\, April 13\, 2021 9:00 – 10:00 AM PT Professor Myria Georgiou London School of Economics and Political Science [ Abstract ] This talk focuses on digital […] X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:https://www.youtube.com/embed/hGrZuRwJW3k< /p>
How does the subaltern speak?
A critical hu
manist response for the times of migrant hypermediation
A Keynote for the New Media Aesthetics of Migration Workshop (workshop wil l follow keynote)
Tuesday\, April 13\, 2021
9:00 - 10:00 AM PT
Professor Myria Georgiou
London School of Economics and P
olitical Science
[ Abstract ]
This talk focuses on digi
tal representation of voice in the context of migration’s hypermediation. T
hinking through a range of digital projects\, it examines when and how migr
ant voice is being elevated to agentive recognition or reduced to a media t
rope. As digitalization has expanded migrant appearance in media spaces\, t
he representational politics of migration has become more complex\, raising
questions about its implications for migrant recognition and respect. In f
act\, and as migrant voices increasingly appear across institutional and gr
assroot digital spaces\, politics of representation cannot be fully capture
d through the binaries of voice/silence\, or even through the representatio
nal patterns of the agentive or docile migrant. The changing digital repres
entational politics of migration requires a shift of our enquiries. I argue
that we need to move beyond questions such as: Does the subaltern spea
k? to: How does the subaltern speak and for whose benefit? Th
is talk draws on research of digital representation of migration in Europe
over the last five years. Initiated in my frustration over the narrow repre
sentation of migrant voices in many “well-intended” digital projects\, this
research has become an epistemological journey highlighting the importance
of a critical humanist critique and praxis in research of digital migrant
representation. A renewed critical humanism\, I argue\, considers voice and
agency beyond the space of appearance (Butler 2015) and recognises migrant
s as reflexive agents but also as partners in the production of knowledge a
nd representation. Speaking through concepts of respect and recognition\, t
his critical humanist perspective contributes to the decolonization of know
ledge on migration\, first\, by confronting the colonising gaze of mainstre
am representations\, and second\, by contesting them through conceptions an
d practice of cocreative and critical representations of migration. I will
speak to the need of a critical humanist epistemology that calls for theore
tical critique and committed praxis\, by first analysing institutional and
grassroots digital projects and then through sharing my experience within t
he storytelling project Digital city of refuge (www.digitalcityofr
efuge.com).
[ About ]
Myria Georgiou is Profes
sor in Media and Communications at the London School of Economics and Polit
ical Science. Adopting a comparative and interdisciplinary approach\, she i
s committed to putting the human of the urban\, transnationally connected w
orld at the core of her research. Specifically\, in research conducted acro
ss 6 countries over the last 20 years\, she has been studying communication
practices and media representations that profoundly\, but unevenly\, shape
meanings and experiences of citizenship and identity. Georgiou is the auth
or and editor of five books\, including Diaspora\, Identity and the Med
ia (2006)\; Media and the City: Cosmopolitanism and Difference (2013)\; and The Sage Handbook of Media and Migration (2020\, ed
.\, with K. Smets\, K. Leurs\, S. Witteborn and R. Gajjala).
https://www.youtube.com/embed/fRDrbDjhBOY< /p>
Face and the ethics of the refugee selfie
A ke ynote for the New Media Aesthetics of Migration Workshop (workshop will fol low keynote)
Wednesday\, April 14\, 2021
9:00 a.m. PT
London School of Economics and Politic
al Science
[ Abstract ]
In this keynote\, I propose a n
ew understanding of the refugee selfie as moral practice. Extendin
g our current approaches to the digital genre of the selfie as an aesth
etic or techno-social practice\, this new understanding stems
from two places. First\, it stems from the function of the selfie to confr
ont us with the face of the other (as a locative ‘here I
am’ and an existential ‘here I am’) and\, in so doing\, to make a
demand for a moral response. Second\, it stems from the capacity of the sel
fie to flow\, both horizontally across social media (intermediatio
n) and vertically onto mainstream news platforms (remediation). As both fac
e and flow\, the ethics of the selfie becomes particularly relevant in rese
arch questions around human mobility as well as other around excluded or ma
rginalized groups that struggle for visibility in western media spaces.
Taking therefore my starting point in the European refugee crisis and its
extensive media coverage\, I ask the following question: What does it mean
for refugee selfies to circulate on western news platforms? In which ways
are they inserted in ‘our’ visual economies? How is their news value justif
ied? And what role do these justifications play for western media not only
as news platforms but also as moral and political spaces? By addressing the
se questions through the lens of the selfie as moral practice\, I show how
the face of refugees is systematically subjected to the institutional flows
of western media that appropriate\, marginalise or displace this face in o
ur digital screens -- a practice that I call "symbolic bordering."
[ About ]
Lilie Chouliaraki is Professor of Media and
Communications at the London School of Economics and Political Science. Her
work focuses on the ethical and political complexities of communicating hu
man suffering in the media with particular emphasis on four domains in whic
h suffering appears as a problem of communication: disaster news\; humanita
rian and human rights advocacy\; war & conflict reporting and migration new
s. Her most recent work is on how digital platforms and genres (twitter\, m
obile phone footage\, selfies) are changing the ways in which we communicat
e human vulnerability and victimhood. Her book on the topic is forthcoming
in Columbia University Press\, New York. Other publications include 'Discou
rse in Late Modernity’ (1999)\, ‘The Spectatorship of Suffering’ (2006)\, ‘
The Soft Power of War’ (ed.\, 2008)\, ‘The Ironic Spectator. Solidarity in
the Age of Post-humanitarianism’ (2013)\, ‘The Routledge Handbook of Humani
tarian Communication’ (co-ed\, in press) and ‘The Digital Border. Mobility\
, technology and power in the age of social media’ (with Myria Georgiou\, N
ew York University Press\, to appear later in 2021). Lillie has also publis
hed more than sixty articles in peer-reviewed journals and edited volumes.
Her work has been published in French\, Italian\, Portuguese\, Polish\, Dan
ish\, Greek and Chinese\; she is the recipient of two LSE Teaching Excellen
ce Award and four international research awards\, more recently the Outstan
ding Book of the Year award of the International Communication Association
(2015\, for ‘The Ironic Spectator. Solidarity in the Age of Post-humanitari
anism’)\; as well as a lifetime Fellowship from the International Communica
tion Association (2020).
Between Loss and Recovery: Cro ss-Confessional Health Culture in Ottoman Bosnia
An online talk by:
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/profiles/amilab/">Dr. Amila Buturović
York University De
partment of Humanities
THIS TALK HAS BEEN CANCELED.
The talk will be rescheduled for Winter Term 1 (Sept-Oct) 20 21\, and we will inform you about the new schedule in due time.
[ Abstract ]
This study focuses on medical plur
alism in Ottoman Bosnia through its confessional differences\, medical theo
ries\, and curative practices. Given that medical knowledge circulated inte
r-regionally\, between Europe and the Ottoman Empire\, as well as intra-reg
ionally\, among Muslims\, Catholics\, Orthodox Christians\, and Jews\, the
study sheds light on how premodern Bosnians negotiated their lives between
local and trans-local values and systems of knowledge. A broader aim is to
recalibrate the understanding of this historical period by focusing on the
examples of cultural intimacy and cross-confessional dynamics drawn along t
he ideas and practices of healing. Primary sources include material and non
-material culture\, written multi-lingual sources that include treatises on
medicine and religious healing\; talismanic texts and amulets\; herbalist
and pharmaceutical manuals\; and archival records that reflect the interact
ive and cross-confessional spirit of healing in Ottoman Bosnia. Steeped in
the region's cultural history\, the study also seeks to counteract the curr
ent political climate that systematically endangers cultural intimacy throu
gh ethnic divisions\, exclusivist discourse\, and the legacy of the 1992-19
95 genocide. Turning to a premodern past is not only a process of writing h
istory but an act of rewriting the past and the recovery of memory which th
e present has targeted for destruction.
[ Info ]
This event is co-sponsored with the UBC Interdisciplinary Histories Resea
rch Excellence Cluster. To RSVP\, please visit their event page.
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SUMMARY: MAP’s In Focus Lecture Series – Canadian Refugee Law: Who does it
protect?
DESCRIPTION: Canadian Refugee Law: Who does it protect? An online talk by:
Dr. Efrat Arbel (Associate Professor\, Peter A. Allard Law\, University of
British Columbia) and Amanda Aziz (Immigration and Refugee Lawyer\, Staff L
awyer with Migrant Workers’ Centre) * Co-sponsored by Multi-Agency Partners
hip BC (MAP) and UBC Centre for Migration Studies Thursday\, April 15\, 202
1 7:00 PM […]
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Canadian Refugee Law: Who does it prot ect?
An online talk by:
Dr. Efrat Arbel (Associate Professo
r\, Peter A. Allard Law\, University of British Columbia) and Amanda Aziz (
Immigration and Refugee Lawyer\, Staff Lawyer with Migrant Workers' Centre)
* Co-sponsored by Multi-Agency Partnership BC (MAP) and UBC Centre fo r Migration Studies
Thursday\, April 15\, 2021
7:00 PM -
8:30 PM (PT) via Zoom
With a special introduction by UBC st udent\, Astitwa Thapa (Peter Allard School of Law)\, this upcoming lecture features Dr. Arbel as guest speaker and Amanda Aziz as moderator. Dr. Arbel will discuss how legal measures like the Multiple Borders Strategy and the Safe Third Country Agreement restrict access to refugee protection inCanad a\, and erode the protections that would otherwise be available to refugee claimants under Canadian law. Dr. Arbel will also discuss how access to ref ugee protection has been further restricted with the onset of COVID-19\, an d what we may expect when as pandemic measures begin to ease and the Canadi an border re-opens.
Dr. Efrat Arbel is Associate Pro fessor at the University of British Columbia Peter A. Allard School of Law. She publishes and teaches in refugee law\, prison law\, constitutional law \, and tort law. Her primary research examines how legal rights are negotia ted and defined in liminal legal spaces like the border\, the detention cen ter\, and the prison. Prior to joining the Allard School of Law\, Dr. Arbel completed her masters and doctoral studies at Harvard Law School\, where s he was recipient of numerous fellowships and awards\, and was Canada Resear ch Fellow with the Weatherhead Centre for International Affairs. She held a postdoctoral appointment at the University of British Columbia between 201 2-2014\, with visiting terms at the Oxford Center for Criminology (2013) an d the European University Institute (2014). Currently\, Dr. Arbel is examin ing the application of the law of torts to immigration detention\, is princ ipal investigator on a SSHRC funded IDG project examining the Canada-US Saf e Third Country Agreement (through collaboration with Deborah Anker at Harv ard Law School) and is also a research collaborator with colleagues Benjami n Goold and Catherine Dauvergne on a SSHRC funded project\, "Finding a Plac e for Rights: An Independent Evaluation of the Impact of the Beyond the Bor der Initiative on Human Rights at the Canada-US Border." Combining her acad emic work with legal practice\, Dr. Arbel is engaged in advocacy and litiga tion involving refugee and prisoner rights. She has served on subcommittees with Westcoast LEAF and on the executive of the Canadian Association of Re fugee Lawyers. She provides expert opinions and consultations to various go vernment agencies. She is also a frequent media commentator on refugee and prison issues\, and has been cited by numerous media outlets\, including Th e Globe and Mail\, National Post\, and The New York Times. Dr. Arbel is aff iliated with UBC Migration\, the newly launched Research Excellence Cluster at the University of British Columbia.
Astitwa Thapa grew up in Kathmandu and holds a Bachelor of Environmental Science (Hons) degree from the University of Manitoba. Astitwa is a passionate social jus tice advocate who worked for leading environmental NGOs in Winnipeg\, where he fought for climate justice and advocated to improve food security. Afte r joining Allard\, Astitwa volunteered for the Law Students’ Legal Advice P rogram\, where he assisted low-income clients on a wide range of criminal a nd immigration files. He is about to graduate from the Allard School of Law and is looking forward to his articles at BC Prosecution Services.
< strong>Amanda Aziz is an immigration and refugee lawyer and also w orks as a part-time Staff Lawyer with the Migrant Workers Centre. She is a long-time advocate for migrant justice\, is the proud daughter of immigrant s and has supported many families in navigating their immigration status in Canada. She has appeared regularly before all levels of the Immigration an d Refugee Board of Canada as well as the Federal Court of Canada and has te stified before federal standing committees of the House of Commons and Sena te. Amanda has worked with organizations supporting women and workers’ righ ts\, including the West Coast Legal Education and Action Fund\, the BC Gove rnment and Service Employees Union and the Canadian Labour Congress\, and i s a member of the Canadian Association of Refugee Lawyers National Executiv e and the Canadian Bar Association Provincial Executive. She is also a regu lar volunteer with Rise Women’s Legal Clinic and is actively involved with Vancouver’s sanctuary city movement\, advocating for access to services for all regardless of immigration status. Prior to her life as a lawyer\, Ama nda represented students at the national level\, advocating for accessible post-secondary education. She received her law degree from the University o f Victoria in 2014.
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of Integration: Findings about Chinese and Indian Immigrants in Los Angele
s\, Vancouver\, and Singapore
A public webinar co-organized b
y the UBC School of Social Work and the UCLA Asia Pacific Center. This eve
nt is co-sponsored by the UBC Centre for Migration Studies and the NTU Divi
sion of Sociology
Friday\, April 16\, 2021
[ Abstract ]
Chi
nese and South Asian contemporary immigrants constitute two of the largest
Asia-origin groups in many countries\, including Canada\, Singapore and the
United States. Although they are generally hyper-selected and are generall
y well-integrated economically in the host society\, their lived experience
s on the ground are more complex than expected. In this e-forum we will pre
sent findings of an international study which examines how immigrant select
ivity and contexts of reception shape identity formation\, sense of belongi
ng\, and the idea of home in Los Angeles\, Singapore and Vancouver. Finding
s suggest that these contemporary Asian immigrants\, especially the highly
skilled\, do not fit neatly into the linear models of assimilation. Rather\
, they display multivariate\, and even peculiar and counterintuitive\, patt
erns of sociocultural integration.
For further details about the even t and speakers\, click here.
URL;VALUE=URI:https://migration.ubc.ca/events/event/divergent-patterns-and- experiences-of-integration-findings-about-chinese-and-indian-immigrants-in- los-angeles-vancouver-and-singapore/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://migr.cms.arts.ubc.ca/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/2021/08/e-forum_april_2021_event_cover_revised.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20211022T1544Z-1634917497.8815-EO-15683-42@10.19.146.1 STATUS:CONFIRMED DTSTAMP:20260524T051057Z CREATED:20210803T152308Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210803T152308Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20210421T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20210421T133000 SUMMARY: Jelena Todorovic – Behind the Mythological Curtain DESCRIPTION: Behind the Mythological Curtain: Reception of Greek Tragedy Du ring the Communist Rule in Serbia April 21\, 12 – 1:30 PM An online talk b y: Jelena Todorovic UBC Department of Classical\, Near Eastern and Religiou s Studies [ Abstract ] The place that the Greek heritage has had in the Ser bian culture is somewhat different than the […] X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:Behind the Mythological Curtai n: Reception of Greek Tragedy During the Communist Rule in Serbia
April 21\, 12 - 1:30 PM
An online talk b
y:
Jelena Todorovic
UBC Department of Class
ical\, Near Eastern and Religious Studies
[ Abstract ]
The place that the Greek heritage has had in the Serbian culture is
somewhat different than the one we come across in the Western European tra
ditions. From the first Serbian states in the early 9th century and the Med
ieval Serbian monarchies to the national awakening in the 18th century\, an
d all the way to the modern days\, the cultural dominance of the Orthodox B
yzantium\, and Hellenic heritage with it\, has been determining in the shap
ing of Serbian identity. Hellenic and Byzantine Mediterranean has always be
en a preferred destination of Serbian authors\, a place they approached wit
h a pronounced sense of kinship\, with a desire to discover their own spiri
tual continuities\, and their own position in the world. What role did this
patrimony that had helped define the Serbian identity have in Communist-ru
led Serbia\, in the times when all the national attributes were stigmatized
and violently erased? This presentation discusses how the reception of Gre
ek mythological tragedy in the postwar Serbian literature both mapped onto
the unique sentiment that the Serbian authors had for Greek antiquity and p
rovided a safe place for social and political criticism inside the communis
t apparatus.
[ Info ]
This event is co-sponsore
d with the UBC Interdisciplinary Histories Research Excellence Cluster. To
RSVP\, please visit their event page.
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A Companion to Greeks Across the Ancient World\, edited by F ranco De Angelis for the series Blackwell Companions to the Ancient World ( Hoboken\, NJ: Wiley Blackwell Publishers\, 2020)\, pp. xxvi\, 554\, 15 maps \, 26 figures\, 3 tables.
Mobility\, migration\, and diaspora have be come central themes in the humanities and social sciences\, and the study o f the ancient Greeks as a history of mobility and connectivity is no except ion. A new story about the ancient Greeks has emerged\, one which recognize s that about one-half of all ancient Greeks actually lived outside Greece. This story stretches from Provence in the far western Mediterranean to Afgh anistan in central Asia\, encompassing such regions as Italy\, Libya\, the Black Sea\, and Middle East in between. These cities have traditionally bee n labelled “colonies” and treated in a secondary and negative manner\, but such old thinking has given way to postcolonial and postmodern questions an d approaches.
The book being launched at this event takes stock of al l these developments and ambitiously gathers and analyzes the largest ever body of historical and archaeological data on the subject. It shows how a s eemingly well-trodden subject like the ancient Greeks can still be opened u p to new horizons in research. Invited panelists will critically engage the book’s contents to begin the conversation: Megan Daniels (Assistant Professor of Ancien t Greek Material Culture\, UBC)\; Franco De Angelis (Professor of Greek History and Archaeology\, UBC)\; Thomas Schneider (Professor of Egyptology and Near Eastern Studi es\, UBC)\; Ben Winnick (PhD Student\, CNERS\, UBC)\; Tamar Hodos (Reader in Mediterranean Archaeology\, University of Bristol).
E-book available to register ed users of UBC Library.
URL;VALUE=URI:https://migration.ubc.ca/events/event/book-launch/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://migr.cms.arts.ubc.ca/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/2021/08/deangelisbooklaunch.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20210915T1543Z-1631720603.3228-EO-15687-42@10.19.146.14 STATUS:CONFIRMED DTSTAMP:20260524T051057Z CREATED:20210803T153908Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210803T153908Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20210528T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20210528T130000 SUMMARY: Migration Grad Student Power Hour: Lisa Brunner DESCRIPTION: ‘Edugration’ as a Wicked Problem Lisa Brunner PhD Candidate – UBC Educational Studies May 28\, 2021 | 12-1 pm [ Abstract ] In contrast to the United Nations’ (2006) supposed ‘triple win’ – where migration benef its migrants\, countries of origin\, and destination countries – the retent ion of international students as permanent residents is often painted […] X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:'Edugration' as a Wicked Problem
Lisa Brunner
PhD Candidate - UBC Educat
ional Studies
May 28\, 2021 | 12-1 pm
[ Abstract ]
In contrast to the United Nations’ (2006) supposed ‘triple win ’ – where migration benefits migrants\, countries of origin\, and destinati on countries – the retention of international students as permanent residen ts is often painted as a different ‘triple win’: (1) students gain a ‘valua ble’ education and ‘desirable’ citizenship on the global market\; (2) highe r education institutions gains revenue\, labour\, and ‘diversity\;’ and (3) (primarily Global North) states gain human capital\, tax revenue\, populat ion growth\, and soft power. Yet this ‘triple win’ framing ignores the syst em’s larger replications of privilege and power\, invisiblizing externalize d losses and problematic enablements – such as the dominance of a hierarchi cal global imaginary rooted in Western supremacy which dictates the very de sirability of its education (Stein & Andreotti\, 2016).
In this talk\ , I discuss two points. First\, I introduce the term 'edugration' (an amalg amation of ‘education’ and ‘migration’)\, arguing that the growing retentio n of international students as ‘skilled’ migrants globally is in fact a dis tinct form of 'two-step' immigration with three steps and is shifting the r ole of higher education in society. Second\, using Canada as an example\, I suggest that edugration presents an ethically 'wicked problem' (Rittel & W ebber\, 1973) and think through the concept of complicity – e.g. of individ uals and institutions – from the perspective of someone personally\, profes sionally and academically involved in the system itself.
[ Bi
o ]
Lisa Brunner is a PhD candidate in Educational Studies at
UBC\, an International Student Advisor\, and a Regulated Canadian Immigrat
ion Consultant. Her current research focuses on the intersection of mobilit
y and education\, specifically the internationalization of Canadian higher
education and international student (im)migration. Previously\, Lisa resear
ched the settlement experiences of government-assisted refugees in Metro Va
ncouver (with Immigrant Services Society of BC) and in the USA (with the Ce
nter for Applied Linguistics in Washington\, DC). She also has professional
experience developing cultural orientation training materials and teaching
English as an additional language. She holds an MA in Geography from Simon
Fraser University and a BA in Political Science and English Literature fro
m the University of Pittsburgh.
[ About the Migration Grad St
udent Power Hour ]
The Centre for Migration Studies Grad
Student Power Hour provides opportunities for UBC graduate students to shar
e their research on migration beyond their home departments and network wit
h faculty and students from across the university and in the broader commun
ity sector. The Power Hour will begin with 10 minutes of networking opportu
nities\, followed by a 30 minute talk and 20 minutes for discussion. Anyone
is welcome to attend. We look forward to seeing you there!
Applying an occupational science l ens to study migration
Anne-Cécile Delaisse
PhD Student - UBC Occupational Science and Occupational Therapy
June 10\, 2021 | 12-1 pm
[ Abstract ]
In occ
upational science\, studying migration typically implies examining the dyna
mic and reciprocal relationship between migrants’ identities\, their enviro
nments (e.g.\, home and host countries) and their occupations (i.e.\, daily
activities). Occupational scientists are interested in the centrality of o
ccupation in migration\, integration and transnational processes. For examp
le\, they have studied the changes and challenges that people experience in
their daily occupations following international migration. They have consi
dered how engagement in meaningful occupations (including but not limited t
o employment) supports migrants' well-being as well as the development of a
sense of belonging in the receiving country. This presentation will draw f
rom different studies taking an occupational science lens\, to explain how
a focus on migrants' daily occupations can contribute to a deeper understan
ding of migration\, in academia but also for policy making and community pr
actices.
[ Bio ]
Anne-Cécile Delaisse – PhD stu
dent – completed her MSc in Rehabilitation Sciences in the department of Oc
cupational Science and Occupational Therapy at the University of British Co
lumbia. Her research focuses on people’s occupations (i.e. daily activities
) in the context of migration\, using qualitative methods and taking a crit
ical lens. For her master's thesis\, she completed a critical ethnography a
bout French-speaking immigrants' participation in Francophone community sit
es in Metro Vancouver. Her doctoral research is a comparative\, multi-sited
ethnography about the Vietnamese diaspora in Vancouver and Paris. She is i
nquiring about how the Canadian and French approaches to immigration\, as w
ell as the Vietnamese diaspora policies impact Vietnamese immigrants' engag
ement in transnational activities and integration in their receiving countr
ies.
[ About the Migration Grad Student Power Hour ]
The Centre for Migration Studies Grad Student Power Hour provides
opportunities for UBC graduate students to share their research on migrati
on beyond their home departments and network with faculty and students from
across the university and in the broader community sector. The Power Hour
will begin with 10 minutes of networking opportunities\, followed by a 30 m
inute talk and 20 minutes for discussion. Anyone is welcome to attend. We l
ook forward to seeing you there!
Please RSVP for this on line event below.
URL;VALUE=URI:https://migration.ubc.ca/events/event/migration-grad-student- power-hour-anne-cecile-delaisse/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://migr.cms.arts.ubc.ca/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/2021/08/powerhour_0.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20210903T0710Z-1630653000.8844-EO-15691-42@10.19.146.15 STATUS:CONFIRMED DTSTAMP:20260524T051057Z CREATED:20210803T154143Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210803T154143Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20210624T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20210624T130000 SUMMARY: Migration Grad Student Power Hour: Caitlyn Yates DESCRIPTION: Transcontinental Migration through the Americas Caitlyn Yates PhD Student – UBC Socio-Cultural Anthropology June 24\, 2021 | 12-1 pm [ Abstract ] The specter of migrants crossing the U.S.-Mexico border frequent ly dominates media depictions and public discussions about immigration in t he United States. Overwhelmingly\, these migrants are depicted as originati ng in Latin American countries. Yet\, […] X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:Transcontinental Migration through the Americas
Caitlyn Yates
PhD Studen
t - UBC Socio-Cultural Anthropology
June 24\, 2021 | 12-1 pm
[ Abstract ]
The specter of migrants crossing the U.S
.-Mexico border frequently dominates media depictions and public discussion
s about immigration in the United States. Overwhelmingly\, these migrants a
re depicted as originating in Latin American countries. Yet\, in 2019\, jus
t shy of 13\,000 migrants from countries on the African and Asian continent
s were apprehended by Mexican authorities while transiting toward the Unite
d States. These extra-continental migrants – as they are colloquially label
ed – arrive to Latin America and use existing migrant routes to arrive in t
he United States and Canada. Their long and complex journeys are often over
looked in both the literature and public discourse on immigration issues. M
y doctoral research will contribute the first anthropological analysis of t
hese transitory migration experiences by asking: how do migrants from outsi
de the Western Hemisphere navigate transit through the Americas\, and how d
o Latin American states respond to these migration dynamics differently fro
m migrants originating within the Western Hemisphere?
[ Bio ]
Caitlyn Yates is a PhD student in Socio-Cultural Anthropolog
y at the University of British Columbia. Her research focuses on human secu
rity\, transit migration\, extra-continental migration\, migrant smuggling\
, and borders in Latin America. She has conducted ethnographic and policy r
elated fieldwork throughout Latin America on migration and mobility related
research projects. Currently\, Yates is a fellow in the Central America an
d Mexico Policy Initiative (CAMPI) at the Robert Strauss Center for Interna
tional Security and Law and an affiliate of UBC’s Centre for Migration Stud
ies. She holds a BA in Anthropology from Trinity University and a Master of
Global Policy from the LBJ School of Public Affairs at the University of T
exas at Austin.
[ About the Migration Grad Student Power Hour
]
The Centre for Migration Studies Grad Student Power Ho
ur provides opportunities for UBC graduate students to share their research
on migration beyond their home departments and network with faculty and st
udents from across the university and in the broader community sector. The
Power Hour will begin with 10 minutes of networking opportunities\, followe
d by a 30 minute talk and 20 minutes for discussion. Anyone is welcome to a
ttend. We look forward to seeing you there!
Please RSVP for this online event below.
URL;VALUE=URI:https://migration.ubc.ca/events/event/migration-grad-student- power-hour-caitlyn-yates/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://migr.cms.arts.ubc.ca/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/2021/08/powerhour_1.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20211015T0034Z-1634258043.669-EO-15693-42@10.19.146.2 STATUS:CONFIRMED DTSTAMP:20260524T051057Z CREATED:20210803T154233Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210803T154233Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20210708T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20210708T130000 SUMMARY: Migration Grad Student Power Hour: Maria Cervantes DESCRIPTION: Digital transnationalism: strategies against vulnerability in the immigration journey Maria Cervantes PhD Student – UBC Geography July 8\ , 2021 | 12 – 1 pm [ Abstract ] This talk explores how skilled Mexican i mmigrants in Vancouver employ strategies to combat the vulnerability they f ace by dealing with constant upward and downward mobility in their immigrat ion journeys. I argue […] X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:Digital transnationalism: strategi es against vulnerability in the immigration journey
Maria Cervantes
PhD Student - UBC Geography
July 8\, 20 21 | 12 - 1 pm
[ Abstract ]
This talk explor
es how skilled Mexican immigrants in Vancouver employ strategies to combat
the vulnerability they face by dealing with constant upward and downward mo
bility in their immigration journeys. I argue that these strategies are tra
nsferred to their use of digital technologies\, particularly when interacti
ng with other Mexicans online. Instead of contributing to maintaining a sen
se of belonging to Mexico\, digital technologies reinforce existing social
behaviours and Canadian media discourses that encourage expats to refuse to
be associated with the Mexican community\, especially once they have settl
ed in Vancouver.
[ Bio ]
María Cervantes is a P
hD student in the Department of Geography at the University of British Colu
mbia\, working with Dr. Merje Kuus and Dr. Elvin Wyly. She obtained a Maste
r of Arts in Geography in May 2020\, in the same department. María has a Ba
chelor of Arts in International Relations from Tecnológico de Monterrey (Me
xico). Her PhD research focuses on the intersection of mobility and educati
on policies with highly skilled migrant decision-making and transnational i
dentity.
[ About the Migration Grad Student Power Hour ]
The Centre for Migration Studies Grad Student Power Hour provides
opportunities for UBC graduate students to share their research on migrati
on beyond their home departments and network with faculty and students from
across the university and in the broader community sector. The Power Hour
will begin with 10 minutes of networking opportunities\, followed by a 30 m
inute talk and 20 minutes for discussion. Anyone is welcome to attend. We l
ook forward to seeing you there!
Please RSVP for this online event be low.
URL;VALUE=URI:https://migration.ubc.ca/events/event/migration-grad-student- power-hour-maria-cervantes/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://migr.cms.arts.ubc.ca/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/2021/08/grad_student_power_hour_july.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20210922T1413Z-1632320005.7869-EO-15695-42@10.19.146.15 STATUS:CONFIRMED DTSTAMP:20260524T051057Z CREATED:20210803T154324Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210803T154324Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20210722T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20210722T130000 SUMMARY: Migration Grad Student Power Hour: Natasha Damiano DESCRIPTION: Creating possibilities for music and belonging: A narrative an d arts-based approach to immigrant children and youth’s group singing Natas ha Damiano PhD Student – Rehabilitation Sciences July 22\, 2021 | 12 – 1 pm [ Abstract ] Music can be cultivated as a resource to be drawn on for w ellbeing across the lifespan\, making the expansion of opportunities for mu sic […] X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:Creating possibilities for music a nd belonging: A narrative and arts-based approach to immigrant children and youth’s group singing
Natasha Damiano
PhD Student - Rehabilitation Sciences
July 22\, 2021 | 12 - 1 pm
[ Abstract ]
Music can be cultivated as a resou
rce to be drawn on for wellbeing across the lifespan\, making the expansion
of opportunities for music participation important for children’s healthy
development. A key benefit of collective music-making specifically is a sen
se of belonging. Yet\, the children who may benefit most from inclusion in
music-making programs\, such as children from immigrant\, refugee\, or low-
income backgrounds\, may also face multiple barriers to such opportunities.
Various factors may limit access to music programs for these children or i
nfluence how they experience music-making. In addition\, research on music\
, health and wellbeing tends to be geared toward policy needs\, sometimes a
t the expense of creating research outcomes that support equitable access t
o the benefits of music. Natasha will discuss the methodology and methods o
f her doctoral research on the experiences of children and youth participat
ing in the choral program at St. James Music Academy in Downtown Eastside V
ancouver. The presentation will tease apart the examination of immigrant ch
ildren’s group singing experiences from the use of arts- and music-based me
thods as part of the research process\, and will discuss tensions between e
nsuring rights to protection\, participation\, and possibility in research
with children and other potentially vulnerable populations.
[
Bio ]
As a parent and second-generation Canadian of settler-
European heritage\, my PhD research explores immigrant children and youth’s
embodied singing experiences from the disciplinary perspective of occupati
onal science. I bring to this work a background in anthropology\, a passion
for the 'everyday' of music and art-making\, and a belief in the transform
ative potential of meaningful and equitable participation in the creative a
rts. Using narrative and arts-based inquiry\, as well as future-oriented cr
itical childhood theory\, my research seeks a deeper understanding of the r
elational dimensions of immigrant children and youth’s music-making. I do s
o by engaging young people through research to co-create their own possibil
ities for both music-making and community belonging.
[ About
the Migration Grad Student Power Hour ]
The Centre for Migrat
ion Studies Grad Student Power Hour provides opportunities for UBC graduate
students to share their research on migration beyond their home department
s and network with faculty and students from across the university and in t
he broader community sector. The Power Hour will begin with 10 minutes of n
etworking opportunities\, followed by a 30 minute talk and 20 minutes for d
iscussion. Anyone is welcome to attend. We look forward to seeing you there
!
Please RSVP for this online event below.
URL;VALUE=URI:https://migration.ubc.ca/events/event/migration-grad-student- power-hour-natasha-damiano/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://migr.cms.arts.ubc.ca/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/2021/08/grad_student_power_hour_july.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20210920T0446Z-1632113168.2806-EO-16242-42@10.19.146.2 STATUS:CONFIRMED DTSTAMP:20260524T051057Z CREATED:20210909T200831Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240822T173518Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20210910 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20210920 SUMMARY: 2021 Vancouver Taiwanese Film Festival presents: “The Good Daughte r” DESCRIPTION: The UBC Centre for Migration Studies is pleased to announce th at it has partnered with the 2021 Vancouver Taiwanese Film Festival to supp ort “The Good Daughter.” “Think of my whole fate\, like a line cut by the w ind.” Migrant workers and foreign brides\, all are brave new Taiwanese Ah-l ong is disabled from polio and plans […] X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:“Think of my whole fate\, like a line cut b y the wind.”
Migrant workers and foreign brides\, all are brav e new Taiwanese
Ah-long is disabled from polio and plans to grow old as a bachelor. But his mother insisted on him forming a family and got him a foreign bride\, Azhe\, from Vietnam. Azhe’s family is poor but loving \, so Azhe agreed to help her family situation by marrying to Taiwan. One o f them has given up everything to become a wife in a small seaside village\ , the other has become a husband under the weight of filial obedience. Two people who are supposed to stand together have drifted apart in the face of discrimination and family pressure.
We see a couple who are bonded t ogether by traditional and obligations\, who frequently bicker while also p rotecting each other. This is Director Yu-Ying Wu’s debut documentary. Wu m anages to capture an incredibly intimate angle of the two subjects\, showin gs Azhe’s strength and Ah-long’s gentleness.
By showcasing this yea r’s feature films\, Vancouver Taiwanese Film Festival aims to let the audie nces focus on unique yet relevant social issues\, generate understanding\, and eventually lead to dialogue between communities. This year\, audiences will rediscover Taiwan through various excellent films and our carefully cu rated programs. They will once again fall in love with the fascinating cult ure that drew their attention in the first place!
Visit https://www.twff.ca/ for full programing\, ticketing\ , and more!
September 16\, 20214-5pm— Pacific Time (PT)Location : ZoomParticipation is free\, but if you’d li ke attend online\, registration is required (please see link below).
[Abstract]
This talk explores the history of the Agudas – enslaved Africans and free Blacks from Brazil who relocated to Togo\, Benin \, Ghana\, and Nigeria in the 19th and early 20th centuries. Following unsu ccessful slave revolts in Brazil\, particularly in the State of Bahia\, hun dreds were deported to the port city of Ouidah in what was then the Kingdom of Dahomey\, today’s Benin. As repression of the Black population in Bahia intensified\, thousands left Brazil in search of new opportunities. They d eveloped a number of Afro-Brazilian settlements in West Africa –notably the Brazilian Quarter in Lagos\, Nigeria. Its architecture\, epitomized in the famous Water House\, bears wi tness to their political influence and economic success. Charles Piot notes that “standard conceptions of diasporic flow and cultural influence [are] always only one-way: from Afri ca\, the homeland\, to its diaspora in the Americas”. The Agudas\, however\ , represent a reverse African Diaspora illustrating how returnees from the Americas contribute to the formation of cultures and identities in their co mmunities of origin.
[About the Speaker]
< p>Antje Ziethen is an Assistant Professor at the Department of French\, His panic and Italian Studies\, UBC[About MOA Visual + Material Culture Research Seminar Series]
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Click here to learn more about the MOA Visual + Material Culture Research Seminar Series.
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CATEGORIES:Featured News &\; Events LOCATION:C.K. Choi Lobby GEO:49.267266;-123.257944 URL;VALUE=URI:https://migration.ubc.ca/events/event/community-luncheon/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://migr.cms.arts.ubc.ca/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/2021/09/Community-Luncheon.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20210914T1829Z-1631644155.3529-EO-16231-42@10.19.146.2 STATUS:CONFIRMED DTSTAMP:20260524T051057Z CREATED:20210909T183316Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240822T173638Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20210924T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20210924T163000 SUMMARY: How Ancient DNA Revived Ancient Migrations in Archaeology with Dr. David W. Anthony DESCRIPTION: “How ancient DNA revived ancient migrations in archaeology wit h Dr. David W. Anthony” Friday\, September 24\, 2021 3:00 – 4:30 PM Pacific Time Location: Online via Zoom Free & open to the public. To register\, fi ll out the RSVP form below. Co-sponsored by the UBC Centre for Migration St udies Mobilities Group and CNERS. [Abstract] Among […] X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:
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Friday\, September 24\, 20213:00 - 4:30 PM Pacific TimeL ocation: Online via ZoomFree & open to the public. To register\, fill out the RSVP form below.
Co-sponsored by the UBC Centre for Migration Studies Mobilities Group and CNERS.
[Abstract]
Among archaeologists\, until recently migration was regarded as a simplistic (at best) and even racist (at worst) way to ex plain culture change in the ancient past. Ancient DNA recovered from prehis toric humans has shown\, however\, that our ancestors moved long distances in demographically significant migrations that had profound effects on food \, gender\, architecture\, and regional genetics. Integration between moder n migration studies and archaeological interpretation is necessary to bette r inform archaeologis ts about the dynamics of these encounters.
[Bio]
David Anthony is an archaeologist of the Eurasian steppes (esp. Russia\, Ukraine\, & Kazakhstan)\, known for his interdisciplinary research on the origins and spread of Indo-European languages\, combining evidence from arc haeology\, ancient human DNA\, linguistics\, and comparative mythology. His most significant book\, The Horse\, the Wheel\, and Language: How Bronze Age Riders from the Eurasian Steppes Shaped the Modern World \, won the Society for American Archaeology prize for best scientific book in 2010. He is an associate in the Department of Human Evolutionary B iology at Harvard University\, working in David Reich’s ancient DNA lab\; a nd an emeritus professor at Hartwick College\, Oneonta\, NY.
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CATEGORIES:Featured Homepage,Featured News &\; Events,Mobilities LOCATION:Online via Zoom GEO:49.260872;-123.113953 URL;VALUE=URI:https://migration.ubc.ca/events/event/virtual-talk-with-dr-da vid-w-anthony-how-ancient-dna-revived-ancient-migrations-in-archaeology/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://migr.cms.arts.ubc.ca/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/2021/09/Anthony.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20210910T1442Z-1631284976.2811-EO-16238-42@10.19.146.2 STATUS:CONFIRMED DTSTAMP:20260524T051057Z CREATED:20210909T192919Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240822T173709Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20210929T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20210929T150000 SUMMARY: Migration & Citizenship Section Pre-Conference DESCRIPTION: Migration & Citizenship Section Pre-Conference for the 2021 Am erican Political Science Association (APSA) Annual Conference. Wednesday\, September 29\, 2021. Location: Online Via Zoom. Free & open to the public. X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:[embed]https:// www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uwemf3V4JoI[/embed]
Wednesday\, September 29\, 2021
Co-o rganized by Dr. Matthew Wright\, Group Coordinator of the UBC Centre for Mi gration Studies Political Behaviour Group.
***Plea se find a recording of the first roundtable discussion\, "The Language arou nd Migration"\, on our YouTube channel here.***
ROUNDTABLE DISCUSSION 1 ( 10am-11:30am Pacific)
The Language Around Migr ation
Some scholars argue that terms like “forced migra nts” or “forcibly displaced” are problematic because they take away agency\ , and reinforce the binary between voluntary and forced displacement. On th e other hand\, these terms are still the standard for organizations such as UNHCR and the World Bank\, and others in the literature claim that the ter ms are valuable because they provide greater conceptual clarity. This round table aims to shed light on this topic\, and the broader topic of how we sh ould go about studying vulnerable populations in an ethical way.
P anelists:
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Yang-Yang Zhou (University of British Columbia)
ROUNDTABLE DISCUSSION 2 (11:45am-1:00pm Pacific)
A perennial difficulty for social scientists is translating research findings from “ac ademic-ese” – esoteric concepts\, highly qualified writing\, and technical jargon – to language accessible to broader\, non-academic audiences in orde r to shape policy outcomes. A new book from George Mason University’s Justi n Gest\, Mass Appeal: Communicating Policy Ideas in Multiple Media\, instru cts researchers on how to do just that. This roundtable brings together his collaborators — leaders from the worlds of media\, government\, and civil society — for a discussion about best practices for addressing this critica l challenge.
Panelists:
Moderator:
Justin Gest (George Mason University)
KEYNOTE ADDRESS (2-3pm Pacific): Julia Pr eston\, Contributing Writer for The Marshall Project
Immigrant Outsiders: A reporter's view of how the i mmigration system has created vast exclusions in American society
The United States immigration system is intended to regulate the entry of foreign-born people into the country. But in recent decades it h as evolved to control the lives of millions of people already here\, forcin g them to live outside the protections of law\, subjecting them to an arbit rary and erratic enforcement regime and excluding them\, and millions of th eir American citizen spouses and children\, from basic rights and benefits. The COVID pandemic has sharpened and magnified the exclusions. This is a view from immigrant communities based on a journalist's reporting for The M arshall Project\, and will include an update on how legislation before Cong ress could affect immigrant families.
Author Bio:
Julia Preston is a Contributing Writer at The Marshall Project\, a non- profit newsroom focusing on criminal justice and immigration. Before coming to The Marshall Project in 2017\, Ms. Preston worked for 21 years at The N ew York Times. She was the National Correspondent covering immigration from 2006 through 2016\, and a correspondent in Mexico from 1995 through 2001\, among other assignments. She is a 2020 winner of an Online Journalism Awar d for Explanatory Reporting\, for a series by The Marshall Project on myths about immigration and crime. She was a member of the Times staff who won t he 1998 Pulitzer Prize for reporting on international affairs\, for a serie s on the corrosive effects of drug corruption in Mexico. She is a 1997 winn er of the Maria Moors Cabot Prize for distinguished coverage of Latin Ameri ca. Ms. Preston is the author\, with Samuel Dillon\, of Opening Mexico: The Making of a Democracy\, Farrar\, Straus and Giroux\, 2004\, which recounts Mexico’s transformation from an authoritarian state into a strugg ling democracy.
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CATEGORIES:Featured Homepage,Featured News &\; Events,Political Behaviour URL;VALUE=URI:https://migration.ubc.ca/events/event/migration-citizenship-s ection-pre-conference/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://migr.cms.arts.ubc.ca/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/2021/09/Screen-Shot-2021-09-10-at-12.25.49-PM.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20210929T1126Z-1632914793.8571-EO-16315-42@10.19.146.2 STATUS:CONFIRMED DTSTAMP:20260524T051057Z CREATED:20210920T170846Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240822T173745Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20211004T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20211004T140000 SUMMARY: Drew Hayden Taylor’s “Searching for Winnetou” (2018): Film Screeni ng & Conversation with Director DESCRIPTION: “Searching for Winnetou” (2018)” with Drew Hayden Taylor This event is part of the Indigenous Presence Lecture Series. Monday\, October 4 \, 2021 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM Pacific Time (PT) Location: Online via Zoom Free & open to the public. To register\, fill out the RSVP form below. X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:This event is part of the Indigenous Presence Lecture Ser ies.
Monday\, October 4\, 20211:00 PM - 2:00 PM Pacific Time (PT)Location: Online v ia ZoomFree & open to the public. To register\, fill out the RSV P form below.
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Thursday\, October 7\, 20214:00 PM - 5:30 PM Pacific Time (PT)Fri day\, October 8\, 202110:00 AM - 11:30 Australian Eastern Daylig ht Time (AEDT)Location: Online via ZoomFree & open to the public. To register\, fill out the RSVP form below.
Co-sponsored by the UBC Centre for Migration St udies Community-University Partnerships Group
[Abstract]
The interest in using participa tory arts-based methods across a range of disciplines has grown over the pa st few years. Concurrently\, there is a tendency to assume that participato ry and creative approaches are inherently ethical. As a result\, few resear chers actively question their positionality and reflect on the values under pinning their approach. What tends to happen is that participatory methodol ogies are applied uncritically and might result in culturally unsafe resear ch. This situation can limit the very intent of participatory creative rese arch: to be emancipatory\, redress the power imbalances that characterize r esearch initiatives\, and yield meaningful outcomes for co-researchers.
To decolonize research methods and the academy\, we must do better to en sure that reflexivity is a crucial element of participatory arts-based rese arch. This presentation is based on my experiences in refugee studies and t he lessons I have learnt from my use of participatory arts-based methods. I will share my reflections about cultural safety in research\, and how we c an disrupt colonialist-infused research approaches. These broader questions are relevant to migration studies irrespective of methodology.
Associate Professor Caroline Lenette teaches quali tative research methods and policy analysis courses in the School of Social Sciences at the University of New South Wales\, Sydney\, Australia. She is an internationally renowned scholar on participatory research and the ethi cs of co-design and co-production. Caroline has over 16 years’ experience c ollaborating with refugee-background co-researchers on topics such as menta l health and wellbeing\, gender equity issues\, human rights\, and access t o higher education\, and how to influence policymaking via knowledge transl ation plans. She has written two sole-authored books on participatory metho dologies\, published 8 book chapters and 55 peer-reviewed articles in well- read and high impact journals across disciplines on topics such as qualitat ive research\, health\, social work\, refugee issues\, and education.
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Friday\ , October 8\, 20211:00 PM - 2:00 PM Pacific Time (PT)Free & open to the public. To register\, fill out the RSVP form below.
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Co-sponsored by the UBC Centre for Migration Studies Mobi lities Group
[Abstract]
Migration and mobility tend to be used interchang eably in migration studies. This tendency oversimplifies migrants' (im)mobi lity aspiration and capability\, taking for granted their agency and contro l of their own migration process. In mobility\, Massey (1994: 149) points o ut\, 'some people are more in charge of it than others\; some are more on t he receiving-end of it than others\; some are effectively imprisoned by it. ' Drawing on ethnographic research on Vietnamese migrants trading at Moscow markets\, this paper offers original insights into migrant immobilities\, highlighting the social technologies and social imaginaries that arise from their gendered\, raced\, and classed experiences of immobilisation. Migran ts' immobilities\, whether voluntary or involuntary\, have a profound impac t on their sense making of self and aspirations for the future. The study e nriches our understanding of the complex relationship between migration and mobility and the various ways in which it shapes social practice\, identit y and belonging.
[Bio]
Dr. Lan Anh Hoang is A ssociate Professor in Development Studies in the School of Social and Polit ical Sciences\, The University of Melbourne\, Australia. She is the author of ‘Vietnamese Migrants in Russia: Mobility in Times of Uncertainty’ (2020) and a co-editor of ‘Transnational Labour Migration\, Remittan ces\, and the Changing Family in Asia (2015) and ‘Money and Morali ties in Contemporary Asia’ (2019). Her research on migration\, gender\ , identity\, and networks has been published in many prestigious journals s uch as Gender and Society\, Gender\, Place and Culture\, Global Network s\, Population\, Space and Place\, Geoforum\, Ethnic and Racial Studies\, and Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies. Lan’s current pro ject examines brokerage and migrant networks in the Vietnam-Australia migra tion corridor.
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CATEGORIES:Featured Homepage,Featured News &\; Events,Mobilities LOCATION:Online via Zoom GEO:49.260872;-123.113953 URL;VALUE=URI:https://migration.ubc.ca/events/event/mobilities-lan-anh-hoan g-virtual/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://migr.cms.arts.ubc.ca/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/2021/08/9789463726214_prom.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20211005T0918Z-1633425496.1198-EO-16324-42@10.19.146.15 STATUS:CONFIRMED DTSTAMP:20260524T051057Z CREATED:20210921T215848Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240822T174023Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20211014T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20211014T123000 SUMMARY: Postmigrant Narratives: Author reading and discussion with Zafer S enocak on “Berlin – The Capital of the Fragment DESCRIPTION: Join us on October 14th at 11 am PT for the virtual Ziegler Le cture Series\, featuring Zafer Şenocak\, and co-organized by the UBC Centre for Migration Studies Register here via Zoom Title: Postmigrant Narratives : Author reading and discussion with Zafer Şenocak on Berlin\, “The Capital of the Fragment”” Abstract: As part of UBC’s Dept. of CENES Ziegler […] X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:Title: Postmigrant Narrati ves: Author reading and discussion with Zafer Şenocak on Berlin\, “The Capi tal of the Fragment””
Abstract: As part of UBC’s Dep t. of CENES Ziegler Lecture Series\, Şenocak will read from his essay on Be rlin\, “The Capital of Fragment\,” and discuss narratives of postmigration with Prof. Mark us Hallensleben from UBC’s Centre for Migration Studies Narratives Researc h Group.
Bio: Zafer Şenocak\, born in Turkey\, moved as a child to
Germany and lives since 1989 in Berlin as a freelance writer. He has writte
n widely on the issues of diversity in Germany\, migration and exile\, the
Turkish diaspora\, and the short distances and large fears of a globalizing
Europe. The historical background of mixed and broken identities is a key
issue in his novels\, creating a special fragmented form of memory and stor
ytelling. His writing includes poems in German and Turkish\, novels and lon
g essays. He is also a frequent contributor to nationwide German newspapers
\, such as Die Tageszeitung\, Der Tagesspiegel and Die Welt. Şenocak’s work
is translated into Spanish\, Italian\, French\, English and Czech. He was
writer in residence at US-Universities\, such as Berkeley\, M.I.T.\, Oberli
n College\, Dartmouth College\, University of Arizona. A volume of his poem
s written in German was translated by Elizabeth Oehlkers-Wright: Door Langu
ages\, Boston\, 2008. His essay collection Atlas of a Tropical Germany\, Un
iversity of Nebreska Press\, 2000\, was edited and translated by Prof. Lesl
ie A. Adelson. His novel Gefährliche Verwantschaft was translated into Span
ish\, French\, Turkish and into English as Perilous Kinship by Prof. Tom Ch
eesman.
Friday\, October 15\, 2021 12:15 PM - 1:45 PM Pacific Time (PT)Location: Place of Many Trees (formerly Liu Multipurp ose Room)\, Liu Institute for Global Issues\, University of British Columbi a\, 6476 NW Marine Drive\, V6T 1Z2. For directions and parking\, see here.Free & open to the public. In-person at tendance will be limited to comply with BC Public Health Regulations.To register\, please fill out the form below.
[Abst ract]
Moderated by Dr. Sandra Schinnerl (University of Briti sh Columbia)\, this roundtable features author Dr. Antje Ellermann (Univers ity of British Columbia) in discussion of her book The Comparative Poli tics of Immigration (Cambridge University Press\, 2021)\, alongside fo ur panelists\, Dr. Catherine Dauvergne (Simon Fraser University)\, Dr. Rich ard Johnston (University of British Columbia)\, Dr. Asha Kaushal (Universit y of British Columbia)\, and Dr. Matthew Wright (University of British Colu mbia).
[About the author]
Dr. Antje Ellermann is a Professor in Political Science and the Founding Director of the Centre for Migration Studies at the University of British Columbia. She is also f ormer Director of the UBC Institute for European Studies. Her research focu ses on the politics of migration and citizenship in liberal democracies. Sh e is particularly interested in the nexus between international migration a nd the politics of policy making and implementation\, coercive state power and resistance\, legal precarity\, and questions of migration and citizensh ip in the context of settler colonialism. She is the author of two books\, The Comparative Politics of Immigration: Policy Choices in Germany\, Ca nada\, Switzerland\, and the United States (Cambridge University Press \, 2021) and States Against Migrants: Deportation in Germany and the Un ited States (Cambridge University Press\, 2009).
[Discus sants]
Dr. Catherine Dauvergne (Simon Fraser Univers ity)
Dr. Catherine Dauvergne is Vice-President\, Academic an d Provost of Simon Fraser University\, and Professor in the School for Inte rnational Studies at Simon Fraser University. Professor Dauvergne has been working in the area of refugee\, immigration\, and citizenship law over the past quarter of a century. For a decade she held the Canada Research Chai r in Migration Law. In 2012\, Dauvergne was named a Fellow of the Trudeau Foundation in recognition of her contributions to public discourse in Canad a. In 2019 she was honoured with a Queen’s Counsel designation. She has wri tten three books that take a broad perspective on the theoretical underpinn ings of the interrelated fields that comprise border law\, including consid ering how human rights principles and discourses fit into a migration and c itizenship framework. Dauvergne is also an editor or co-author of five othe r volumes\, including Canada’s immigration and refugee law casebook. Much of Dauvergne’s work engages feminist critique of the law\, and the place of women in immigration\, refugee\, and citizenship laws.
Dr. R ichard Johnston (University of British Columbia)
Richard Joh nston (PhD Stanford) is Professor Emeritus in the Department of Political S cience at the University of British Columbia. Dr. Johnston held the Canada Research Chair in Public Opinion\, Elections\, and Representation until his retirement on 30 June 2020. He also taught at the University of Toronto\, the California Institute of Technology\, Harvard University (Mackenzie King chair\, 1994-5)\, and the University of Pennsylvania. He held visiting fel lowships at Queen’s University at Kingston\, the Mannheimer Zentrum für Eur opäische Sozialforschung (MZES)\, and the Australian National University. F rom 2009 to 2012\, he was a Marie Curie Research Fellow attached to the Eur opean University Institute. In 2017 he was awarded a career fellowship from the Humboldt Foundation.
Dr. Asha Kaushal (University of Bri tish Columbia)
Asha Kaus hal is Assistant Professor in the Peter A. Allard School of Law\, Universit y of British Columbia. She works in the fields of immigration and citizensh ip law\, public law\, and legal theory\, and has published in all of these fields. Before commencing her gr aduate studies\, she worked in a variety of legal capacities\, including as a law clerk for the Court of Appeal for Ontario\, as an aspiring civil lit igator in Toronto\, and as an international investment lawyer. Professor Kaushal’s research examines the wa ys in which law encounters diversity and difference across a range of legal settings. Her present focus is on immigration law and its adjacent fields\ , although she continues to explore how conceptions of community and belong ing relate to legal orders more generally.
Dr. Matthe w Wright (University of British Columbia)
Matthew Wright is Associate Professor in the Department of Political Science at the Universit y of British Columbia. He studies political psychology\, typically through an empirical and comparative lens. He wants to understand where peoples’ po litical identities and core values come from\, and how they go on to influe nce attitudes about immigrants\, immigration policy\, and diversity. His wo rk on these topics and others has appeared in Comparative Political Stu dies\, Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies\, Ethnic a nd Racial Studies\, Political Research Quarterly\, Electi on Law Journal\, the Journal of European Public Policy\, Psychological Science\, Political Studies\, International Migratio n Review\, Political Psychology\, and Perspectives on Pol itics among others. He is also author (with Morris Levy) of Immi gration and the American Ethos (Cambridge University Press\, 2020).
[Moderator]
Dr. Sandra Schinnerl (Univer sity of British Columbia)
Dr. Sandra Schinnerl is the Manage r of Programmes & Initiatives at the UBC Centre for Migration Studies. Dr. Schinnerl holds a PhD in Interdisciplinary Studies from the University of B ritish Columbia (2021) and is interested in the intersections between educa tion and immigration policy. She particularly focuses on the mobility and m igration pathways of international students and the role and responsibiliti es of higher education institutions in their learning\, cultural and career transitions. Schinnerl‘s current work looks at how higher education instit utions and their organizations have influenced immigration policy in Canada over the last 25 years and the laws\, regulations. Dr. Schinnerl has worke d as a practitioner and senior administrator in international education for 25 years.
[About the Book]
Antje Ellermann
Many governments face simi lar pressures surrounding the hotly debated topic of immigration. Yet\, the disparate ways in which policy makers respond is striking. The Compara tive Politics of Immigration explains why democratic governments adopt the immigration policies they do. Through an in-depth study of immigration politics in Germany\, Canada\, Switzerland\, and the United States\, Antje Ellermann examines the development of immigration policy from the postwar era to the present. The book presents a new theory of immigration policymak ing grounded in the political insulation of policy makers. Three types of i nsulation shape the translation of immigration preference into policy: popu lar insulation from demands of the unorganized public\, interest group insu lation from the claims of organized lobbies\, and diplomatic insulation fro m the lobbying of immigrant-sending states. Addressing the nuances in immig ration reforms\, Ellermann analyzes both institutional factors and policy a ctors' strategic decisions to account for cross-national and temporal varia tion.
Event Registration:
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This talk is part of the Indigenous Presence and Representatio n in European Studies series.
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CATEGORIES:Narratives URL;VALUE=URI:https://migration.ubc.ca/events/event/virtual-talk-with-dr-la rs-richter-playing-manitoba-a-german-board-game-and-the-need-for-new-storie s/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://migr.cms.arts.ubc.ca/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/2021/09/Narratives-Group-Events-1-1.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20210910T1802Z-1631296936.2596-EO-15699-42@10.19.146.1 STATUS:CONFIRMED DTSTAMP:20260524T051057Z CREATED:20210803T154558Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240822T165735Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20211018T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20211018T153000 SUMMARY: Symposium on the Migration Dynamics of North America Before\, Duri ng\, and After Covid-19 DESCRIPTION: Symposium on the Migration Dynamics of North America Before\, During\, and After Covid-19 Co-sponsored by the University of British Colum bia (Killiam Connection Award program and the Centre for Migration Studies) \, the Migration Policy Institute’s Transatlantic Council on Migration\, th e Immigrant Employment Council of British Columbia\, and the Universidad Na cional Autónoma de México (UNAM). October 18\, 2021 […] X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:Symposium on the Migration Dynami cs of North America Before\, During\, and After Covid-19
Co-sponsored by the University of British Columbia (Killiam Connection Aw ard program and the Centre for Migration Studies)\, the Migration Policy In stitute’s Transatlantic Council on Migration\, the Immigrant Employment Cou ncil of British Columbia\, and the Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM). October 18< span lang="EN-US">\, 20219:00am – 3:30pm— Pacific Time (PT)Location: UBC Robson Square TheatreIn-person attendance will be limited t o comply with BC Public Health Regulations.To register for in-pe rson or online attendance\, please fill out the form below.
Context and Background
Migration has profoundly affected and continues to shape the social\, cult ural\, demographic\, and economic dynamics of Canada\, the United States\, and Central America—especially the “Northern Triangle” countries of Guatema la\, El Salvador and Honduras. And its influence will only grow stronger in the years ahead. In the meantime\, however\, the manner in which would-be immigrants from the region (and beyond) attempt to enter Mexico\, the U.S.\ , and periodically\, Canada\, is fuelling political crises in these countri es\, affects adversely the capacity and quality of protection regimes in th e region\, and complicates relationships and interactions within the North American region. In that sense\, the migration facts on the ground and poli cy responses to them in the North American region embody and reflect many o f the global dynamics—and challenges—of migration today.
Today’s regi onal migration story is occurring simultaneously with sweeping demographic\ , economic and social changes both across Mexico and Central America\, but also the United States and\, perhaps to a lesser degree\, Canada. These cha nges are altering the dynamics of the region’s migration system in ways tha t force a re-examination of long-established political axioms about the eff ectiveness of unilateral actions\, and even sovereign prerogatives\, in con trolling unauthorized migration\, each nation’s responsibility for protecti on\, and most fundamentally\, how to achieve and ensure the goals of safe\, legal\, and orderly migration that have become the mantra of government of ficials\, analysts\, and activists alike. And as if these challenges are no t complex enough\, they are reinforced by the complications of the Covid-19 pandemic and the political forces that threaten to get out of control as p ublics lose confidence in their governments’ ability\, and often will\, to manage migration—and borders—in ways that both adhere to the rule of law and pursue pragmatic and cooperative solutions.
Among the questi ons the symposium will address are the following:
- Who are these newest migrants and why did they choose to migrate now?
- What are th e responses in targeted destination countries and how consistent are they w ith international obligations with regard to protection?
- What happe ns to these newest migrants and the families and communities they leave beh ind?
- How are they received and incorporated in the communities in w hich they become part?
- How can governments all along the migration arc best manage the flows?
- How can governments in the region\, w orking closely with the private sector and civil society\, give definit ion and voice to a proactive regional vision of migration management that f ocuses on citizen security\, human-capital development\, and opportunity?
- What will be the response to and likely impact of such migration on the post-pandemic economic recovery and how will it affect and reshape the political context that surrounds migration within the region?
- How c an countries in the region build and maintain robust legal immigration syst ems that meet international obligations toward those seeking protection\, t reat newcomers fairly and humanely\, maintain commitments to family (re)uni fication\, meet economic and labour market needs\, and promote internationa l competitiveness.
AGENDA
9:15 – 9:30 Welcom e and Introduction by Dean Susan Porter (UBC)
9:30 – 11:30 Panel: Asylum and Protection Issues in the North American region
Moderator: Andrew Selee\, President\, Migration Policy Institute
Panellists: Susan F ratzke (Senior Policy Analyst MPI)\, Car los González Gutiérrez (Mexican Consul General\, San Dieg o)\, Glen Linder (Director General\, International and Intergovernmental Relations\, IRCC)\, Frank Sharry (Founder and Executive Director\, Americ a’s Voice)\,There have been important developments in protection-related migration in North America in recent years. These includ e: repeated large-scale movements of unaccompanied minors and “family units ” during the last decade and\, more recently\, of “caravans” of migrants ga thering in Central America and travelling northward through Mexico toward t he United States\; large numbers of asylum seekers reluctantly hosted by\, and in many cases becoming long-term residents of\, Mexico\; and an unusual scale of “irregular” border crossings from and through the United States t o Canada during the waning years of this century’s second decade . All thre e countries responded by reinforcing their borders and augmenting their cap acity to stem the flows and adjudicate asylum claims more capably. Policies \, however\, had to quickly respond to the much larger issue of the COVID-1 9 pandemic and\, in the case of the United States\, changing political admi nistrations. As borders reopen\, the number of people seeking asylum regard less of merit will likely return to the scale seen in 2018 and 19\, and cou ld potentially increase\, given the degree of economic disruption in Centra l and South America—as well as Mexico.
The following are amo ng the questions this panel will consider:
- How will Mexico\, the US\, and Canada respond to these forces?
- How will policy balance h umanitarian concerns\, national interests and priorities\, and sovereign ob ligations in the near future in the North American context?
- Will th ese responses be specific to each country of the region or more coordinated —and if the latter\, what might be the most promising roadmap?
11:30 – 12:30 Armchair Discussion
What key trends can we expect to see in Canadian migration policy during the post-Covid rec overy phase\, and how do these compare with developments in other major mig ration destination countries?
Discussants:
Moderated by Dan iel Hiebert (Professor of Geography\, University of British Columbia)< /p>
- Catrina Tapley\, Deputy Minister\, Immigration\ , Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC)
- Demetrios G. Papad emetriou\, Convener\, Transatlantic Council on Migration (TCM) and Co-founder and President Emeritus\, Migration Policy Institute
12:30 – 1:30 Lunch
13:30 – 15:30 Panel: Economic Migration in North America
Moderated by Demetrios G. Papademetriou\, Convener\, TCM and Co-found er and President Emeritus\, MPI
Panellists: Brendan Dowling (Minister Counsellor Home Affairs and Regional < /em>Director – Americas\, Department of Home Affairs\, Embassy of Austr alia\, Washington DC)\, Kate Hooper (Po licy Analyst\, MPI)\, Gustavo Mohar (Director\, Grupo Atalaya and former Undersecretary for Popu lation and Migration\, Gobernacion (Interior Ministry))\,
Mikal Skuderud (Professor of Economics\, University of Waterloo)\, Philip Somogyvari (Director General\, Strategic Policy and Planning\, IRCC)\,The demographic challenges and economic/labour market realities at play prior t o the pandemic are quickly reasserting themselves as the coronavirus retrea ts and economic recovery begins to take hold—however unevenly. Demographic deficits in Canada go back several decades while demographic shortfalls in the United States\, most evident in recent U.S. Census Bureau reports\, are increasingly becoming part of policy conversations at all levels of govern ment and society. And Mexico has completed its demographic transition and has gradually moved toward below replacement fertility. (The estimated Tota l Fertility Rates (TFRs) of the three countries in 2021 are: Canada\, 1.50\ ; US\, 1.78\; and Mexico\, 2.07. This compares with the 2018 rates of 2.87\ , 2.04\, and 2.46 for Guatemala\, El Salvador\, and Honduras\, respectively .) These facts make international migration an even more relevant policy to pic in the USMCA Free Trade countries.
Understandably\, Canada has re lied the most heavily on immigration to propel demographic and economic gro wth and respond to severe demographic and worker deficits in most of its pr ovinces. But the intersection between migration and demographic imbalances is also becoming a more central issue in the US\, and in the near future\, that will also be true for Mexico—especially given the manner in which migr ation beyond its southern-most region has grown in that country (mostly thr ough unauthorized and de facto “refugee” cases). Considering the political volatility of the migration issue in parts of the region\, it is crucial th at governments and civil society in all three countries come to a common un derstanding about how to think and talk about\, and organize\, their migrat ion systems so as to respond to their labor market and demographic needs\, especially below the federal level. Moreover\, a serious conversation must be had about how much and where (language training\, education and v ocational training\, social services and assistance\, etc.) they should inv est in the integration of newcomers. In the past\, large-scale and continuo us migration from Mexico to the US has filled large portions of the labour market abandoned by American workers or suffering from locational mismatche s between workers and jobs. But for more than a decade\, net migration betw een the two countries has been negligible and for even longer than that\, a n “ethnic succession” has become the norm\, with unauthorized workers from the Northern triangle countries replacing Mexicans\, initially in the most difficult and least well-paid jobs in many sectors.
The following are among the questions this panel will consider:
- How have migratio n patterns changed during the economic disruption associated with COVID-19\ , and how are they likely to shift over the next few years?
- What st eps will Mexico likely take as it becomes a more important migration destin ation?
- To what extent will the Biden Administration chart a new cou rse on economic migration and what might that course look like?
- How will Canada reconfigure its economic migration and immigration programs as the large baby-boom generation moves more fully into retirement?
- A nd most importantly\, to what extent will the emerging policies of the thre e USMCA countries be developed in isolation\, rather than through coordinat ed efforts that take advantage of the many economic\, human capital\, and d emographic opportunities the region offers?
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CATEGORIES:Featured Homepage LOCATION:UBC Robson Square Theatre GEO:49.282483;-123.121401 URL;VALUE=URI:https://migration.ubc.ca/events/event/migration-symposium-cov id-19/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://migr.cms.arts.ubc.ca/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/2021/08/news-events-placeholder-image-ubc-arts-spaces-2.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20211006T1834Z-1633545284.7977-EO-16145-42@10.19.146.14 STATUS:CONFIRMED DTSTAMP:20260524T051057Z CREATED:20210827T221551Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240822T174135Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20211019T123000 DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20211019T140000 SUMMARY: Genetics and Memorials: People and their Remembrance in Byzantine\ , Islamic and Norman Sicily with Dr. Martin Carver DESCRIPTION: The UBC Centre for Migration Studies 2021-22 Speaker Series pr esents: “Genetics and Memorials: People and their Remembrance in Byzantine\ , Islamic and Norman Sicily” with Dr. Martin Carver Tuesday\, October 19\, 2021 12:30 PM – 2:00 PM Pacific Time (PT) Location: Online via Zoom Free & open to the public. To register\, fill out the RSVP form below. Co-sponsore d […] X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:The UBC Ce ntre for Migration Studies 2021-22 Speaker Series presents:
“Genetics and Memorials: People and their Remembrance in Byzantine\, I slamic and Norman Sicily” with Dr. Martin Carver
Tuesd ay\, October 19\, 202112:30 PM - 2:00 PM Pacific Time (PT)Location: Online via ZoomFree & open to the public. To register\, fill out the RSVP form below.Co -sponsored by the UBC Department of Classical\, Near Eastern\, and Religiou s Studies & the UBC Department of Anthropology
[Abstract ]
The European Research Council project Sicily in Transit ion - the archaeology of regime change is joint research being carried out by the Universities of Rome Tor Vergata\, Lecce and York at the BioArCh facility. We are exploring the effect of successive regimes and religions on Sicilian farmers\, merchants and their families between 550 and 1250 CE. The present talk concerns the data drawn from 22 partially excavated cemet eries\, their locations\, burial rites and the identities of some 200 indiv iduals as determined by osteology\, stable isotope analysis\, aDNA and radi ocarbon dating. The variations in health\, diet\, mobility\, and ancestry in time and space paint an intriguing and perhaps unexpected picture of mig ration and demographic change. This is further illuminated by the historica l record\, notably the evidence of status and consanguinity drawn from the Norman Registers. Associated in this research are Michelle Alexander (SI)\, Aurore Monnereau (aDNA)\, Derek Hamilton (C14)\, the work of Sicilian arch aeologists\, especially Alessandra Molinari\, and the writings of Jeremy Jo hns on the registers.
[Bio]
Dr. Martin Carver is PI of Sicily in Transition (acronym: sictransit) and a special ist in the archaeology of the early Middle Ages in Britain and Europe. Dr. Carver was an Army Officer for 15 years (Royal Tank Regiment)\, a Commercial Archaeologist for 13 years (just as it was starting)\, P rofessor of Archaeology at the University of York for 22 years and Edit or of Antiquity for 10 years. Since 2008 he has been a full-time pro fessional researcher\, writer\, public speaker and broadcaster.
His r esearch has been mainly in England\, Scotland\, France\, Italy and Algeria - his more prominent excavations were at the seventh-century royal burial g round at Sutton Hoo in Suffolk and the eighth-century Pictish Monastery at Portmahomack\, Easter Ross. In 2014 Dr. Carver began a new project 'Sicily in Transition' (SICTRANSIT for short) in partnership with Alessandra Molina ri of the University of Rome Tor Vergata. Like the other two\, this project is concerned with what happens to people when a new regime is imposed on t hem.
Dr. Carver is Professor Emeritus at the University of York and C hairman of the commercial archaeology company FAS-Heritage Ltd. For more in formation\, see http://www.martincarv er.com.
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UBC Centre for Migration Studies Community Luncheon
< div>October 20\, 202112 :00 - 1:30 pm— Pacific Time (PT)Location: C.K. Choi Lob by (Room 130)Please join us fo r food and networking with fellow Centre for Migration Studies faculty\, st udents\, staff\, visiting scholars\, and community partners. This is an opp ortunity to re-connect face-to-face and make new friends after a challengin g eighteen months apart. To keep everyone safe and ensure your comfort\, we ’ve decided to limit this event to 20 people maximum so that we can spread out in a large lobby (usually reserved for 100 people seated).Please register below if you are interested. Please note that your registration does not guarantee attendanc e. After registering\, we will respond on Monday with confirmation that we can accommodate you and further details. Apologies for the inconvenience bu t your health and well-being are of utmost importance. We look forward to t he day when we can once again host a large social event!*All COVID-19 protective measures wi ll be strictly enforced in accordance with guidelines issued by BC Public H ealth and the University of British Columbia. If weather permits\, the even t will be held just outside the Choi building. Otherwise\, attendees will b e required to wear masks while indoors\, with the exception of while seated at a table for eating.[gravityform id="32" title="true" description="true"]
CATEGORIES:Featured News &\; Events LOCATION:C.K. Choi Lobby GEO:49.267266;-123.257944 URL;VALUE=URI:https://migration.ubc.ca/events/event/community-luncheon-octo ber/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://migr.cms.arts.ubc.ca/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/2021/09/Community-Luncheon.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20210921T2116Z-1632258967.3375-EO-16179-42@10.19.146.15 STATUS:CONFIRMED DTSTAMP:20260524T051057Z CREATED:20210910T053229Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240822T174213Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20211020T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20211022T140000 SUMMARY: David Plamondon and Jayde Gravel: Indigenous Representation and Se lf-Representation in Board Game Culture “Pe Metawe Board Game Workshop” DESCRIPTION: Indigenous Representation and Self-Representation in Board Gam e Culture: Pe Metawe Board Game Workshop with David Plamondon and Jayde Gra vel These workshops are part of the Indigenous Presence and Representation in European Studies series. Wednesday\, October 20\, 1-2pm PT and Friday\, October 22\, 1-2pm PT Location: Online via Zoom Free & open to the public. Co-organized by […] X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:Indigenous Representation and Self-Repres entation in Board Game Culture: Pe Metawe Board Game Workshop with David Pl amondon and Jayde Gravel
These workshops are part of the Indigenous Presence and Representat ion in European Studies series.
Wednesday\, Oc tober 20\, 1-2pm PT and Friday\, October 22\, 1-2pm PTLocat ion: Online via ZoomFree & open to the public.Co-organized by Elizabeth Nijd am and Markus Hallensleben (Dept. of CENES)
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Mathias Kruse
PhD Candidate\, Department of Politi cal Science\, Aarhus University\, Denmark
Thursday\, October 21 from 12-1pm
Liu Institute for Global Issues - Boardroom 316
[ A bstract ]
What are the consequences of immigration and increa sing ethnic diversity? In this talk\, I will give a broad introduction to m y PhD-project that focuses on when and why intergroup integration has posit ive and negative consequences. In many European countries\, including Denma rk\, immigration rhetoric is rough and the debate is polarized. The politic al right wing predicts that increasing immigration leads to societal collap se\, whereas the political left wing sees multiculturalism as a great benef it. If we look towards the academic literature\, the evidence on immigratio n and ethnic diversity is mixed. Some studies find that ethnic similarity m akes trust\, solidarity and cooperation easier to produce and maintain\, wh ereas others show the importance of intergroup contact to reduce intergroup hostility and improve intergroup equality. Based on these broader debates\ , I will present my own research that focuses specifically on the ethnic co mposition in classrooms in Danish schools and how that shapes children and adolescents’ perceptions of themselves and others.[ Bio ]
Mathias is a PhD candidate in the Department of Political Scien ce at Aarhus University in Denmark. My research focuses on the effects of i mmigration and ethnic diversity and deals with prosocial behavior\, discrim ination\, well-being and related topics. I work quantitatively and often st udy the role of ethnic composition in childhood and adolescence. I am affil iated with the TrygFonden's Centre for Child Research and the Centre for th e Experimental-Philosophical Study of Discrimination (CEPDISC) in Denmark.< /p>[ About the Migration Grad Student Power Hour ]
The Centre for Migration Studies Grad Student Power Hour provides opportun ities for UBC graduate students to share their research on migration beyond their home departments and network with faculty and students from across t he university and in the broader community sector. The Power Hour will begi n with 10 minutes of networking opportunities\, followed by a 30 minute tal k and 20 minutes for discussion. Anyone is welcome to attend. We look forwa rd to seeing you there!Please RSVP for this in-person event below.
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Dr. Nancy Clark\, re search affiliate with UBC Centre for Migration Studies\, will be hosting Wo rking Across Cultures – Language\, Family and Refugee & Immigrant Mental He alth.
This event is a fundraiser for the Vancouver Island Counsel ling Centre for Immigrants and Refugees (VICCIR). Participants can learn fr om experts in the field of mental health for immigrants and refugees and th ose with lived experience of the challenges of being a newcomer. There is a lso an opportunity to watch the acclaimed documentary The World is Bright written\, directed and produced by Ying Wang. There will be lots of time for questions and discussions during this rich and timely two -day event.
For details click here.
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Immigrant Integration During and After the Covid-19 Pandemic: Government and NGO Plans to S upport Integration Success
Co-sponsored by the Universi ty of British Columbia (Killiam Connection Award program and the Centre for Migration Studies)\, The Immigrant Employment Council of British Columbia\ , The Migration Policy Institute’s National Center on Immigrant Integration Policy\, AMSSA (Affiliation of Multicultural Societies and Service Agencie s of BC).
November 1\, 20219:00am – 13:00pm— Pacific Time (PT) Locati on: UBC Robson Square TheatreTo register for in-person or online attendance\, please fill out the form below.In-person attendanc e will be limited to comply with BC Public Health Regulations.Context and Background
Marco Mendicino\, the Minister of Immigration\, Refugees\, and Citizens hip Canada\, has announced ambitious goals for immigration to Canada for 20 21-23\, with a target of over 400\,000 arriving this year and in each of th e next two years. As the Canadian economy recovers and as borders reopen\, the number of temporary migrants will also increase dramatically from the i nterruption caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. It is quite possible that Cana da will see unprecedented numbers of international students and temporary w orkers in the next few years\, along with potentially large numbers of refu gees from Afghanistan and an unprecedented scale of permanent immigration. Moreover\, the separation of newcomers into temporary and permanent residen ts has become less distinct during the COVID-19 pandemic\, as the number of asylum seekers\, temporary workers\, and international students who have b een granted permanent residence has become more significant.
Immigran ts\, refugees\, and temporary migrants arriving over the next few years wil l spread themselves across the country but will be particularly concentrate d in Ontario\, British Columbia\, Quebec\, and Alberta and\, especially\, i n the metropolitan areas of these provinces. In this Symposium\, a particul ar focus will be placed on the Lower Mainland of British Columbia as key is sues are considered\, including how the pandemic affected immigrant familie s\, the scale of migration / immigration\, and the nature and scope of inte gration initiatives more broadly\, as well as how the potential shift to mu ch higher numbers of newcomers in the immediate future can be best supporte d by existing and enhanced services.
This half-day Symposium features two panel discussions that will provide perspectives of government and NGO leaders from Canada and the U.S.\, exploring planning efforts as well as t he opportunities and challenges today’s historic confluence of circumstance s pose for integration efforts. Audience discussion and participation will be facilitated through a variety of electronic and other modalities during the panel discussions and final comment and reflection period.
Agenda 8:30-9:00 Coffee/refreshm ents available
9:00-9:15 Welcome and Ev ent Overview
9:15-10:30 Panel: Fost ering Economic Opportunities for Diverse Newcomer Youth and Adults
Economic integration s upports for migrants have long existed in Canada and the U.S. to meet needs such as workplace language instruction\, qualification recognition\, job s earch skills and connections\, and training for high demand fields. However \, questions of how to best adapt and/or expand economic integration effort s loom large with the pandemic’s economic impacts being severe and yet unev en across employment sectors\, and longer-term impacts uncertain but also e xpected to be severe in some sectors. Key stakeholders and actors involved in supporting economic advancement of migrants and other populations will d iscuss the COVID-19 pandemic’s economic impacts and their implications for migrant communities and employers\, while also addressing specific strategi es for supporting youth and recent arrivals as they face a changing workpla ce and economy.
Participa nts:
- Patrick MacKenzie\, CEO\, Immigrant Employment Council of B ritish Columbia
- Erin Roth\, Deputy Assistant Secretary\, Division o f Workforce Development and Adult Learning\, Maryland Department of Labor
- Queenie Choo\, CEO\, SUCCESS
- Anastasia Chyz-LeSage\, Directo r\, Settlement Network – British Columbia / Yukon\, IRCC
Modera tor: Professor Dan Hiebert\, UBC
10:30-10:45 Br eak
10:45-12:00 Panel 2: Community and Governme nt Roles and Partnerships in Welcoming and Supporting Integration Success
Community and government leaders play critical roles in bridging newco mer and settled populations through welcoming and inclusion initiatives and an array of policies and programs designed to support upward integration t rajectories for immigrants and their family members. With the pandemic affe cting numerous aspects of individual and community well-being—including sch ooling\, physical and mental health\, employment\, civic life and social re lations—many policymakers and community and agency leaders are attempting t o nimbly address new and lingering COVID impacts while also revamping their approaches as part of recovery efforts that aim to ‘rebuild stronger’. Thi s session will explore challenges and opportunities seasoned government and community actors see in this moment\, and the ways in which they are organ izing their efforts—and the eco-systems in which they operate—to respond as effectively as possible to them.
Participants
- Carling Hel ander\, Executive Director\, Immigration and Policy Integration\, BC Minist ry of Municipal Affairs
- Cuc Vu\, Director\, Office of Immigrant and Refugee Affairs\, Seattle
- Kathy Sherrell\, Director\, Settlement\, ISS of BC
- Sherman Chan\, Mosaic
Moderator: Margie McHu gh\, Director\, MPI National Center on Immigrant Integration Policy
< strong>12:00-12:15 Closing Remarks\, Katie Crocker\, CEO\, AM SSA
12:15-12:30 Final Comment and Reflection O pportunities
12:30 Lunch
Event Registration:
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LOCATION:UBC Robson Square Theatre GEO:49.282483;-123.121401 URL;VALUE=URI:https://migration.ubc.ca/events/event/immigrant-integration-d uring-and-after-covid-19-pandemic/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://migr.cms.arts.ubc.ca/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/2021/08/Symposium-Nov-1.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20210910T2039Z-1631306348.5946-EO-16263-42@10.19.146.15 STATUS:CONFIRMED DTSTAMP:20260524T051057Z CREATED:20210910T051247Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240822T174254Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20211104T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20211104T123000 SUMMARY: Radical Diversity: An International Discussion on Colonial Practic es\, Structures and Discourses\, and Strategies to Disrupt them DESCRIPTION: “An international discussion on colonial practices\, structure s and discourses and strategies to disrupt them” with Riel Dupuis-Rossi\, M ax Czollek and Mohamed Amjahid Thursday\, November 4\, 2021 11:00am – 12:30 pm Pacific Time Location: Online via Zoom Free & open to the public. To reg ister\, fill out the RSVP form below. This event is co-sponsored by the […] X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:“An international discussion on colonial practices\, structures and discourses and strategies to disrupt them” with Riel Dupuis-Rossi\, Max Czollek and Mohamed Amjahid
Th ursday\, November 4\, 202111:00am - 12:30pm Pacific TimeThis event is co-sponsored by the UBC Centre for Migration Studies Narratives Gr oup and is part of the CENES' Ziegler Lecture Series.
Riel Dupuis-Rossi\, (MA\, MSW\, RS W)\, is a psychotherapist of Kanienʼkehá꞉ka
(Mohawk)\, Algonquin\, and Italian descent. Riel grew up in th eir traditional territories\, off reserve in Hamilton\, Ontario\, and Montr eal\, Quebec. Since 2011\, Riel has been providing decolonising and cultura lly-centred trauma therapy to Indigenous individuals\, couples\, families\, and groups in Vancouver\, British Columbia\, located in the unceded and oc cupied Homelands of the Squamish\, Tsleil Waututh\, and Musqueam Nations. R iel has also designed and delivered educational training on Indigenous cult ural safety and provided clinical consultation for allied healthcare staff working with Indigenous peoples within the healthcare system. Riel earned a Master of Educational Studies from McGill University and a Master of Socia l Work from California State University Los Angeles.
Max Czollek is a poet\, publicist and political scient ist. He received his doctorate from the Center for Research on Anti-Semitis m at the Technische Universität Berlin and is particularly well known for h is theatrical and essayistic work surrounding memory culture\, integration and Jewish identity in post-war Germany. Theaters works include De-Integration. A Congress on contemporary Jewish positions and the Days of Radical Jewish Culture at Maxim Gorki Theater as well as the international Days of Jewish-Muslim Hegemony. His e ssays Desintegriert Euch!(Disintegrate!) and Ge genwartsbewältigung (Overcoming the Present) are published with Carl Ha nser Verlag\, his collections of poetry at Verlagshaus Berlin. He is co-edi tor of the magazine Jalta - Positionen zur jüdischen Gegenwart. (Yalta - Positions on the Jewish Present).< /span>
Mohamed Amjahid was born as the son of so-called guest workers in Frankfurt am Main in 1988. He attended school in Morocco until he graduated from high school. He studied political science in Berlin and Cairo and conducted research on various anthropological proje cts in North Africa. During his studies\, he worked as a journalist for taz \, Frankfurter Rundschau and Deutschlandfunk. After completing his master's degree\, Amjahid worked as a trainee at the Tagesspiegel in Berlin. Afterw ards he worked as a political reporter for the weekly newspaper Die Zeit an d Zeit Magazin. He is currently working on several new book projects. Anthr opologically and journalistically\, he focuses on human rights\, equality a nd upheaval in the USA\, Europe\, the Middle East and North Africa. His new est book\, "Whitewash“ appeared in German (Der weiße Fleck) at Piper this year.
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CATEGORIES:Narratives LOCATION:Online via Zoom GEO:49.260872;-123.113953 URL;VALUE=URI:https://migration.ubc.ca/events/event/radical-diversity-an-in ternational-discussion-on-colonial-practices-structures-and-discourses-and- strategies-to-disrupt-them/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://migr.cms.arts.ubc.ca/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/2021/09/Narratives-Group-Events-1-1.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20211011T1833Z-1633977188.691-EO-15700-42@10.19.146.2 STATUS:CONFIRMED DTSTAMP:20260524T051057Z CREATED:20210803T154637Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240822T174405Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20211109T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20211109T193000 SUMMARY: Migration and Pandemics with Dr. Chinmay Tumbe DESCRIPTION: The UBC Centre for Migration Studies 2021-22 Speaker Series pr esents: “Migration and Pandemics” with Dr. Chinmay Tumbe Tuesday\, November 9\, 2021 6:00 PM – 7:30 PM Pacific Time (PT) Location: Online via Zoom Fre e & open to the public. To register\, fill out the RSVP form below. Co-spon sored by the UBC Interdisciplinary Histories Research Cluster and […] X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:[embed]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wCO OLDCQMxU[/embed]
The UBC Centre for M igration Studies 2021-22 Speaker Series presents:
"Migr ation and Pandemics" with Dr. Chinmay Tumbe
Tuesday\, November 9\, 20216:00 PM - 7:30 PM Pacific Time (PT)< div>Location: Online via ZoomFree & open to the public. To regis ter\, fill out the RSVP form below.
Co-spons ored by the UBC Interdisciplina ry Histories Research Cluster and the UBC Centre for India and South Asia Research
[Abstract]
The migration crisis of 2020 unleashed by the lockdown to con tain the Covid-19 crisis in India raised important questions about migratio n and health. This talk revolves around two books\, one on migrati on and the other on pandemics\, both written from a historical perspective. It engages with questions such as: What is the geography and history of mi gration in India? How did we forget past pandemics in India that claimed 40 million lives between 1817 and 1920 due to cholera\, plague\, and influenz a? And how does such knowledge inform contemporary policymaking with respec t to migration and pandemic management?
[Bio]
Chinmay Tumbe loves to laugh and learn. He is passionate about migration\, cities and history\, and is currently a faculty member in the Economics Ar ea at the Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad. An alumnus of the Londo n School of Economics and Political Science\, the Indian Institute of Manag ement Bangalore\; Ruia College\, Mumbai\; and Rishi Valley School\, Madanap alle\; he has been a faculty member at the Tata Institute of Social Science s\, Hyderabad. He was a 2013 Jean Monnet Fellow at the European University Institute\, Florence\, and the 2018 Alfred D. Chandler Jr. International Vi siting Scholar in Business History at Harvard Business School\, Boston. His first book\, India Moving: A History of Migration\, was published i n 2018 and second book The Age of Pandemics\, 1817-1920: How they shaped India and the World\, was published in 2020. He is a member of the The Lancet Covid-19 India Taskforce and was a member of the Working Gro up on Migration of the Ministry of Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation in 2016-17. He has published widely in leading journals and newspapers and he lped set up the IIMA Archives. < /p>
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Monday\, November 15 from 3-4pm
Liu Institute for Globa l Issues - Boardroom 316
[ Abstract ]< /strong>
This presentation draws from my master’s thesis\, Sanctu ary sound & fugitivity: Negotiating stories and publics beyond citizenship< /em>. The project as a whole enters into the relationship between fugitivit y\, sound\, and sanctuary. Their relations are expressed diversely in the f ugitive flight of sound waves and in the desires and refusals of those othe rwise “held” in some sense by the state. Claiming these material and concep tual affinities\, this collaborative research takes creative form as a suit e of audio stories recorded with temporary foreign workers in British Colum bia. The work is guided by concepts of attunement and accompaniment\, and t roubled by the politics of liberal empathy as critiqued by the Black radica l tradition. It both asks how audio storytelling can create a kind of narra tive sanctuary and public presence for people on the margins of state-artic ulated belonging and seeks to embody one kind of answer to the same.
[ Bio ]
I’m preoccupied with sound and sanctuary – t wo important elements of my research with temporary foreign workers in Brit ish Columbia. I’m working with Dr. Gerry Pratt and members of the Migrant W orkers’ Centre in Vancouver to create audio stories based on their experien ces within and beyond the reach of the state’s administration of their live s. How can audio stories help create a kind of fugitive sanctuary and alter nate public presence for those excluded from state belonging? How can this practice both describe and cultivate a hospitality that disrupts dominant n arratives of the migrant other? Underpinning these questions are my interes ts in geographies of encounter\, abolition futures\, and feminist and creat ive methodologies. Prior to enrolling in UBC Geography’s master’s program i n 2019\, I work for several years in photography and arts administration\, and completed a bachelor’s degree in international studies at Vassar Colleg e (Poughkeepsie\, NY\, USA).
[ About the Migration Grad Stude
nt Power Hour ]
The Centre for Migration Studies Grad Student
Power Hour provides opportunities for UBC graduate students to share their
research on migration beyond their home departments and network with facul
ty and students from across the university and in the broader community sec
tor. The Power Hour will begin with 10 minutes of networking opportunities\
, followed by a 30 minute talk and 20 minutes for discussion. Anyone is wel
come to attend. We look forward to seeing you there!
Please RSVP for this in-person event below.
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LOCATION:Liu Boardroom 316 GEO:49.260872;-123.113952 URL;VALUE=URI:https://migration.ubc.ca/events/event/in-person-migration-gra d-student-power-hour-gabriele-woolever/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://migr.cms.arts.ubc.ca/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/2021/10/Mig-PWR.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20211019T1118Z-1634642289.164-EO-16322-42@10.19.146.2 STATUS:CONFIRMED DTSTAMP:20260524T051057Z CREATED:20210920T210150Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240822T174440Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20211118T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20211118T123000 SUMMARY: ‘Less than human’: Examining the Representation of Refugees throug h the Lens of Decoloniality with Dr. Roger Bromley DESCRIPTION: “Less than human”: Examining the Representation of Refugees th rough the Lens of Decoloniality with Dr. Roger Bromley (University of Notti ngham) Co-sponsored by the UBC Centre for Migration Studies Mobilities a nd Narratives Groups Thursday\, November 18\, 2021 11:00am – 12:30pm Pacifi c Time Location: Online via Zoom Free & open to the public. To register\, f ill out […] X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:[embed]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t_N 3v5fBWro[/embed]
Co-sponsored by th e UBC Centre for Migration Studies Mobilities and Narratives Groups
Thursday\, November 18\, 202111:00am – 12 :30pm Pacific TimeLocation: Online via ZoomFree & open to the public. To register\, fill out the RSVP form below.
[Abstract]
In recent years\, my research has mainly been concerned with the political\, economic and cultural implications of displacement. In carrying out this work I hav e used a number of concepts\, including the ways in which European/Western societies have employed the idea of ‘the Other’ to create a sense of belong ing\, identity and social status for its citizens through varying forms of ‘ethno-nationalism’. Linked with this is a consideration of the historical\ , cultural and discursive processes through which the ‘Other’ is constructe d in Western contexts – refugees in particular. The recent finding of the 1 300 graves of First Nations’ children in Canadian residential schools is a tragic example of this.
Other than Achille Mbembe’s ‘necropolitics’\, which I will briefly outline\, I shall also use the concepts of disposability\, ‘lives unworthy of living’ (adapted by the Nazis) and racialized dehumanization. As an overall framework for understan ding and analysis\, in this seminar I will be examining the complex symboli c-material nets of coloniality through the concept of the ‘coloniality of p ower’ developed by a number of Latin-American theorists in terms of decolon iality.
Apart from these theoretical concepts which a re developed in the opening chapter of my recent book (Narratives of Forced Mobility and Displacement in Contemporary Literature and Culture) and conn ected to them\, I shall be looking at a range of issues related to the repr esentation of refugees in\, often reductive\, Western discourses/texts/medi a – the sentimentalised\, passive victim\, the vulnerable person\, the obje ct of compassion/hate\, the agential subject\, the resistant activist (‘act ors in their own lives’) and the newly emergent citizen. This involves a nu mber of methodological challenges. The experience of refugees is unrepresen table in a sense\, an ‘unimaginable existence’ for most of us\, and represe ntational forms are always inadequate but this does not mean giving up on a ny attempt. Rather\, it means the development of ‘other lenses for percepti on’\, a greater aesthetic-political reflexivity and sensitivity\, a search for new\, and radical\, rhetorical strategies\, linguistic and stylistic re sources which unsettle\, defamiliarize\, and disrupt expectations and preco nceptions\, the ‘always already known’ other. By exploring the limits of sy mpathy\, the shortcomings of the liberal claim of common humanity\, and ins isting on the ethical dimensions of representation\, it may be possible to discover interventions in film\, the novel\, art\, music and drama which su bvert the presumption of ‘knowing the refugee’. One example of such an ‘int ervention’ will be briefly referred to: No Friend but the Mountains by Behr ouz Boochani\, ‘the true story of an illegally imprisoned refugee on Manus Island\, Papua New Guinea’. Roger Bromley (University of Nottingham)
[Bio]
Roger Bromley is Emeritus Professor in Cultural Studies at the University of Nottingham\, and was a Visiting Professor at Lancaster University until 2017. From 1964 to 2010 he taught in a range of universities in the USA and th e UK. He is the author of Lost Narratives: Popular Fictions and Politics (1 988)\; Narratives for a New Belonging: Diasporic Cultural Fictions (2000)\, From Alice to Buena Vista: the Cinema of Wim Wenders (2001) and joint edit or of four other books. His most recent book\, Narratives of Forced Mobilit y and Displacement in Contemporary Literature and Culture was published by Palgrave Macmillan in June of this year.
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CATEGORIES:Mobilities,Narratives LOCATION:Online via Zoom GEO:49.260872;-123.113953 URL;VALUE=URI:https://migration.ubc.ca/events/event/virtual-talk-with-dr-ro ger-bromley-less-than-human-examining-the-representation-of-refugees-throug h-the-lens-of-decoloniality/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://migr.cms.arts.ubc.ca/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/2021/09/ROGER-BROMLEY-1.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20210918T0325Z-1631935519.9691-EO-16261-42@10.19.146.2 STATUS:CONFIRMED DTSTAMP:20260524T051057Z CREATED:20210909T213522Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240822T165943Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20211119T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20211119T151500 SUMMARY: Dr. Marie Sandberg: Troubling Borders and Melancholic Subjectivity : European Welcome Culture in the ‘Order of the Border’ DESCRIPTION: Troubling Borders and Melancholic Subjectivity: European Welco me Culture in the ‘Order of the Border’ with Dr. Marie Sandberg Friday\, No vember 19\, 2021 2:00 – 3:15pm Location: Place of Many Trees (formerly Liu Multipurpose Room)\, Liu Institute for Global Issues\, University of Britis h Columbia\, 6476 NW Marine Drive\, V6T 1Z2. For directions and parking\, s ee here. […] X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:Troubling Borders and Melancholic Subject ivity: European Welcome Culture in the ‘Order of the Border’ with Dr. Marie Sandberg
Friday\, November 19\, 20212:00 - 3:15pmLocation: Place of Many Trees (formerly Liu Multipurpose Room)\, Liu Institute for Global Issues\, University of British Columbia\, 6476 NW Marine Drive\, V6T 1Z2. For directions and parking\, see here.Free & open to the public. In-person attend ance will be limited to comply with BC Public Health Regulations.CATEGORIES:Borders,Featured News &\; Events LOCATION:Place of Many Trees\, Liu Instiute for Global Issues GEO:49.269820;-123.256630 URL;VALUE=URI:https://migration.ubc.ca/events/event/hybrid-talk-with-dr-mar ie-sandberg/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://migr.cms.arts.ubc.ca/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/2021/09/picture.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20251008T2231Z-1759962683.028-EO-16503-42@10.19.146.24 STATUS:CONFIRMED DTSTAMP:20260524T051057Z CREATED:20211031T033812Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240822T170018Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20211122T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20211122T160000 SUMMARY: Migration Grad Student Power Hour: Louisa-May Khoo DESCRIPTION: Ageing in a Neuropolis: Growing Old as Diaspora Chinese in Glo bal-City Singapore Louisa-May Khoo PhD Candidate\, School of Community and Regional Planning\, UBC Monday\, November 22 from 3-4pm C. K. Choi Buildin g– Room 351 [ Abstract ] My research examines the ageing experience of di aspora Chinese seniors in Singapore to discern the social toll […] X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:Co-sponsored by the UBC Centre for Migration Studies Bo rders Group
Ma rie Sandberg\, Associate Professor\, Director of the Centre for Advanced Mi gration Studies (AMIS)\, University of Copenhagen\, sandberg@hum.ku.dk
[Abstract]
In this talk\, I will examine the border as a site of tension and a produc tive space for change. Based on recent ethnographic research on volunteers’ welcome practices in Denmark\, Germany\, and the Netherlands during the 20 15 refugee arrivals to Europe\, I argue that these practices were at once d e/stabilizing state borders: While providing for the newly arrived at train stations\, in storage places\, and on city squares\, the welcome practices were contesting the border as barrier. At the same time chaos was organise d into daily routines\, hence the volunteers were stepping in for state aut horities\, when they refrained from action. In this process\, the border em erges as an ambivalent sphere\, in which the “order of the border” (Hage 20 03) can be disturbed or troubled. With inspiration from Judith Butlers’s wo rk on “melancholic subjectivity” (1997\, 2004)\, I will further discuss how the refugee relief practices released a paradoxical longing for an ungriev able loss of the sociality presupposed by crisis\, after the spectacle of ‘ the European refugee crisis’ had moved elsewhere. In conclusion\, it is sug gested that these border tensions and the melancholia of volunteering expos es Europe as a troubled topos for civic participation.
[Bio]< /strong>
Marie Sandberg is Associate Professor in European Ethnology and Director of the Centre for Advanced Migration Studies (AMIS) at the Uni versity of Copenhagen. This fall she is a visiting researcher at the UBC Mi gration Center. She has published several peer-reviewed articles in high-ra nked journals such as Journal of European Studies\, Nordic Journal of M igration Research and Identities. Upcoming is an edited volum e on Research Methodologies and Ethical Challenges in Digital Migration Research (with Palgrave Macmillan). Marie Sandberg’s ethnographic res earch expertise focuses on European borders\, migration practices and every day life Europeanisation. She studies how borders in/of everyday life are c ontinuously negotiated\, overcome\, and rebuilt in interactions such as vol unteer work in support of refugees coming to Europe during the 2015 “refuge e crisis.”
Event Registration:
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Ageing in a Neuropolis: Growing Old as Di aspora Chinese in Global-City Singapore
Louisa-M ay Khoo
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!
Please RSVP for this in-person event below.
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LOCATION:C.K. Choi 351 GEO:49.267266;-123.257944 URL;VALUE=URI:https://migration.ubc.ca/events/event/in-person-migration-gra d-student-power-hour-louisa-may-khoo/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://migr.cms.arts.ubc.ca/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/2021/10/Mig-PWR.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20211022T0728Z-1634887726.6183-EO-16155-42@10.19.146.15 STATUS:CONFIRMED DTSTAMP:20260524T051057Z CREATED:20210827T233911Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240822T174516Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20211123T103000 DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20211123T120000 SUMMARY: The Co-Created Story Project with Andrea Solnes and Diana Jeffries DESCRIPTION: “The Co-Created Story Project” with Andrea Solnes and Diana Je ffries Tuesday\, November 23\, 2021 10:30 AM – 12:00 PM Pacific Time (PT) L ocation: Online via Zoom Free & open to the public. To register\, fill out the RSVP form below. Co-sponsored by the UBC Centre for Migration Studies C ommunity-University Partnerships Group [Options Storytelling ToolKit] Ple ase click […] X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:[embed]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rRV ntNFBx_A[/embed]
"The Co-Created Story Project" with Andrea Solnes a nd Diana Jeffries
Tuesday\, November 23\, 202110:30 AM - 12:00 PM Pacific Time (PT) Location: Online vi a ZoomFree & open to the public. To register\, fill out the RSVP form below.
Co-sponsored by the UBC Centre f or Migration Studies Community-University Partnerships Group
[Options Sto rytelling ToolKit] Please click this link to access the document: Options storytelling toolkit 17-11-21
[Abstract]
The Co-Created Story Pro ject is a unique participatory initiative undertaken by Options Community S ervices (OCS) and the UBC Centre for Migration Studies. Its main goal is to support staff in collaborating with their clients in a safe and supported way so that clients can share their stories. In this presentation\, project leads Andrea Solnes and Diana Jeffries will highlight the key learnings an d outcomes of the project undertaken with 8 Immigrant Services staff and th eir clients at OCS. They will also share the toolkit generated as part of t his project.
[Bio]
Andrea Solnes and Diana Je ffries work under FLOW Society for Newcomers\, a non-profit dedicated to pr ioritizing wellness and collective learning. They have extensive experience in the settlement\, education and community service sectors\, and create & curate learning experiences and resources that focus on well-being\, traum a-informed practices\, language learning and decolonization strategies for the settlement sector\, and arts-based approaches to learning and story-sha ring.
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CATEGORIES:Community-University Partnerships LOCATION:Online via Zoom GEO:49.260872;-123.113953 URL;VALUE=URI:https://migration.ubc.ca/events/event/virtual-talk-with-andre a-solnes-and-diana-jeffries-the-co-created-story-project/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://migr.cms.arts.ubc.ca/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/2021/08/The-Co-Created-Story-Project.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20211005T2320Z-1633476059.3825-EO-16181-42@10.19.146.2 STATUS:CONFIRMED DTSTAMP:20260524T051057Z CREATED:20210910T053846Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250623T220507Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20211126T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20211126T110000 SUMMARY: Sami New Media and Digital Games with Dr. Outi Laiti DESCRIPTION: “Sami New Media and Digital Games” with Dr. Outi Laiti (Univer sity of Helsinki) This event is part of the Indigenous Presence Lecture Ser ies. Friday\, November 26\, 2021 10am – 11:00 am PT Location: Online via Zo om Free & open to the public. [Abstract] In her presentation Outi Laiti wil l discuss\, based on her research\, the aspects […] X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:This event is part of the Indigenous Presence Lecture Series.
Fr iday\, November 26\, 202110am - 11:00 am PTLocat ion: Online via ZoomFree & open to the public.< img class="size-large wp-image-16485 aligncenter" src="https://migr.cms.art s.ubc.ca/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/2021/09/Narratives-Group-Events-1-1-72 4x1024.png" alt="" width="620" height="877" />
[Abstract]
In her presentation Outi Laiti w ill discuss\, based on her research\, the aspects of developing Sámi game d evelopers. Her journey introduces e.g. ethnoprogramming\, supporting Indige nous youth to achieve programming skills in basic education\, and Sami Game Jam\, the rapid-paced game developing event. This work speaks to Sámi empo werment in game design where a small minority multi-roling manifests from e vent planning to design and research. The presentation will also address ho w to employ Indigenous methodology in game research\, and what kind of aspe cts that choice might have.
[Bio]
Outi Laiti ( She/Her)\, Ph.D. is an Indigenous Sámi game researcher and designer. In 202 0\, gamesindustry.biz nominated her as one of the 100 Game Changers for her work on promoting e.g. Sámi gaming . She is an Associate researcher at the University of Helsinki Indigenous s tudies. Her field of research is education and computer science with a focu s on Sámi language and culture in digital games and programming. She is als o active in designing and co-organizing Sami Game Jams and has been involve d in several game development and educational projects in the past. Her doc toral thesis “Old Ways of Knowing\, New Ways of Playing” published in Janua ry 2021\, discusses the potential of collaborative game design to empower I ndigenous Sámi.
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Vietnamese migrants and nail salons have become almost synonymous with modern slavery in the UK during recent years. Vietnamese migrants have been positioned by the Briti sh media and policy discussions in polarised ways as either vulnerable\, pa ssive victims of traffickers in need of rescue or as criminals breaching UK immigration and employment law. In this lecture\, I contextualise these r ecent developments by exploring how the modern slavery agenda aligns with t endencies of the UK’s restrictive approach to immigration under the Hostile Environment. Concurrently\, Vietnamese migrants have been represented as an ideal target of popular sympathy\, vulnerability and suspicion which can be understood through the distinctive racialisations of East and Southeast Asians in the UK and the unique migration legacy of the Vietnamese in the UK\, in contrast to other European countries. The debates and policies aro und modern slavery and the hostile immigration policies are seen to skew ou r understanding of recent ‘low-skilled’ and undocumented Vietnamese migrant s and divert attention away from the neo-liberalisation of the UK labour ma rket. Drawing upon alternative narratives from Vietnamese open public chat room forums\, cultural media and interview data with recent migrants\, I ar gue for the deployment of Paret and Gleeson’s (2016) more nuanced ‘precarit y-agency’ lens to better account for the structural and agentic processes w hich shape the experience of Vietnamese migrants and enable us to move beyo nd binarised conceptualisations in order to capture the wider and much more complex\, interconnected range of social processes and forms of agency at play.
Dr. Tamsin Barber is Se nior Lecturer in Sociology at Oxford Brookes University\, UK. Her research interests are in ‘race’\, ethnicity\, youth and migration with a focus on e xclusion\, inclusion\, belonging and identity formation among the Vietnames e and other East/Southeast Asian groups in Britain. Her 2015 monograph ‘’O riental’ Identities in Super-Diverse Britain: Young Vietnamese in London’ a nalyses constructions of identity and belonging among the Vietnamese diaspo ra in London. Her more recent projects extend a focus towards new forms of migration from Vietnam funded by the Newton Mobility Fund and in her curren t project exploring the link between Vietnamese Migration to the UK and the urbanisation process in Vietnam (with Dr Phuc Van Nguyen\, Trung Vuong Uni versity\, Vietnam) funded by the Global Challenges Research Fund. She has a lso explored broader pan-ethnic East/Southeast Asian alliances on the Briti sh Academy funded project ‘Becoming East/Southeast Asian: Youth Politics of Belonging in superdiverse Britain’ with Dr Diana Yeh (City University). Th is project examined the emerging Southeast/East Asian youth identities and social spaces in urban Britain and the changing significance of ‘race’ and ethnicity in urban contexts.
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CATEGORIES:Featured News &\; Events LOCATION:Online via Zoom GEO:49.260872;-123.113953 URL;VALUE=URI:https://migration.ubc.ca/events/event/speaker-series-tamsin-b arber-virtual/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://migr.cms.arts.ubc.ca/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/2021/08/london-tube.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20251008T2231Z-1759962683.0114-EO-16535-42@10.19.146.24 STATUS:CONFIRMED DTSTAMP:20260524T051057Z CREATED:20211116T175313Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240822T170037Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20211207T121500 DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20211207T133000 SUMMARY: Community Luncheon DESCRIPTION: UBC Centre for Migration Studies Community Luncheon December 7 \, 2021 12:15 – 1:30 pm— Pacific Time (PT) Location: C.K. Choi Lobby (Room 130) Join us on our festive\, year-end community luncheon for food and n etworking with fellow Centre for Migration Studies faculty\, students\, sta ff\, visiting scholars\, and community partners. To keep everyone safe and […] X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:Decembe r 7\, 202112 :15 - 1:30 pm— Pacific Time (PT)Location: C.K. Choi Lob by (Room 130)
Join us on our festive\, year-end community luncheon for food an d networking with fellow Centre for Migration Studies faculty\, students\, staff\, visiting scholars\, and community partners.
To keep everyone safe and ensure your comfort\, we ’ve decided to limit this event to 20 people maximum so that we can spread out in a large lobby (usually reserved for 100 people seated).
*All COVID-19 protective measures w ill be strictly enforced in accordance with guidelines issued by BC Public Health and the University of British Columbia.
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A panel with Jules Koostachin\, Kristi Pinderi\, Mohamed Amjahid\, and Max Czollek.
Thursday\, January 20\, 202211:00 - 12:30 PM Pacific Tim eLocation: Online via ZoomFree & open to the pub lic. To register\, fill out the RSVP form below.Co-sponsored by the UBC Centre for Migration Studies Narratives Group.
[Abstract ]
As part of UBC’s Narratives Research Group’s 2021/22 Lectu re Series on Indigenous Presence and Representation in European Stud ies\, co-organized by Elizabeth Nijdam and Markus Hallensleben\, this will be the second of two panels on Radical Diversity featuring Berlin-based writers Max Czollek and Mohame d Amjahid\, this time in conversation with Indigenous filmmaker Jules Koost achin and LGBTQ+ Support Worker Kristi Pinderi who immigrated from Albania. They will talk about human rights and gender politics\, integration and di versity issues\, as well as the significance of Indigenous documentary prac tices based on storytelling.
[Bios]
Dr. Jules Arita Koostachin is a n InNiNew IsKwew (Swampy Cree woman) and a band member of Attawapi skat First Nation located in what is now called northern Ontario. Jules wa s raised by her Cree speaking grandparents in Moosonee\, as well as in Otta wa with her mother\, a residential school warrior. She is a graduate of Co ncordia University’s Theatre program and Ryerson University’s Documentary M edia Master’s program. In 2010\, Jules was awarded an Award of Distinct ion and an Academic Gold Medal for her thesis documentary film Rem embering Inninimowin. She is the mother of four incredible sons\, a p ublished writer\, performance artist\, an academic and an award-winning fil mmaker. She completed her PhD with the Institute of Gender\, Race\, Sexual ity\, and Social Justice program at the University of British Columbia and her research focuses on Indigenous documentary practices. Jules is represe nted by The Characters Talent and Lucas Talent in Vancouv er\, and she is the voice of Layla (Molly’s mom) on the award-winning anima ted series Molly of Denali. Jules has also been actively working with Indigenous community supporting women and children who face barriers.< /p>
Kristi Pinderi is a tireless campaigner for gay rights and co-founder of both ProLGBT and The Alliance Against Discrimination\, the two major LGBTI organizations in Albania. He is the author of a documentary on the history of the LGBT movem ent in Albania\, while he has published “1997”\, a memoir detailing violenc e endured while coming of age. Kristi has been featured\, interviewed\, or referred in several international media like: Le Monde\, NBC\, Vice News\, Reuters\, ARTE (Germany)\, Amnesty International Pres s\, etc. Kristi has a bachelor’s degree in History and Archaeology (UT )\, an Associate Degree in Family Studies from Langara College\, and he is doing his Bachelor of Social Work at UBC. In 2017 he was forced to leave hi s country\, together with is partner. He now leads “Together Now” a support group for LGBTQ newcomers in Vancouver’s Lower Mainland and offers one on one support services to LGBTQ+ newcomers\, as part of a unique service laun ched by DIVERSEcity and supported by IRCC. He sits on various boards\, stee ring committees\, and working groups on LGBTQ+ issues in British Columbia\, and is an outspoken defender of the rights of refugees in Canada.
Mohamed Amjahid was born as the son of so-called gues t workers in Frankfurt am Main in 1988. He attended school in Morocco until he graduated from high school. He studied political science in Berlin and Cairo and conducted research on various anthropological projects in North A frica. During his studies\, he worked as a journalist for taz\, Frankfurter Rundschau and Deutschlandfunk. After completing his master's degree\, Amja hid worked as a trainee at the Tagesspiegel in Berlin. Afterwards he worked as a political reporter for the weekly newspaper Die Zeit and Zeit Magazin . He is currently working on several new book projects. Anthropologically a nd journalistically\, he focuses on human rights\, equality and upheaval in the USA\, Europe\, the Middle East and North Africa. On Twitter he writes under the handle @mamjahid\, on Instagram @m _amjahid.
Max Czollek is a poet\, p ublicist and political scientist. He received his doctorate from the Center for Research on Anti-Semitism at the Technische Universität Berlin and is particularly well known for his theatrical and essayistic work surrounding memory culture\, integration and Jewish identity in post-war Germany. Theat ers works include De-Integration. A Congress on contemporary Je wish positions and the Days of Radical Jewish Culture a t Maxim Gorki Theater as well as the international Days of Jewi sh-Muslim Hegemony. His essays Desintegriert Euch!(Disi ntegrate!) and Gegenwartsbewältigung (Overcoming the Presen t) are published with Carl Hanser Verlag\, his collections of poetry at Ver lagshaus Berlin. He is co-editor of the magazine Jalta - Positi onen zur jüdischen Gegenwart. (Y
alta - Positions on the Jewish Present ).
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CATEGORIES:Featured Homepage,Featured News &\; Events,Narratives LOCATION:Online via Zoom GEO:49.260872;-123.113953 URL;VALUE=URI:https://migration.ubc.ca/events/event/radical-diversity-an-in ternational-discussion-of-transformative-narratives-from-an-indigenous-jewi sh-and-immigrant-perspective/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://migr.cms.arts.ubc.ca/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/2021/09/Radical-Diversity-An-International-Discussion-of-Transformative-Narratives-from-an-Indigenous-Jewish-and-Immigrant-Perspective-3.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20251008T2231Z-1759962683.0156-EO-16874-42@10.19.146.24 STATUS:CONFIRMED DTSTAMP:20260524T051057Z CREATED:20220120T220504Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240822T174713Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20220128T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20220128T123000 SUMMARY: Between Loss and Recovery: Cross Confessional Health Culture in Ot toman Bosnia with Dr. Amila Buturovic DESCRIPTION: This study focuses on medical pluralism in Ottoman Bosnia thro ugh its confessional differences\, medical theories\, and curative practice s. X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:“Between Loss and Recovery: Cross Confess ional Health Culture in Ottoman Bosnia” with Dr. Amila Buturovic (York Univ ersity\, Dept. of Humanities)
Friday\, January 28th at 11amLocation: Online via ZoomFree & open to the public. To register\, fill out the RSVP form below.This event is c o-sponsored by the UBC Interdisciplinary History Research Cluster\, the UBC Department of Central\, Eastern and Northern European Studies\, the UBC In stitute for European Studies\, and the UBC Centre for Migration Studies
[Abstract]
This study focuses on medical plu ralism in Ottoman Bosnia through its confessional differences\, medical the ories\, and curative practices. Given that medical knowledge circulated int er-regionally\, between Europe and the Ottoman Empire\, as well as intra-re gionally\, among Muslims\, Catholics\, Orthodox Christians\, and Jews\, the study sheds light on how premodern Bosnians negotiated their lives between local and trans-local values and systems of knowledge. A broader aim is to recalibrate the understanding of this historical period by focusing on the examples of cultural intimacy and cross-confessional dynamics drawn along the ideas and practices of healing. Primary sources include material and no n-material culture\, written multi-lingual sources that include treatises o n medicine and religious healing\; talismanic texts and amulets\; herbalist and pharmaceutical manuals\; and archival records that reflect the interac tive and cross-confessional spirit of healing in Ottoman Bosnia.
[Bio]
Amila Buturovic's research interests span the intersections of religion and culture\, primarily in the context of Islamic societies. Her latest book c oncerned the spaces and culture of death in Bosnia and Herzegovina\, focusi ng on the questions of continuity and discontinuity in eschatological sensi bilities\, epigraphic texts\, and commemorative practices in Bosnian cultur al history. Currently\, she is doing research on the culture of health in O ttoman Bosnia\, investigating mainstream and alternative healers and healin g practices and focusing on the interconfessional transmission of medical t heories and manuals\, amulets and talismanic practices\, and herbalism.
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CATEGORIES:Featured Homepage,Featured News &\; Events LOCATION:Online via Zoom GEO:49.260872;-123.113953 URL;VALUE=URI:https://migration.ubc.ca/events/event/amila-buturovic-between -loss-and-recovery/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://migr.cms.arts.ubc.ca/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/2022/01/5-1.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20251008T2231Z-1759962683.0182-EO-16314-42@10.19.146.24 STATUS:CONFIRMED DTSTAMP:20260524T051057Z CREATED:20210920T164801Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240822T174737Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20220128T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20220128T140000 SUMMARY: Virtual Talk with Dr. Renae Watchman “Indigenous Literary Presence in Europe” DESCRIPTION: “Indigenous Literary Presence in Europe” with Dr. Renae Watchm an This event is part of the Indigenous Presence Lecture Series. We gratefu lly acknowledge the financial support of this series of events from the Wat erloo Centre for German Studies. Friday\, January 28th at 1pm Location: Onl ine via Zoom Free & open to the public. To register\, fill out the […] X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:“Indigenous Literary Presence in Europe” with Dr. Renae Watchman
This event is part of the Indigen ous Presence Lecture Series.
We gratefully acknowledge t he financial support of this series of events from the Waterloo Centre for German Studies.
Friday\, January 28th at 1pmLocation: Online via ZoomFree & open to the public. To register\, fill out the RSVP form below.
[Abstract]
This presentation will examine how active Indigenous presence from Turtle Island has been depicted in novels\ , short stories\, film\, autobiography\, and literary criticism by contempo rary Indigenous authors and filmmakers across the pond. Looking at diaspori c Indigenous people who have travelled to Europe or have made Europe their second home\, while still upholding their Indigenous languages and lifeways to their home communities and kin\, this talk approaches the work of the “ greats” of Indigenous literary arts to evaluate their depiction of distinct ive Indigenous lifeways amid disparate historical and cultural contexts\, s eeking to centre Indigenous presence as it happens in the European context and beyond.
[Bio]
Renae Watchman is from the Diné Nation in Shiprock\, NM. With a doctorate in German Studies from Stanford University (2007)\, she is an associate professor of English\, cro ss-appointed with Indigenous Studies at Mount Royal University in Calgary. She is also Co-director of the Office of Academic Indigenization.
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Friday\, January 28th2pm-4pmLocation: Online via ZoomTo register for this event you need to join the Research Creation Wo rking Group\, to do so\, please contact Anne Murphy: Anne.Murphy@ubc.ca[Abstract]
Sound and li stening are manifestations of already interdependent relationships\, both m aterially and politically. As such\, they are rich site-processes for inter ventions in research itself and how research might be shared in and beyond academic contexts. In this workshop\, we'll start with these concepts and e xplore their practical engagement in my thesis project on creating sound st ories about temporary foreign workers in British Columbia.
We'll disc uss:
Interview methods - unsettling scripts and listening for the ear< br />Tech for sound research
Crafting a narrative out of interviews
Writing for the ear (podcast narratives)
Challenges and opportuniti es (many of each!)
[Gabriele's Bio]
I’m preoccupied with sound and sanctuary – two important elements of my research with temporary foreign workers in British Columbia. I’m working w ith Dr. Gerry Pratt and members of the Migrant Workers’ Centre in Vancouver to create audio stories based on their experiences within and beyond the r each of the state’s administration of their lives. How can audio stories he lp create a kind of fugitive sanctuary and alternate public presence for th ose excluded from state belonging? How can this practice both describe and cultivate a hospitality that disrupts dominant narratives of the migrant ot her? Underpinning these questions are my interests in geographies of encoun ter\, abolition futures\, and feminist and creative methodologies. Prior to enrolling in UBC Geography’s master’s program in 2019\, I work for several years in photography and arts administration\, and completed a bachelor’s degree in international studies at Vassar College (Poughkeepsie\, NY\, USA) .
CATEGORIES:Featured Homepage,Featured News &\; Events LOCATION:Online via Zoom GEO:49.260872;-123.113953 URL;VALUE=URI:https://migration.ubc.ca/events/event/virtual-talk-with-gabri ele-woolever/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://migr.cms.arts.ubc.ca/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/2022/01/Landscapes-and-Cityscapes-Event-Featured-Image-22.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20220108T1433Z-1641652425.9198-EO-16675-42@10.19.146.2 STATUS:CONFIRMED DTSTAMP:20260524T051057Z CREATED:20220107T045907Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240822T174856Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20220204T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20220204T143000 SUMMARY: Re-storying Higher Education: Toward Indigenous Resurgence & Settl er Decolonization with Dr. Shauneen Pete DESCRIPTION: “Re-storying Higher Education: Toward Indigenous Resurgence & Settler Decolonization” with Dr. Shauneen Pete (University of Victoria) Fri day\, February 4th\, 2022 1:00pm- 2:30pm — Pacific Time (PT) Location: Onl ine via Zoom Free & open to the public. To register\, fill out the RSVP for m below. This event is co-sponsored by the UBC Centre for Migration Studies […] X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:[embed]https://www.youtube.com/watch? v=IoggHEcAaWI[/embed]
"Re-storying Higher Education: Toward Indigeno us Resurgence & Settler Decolonization"
with Dr. Shauneen Pete (Univer sity of Victoria)Friday\, Fe bruary 4th\, 20221:00pm- 2:30pm — Pacific Time (PT)Location: Online via ZoomFree & open to the public. To register\, fill out the RS VP form below.This event is co-sponsored by the UBC Centre for Migration Studies Narratives Group.[Abstract]
For the past twenty years in my work as a faculty member I have guided settler \, pre-service\, teacher candidates toward a deeper level of engagement wit h Indigeneity. I have helped them to let go of their limiting assumptions a bout multicultural education and guided them toward a vision for reconcilia tion education. Through storying I will share with you some of my pedagogic al practices which allow for a deeper understanding of both Indigenous resu rgence and settler decolonization\; and I will re-story a vision for curric ulum design in Canadian higher education\, which I believe may advance our reconciliation efforts.
[Bio]
Dr. Shau neen Pete is from Little Pine First Nation in Treaty 6 territory. Shauneen is a mother and grandmother. She promotes the Indigenization and decoloni zation of higher education. As a teacher\, she works toward settler decolon ization in teacher education.
Dr. Pete is a Professor in Leadership S tudies at the University of Victoria. She has served as the Executive Lead: Indigenization at the University of Regina. She was also the Vice-Presiden t (Academic) and interim President at First Nations University of Canada.
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The UBC Centre for Migration Studies presents:
" Extending the reach of academic research through photovoice: The Lived E xperience of Aging Immigrants project"
Monday\, February 7\, 202210:30 am - 12:00 pm— Pacific Time (PT)Location: Online via ZoomFree & open to the public. To register\, fill out the RSVP form below.This event is co-sponsored by the UBC Centre for Migration Studies Commun ity-University Partnerships [Abstract]
The Lived Experiences of Aging Immigrants project used narrative photovoice methodology to explore the experiences of 19 aging immigrants in Vancouver\ , British Columbia and Montréal\, Québec. The project focused on older Cana dian immigrants from under-researched groups – including immigrants from Af ghanistan\, Chile\, Columbia\, Guyana\, North and South Korea\, Nicaragua\, Pakistan\, the Philippines\, and Trinidad and Tobago. Data were collected via life story narrative interviews and photovoice. Photovoice is a form of participatory action research that provides participants with the opportun ity to express themselves via photography. From the interviews and photogra phs\, a photovoice exhibit was created and displayed at locations in Vancou ver and Montréal with the goal of reaching diverse stakeholders\, including policymakers. To extend the exhibit’s reach to other stakeholders\, the re searchers secured additional funds to host a series of Stakeholder Outreach Forums\, for which the exhibit was the springboard for deeper conversation s on older immigrant experiences with housing\, health and social isolation .
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Dr. Sharon Koehn is Principal of Sharon Koehn Research Consulting. Trained as a medical anthropologist\, she conduc ts interdisciplinary community-based research with immigrant older adults on dementia\, health care access\, chronic disease self-management supp ort\, quality of life\, and mental health promotion. She is also Senior Le cturer in the Department of Gerontology at SFU where she
teaches courses o n culture migration and aging\, health care issues for minority older adult s\, death and dying\, health and illness in later life\, and intersectional ageism. Event Registration:
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"Ethnic Identity as a Strategy for Dealing With Unc ertainty Darfurian – Sudanese Asylum Seekers in Israel as a Case Study" wit h Dr. Lisa Richlen
Friday\, February 11\, 202212:00 PM - 1: 30 PM — Pacific Time (PT)Location: Online via ZoomFree & open to the public. To register\, fill out the RSVP form below.This event is co-sponsored by the UBC Centre for Migration Stu dies Migration and Indigeneity Group.
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[Abstract]
Western countrie s are increasingly reticent to grant refugees basic rights – including lega l status – leaving them in situations of precarity and liminality. In the a bsence of access to services and legal rights\, many turn to their communit ies for physical and other forms of basic support. One common mechanism for facilitating this is the establishment of organizations founded according to identity group\, including ethnic identity. Indeed\, this is the case in Israel where the Darfurian Sudanese community has established ethnically-c onstituted ‘community centers.’ In the absence of a viable future in Israel \, in light of on-going uncertainty\, and in a context where they lack basi c legal and social rights\, these community centers revert to strategies fr om the homeland which facilitate survival and belonging. They actively harn ess ethnic identity and the ethnic group to help asylum seekers to cope wit h and even overcome threats to physical and cultural survival in a hostile hostland. Initially upon arrival to Israel\, community centers focused on provision of emergenc y and basic humanitarian assistance. However\, over time and in the absence of a viable long-term solution in the hostland\, they have increasingly en gaged in cultural and linguistic identity reclamation. For many\, these lat er activities represent a source of personal strength and pride. Arguably\, this provides them with an important coping mechanism for dealing with the difficult Israeli reality. Therefore\, this case study demonstrates that t he liminal situation represents both danger and opportunity\; danger\, in t hat the community centers are a vehicle for providing emergency assistance\ , and opportunity in that they facilitate identity reclamation. As such\, I claim that the ethnic group and ethnicity is a flexible construct that can adapt to the needs of the ethnic group ov er time. Furthermore\, it is an important tool for managing (and\, in some cases\, actively overcoming) refugees’ liminality while also subverting and reimagining their relationship to the homeland. Indeed\, community centers and the ethnic grou p anchor individuals within a liminal time and place. The find ings from this ethnographic research are based on interviews with 52 individuals and attendance at nine events.
[Bio]
Lisa Richlen\, a Canadian citizen thr ough her mother\, is originally from Seattle. She lived in Israel from 2000 -2021 and\, from 2004-2021 worked as an employee of and a consultant for te ns of social change and human rights organizations. In 2021\, Richlen compl eted a PhD at Ben Gurion University of the Negev in the Department of Polit ics and Government focusing on community organizing amongst Sudanese Darfur ian asylum seekers in Israel.
CATEGORIES:Featured News &\; Events,Narratives LOCATION:Online via Zoom GEO:49.260872;-123.113953 URL;VALUE=URI:https://migration.ubc.ca/events/event/virtual-talk-with-dr-li sa-richlen/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://migr.cms.arts.ubc.ca/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/2021/12/Landscapes-and-Cityscapes-Event-Featured-Image-3.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20251008T2231Z-1759962683.0226-EO-17003-42@10.19.146.24 STATUS:CONFIRMED DTSTAMP:20260524T051057Z CREATED:20220201T183717Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240822T175124Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20220216T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20220216T130000 SUMMARY: Migration Grad Student Power Hour: Saguna Shankar DESCRIPTION: In this talk\, Saguna will share stories of care for newcomers ’ data\, as told by settlement service providers\, migrant justice activist s\, immigration researchers\, government staff\, and designers of digital s ystems oriented towards newcomers. X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:Event Registration:
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Caring for Newcomers’ Data: Shifting Prac tices\, Tensions\, and Stories to Guide Action
Saguna Shankar
< p>PhD Candidate – UBC School of InformationWednesday\, February 16< /p>
12:00 pm - 1 pm
Online via Zoom
[ Abstract ]
As individuals move through the immigration and settlement process in Canada\, numerous po ints of data are generated. Governments\, organizations\, and researchers a re interested in collecting and analyzing newcomers’ data to study and supp ort immigration. At the same time\, there are signs of changes in the ways that immigration and settlement data are being used\, which include analyse s of larger and linked data sets\, and experimentation with algorithmic and automated systems (Achiume\, 2020\; Benjamin\, 2016\; Walia\, 2021).
Within the context of these shifts\, my research explores the practices of groups engaged in caring for newcomers and their data to better understand their concerns\, interests\, and ethical perspectives. In this talk\, I s hare stories of care for newcomers’ data\, as told by settlement service pr oviders\, migrant justice activists\, immigration researchers\, government staff\, and designers of digital systems oriented towards newcomers.
[ Bio ]
Saguna Shankar is a doctoral candidate in Li brary\, Archival\, and Information Studies at UBC’s School of Information. She participates in the Public Scholars Initiative and works as Community L iaison Assistant at the Centre for Migration Studies. Her research brings t ogether theories of practice and feminist care ethics to examine the use of data\, information\, and digital systems in the coordination of collective processes\, focusing on the process of immigration in Canada. She is compl eting her dissertation and co-designing a narrative and visual resource to carry project findings forward into future dialogues on collecting and usin g newcomer communities’ data.
Saguna is an uninvited guest on the unc eded territories of the Musqueam\, Squamish\, and Tsleil-Waututh Peoples (V ancouver\, BC)\, and the lands cared for by the Seneca Nation as part of th e Haudenosaunee Confederacy (Buffalo\, NY).
[ About the Migra tion Grad Student Power Hour ]
The Centre for Migration Studi es Grad Student Power Hour provides opportunities for UBC graduate students to share their research on migration beyond their home departments and net work with faculty and students from across the university and in the broade r community sector. The Power Hour will begin with 10 minutes of networking opportunities\, followed by a 30 minute talk and 20 minutes for discussion . Anyone is welcome to attend. We look forward to seeing you there!P lease RSVP for this virtual event below.
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CATEGORIES:Featured Homepage,Featured News &\; Events LOCATION:Online via Zoom GEO:49.260872;-123.113953 URL;VALUE=URI:https://migration.ubc.ca/events/event/migration-grad-student- power-hour-saguna-shankar/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://migr.cms.arts.ubc.ca/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/2022/02/Events-Featured-Images-4.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20220210T0214Z-1644459282.5772-EO-17054-42@10.19.146.2 STATUS:CONFIRMED DTSTAMP:20260524T051057Z CREATED:20220203T174214Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240822T170121Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20220217T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20220217T150000 SUMMARY: Public Talk by Colin Browne: “What is Thinkable is Also Possible: Surrealists on the Northwest Coast” DESCRIPTION: Colin Browne will reflect on the journeys of surrealists Kurt Seligmann (Swiss)\, Wolfgang Paalen (Austrian)\, Alice Paalen (French)\, an d Eva Sulzer (Swiss)\, to Alaska and British Columbia in 1938 and 1939 to e xperience firsthand the monumental and ceremonial arts of the Indigenous cu ltures of the Northwest Coast. X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:Public Talk by Colin Browne: "What is Thi nkable is Also Possible: Surrealists on the Northwest Coast"
In this talk\, co-sponsored by th e U BC CMS Narratives Research Group\, Colin Browne will reflect on the jou rneys of surrealists Kurt Seligmann (Swiss)\, Wolfgang Paalen (Austrian)\, Alice Paalen (French)\, and Eva Sulzer (Swiss)\, to Alaska and British Colu mbia in 1938 and 1939 to experience firsthand the monumental and ceremonial arts of the Indigenous cultures of the Northwest Coast. What were they see king\, what did they find\, who did they meet? How were their lives and the ir work impacted by their experiences? And what are the challenges associat ed with writing a book about these pilgrimages?
Bio: Colin Browne is a poet\, editor\, documentary filmmaker\, film historian\, and Professor Emeritus in the School for the Contemporary Arts at SFU. His book about Paalen will be published by Talonbooks next year.
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CATEGORIES:Featured News &\; Events,Narratives LOCATION:Buchanan Tower\, Room 997 GEO:49.260872;-123.113952 URL;VALUE=URI:https://migration.ubc.ca/events/event/colin-browne-what-is-th inkable-is-also-possible/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://migr.cms.arts.ubc.ca/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/2022/02/Events-Featured-Images-7.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20251008T2231Z-1759962683.0319-EO-16580-42@10.19.146.24 STATUS:CONFIRMED DTSTAMP:20260524T051057Z CREATED:20211129T061822Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240822T170143Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20220228T121500 DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20220228T133000 SUMMARY: Community Luncheon DESCRIPTION: UBC Centre for Migration Studies Community Luncheon February 2 8\, 2022 12:15 – 1:30 pm— Pacific Time (PT) Location: C.K. Choi Lobby (Roo m 130) Please join us for food and networking with fellow Centre for Migrat ion Studies faculty\, students\, staff\, visiting scholars\, and community partners. This is an opportunity to re-connect face-to-face and make new fr iends. To […] X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:Featured image: Alice Paalen at the foot o f a Tlingit pole\, Wrangell\, Alaska (Ḵaachx̱aana.áakʼw)\; Photo by Eva Sul zer\, with permission by Andreas Neufert.
UBC Centre for Migration Studies Community Luncheon
Please join us for food and netw orking 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. To keep everyone safe and ensure your comfort\, we’ve decided to limit this event to 20 people maximum so t hat we can spread out in a large lobby (usually reserved for 100 people sea ted).
Thanks for your interest. The RSV P form for this event is now closed.CATEGORIES:Featured Homepage,Featured News &\; Events LOCATION:C.K. Choi Lobby GEO:49.267266;-123.257944 URL;VALUE=URI:https://migration.ubc.ca/events/event/community-luncheon-2/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://migr.cms.arts.ubc.ca/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/2021/11/Community-Luncheon-2.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20251008T2231Z-1759962683.0198-EO-17128-42@10.19.146.24 STATUS:CONFIRMED DTSTAMP:20260524T051057Z CREATED:20220214T175105Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240822T175145Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20220301T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20220301T120000 SUMMARY: Migration Grad Student Power Hour: Sonja Aicha van der Putten DESCRIPTION: The Centre for Migration Studies Grad Student Power Hour provi des opportunities for UBC graduate students to share their research on migr ation beyond their home departments and network with faculty and students f rom across the university and in the broader community sector. X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:Young adult women from refugee background s and the role that systemic barriers play in the pursuit of their educatio nal and career goals
Sonja Aicha van der Putten
PhD Candidat e (she/her/hers) – Educational Theory & Practice - Equity Stream\, SFU
< p>Tuesday\, March 111:00 am - 12 pm
Online via Zoom
[ Abstract ]
Canada must do more to provide the educational op portunities refugee populations require to access gainful employment and to integrate in meaningful ways into their new communities. Failure to do so leaves newcomer populations lacking essential language skills\, employabili ty training\, financial independence\, and a sense of belonging in their ne w country.
Education is the gateway for improved employment opportuni ties\, particularly for young women from refugee backgrounds for whom the d evelopment of academic\, leadership and entrepreneurial skills\, can help t hem achieve higher paying employment\, contribute meaningfully to their com munities\, and help them support their families. However\, educational poli cy development has not kept pace with the rapid rate of resettlement of new comers to Canada. Existing research and policy ignore the unique context an d individualized experiences that refugees endure\, including the systemic barriers and power imbalances that young women disproportionately face in t heir settlement journey.
This study explored the educational and care er goals of young women from refugee backgrounds in Canada and examined the systemic barriers they face in pursuing these goals. This paper will focus on the role that gender plays in the practical ability for these young wom en to pursue their educational and career aspirations.
Results from t his study found that justice for young adult women from refugee backgrounds in Canada requires a redistribution of resources and recognition of system ic barriers at all levels of decision-making. Higher educational institutio ns are increasingly playing a role in settlement and need to be supported i n doing so. Resources need to be made available to support the educational and career aspirations of these young women. These resources begin with saf e and affordable housing. When the basic needs of newcomers are met\, then they can work towards pursuing their higher-level personal goals. There is also a greater need for recognition of gender\, race\, and age barriers to be able to understand and redress class\, race\, and gender-based injustice s in the current Canadian context.
[ Bio ]
Son ja is a PhD candidate in the Educational Theory and Practice: Curriculum an d Pedagogy Stream at Simon Fraser University. Her research is focused on st udents from refugee backgrounds\; settlement and belonging\; education equi ty in higher education\; Canadian education policy and decision-making\; an d the role of gender in equitable educational access. Sonja is secondary sc hool Social Studies teacher\, and a sessional instructor at SFU in the Facu lty of Education. Her research is funded by a Joseph-Armand Bombardier Cana da Graduate scholarship.
[ About the Migration Grad Student P ower Hour ]
The Centre for Migration Studies Grad Stude nt Power Hour provides opportunities for UBC graduate students to share the ir research on migration beyond their home departments and network with fac ulty and students from across the university and in the broader community s ector. The Power Hour will begin with 10 minutes of networking opportunitie s\, followed by a 30 minute talk and 20 minutes for discussion. Anyone is w elcome to attend. We look forward to seeing you there!Please RSVP fo r this virtual event below.
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“Villages Gone Digital: Villa ges’ WhatsApp groups and Migrants’ New Forms of Intervention in Sending Com munities” with Dr. Abdoulaye Kane
T hursday\, March 3\, 202212:45 PM — 2:15 PM Pacific Time (PT)Location : Liu Institute - Place of Many TreesFree & open to the public.[Abstract]
This paper privileges a historical and anthropological approach in examining the evolving relationships between Haalpulaaren migrants in Af rica\, Europe and America and their home communities through the use of soc ial media platforms such as WhatsApp. We are particularly interested in the emergence of new forms of development interventions bringing together migr ants across the globe and the people they left behind in deploying coordina ted collective actions for the benefits of local communities. Village Whats App groups have been initiating lately in the Senegal River Valley innovati ve community projects that are discussed\, elaborated\, and funded virtuall y. We will consider two cases in this paper that will illustrate the new dy namics of migrants’ intervention that are complementing the traditional rol e of hometown associations in this remittance dependent region of Senegal.< /p>
[Bio]
Abdoulaye Kane is an Associate Professor in Anthropology and the Center for African Studies at the Univers ity of Florida. His teaching and research interest is on the transnational practices of Haalpulaar migrants in Europe and the United States and their impacts on the sending communities in the Senegal River Valley. He is the a uthor of several articles and book chapters on the experience Senegalese mi grants in Europe and America and their connections to their sending communi ties in the Senegal River Valley. He is the co-editor of two books on Afric an migration. 1- African Migration: Patterns and Perspective and 2- Medicin e\, Mobility and Power in Global Africa with Indiana University Press. He i s the editor of the section On the Move: Urbanization\, Migration\, and Tra nsnationalism in The Handbook of the Sahel\, Oxford University Press (2021) .
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Pre-RSVP fo r this event is now closed but you are still welcome to attend. The event i s free and open to the public. We look forward to seeing you there!
CATEGORIES:Featured Homepage,Featured News &\; Events LOCATION:Place of Many Trees\, Liu Instiute for Global Issues GEO:49.269820;-123.256630 URL;VALUE=URI:https://migration.ubc.ca/events/event/in-person-talk-with-dr- abdoulaye-kane/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://migr.cms.arts.ubc.ca/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/2021/11/Events-Featured-Images.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20211212T2203Z-1639346635.9493-EO-16609-42@10.19.146.14 STATUS:CONFIRMED DTSTAMP:20260524T051057Z CREATED:20211211T193202Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240822T170233Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20220325T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20220325T163000 SUMMARY: Dr. Carl Knappett: Mobility\, Creativity\, and Social Change in th e Ancient Aegean DESCRIPTION: Mobility\, Creativity\, and Social Change in the Ancient Aegea n Friday\, March 25th\, 2022 3:00pm -4:30pm — Pacific Time (PT) Location: Place of Many Trees (formerly Liu Multipurpose Room)\, Liu Institute for Gl obal Issues\, University of British Columbia\, 6476 NW Marine Drive\, V6T 1 Z2. For directions and parking\, see here. Free & open to the public. To [… ] X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:
Mobility\, Creativity\, and Social Change in the Ancient Aegean
Friday\, March 25th\, 20223 :00pm -4:30pm — Pacific Time (PT)Location: Place of Many Trees (formerly Liu Multipurpose Room)\, Liu Institute for Global Issues\, University of British Columbia\, 6476 NW Marine Drive\, V6T 1Z2. For direc tions and parking\, see here.Free & op en to the public. To register\, fill out the RSVP form below.This event is co-sponsored by Centre for Migration Studies' Mobilit ies Group and UBC Department of Central\, Near Eastern and Religious Studie s.
[Abstract]
Was human mobility in the ancient world a cause of social change? Certainly\, some of the most tumultuous changes in the a ncient Aegean have been attributed to large-scale\, structured population m ovements (think of the Mycenaean ‘conquest’ of Crete\, or the Minoan coloni sation of the Aegean). However\, current trends in archaeological scholarsh ip take us away from such macro-scale interpretations towards the micro-sca le. But with this shift have we lost track of some of the causal links betw een mobility and social change? Here I argue for an approach to mobility an d social change that navigates between these two scales\, between structure and agency\; it is a meso-scale approach that focusses on communities of p ractice and the degree to which they are mobile at different scales. If we look at particular practices of production and consumption—from the sanctua ry to the archive\, and the workshop to the feast—we recognise their physic al\, conceptual\, and spatial localization\, and may even gain some underst anding of their infrastructural and institutional settings. With creativity fundamental to many of these practices as they unfold and develop locally\ , can we also turn a creativity lens on the mobility (or immobility) of suc h practices? Here I use this framework to address the relative mobility of communities of practice across the Bronze Age Aegean.
[Bio]
D r. Carl Knappett specializes in the Aegean Bronze Age\, and Minoan Crete in particular. His main focus currently is the east Cretan site of Palaikastr o\, where he directs a new excavation project. He continue his research on pottery from a number of other Aegean sites\, such as Knossos\, Malia\, Myr tos Pyrgos\, Akrotiri\, and Miletus. This multi-sited approach has led him into various kinds of network analysis for investigating regional interacti ons. His work on pottery relates to an interest in material culture general ly\, and the methodological and theoretical challenges involved in its stud y.
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"The Guitar in the Ceiling" with Susan McDonald & Meer Mahmoud
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The Guitar in the Ceiling webinar will illuminate the vital role that the arts\, an d particularly music\, have in nurturing healing\, emotional and cultural c onnection\, resiliency and self-empowerment for those experiencing trauma. It will address how music helps mitigate emotional struggles faced by peopl e living in conflict regions and other types of upheaval as well as those w ho have been forced to flee and are currently displaced.
Susan McDonald will discuss her work performing in refu gee camps and teaching guitar in Lebanon and Iraq. Having learned firsthand the power of music both to heal and to ignite courage in the most difficul t of circumstances\, she will share the stories of artists who risked their lives for their love of music during a time when being caught with a music al instrument meant a potential death sentence.
The presentation seek s to provide understanding of the importance of the arts in healing and per sonal empowerment for traumatized populations by sharing firsthand experien ces from several different perspectives. Canada has a great asset in its re fugee population and this webinar will seek to emphasize how the experience s of people who have fled untenable situations have the potential to fuel t remendous societal growth. In addition\, we will celebrate music as a power ful medium for transcending language and cultural barriers.
[Bios]
Susan McDonald is a concert guitarist\, comp oser\, educator and director of Remember the River\, a 501c3 nonprofit orga nization which supports artists in regions of isolation or conflict through performances\, teaching\, mentorship and donations of musical instruments and art supplies.
As a concert artist\, Susan’s performances have spa nned four continents\, ranging from venues such as Carnegie Hall to refugee camps along the Syrian border. Her music has been enthusiastically receive d in concert halls\, universities\, festivals\, schools\, and hospitals. Sh e served four terms on the Touring Roster of Texas Commission on the Arts a nd the Mid-America Arts Alliance and has released 10 CDs on the Mayfly labe l. Her recordings and live performances have been heard on radio and televi sion broadcasts worldwide.
Her career and priorities shifted when her father\, the harpsichordist and composer Myron McDonald\, fell ill with ca ncer. She took a hiatus from touring to spend her days and nights playing a nd composing music for cancer and hospice patients and their families\, fro m whom she grew to understand that the greatest power in music lay in its a bility to provide comfort and hope. From that point on\, she has dedicated herself to sharing her music with those experiencing trauma.
As a com poser\, Susan is inspired by literature\, nature and personal stories. She specializes in creating Animal Ballets\, an art form which combines her ori ginal music with video she has filmed in locations including the Galápagos Islands and the Ecuadorian Amazon to create performances in which the anima ls shown on large screens with whom she musically interacts are the "dancer s" and she is their "orchestra."
A passionate advocate of the arts in the classroom and with marginalized communities\, Susan works domestically with Young Audiences of Houston and serves as Artistic Director for Fine A rts Foundation. She has taught at the High School for Performing and Visual Arts in Houston\, Houston Community College\, and the Houston Conservatory and has conducted masterclasses in North and South America and Europe. She has created guitar programs for YES Academies in Iraq\, where she directed the Mesopotamian Guitar Orchestra and Ensemble Enkidu and at the Universit y of Notre Dame Louise in Lebanon\, where she directed the Orontes Quartet and the Taous Guitar Orchestra\, which was comprised of musicians from Leba non\, Jordan\, Iraqi Kurdistan and Syria.
Susan lives outside of Aust in\, Texas\, where she enjoys hiking\, beekeeping and gardening with her pe t peacock Quetzalcoatl (a.k.a.”Binky.”)
Click here to visit her website.
Meer M ahmoud is a Syrian photographer\, guitarist and founding member of the Orontes Guitar Quartet.
After completing his degree in music edu cation at Al-Baath University in Homs\, Syria\, Meer went on to teach at th e Sochi Alwadi Institute of Music and to continue his studies at the Higher Institute of Music in Damascus\, where he joined the Orontes Guitar Quarte t. Even in the midst of a bloody civil war\, the quartet quickly became kno wn throughout Syria and later Lebanon\, with concerts ranging from refugee schools to the Damascus Opera House as soloists with the Syrian National Sy mphony Orchestra.
Meer’s passion for sharing his love of music led no t only to an invitation to serve as a teaching assistant for YES Academy’s guitar program at the University of Notre Dame Louaize but also the opport unity to help create a guitar program for Syrian refugee children under the auspices of Remember the River and Jusoor. Meer was chosen to receive a fe llowship through the Artist Protection Fund\, an initiative of the Institut e of International Education which makes grants to threatened artists and p laces them at host institutions in safe countries. As an APF fellow and in partnership with the University of Victoria\, Meer has concertized extensiv ely throughout Canada as a member of Orontes. As a soloist\, he has recentl y become part of the Intercultural Association’s Inclusion Project.
M eer currently lives in Victoria\, where he enjoys his motorcycle\, photogra phy and advocating for fellow refugees.
Click here to visit Orontes' website.
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Coffee Hour with the CMS Grad Mentor in Residence
Tuesday\, March 29\, 202212:30 - 1:30 pm— Pacific Time (PT)< div>Location: Choi 351 (Multipurpose Room)Free & open to the pub lic. To register\, fill out the RSVP form below.Join fellow Centre for Migration Studies student affiliates for a coffee hour wi th UBC Sociology Professor Dr. Rima Wilkes. As the first CMS Grad Mentor in Residence\, Dr. Wilkes will deliver a brief informal presentation and then facilitate a casual discussion.
Upon registration\, students will ha ve an opportunity to submit questions for Dr. Wilkes to address. Potential topics include:
- Trends/future directions in migration research
- Choosing a research topic
- Tips for applying to/getting throu gh grad school
- Academic vs. non-academic careers
Light refreshments will be served.
About Dr. Wilkes:
Dr. Wilkes’ research considers the relationship between politics and racia l and ethnic inequality. She has written on the integration of racial minor ities and immigrants in advanced industrial democracies\, and some of her c urrent research focuses on the causes and consequences of political and soc ial trust. Dr. Wilkes is also interested in the media coverage of immigrati on and issues of national and geographic border security. Her research has been published in a wide range of social science journals as well as top im migration and race/ethnicity journals\, and she is a past President-Elect o f the Canadian Sociological Association (2017-2018) and Executive Editor of the Canadian Review of Sociology (2013-2016).
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CATEGORIES:Featured Homepage,Featured News &\; Events LOCATION:C.K. Choi 351 GEO:49.267266;-123.257944 URL;VALUE=URI:https://migration.ubc.ca/events/event/talk-with-rima-wilkes-i n-person/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://migr.cms.arts.ubc.ca/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/2022/03/Events-Featured-Images-13.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20211221T1213Z-1640088792.4677-EO-16618-42@10.19.146.15 STATUS:CONFIRMED DTSTAMP:20260524T051057Z CREATED:20211212T203048Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240822T170345Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20220331T124500 DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20220331T141500 SUMMARY: Dr. Anna Triandafyllidou: The Global Governance of Migration: Towa rds a ‘Messy’ Approach DESCRIPTION: The UBC Centre for Migration Studies Speaker Series 2021-2022 presents: The Global Governance of Migration: Towards a ‘Messy’ Approach Th ursday\, March 31\, 2022 12:45 – 2:15 PM— Pacific Time (PT) Location: Plac e of Many Trees\, Liu Institute for Global Issues\, University of British C olumbia\, 6476 NW Marine Drive\, V6T 1Z2. For directions and parking\, see here. […] X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:The UBC Centre for Migration Studies S peaker Series 2021-2022 presents:
The Global Governance of Migration: Towards a ‘Messy’ Approach
Thursday\, March 31\, 202212:45 - 2:15 PM — Pacific Time (PT)Location: Place of Many Trees\, Liu I nstitute for Global Issues\, University of British Columbia\, 6476 NW Marin e Drive\, V6T 1Z2. For directions and parking\, see h ere.Free & open to the public. To register\, fill out the RS VP form below.Please note that although BC has lif ted the mask mandate\, UBC requires masks indoors until April 30\, 2022. See here for further details: http s://broadcastemail.ubc.ca/2022/03/10/covid-19-update-maintaining-masks-in-u bc-public-indoor-spaces/CATEGORIES:Featured Homepage,Featured News &\; Events LOCATION:Place of Many Trees\, Liu Instiute for Global Issues GEO:49.269820;-123.256630 URL;VALUE=URI:https://migration.ubc.ca/events/event/in-person-talk-with-dr- anna-triandafyllidou/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://migr.cms.arts.ubc.ca/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/2021/12/Events-Featured-Images-8.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20251008T2231Z-1759962683.0211-EO-17048-42@10.19.146.24 STATUS:CONFIRMED DTSTAMP:20260524T051057Z CREATED:20220202T222557Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240822T175329Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20220405T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20220405T130000 SUMMARY: Grad Student Power Hour on “Exploring Systemic Barriers to Economi c Security of Racialized Newcomer Women and their Overcoming Strategies” DESCRIPTION: Her Own Boss! (HOB) is a community-based participatory researc h project that provided Racialized Newcomer Women (RNW) in Ottawa\, Metro V ancouver\, and St. Johns with weekly training sessions on entrepreneurship along with increased facilitated connections between services and immigrant women\, relevant mentorship\, and other relevant support. X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:[Abstract]
This presentation discusses how global migration is c hanging in the 21st century and looks critically at the emerging global governance regime today\, particularly in relation to the Global Co mpacts. The presentation questions why and how the global governance of mig ration is emerging today under a blueprint that emphasizes orderly\, safe\, regular flows when the reality is that most flows are disorderly\, unsafe\ , and partly regular or indeed largely unauthorized. The global governance of migration remains inscribed in the paradigm of risk society which fails to acknowledge complexity and uncertainty. The pandemic emergency invites u s also to rethink systemic resilience in migration governance and to decent re our perspectives engaging with different levels of governance\, differen t countries as well as a variety of actors at national and regional or tran snational levels. The presentation concludes by arguing in favour of a ‘mes sy’ approach to the global governance of migration.
[Bio]
Professor Anna Triandafyllidou holds the Canada Excellence Research Chair in Migration and Integ ration at Ryerson University\, Toronto since 2019. She was previously based at the European University Institute in Florence\, Italy\, where she held a Robert Schuman Chair on Cultural Pluralism in the EUI’s Global Governance Programme. She is Editor of the Journal of Immigrant and Refugee Studies. Her recent publications include Rethinking Migration and Return in Sout heastern Europe (with E. Gemi\, Routledge\, 2021) and two edited volum es: the Routledge Handbook on the Governance of Religious Diversity (2020\, co-ed. with T. Magazzini) and Migrants with Irregular Status in Europe (2020\, with S. Spencer\, Springer Open). For more informati on on her work\, please visit: www.ryerson.ca/cerc-migration and www.annatriandafyllidou.com.
Event Registration: Pre-registration for this talk is no w closed but you are still welcome to attend.
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Explori ng Systemic Barriers to Economic Security of Racialized Newcomer Women and their Overcoming Strategies
A conversation with Nasim Peik azadi (PhD Candidate – University of British Columbia)
Joined by col leagues:
- Monika Imeri- PhD Candidate- Carleton University
Roxana Fazli- Master’s student- Memorial University of Newfoundland< li>Serah Ghazali- Manager - Women’s Economic Council (WEC) BC Entrepreneurship has become a popular undertaking to reach economic stability among newcomers in Canada. Immigra nt women\, particularly those from racialized groups\, experience less econ omic security\, in general\, and in their entrepreneurial ventures\, compar ed to other immigrant groups. Her Own Boss! (HOB) is a community-based part icipatory research project that provided Racialized Newcomer Women (RNW) in Ottawa\, Metro Vancouver\, and St. Johns with weekly training sessions on entrepreneurship along with increased facilitated connections between servi ces and immigrant women\, relevant mentorship\, and other relevant support.
The methodology of this community-based participatory research proje ct has been informed by the two lenses of intersectionality and feminist co mmunity research frameworks to create a deeper understanding of the experie nces of RNW at the intersection of gender\, race\, and class.
The fin dings of this study are based on substantial data gathering from project pa rticipants across the three regions and during the two years of the HOB pro ject from 2019-to 2021. The RNW were given the chance to participate in a v ariety of qualitative research activities and discuss the challenges and ba rriers they experienced while striving to become self-employed. The finding s of this study identify seven categories of barriers to self-employment fo r RNW: financing\, skills and human capital\, social capital\, cultural and social environments\, intersecting identities\, health-related factors\, a nd COVID-19 related factors.
The findings also highlight the signific ance of the training sessions\, as well as the obstacles encountered by var ious service providers in providing support services to RNW. Based on the f indings\, this study recommends multiple ways to address barriers faced by RNW. In addition\, this study suggests strategies that Canadian governments (municipal\, provincial and federal) can employ to help local service prov iders provide adequate and supportive entrepreneurial services to RNW.
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Nasim Peikazadi is a Ph.D. candidate in the Department of Educati onal Studies at the University of British Columbia. Her doctoral research f ocuses on a critical understanding of the identity negotiations of Iranian migrants within transnational social and emotional sites. Her professional research focuses have been on the social and economic inclusion of immigran ts and refugees of racially marginalized communities. With an anti-racist f eminist and decolonial perspective\, she investigates the roots of inequali ties at the intersection of race\, gender\, ethnicity\, and the global powe r imbalance. She works with multiple methods in qualitative research approa ches\, including community-based and arts-informed research.
< span style="font-weight: 400\;">In Her Own Boss project\, Nasim worked as t he BC research lead and the national research lead during the second year o f the project.
Monika Imeri is a PhD candidate in the Department of Geography and Environmental Studies at Carleton University. As part of her doctoral research\, Monika aims to assemble\, document\, and analyze “the lived experiences of development-led displacement” in order to develop a more profound and complex understanding of the po litical economy of housing and neighbourhood changing processes in Canada's capital. She has also worked in various research projects relating to soci o-spatial inequality in Canadian cities and the everyday geographies of rac e and gender. Furthermore\, as part of her commitment to mobilize her resea rch skills outside of the academy\, Monika has been involved in several loc al initiatives in Ottawa where she has been working closely with community organizations and local advocates for urban justice. She was Ottawa's resea rch lead during the second year of the “Her Own Boss” project.
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Roxana Fazli is a newcomer to Canada. After years of working and studying in science in Iran\, she decided to follow her passion for people and transition from a Ph.D. Science program to a master's degree in Employment Relations at the M emorial University of Newfoundland. Soon after arriving in Canada\, Roxana started to lead the research activities for the “Her Own Boss” Project in St. John’s. Prior to this\, she participated in other research projects\, i ncluding one on "The Social image of Women in Afghanistan between 2000-2020 ". Roxana is currently serving as a project manager with Women’s Economic Council and Collective Interchange\, the NL delivery partner of “Her Own Bo ss” project. She is working on a project titled “New World\, New Way” which focuses on addressing systemic barriers impacting immigrant women’s succes s in businesses and employment.
Serah Gazali is Co-Manager of th e Women’s Economic Council and leader of its BC operations. She has a decad e-plus of non-profit experience focused on high-impact community economic d evelopment and in applying a feminist intersectional lens. Serah also compl eted an M.A. in community studies and digital justice from the Institute of Gender\, Race\, Sexuality and Social Justice at the University of British Columbia\, Vancouver\, B.C.
P ersonal Career Highlights:
- In 2009\, Serah created a prec edent in UNHCR case law\, allowing women from the Middle East to claim refu gee status based on gender or religious persecution.
- At th e age of 23\, she opened her first company “Speak Up”\, employing eight peo ple in less than a year.
- Later\, after moving to Canada\, sh e became a settlement counsellor for Arabic- and Spanish-speaking refugees\ , and then the senior counsellor in charge of helping more than 3\,000 refu gees as part of the Federal Government’s accelerated Syrian refugee resettl ement project.
- < span style="font-weight: 400\;">Then\, in 2018\, Serah stood as an official witness before The House of Commons Standing Committee on Canadian Heritag e where she presented report findings relevant to Motion 10 3\, calling on the Government o f Canada to condemn racism and Islamophobia.
[ About the Migration Grad Student Power Hour ]
The Centre for Migration Studies Grad Student Power Hour provides opportunities for UBC gr aduate students to share their research on migration beyond their home depa rtments and network with faculty and students from across the university an d in the broader community sector. The Power Hour will begin with 10 minute s of networking opportunities\, followed by a 30 minute talk and 20 minutes for discussion. Anyone is welcome to attend. We look forward to seeing you there!Please RSVP for this virtual event below.
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< h3>What’s “Vital” About the Registration of Vital Events?< /h3>
Thursday\, April 7\, 202211:30 am - 12:45 pm— P acific Time (PT)Location: Liu Boardroom\, Room 316Free & open to the public. To register\, fill out the RSVP form below.Please note that although BC has lifted the mask m andate\, UBC requires masks indoors until April 30\, 2022. See here for further details: https://broadcaste mail.ubc.ca/2022/03/10/covid-19-update-maintaining-masks-in-ubc-public-indo or-spaces/[Abstract]
Th e United Nations has made it a target to “provide legal identity to all\, i ncluding birth registration” in its 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development . Why is the registration of births and other vital events so important for human rights? What are the social\, political\, and even mortal consequenc es of living a life that on paper does not exist? In this talk\, I explore these questions by spotlighting the experiences and perspectives of undocum ented and stateless families struggling to gain official recognition\, and the basic documents to prove it\, in Malaysia.
[Bio]
Amanda Cheong is an assistant professor of sociology at UBC. She researches the impacts of legal status on the lives of undocumented migrant s\, stateless persons\, and refugees. Amanda is working on a book\, Omi tted Lives\, which investigates the causes and consequences of exclusi on from civil registration systems in Malaysia.
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Pre-registration for this event is now closed. You may still attend the talk but we cannot guarantee space or food for the lu ncheon afterwards.
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The Power of Narrative Storytelli ng: How podcasts as an arts-based practice enhance solidarity and social ac tivism in adult education
Thursday\ , April 28\, 202212:15pm- 2:00pm — Pacific Time (PT)Location: Online via ZoomFree & open to the public. To register\, fill out the R SVP form below.This event is co-sponsored by th e UBC Centre for Migration Studies Community-University Partnerships[Abstract]
This presentation emerges f rom a podcast hosted by the Centre for Migration at the University of Briti sh Columbia (UBC) in 2021. In this discussion\, we explore how podcasts off er a unique and often under-researched arts-based medium that can be used a s a form of creative expression to tell stories\, build dialogue\, and crea te solidarity. We argue that podcasts offer benefits and learnings not only to the listeners but also to participants who are part of the creation pro cess. We conclude that the podcast created spaces of disruption\, public pe dagogy\, and praxis.
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Amea Wilbur is an Assistant Professor at the University of the Fraser Valley. She received an Ed.D. from the University of British Columb ia in 2015. In 2017\, she received the AMSSA Award for her work with margin alized populations and for innovative programming that supports diversity a nd promotes integration. Zahida Rahemtulla is an eme rging writer of fiction and theatre. Her plays\, The Wrong Bashir and The F rontliners are currently in development in Vancouver. She has worked in Van couver’s immigrant and refugee non-profit sector for several years in the a reas of housing\, employment\, and literacy and is currently completing an MA in Adult Education at the University of Toronto.
Emily Amb urgey is a doctoral candidate in Anthropology at the University of British Columbia\, Vancouver\, Canada. She is a socio-cultural anthropolog ist\, and her work explores the impacts of climate change and labour migra tion in high altitude regions of Nepal’s Himalaya. She is also an affiliate of the Centre for Migration Studies at UBC.
Shanga Karim was a journalist and women’s activist in Kurdistan where she worked i n the humanitarian sector as she focused on violence against women\, honor killing\, and female genital mutilation. Shanga is a Vancouver local coordi nator for the Shoe project. She has a passion for writing and writes storie s for other websites\, and one of her stories has been selected as the best to be published by The Vancouver Writers Fest.
Diary Khalid Marif is an Iraqi Kurdish journalist. He has a master’s degree in History from Pune University in India. He worked with a TV channel (KNN or KNNC) in his home country as a documentary researcher. He later moved to Va ncouver\, Canada in 2017 and he has been writing nonfiction in English. He joined SNtC given that he wants people to know about his stories and intera ct with Canadian writers.
Camille McMillan Rambharat\, from Trinidad and Tobago\, is known for getting into “Good Trouble”. She ’s married to a politician\; a mother of 3 leaders\; a career development c oach\, activist and workplace bullying and harassment survivor. Camille adv ocates for fair and transparent reporting and investigation policies in the workplace and leadership that puts an end to bullying and harassment.
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CATEGORIES:Community-University Partnerships,Featured Homepage,Featured News &\; Events LOCATION:Online via Zoom GEO:49.260872;-123.113953 URL;VALUE=URI:https://migration.ubc.ca/events/event/the-power-of-narrative- storytelling/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://migr.cms.arts.ubc.ca/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/2021/12/Events-Featured-Images-15.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20220407T0051Z-1649292719.9755-EO-17341-42@10.19.146.15 STATUS:CONFIRMED DTSTAMP:20260524T051057Z CREATED:20220406T194159Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240822T175426Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20220429T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20220429T121500 SUMMARY: Afro-Chinese and Sino-African Media Flows in the Digital Space: A Story of Asymmetrical Proportions with Dani Madrid-Morales DESCRIPTION: Afro-Chinese and Sino-African Media Flows in the Digital Space : A Story of Asymmetrical Proportions Friday\, April 29\, 2022 11:00 am – 1 2:15 pm— Pacific Time (PT) Location: Online via Zoom Free & open to the pu blic. To register\, fill out the RSVP form below. Abstract Starting in the mid-2000s\, Chinese State- and privately-owned media companies […] X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:[embed]https://youtu.be/4BDEvsUEP-4[/embed ]
Afro-Chinese and Sino-Afr ican Media Flows in the Digital Space: A Story of Asymmetrical Proportions< /strong>
Friday\, April 29\, 202211:00 am - 12: 15 pm— Pacific Time (PT)Location: Online via Zoom< div>Free & open to the public. To register\, fill out the RSVP form below.< /div>Abstract
Starting in the mid-2000s\, Chinese State- and privately-owned media companies opera ting globally\, but particularly in the Global South\, began engaging more actively in a wide range of activities\, including infrastructure developme nt\, vocational training\, news production and content distribution\, onlin e and offline. One of the geographic areas where these efforts have been mo st felt is Africa. Against this backdrop\, this talk will make a case to de scribe the nature of mediated information flows between Africa and China\, and between China and Africa as perennially asymmetric. After providing an overview of the historical roots of said asymmetries\, the talk will zoom i n on the digital space\, where imbalances in the circulation of information are becoming more pronounced\, with relative limited contestation. Using a diverse range of examples\, including news coverage of Russia’s war in Ukr aine\, the circulation of Chinese kung-fu movies on satellite TV in Africa\ , and social media conversations during the early days of COVID-19\, this t alk will highlight the need to rethink media audiences’ agency in global fl ows of information.
Bio
Dani Madrid-Morales is a Lecturer at the Department of Journalism Studies\, The University of S heffield. Prior to this\, he was an Assistant Professor at the Valenti Scho ol of Communication\, University of Houston\, and a Hong Kong PhD Fellow\, at City University of Hong Kong. Dr. Madrid-Morales studies global politica l communication\, with a focus on the impact of new digital technologies in the production of State-sponsored news\, global public opinion\, and misin formation in the Global South. He has published extensively on Africa-China mediated relations\, particularly on the reception of Chinese media conten t in Kenya and South Africa. His latest book\, co-edited with Herman Wasser man\, is Disinformation in the Global South (Wiley).
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Workshop: Public Views of Immigration and Diversity: Causes and Consequence s for Policy
In cooperation with the Konrad-Adenauer-St iftung\, Ottawa Office
Location: Centre for Migration Studies (C MS)\, University of British Columbia\, Vancouver.
The workshop is by invitation only. However\, the afternoon session from 2:30 - 4:30pm is open to the public and will be held in the Place of Many Trees (formerly Liu Mu ltipurpose Room) at The Liu Institute for Global Issues: 6476 NW Marine Drive\, Vancouver\, BC V 6T1Z2.
Date: 2:30 pm - 4:30 pm PDT\, May 18\, 2022
In accordance with UBC's Covid-19 policy \, all attendees will be require d to wear masks while in UBC public indoor spaces until June 30\, 20 22.
Abstract
For elected officials\, th e making of immigration policy can be a politically risky undertaking. Ques tions about immigration – how many should be allowed to come\, who should b e allowed to come\, and on what terms – cut to the core of what political c ommunities are about. In democratic societies\, political elites mobilize p ublic sentiment to gain office\, and they depend on public support to stay there and\, ultimately\, make policy.
This workshop will bring togeth er leading scholars of public opinion with policy practitioners to share an d discuss cutting-edge work analyzing what people in modern\, immi grant-receiving countries think about immigrants and immigration\, why< /em> they think it\, and how knowing the answers to these questions shapes the policy-making process. Research presentations will focus on immigration attitudes in Canada\, Europe\, and the United states. In addition to discu ssing latest research\, workshop participants will reflect on how their wor k sheds light on broader relationships between researchers\, media\, the pu nditocracy\, and the political class.
Organizers
Antje Ellermann\, University of British Columbia
Matthew Wright\ , University of British Columbia
Participants
< p>Keith Banting\, Queen's UniversityAnastasia Chyz-LeSage\, Immigrat ion\, Refugees and Citizenship Canada
Michael Donnelly\, University o f Toronto
Marc Helbling\, Universität Mannheimer Zentrum für Europäis che Sozialforschung
Dan Hiebert\, University of British Columbia
< p>Andrea Lawlor\, Western UniversityGreg Lyle\, Innovative Research< /p>
Angela Ocampo\, University of Michigan
Mireille Paquet\, Concor dia University
Margaret Peters\, UCLA
Conrad Ziller\, Universit ät Duisburg-Essen
Registration Form
By submitting your information on this form\, you consent to th e following conditions:
In accordance with UBC's Covid-19 policy\, all attendees must wear masks while in UBC pub lic indoor spaces until June 30\, 2022.
Select segments of t he "Public Views of Immigration and Diversity" will be recorded. By attendi ng the workshop\, you understand that your image\, likeness\, name\, voice and/or words may be captured in photographs or recordings taken during the event and you grant CMS unrestricted permission to use\, publish\, display\ , reproduce\, copy and distribute such image\, likeness\, name\, voice and/ or words\, worldwide\, for any purpose authorized by CMS\, including but no t limited to website use\, training\, publications\, presentations\, promot ional marketing and advertising use\, etc.\, in all forms of media now know n or later developed.
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Friday\, May 27\, 202210:45 am - 12 :15 pm— Pacific Time (PT)Location: Centre for Migration Studies (CMS)\, University of British Columbia\, Vancouver. The event will be held in the Place of Many Trees (formerly Liu Multipurpose Room) at The Liu Institute for Global Issues: 6476 NW Marine Drive\, Vancouver\, BC V6T1Z2.Fre e & open to the public. To register\, fill out the RSVP form below.Please join us for a keynote with Kate Evans\, author of T hreads from the Refugee Crisis. The keynote itself will take place on Z oom but attendees are welcome to attend (space permitting) in-person. This event is part of the (by invitation only) Graphic Narratives of Migration Workshop.
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By submitting your information on this form\, you consent to the following conditions:
In accordance with UBC’s Covid-19 policy\, all atten dees must wear masks while in UBC public indoor spaces until June 30\, 2022 .
Select segments of the “Graphic Narratives of Migration” w orkshop will be recorded. By attending the workshop\, you understand that y our image\, likeness\, name\, voice and/or words may be captured in photogr aphs or recordings taken during the event and you grant CMS unrestricted pe rmission to use\, publish\, display\, reproduce\, copy and distribute such image\, likeness\, name\, voice and/or words\, worldwide\, for any purpose authorized by CMS\, including but not limited to website use\, training\, p ublications\, presentations\, promotional marketing and advertising use\, e tc.\, in all forms of media now known or later developed.
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CATEGORIES:Featured Homepage,Featured News &\; Events LOCATION:Place of Many Trees\, Liu Instiute for Global Issues GEO:49.269820;-123.256630 URL;VALUE=URI:https://migration.ubc.ca/events/event/hybrid-event-drawing-th reads-comics-graphic-reportage-and-mass-migration/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://migr.cms.arts.ubc.ca/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/2022/04/Events-Featured-Images-26.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20220507T0043Z-1651884207.8139-EO-17413-42@10.19.146.14 STATUS:CONFIRMED DTSTAMP:20260524T051057Z CREATED:20220505T000330Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250623T220330Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20220603T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20220603T143000 SUMMARY: (In-person Workshop) Diversity Work as Organizational Learning DESCRIPTION: Diversity Work as Organizational Learning AN IN-PERSON WORKSH OP WITH EDI PRACTITIONERS/RESEARCHERS Friday\, June 3rd\, 2022 10:00 am – 2:30 pm— Pacific Time (PT) Location: C.K. Choi Building\, Room 120 To succ eed in the context of diversity and immigration\, it is important for organ izations to engage in long-term\, sustainable organizational learning that promotes equity\, diversity\, and inclusion […] X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:Diversity Work as Organizational Learn ing
AN IN-PERSON WOR KSHOP WITH EDI PRACTITIONERS/RESEARCHERS
Friday\, June 3rd\, 202210:00 am - 2:3 0 pm— Pacific Time (PT)Location: C.K. Choi Building\, Ro om 120
To succe ed in the context of diversity and immigration\, it is important for organi zations to engage in long-term\, sustainable organizational learning that p romotes equity\, diversity\, and inclusion (EDI). Based on a partnership st udy with an immigrant services organization in Vancouver\, Dr. Hongxia Shan from the University of British Columbia and her research team identified a model of organizational practices that allow organizations to pursue subst antive learning and change in the area of EDI.
You are invited to join a workshop where Dr. S han and the team will share this model of organizational learning that help s foster transformative EDI practices. In the workshop\, you will have an o pportunity to provide feedback on an organization self-study instrument tha t allows you to evaluate the existing diversity work in your own context.
A limited number of par king passes are provided to workshop attendees for free. Please indicat e your need at the time of registration. Priority will be given to communit y members\, students and others who register before May 20. Our team will c ontact you a few days before the workshop with parking instructions.
Please bring to the workshop smart phones and other electronic devices for online activities.
CATEGORIES:Featured Homepage,Featured News &\; Events LOCATION:C.K. Choi Building GEO:49.267266;-123.257944 URL;VALUE=URI:https://migration.ubc.ca/events/event/in-person-diversity-wor k-as-organizational-learning/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://migr.cms.arts.ubc.ca/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/2022/05/Events-Featured-Images-27.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20220910T0003Z-1662768216.5757-EO-18215-42@10.19.146.15 STATUS:CONFIRMED DTSTAMP:20260524T051057Z CREATED:20220908T182100Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240822T170617Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20220921T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20220921T140000 SUMMARY: Canada-US Border Issues and Impacts post-Covid DESCRIPTION: CMS Borders Research Group\, Speaker Series Speaker: Dr. Emman uel Brunet-Jailly Topic: Canada-US Border Issues and Impacts post-Covid Wed nesday\, September 21\, 2022 12:00 pm – 2:00 pm— Pacific Time (PT) Location : Case Room\, Liu Institute for Global Issues Free & open to the public. To register\, fill out the RSVP form below. Hosted by the UBC CMS […] X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:CMS Borders Research Group\, Speaker Series
Speaker: Dr. Emma nuel Brunet-JaillyTopic: Canada-US Border Issues and Impacts pos t-CovidWednesday\, September 21\,2022 12:00 pm - 2:00 pm— Pacific Time (PT)< /div>Location: Case Room\, Liu Institute for Global IssuesF ree & open to the public. To register\, fill out the RSVP form below.Hosted by the UBC CMS Border s Research Group.[Abstract]
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Emmanuel joined th e UVIc School of Public Administration in 2001. He was the Jean Monnet Chai r in European Urban and Border Region Policy (2014-16)\, then Jean Monnet C hair in Innovative Governance (2017-20) and is currently Jean Monnet Chair in Euro pean Union Policy and Governance (2021-24). Also\, he is the director o f the Borders In Globalization research program (2013-20)\, an d Director of the European Union Jean Monnet Center and the Jean Monnet Network research programs (2013-19) as well.
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CATEGORIES:Borders,Featured Homepage,Featured News &\; Events LOCATION:Case Room\, Liu Institute for Global Issues GEO:49.272873;-123.205670 URL;VALUE=URI:https://migration.ubc.ca/events/event/canada-us-border-issues -and-impacts-post-covid-in-person/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://migr.cms.arts.ubc.ca/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/2022/09/30.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20220917T1502Z-1663426923.3058-EO-18232-42@10.19.146.2 STATUS:CONFIRMED DTSTAMP:20260524T051057Z CREATED:20220914T205451Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240822T175503Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20220922T113000 DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20220922T123000 SUMMARY: Meet the winners: CMS International Art Competition 2022 DESCRIPTION: Virtual Ceremony for the CMS International Art Competition 202 2 Thursday\, September 22\, 2022 11:30 am – 12:30 pm— Pacific Time (PT) Loc ation: Online via Zoom Free & open to the public. To register\, fill out th e RSVP form below. Please join us to celebrate the winners of the 2022 inte rnational art competition in a virtual […] X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:Virt ual Ceremony for the CMS International Art Competition 2022
Please join us to celebrate the winners of the 2022 international art competition in a virtu al ceremony hosted by the UBC Centre for Migration Studies. The Centre is v ery pleased to announce that after an extensive adjudication process\, the following artworks have been awarded the first prize and honourable mention at this year’s international art c ompetition\, organized in collaboration between CMS’ Mobilities and Research Creation research groups. The first prize went to A.P. Payal for their illustration entitled Kakkemammalo Gintu\, or The Song of the Crow. The honourable mention went to Kunsang Ky irong for their short animation entitled 'Yarlung'.
F irst Prize: Kakkemammalo Gintu\, or The Song of t he Crow by A.P. Payal
The illustration features th e visualisation of a children’s lullaby from the Konkani people of India\, a predominantly coastal community who after the Portuguese conquest of Goa made forced migrations from their homeland to various places in India. It g estures towards the forced exodus of Hindu Konkanis during the Portuguese I nquisition in colonial Goa that began in the sixteenth century and impacted successive generations. The artwork is a palimpsest comprised of collage\, origami\, ink drawings\, and photographs. A musical accompaniment to the a rtwork can be found here.
Honourable Mention: 'Yarlung' by Kunsang Kyirong
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Sound design by Taymaz Saba\; Voice actor s- Kunsang Kyirong\, Pema Kyirong\, Tenzin Rabgyal
Yarlung tells th e story of three children who experience the death of a loved one during th e heat of midsummer in a small village. As they navigate this experience\, they return time and again to the nearby Yarlung Tsangpo river — a fourth c entral figure in the story\, with which each child has their own relationsh ip. The film blends both fiction and nonfiction\, drawing from my childhood experience of visiting a small refugee camp in the Northeast of India\, ca lled Tezu\, where my mother was born. The use of charcoal and straight-ahea d animation in the film add to the whimsical and fluid nature of storytelli ng.
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CATEGORIES:Featured Homepage,Featured News &\; Events,Mobilities LOCATION:Online via Zoom GEO:49.260872;-123.113953 URL;VALUE=URI:https://migration.ubc.ca/events/event/virtual-award-ceremony- cms-international-art-competition-2022/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://migr.cms.arts.ubc.ca/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/2022/09/Events-Featured-Images-29.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20220922T0125Z-1663809929.8936-EO-18264-42@10.19.146.1 STATUS:CONFIRMED DTSTAMP:20260524T051057Z CREATED:20220921T213457Z LAST-MODIFIED:20221017T153838Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20221014T153000 DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20221014T173000 SUMMARY: Centre for Migration Studies Launch Party! DESCRIPTION: Please join us for the official launch party of the UBC Centre for Migration Studies! We are excited to celebrate and reflect on the work that has gone into creating the Migration Cluster and the Centre for Migra tion Studies and all that we have achieved to date. When: Friday October 14 \, 3:30-5:30 PM Where: Jack Poole […] X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:
Please join us for the off icial launch party of the UBC Centre for Migration Studies! We are excited to celebrate and reflect on the work that has gone into creating the Migrat ion Cluster and the Centre for Migration Studies and all that we have achieved to date.
When: Friday Octo ber 14\, 3:30-5:30 PM
Where: Jack Poole Hall\, Alumni Centre\, UBC Vancouver campus
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event program is provided below. For additional informat ion about the party\, including on transit and accessibility\, please click here.
A photographer will j oin us at the event to document the event program and our celebration. Plea se do not hesitate to let us know at admin.migration@ubc.ca if you do not w ish to be photographed.
RSVP: Registration for this event is now closed. If you did not manage to RSVP using the form but you w ould still like to attend\, please let us know as soon as possible by email ing admin.migration@ubc.ca.
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URL;VALUE=URI:https://migration.ubc.ca/events/event/centre-for-migration-st udies-launch-party/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://migr.cms.arts.ubc.ca/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/2022/09/Events-Featured-Images-38.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20220916T2159Z-1663365563.6272-EO-18251-42@10.19.146.15 STATUS:CONFIRMED DTSTAMP:20260524T051057Z CREATED:20220916T185233Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240822T170708Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20221025T121500 DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20221025T134500 SUMMARY: Witnessing Empire’s Bordering Practices: Afghan American Diasporic Politics in the Aftermath of Withdrawal DESCRIPTION: Witnessing Empire’s Bordering Practices: Afghan American Diasp oric Politics in the Aftermath of Withdrawal Helena Zeweri Assistant Profes sor\, UBC Department of Anthropology Free & open to the public. To register \, fill out the RSVP form below. Abstract: Based on preliminary and ongoing ethnographic research and community advocacy\, this talk examines an emerg ent set of critiques around empire that […] X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:Witnessing Empire’s Bordering Practices: Afghan American Dia sporic Politics in the Aftermath of Withdrawal
As sistant Professor\, UBC Department of Anthropology
Free & open to the public. To register\, fill out the RSVP form below.
Abstract: Based on preliminar y and ongoing ethnographic research and community advocacy\, this talk exam ines an emergent set of critiques around empire that have organised Afghan American diasporic political consciousness since August 2021\, which marked the beginning of the US military withdrawal from Afghanistan. In this talk \, I will present preliminary accounts of how community advocates interpret ed the struggles of the displaced to evacuate Afghanistan and seek refuge i n the US from August to December 2021. More specifically\, I argue that thr ough witnessing how immigration bureaucracies participate in a calculus of admissible life in the wake of imperial withdrawal\, Afghan diasporic colle ctives were prompted to engage in new forms of political dissent that direc tly connect US bordering practices to imperial governance. This talk will h ighlight accounts from community leaders who saw firsthand how institutions such as US Citizenship and Immigration Services\, the Department of State\ , and Congressional offices deprioritised the humanitarian claims and evacu ation requests of hundreds of thousands of displaced Afghans who were not e mployed by the US government during the war. Being immersed in evacuation e fforts revealed the extent of the imperial state’s power over Afghan mobili ty despite its declarations that the withdrawal marked a sign of respect fo r Afghan self-determination. In bearing witness to such contradictions\, di asporic collectives are now calling not only for changes to US immigration law and policies\, but are also publicly critiquing the state’s historical performance of rescue in relation to Afghanistan coupled with its refusal t o provide meaningful forms of refuge. I will posit that such collectives’ e xperiences are one lens to understand how bordering practices function unde r conditions of imperial retraction and the forms of political dissent that emerge in their wake.
Moderator: Amanda Cheong (Assistant Professor\, Sociology)
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CATEGORIES:Featured Homepage,Featured News &\; Events LOCATION:Case Room\, Liu Institute for Global Issues GEO:49.272873;-123.205670 URL;VALUE=URI:https://migration.ubc.ca/events/event/in-person-witnessing-em pires-bordering-practices-afghan-american-diasporic-politics-in-the-afterma th-of-withdrawal/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://migr.cms.arts.ubc.ca/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/2022/09/32-1.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20221020T1731Z-1666287102.0313-EO-18484-42@10.19.146.15 STATUS:CONFIRMED DTSTAMP:20260524T051057Z CREATED:20221019T222416Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240822T170949Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20221027T124500 DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20221027T134500 SUMMARY: Paradigm Shifts in Immigration Detention: Structural Change and th e Power of Hope DESCRIPTION: This is a Peter A. Allard School of Law event\, held in partne rship with the UBC Centre for Migration Studies. EVENT DETAILS: Under Canad ian law\, the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) has broad discretionary powers to detain non-citizens under immigration law\, without a trial or a charge\, and without any due process safeguards. There are […] X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:
This is a Peter A. Allard Scho ol of Law event\, held in partnership with the UBC Centre for Migrat ion Studies.
EVENT DETAI LS:
Under Canadian law\, the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) ha s broad discretionary powers to detain non-citizens under immigration law\, without a trial or a charge\, and without any due process safeguards. Ther e are no time limits: detention can occur indefinitely.
CBSA has cont racts in place with provinces across the country that authorize the agency to detain non-citizens in criminal facilities\, including maximum-security provincial jails. For decades\, this has occurred in overcrowded facilities \, where immigration detainees are handcuffed\, shackled\, searched\, and s ubjected to constant surveillance. Many languish in lockdowns and solitary confinement. Racialized people and those with mental health conditions are habitually incarcerated for longer periods of time and endure harsher condi tions of confinement.
In October 2021\, Human Rights Watch and Amnest y International launched the #WelcomeToCanada campaign\, calling on provinc ial authorities to terminate their agreements with the CBSA. In July 2022\, British Columbia became the first province to announce that it will rescin d its contract with the CBSA and end the practice of detaining non-citizens in provincial jails. Since then\, two additional provinces – Nova Scotia a nd Alberta – have followed suit.
This presentation will chronicle the work of the campaign in its first year of operation. Featuring comments fr om subject-matter experts and experts with lived experience inside immigrat ion detention\, the presentation will highlight the harms of immigration de tention\, the advocacy work undertaken over the last year\, the campaign’s success in achieving structural law and policy reform\, and the resounding power of hope.
PANELISTS:
- Efrat Arbel (Associate Professor\, Allard Law)
- Abdelrahman Elm ady
- Hanna Gross
- Sara Maria Gomez Lopez
- Samer Muscati
To RSVP\, please email Michelle Burchill directly: burchill@allard.ubc.ca.
If you intend to attend remotely\, please contact Michell e Burchill at burchi ll@allard.ubc.ca for the Zoom link.
For those attending in person \, a light lunch will be available.
Information abou t the event is also available on the Allard Law page he re.
CATEGORIES:Featured News &\; Events LOCATION:Farris Hall GEO:49.260872;-123.113952 URL;VALUE=URI:https://migration.ubc.ca/events/event/paradigm-shifts-in-immi gration-detention-structural-change-and-the-power-of-hope/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://migr.cms.arts.ubc.ca/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/2022/10/Events-Featured-Images.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20221026T0155Z-1666749335.4692-EO-18524-42@10.19.146.1 STATUS:CONFIRMED DTSTAMP:20260524T051057Z CREATED:20221025T182132Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240822T171040Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20221101T143000 DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20221101T160000 SUMMARY: “Indians From All Directions” – Transnational Imperial Refraction and Settler Colonialism DESCRIPTION: “Indians From All Directions” – Transnational Imperial Refract ion and Settler Colonialism The CMS Migration & Indigeneity Research Group is delighted to invite you to its first in-person speaker event in fall 20 22. Speaker: Ajay Parasram (Associate Professor\, Department of Internation al Development Studies & Department of History\, Dalhousie University) Abst ract: In this presentation\, I am concerned with […] X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:"Indians From All Directions" - Transnational Imperial Refraction and Settler Colon ialism
The CMS Migration & Indigeneity Research Group is delighted to invite you to its first in-person speaker event i n fall 2022.
Speaker: Ajay Parasram (Associate Professor\, Depart ment of International Development Studies & Department of History\, Dalhous ie University)
Abstract: In this presentation\, I am concerned with how the intergenerational experiences of empire learned by twice-displaced South Asians creates a level of acceptance of structural wh ite supremacy that makes South Asians not just model minorities\, but perha ps ideal drivers of modern/colonial settler nationalism in post-imperial Ca nada. As this is too vast a story to tell in general terms\, I will focus o n a particular type of imperial refraction\, looking at the connections bet ween Canada and the Indo-Trinidadian community of which I am a part. I exam ine some archival materials and secondary literature\, seeking to describe colonial encounters survived by my ancestors since crossing the “kala pani” in the mid 19th century and encountering institutions of coloni al governance and enforcement on plantations\, schools\, and religious inst itutions in colonial Trinidad.
I argue tha t the processes that colluded to break our connection to our traditional la nds and land-based practices is precisely what helped to condition us to be “model minorities.” This has significance for scholars interested in migra tion\, indigeneity\, and decolonization for two reasons: 1.) it helps to de scribe lateral racial violence as a symptom of intergenerational trauma\, a nd 2.) suggests that if the break with migrants’ land-based and ontological ly distinct forms of knowledge makes us susceptible to internalizing white supremacy\, then discovering ways to reconnect with it in a good way may bu ild up the racial resilience of racialized people such that we find in one another solidarity instead competition. I see this as a necessary therapy f or intergenerational colonial healing in this still-colony\, with significa nce well beyond the Indo-Trinidadian community.
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[gravityform id="75" title="true" description="true"]CATEGORIES:Featured Homepage,Featured News &\; Events,Migration &\; Indigeneity LOCATION:C.K. Choi Building\, Room 231 GEO:49.260872;-123.113952 URL;VALUE=URI:https://migration.ubc.ca/events/event/in-person-talk-with-aja y-parasram/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://migr.cms.arts.ubc.ca/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/2022/10/Events-Featured-Images-1.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20221031T0354Z-1667188485.4855-EO-18549-42@10.19.146.15 STATUS:CONFIRMED DTSTAMP:20260524T051057Z CREATED:20221027T185700Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240822T171528Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20221102T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20221102T150000 SUMMARY: Wandering Words: Confronting Multilingualisms\, Ancient and Modern DESCRIPTION: In this multilingual roundtable\, we interrogate the interplay of ancient and modern languages in scholarship on the ancient Mediterranea n world. We consider the challenges of crossing between ancient and modern from a variety of viewpoints: the challenges of studying ancient languages through the lenses of their modern counterparts\, the transitions between A nglophone and non-Anglophone worlds […] X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:In this multilingual roundtable\, we interrogate the interplay of ancient and mode rn languages in scholarship on the ancient Mediterranean world. We consider the challenges of crossing between ancient and modern from a variety of vi ewpoints: the challenges of studying ancient languages through the lenses o f their modern counterparts\, the transitions between Anglophone and non-An glophone worlds of scholarship\, and ongoing colonialist legacies that cent re some languages and marginalize others. The panelists all have expertise in a variety of ancient and modern languages\, including Greek\, Italian\, Arabic\, and Hebrew. Through this roundtable we ultimately seek to highligh t the main challenges and benefits of approaching ancient cultures through multilingual viewpoints.
This event is co-hosted by the Departme nt of Ancient Mediterranean and Near Eastern Studies and the CMS Mobilities Research Group.
To RSVP and for information about remote opti ons please reach out to megan.daniels@ubc.ca.
CATEGORIES:Featured Homepage,Featured News &\; Events,Mobilities LOCATION:BUCH C 203 GEO:49.260872;-123.113952 URL;VALUE=URI:https://migration.ubc.ca/events/event/wandering-words-confron ting-multilingualisms-ancient-and-modern/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://migr.cms.arts.ubc.ca/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/2022/10/Events-Featured-Images-2.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20220929T1758Z-1664474293.9665-EO-18376-42@10.19.146.1 STATUS:CONFIRMED DTSTAMP:20260524T051057Z CREATED:20220929T155745Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250623T220313Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20221103T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20221103T120000 SUMMARY: Café Europa Revisited: How to Survive Post-Communism DESCRIPTION: Join the department of Central\, Eastern\, and Northern Europe an Studies (CENES) on November 3 at 11 am Pacific Time for the virtual Sawc hen Lecture Series\, featuring Slavenka Drakulić in conversation with Profe ssor Emeritus Peter Stenberg\, moderated by Dr. Markus Hallensleben. This t alk is co-organized by the UBC CMS Narratives Research Group. There is limi ted seating available […] X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:Join the department of Central\, Eastern\, and Northern Europ ean Studies (CENES) on November 3 at 11 am Pacific Time for the virtual Sawchen Lecture Series\, featuring Slavenka Drakulić in conversation with Professor Emeritus Peter Stenberg\, moderated by Dr. Markus Hallensleben. This talk is co-organized by the UBC CMS Narratives Research Group.
There is limi ted seating available to attend this event in person. Please RSVP d irectly to cenes.events@ubc.ca to reserve your seat.
Title: “Café Europa Revisited: How to Survive Post-Communism”
Abstract: Slavenka Dr akulić will be reading from her newly translated book\, Café Europa Rev isited: How to Survive Post-Communism (2021)\, followed by a discussio n of actual political events in Central and Eastern Europe. The volume is a n “evocative and timely collection of essays that paints a portrait of East ern Europe thirty years after the end of communism. An immigrant with a par rot in Stockholm\, a photo of a girl in Lviv\, a sculpture of Alexander the Great in Skopje\, a memorial ceremony for the 50th anniversary of the Sovi et-led army invasion of Prague: these are a few glimpses of life in Eastern Europe today. Three decades after the Velvet Revolution\, Drakulić takes a look at what has changed and what has remained the same in the region in h er daring new essay collection.” (https://sla venkadrakulic.com/bibliography/cafe-europa-revisited-how-to-survive-post-co mmunism/)
Bio: Slavenka Drakulić\, born in Croatia (fo rmer Yugoslavia) in 1949\, is a journalist and a writer whose books have be en translated into many languages. Her best-known book in the USA is Ho w We Survived Communism and Even Laughed. Her last collection of essay s\, Café Europa Revisited: How to Survive Post-Communism\, was pub lished by Penguin Random House.
Original event posting here.
Featured image: https://slavenkadrakulic.com/bibliography/cafe-europa-revisited-how-to- survive-post-communism/
CATEGORIES:Narratives LOCATION:Hybrid GEO:49.260872;-123.113952 URL;VALUE=URI:https://migration.ubc.ca/events/event/cafe-europa-revisited-h ow-to-survive-post-communism/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://migr.cms.arts.ubc.ca/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/2022/09/Events-Featured-Images-36.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20251008T2231Z-1759962683.0387-EO-18246-42@10.19.146.24 STATUS:CONFIRMED DTSTAMP:20260524T051057Z CREATED:20220916T175344Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240822T171733Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20221107T121500 DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20221107T134500 SUMMARY: Reconsidering the Origins of Assimilation Theories DESCRIPTION: Reconsidering the Origins of Assimilation Theories Aryan Karim i Assistant Professor\, UBC Department of Sociology Free & open to the publ ic. To register\, fill out the RSVP form below. Abstract: Classic\, segment ed-\, and neo-assimilation theories explain intergroup relations. They\, re spectively\, draw specific attention to ethnic pluralism\, to the possibili ty of downward mobility into the underclass\, and to […] X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:Reconsidering the Origins of Assimilation Theories
Assistant Professor\, UBC Department of Sociology
Free & open to the public. To r egister\, fill out the RSVP form below.
Abstract: Classic\, segmented-\, and neo-assimilation theories explain intergroup relations. They\, respectively\, draw specific attention to ethnic pluralis m\, to the possibility of downward mobility into the underclass\, and to up ward mobility into the U.S. mainstream. These are disparate explanations an d have led migration studies to a theoretical impasse. These theories appea r to be unfalsifiable in that researchers cannot test and determine which t heory is inaccurate and replace it with the accurate one. To understand why this is occurring\, we use the Popperian scientific methods of hypothesizi ng as our toolkit. This method entails a step-by-step guide to deductive an d inductive processes of developing hypotheses. Deductive method deduces a hypothesis from theory to predict a new outcome. Inductive methods observe a pattern in empirical data and hypothesize about the predictors of the pa ttern. When genuine tests fail to falsify the hypotheses over time\, the hy potheses become provisional theories. We consider how assimilation theories were originally developed as a set of hypotheses and which method they use d. We find that classic theory emerged from deductive method\, segmented-as similation partly from inductive\, and neo-assimilation from a combination of both. We identify three ways that the latter two theories departed from the scientific methods\, thereby rendering them unfalsifiable.
Moderator: Alexia Bloch (Professor\, Anthropology) Click here for other events in our New Voice s Speaker Series!
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Online registr ation for this event is now closed. If you wish to attend\, please get in t ouch at admin.migration@ubc.ca.
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CATEGORIES:Featured Homepage,Featured News &\; Events LOCATION:Case Room\, Liu Institute for Global Issues GEO:49.272873;-123.205670 URL;VALUE=URI:https://migration.ubc.ca/events/event/in-person-reconsidering -the-origins-of-assimilation-theories/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://migr.cms.arts.ubc.ca/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/2022/09/31-1.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20221021T1059Z-1666349998.5082-EO-18495-42@10.19.146.14 STATUS:CONFIRMED DTSTAMP:20260524T051057Z CREATED:20221021T043627Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240822T171843Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20221108T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20221108T140000 SUMMARY: No Zone: Poetry of the Border-lands DESCRIPTION: No Zone: Poetry of the Border-lands The CMS Borders Research G roup is very pleased to announce a walking tour of the Xicanx exhibition at MOA by poet\, artist and curator Greta de Léon\, to be followed by a one o f a kind conversation between her and curator Jill Baird on the potency and poignancy of […] X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:No Zone: Poetry of the Border-lands
The CMS Borders Resea rch Group is very pleased to announce a walking tour of the Xicanx exhi bition at MOA by poet\, artist and curator Greta de Léon\, to be followed b y a one of a kind conversation between her and curator Jill Baird on the po tency and poignancy of poetry in the borderlands. We look forward to an aft ernoon of thinking through and with poetry\, as we talk about our experienc es of dwelling amidst borders. We invite all to be a part of these multimod al\, multimedia and multidisciplinary approach to discussing pasts\, presen ts and futures of borders. The walk will be preceded by light lunch\, avail able upon registration.
Greta de Léon is the Executi ve Director of the Americas Research Network where she has spent over 22 ye ars working extensively on issues of the Mexico-North and designing multi-d isciplinary research projects and a series of scholarly symposia\, conferen ces\, and workshops as well as exhibitions\, concerts\, and other public ev ents oriented to a general public. She also developed the U.S.-Mexico Trans nationalism Fellowship Program and served as the Assistant Director of the Palace of Fine Arts of Mexico’s National Institute of Fine Arts in Mexico C ity\, as well as the Assistant Director of the Mexican Cultural Institute i n San Antonio\, Texas. She is also the co-curator of the Xicanx exhibition at the Museum of Anthropology\, Vancouver.
Jill Baird is the curator of education at the museum\, responsible for the design\, development\, delivery and evaluation of cultural education programming\, w orking alongside artists\, cultural practitioners and cultural educators fr om diverse and distinct communities.
The event is open to everyone\, but registration is required.
Following is a list of poems curated by Greta de Léon herself\, to serve as a precede nt to the discussion. Attendees are encouraged to read at least 4 of the fo llowing dozen poems in preparation for the event:
Greta de Leon - No Zone: Po etry of the Border LandsYou can get in touch with Mahashewta Bha ttacharya at mahash25@mail.ubc.ca if you have any questions.
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CATEGORIES:Borders,Featured News &\; Events LOCATION:Museum of Anthropology GEO:49.260872;-123.113952 URL;VALUE=URI:https://migration.ubc.ca/events/event/no-zone-poetry-of-the-b order-lands/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://migr.cms.arts.ubc.ca/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/2022/10/Events-Featured-Images-1.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20221021T1103Z-1666350226.4828-EO-18497-42@10.19.146.2 STATUS:CONFIRMED DTSTAMP:20260524T051057Z CREATED:20221021T045007Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240822T171919Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20221115T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20221115T140000 SUMMARY: Fuzzy Borders: Bureaucracy\, Brokerage and the India-Pakistan Bord er DESCRIPTION: Fuzzy Borders: Bureaucracy\, Brokerage\, and the India-Pakista n Border The CMS Borders Research Group is very pleased to announce the fin al event for this term’s Speaker Series\, organised in association with the Centre for India and South Asia Research. ‘Fuzzy Borders: Bureaucracy\, Br okerage and the India-Pakistan Border’ by Dr. Natasha Raheja is a conversat ion on the author’s upcoming book From Minority […] X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:Fuzzy Borders: Bureaucracy\, Brokerage\, and the India-Pakistan B order
The CMS Borders Research Group is very pleased to announce th e final event for this term's Speaker Series\, organised in association wit h the Centre for India and South Asia Re search. 'Fuzzy Borders: Bureaucracy\, Brokerage and the India-P akistan Border' by Dr. Natasha Raheja is a conver sation on the author's upcoming book From Minority to Majority: Pakista ni Hindu Claims to Indian Citizenship\, where she discusses the bureau cratic entanglements and experiences of a community in one of the world's m ost contested and tense border regions. We invite all to be a part of these multimodal\, multimedia and multidisciplinary approaches to discussing pas ts\, presents and futures of borders.
Dr. Natasha Raheja is a legal a nd visual anthropologist working in the areas of migration\, borders\, stat e power\, aesthetics\, and ethnographic film. Her current research generate s medium-specific insights across writing and film to offer a visual anthro pology of the state and advance political theory on majority-minority relat ions.
Currently in production\, her documentary film\, Kitne Pass ports? (How many Passports?)\, features cross-caste\, Pakista ni Hindu migrant families in India\, visualizing their everyday identificat ions and disidentifications as they shift between minority and majority sta tus. The film is a companion to her book manuscript\, From Minority to Majority: Pakistani Hindu Claims to Indian Citizenship. The book is an ethnographic account of Pakistani Hindu migration to India that theorizes the flexibility of the religious minority form and caste across state borde rs in South Asia.
The event is open to everyone\, but registr ation is required.
In preparation for the talk\, the researc h group is hosting a reading group session on Oct 31st\, 2 - 3.30 pm at Liu Boardroom 316. You are encouraged to get in touch with Mahashewta Bhattacharya at mahash25@mail.ubc.ca for more information and for the materials ci rculated for the session.
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CATEGORIES:Borders,Featured Homepage,Featured News &\; Events LOCATION:The Place of Many Trees GEO:49.260872;-123.113952 URL;VALUE=URI:https://migration.ubc.ca/events/event/fuzzy-borders-bureaucra cy-brokerage-and-the-india-pakistan-border/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://migr.cms.arts.ubc.ca/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/2022/10/Events-Featured-Images-copy.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20221013T1049Z-1665658185.7933-EO-18437-42@10.19.146.14 STATUS:CONFIRMED DTSTAMP:20260524T051057Z CREATED:20221012T184935Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240822T171939Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20221117T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20221117T130000 SUMMARY: Community Luncheon DESCRIPTION: UBC Centre for Migration Studies Community Luncheon November 1 7\, 2022 12:00 – 1:00 pm— Pacific Time (PT) Location: C.K. Choi Lobby Plea se join us for food and networking with fellow Centre for Migration Studies faculty\, students\, staff\, visiting scholars\, and community partners. T his is an opportunity to re-connect face-to-face and make new friends. RSVP by November […] X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:UBC Centr e for Migration Studies Community Luncheon
Please join us for food and networking with fellow Centre for Migration Studies faculty\, students\, staff\, visiting s cholars\, and community partners. This is an opportunity to re-connect face -to-face and make new friends.
RSVP by November 9!
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A worksho p series held by the David Lam Chair in Multicultural Education a nd the Canada Research Chair in Indigenous People’s Well-being\, in par tnership with the Centre for Migration Studies.
This fall\, we are excited to partner with the David Lam Chair and the Can ada Research Chair in Indigenous People’s Well-being to hold a series of th ree connected workshops focused on articulating the tensions\, paradoxes\, and multiple and moving layers of complexity that exist at the interface of Indigeneity and migration in what is known as Canada\, where settlers can be both subject to and complicit in the violence of different forms of colo nialism through day-to-day actions.
The workshop series invites and e quips participants (racialized and non-racialized) to expand their capacity for difficult conversations about settler-Indigenous-land relationships\, where racialization confers different tensions\, roles and accountabilities .
The workshops are held using the “depth inquiry” method\, a mode of conversation that creates an educational space where people can learn and unlearn through experiences of psychological dissonance\, or “difficult kno wledge”.
What is depth inquiry?
Depth inquir y aims to expand our collective capacity to hold space for difficult collec tive challenges without feeling overwhelmed\, immobilized or demanding quic k fixes or rescue from discomfort. Depth inquiry is a generative process to open up possibilities for expanded relationships based on trust\, respect\ , reciprocity\, consent and accountability.
Modern/colonial education conditions us to think\, feel and imagine in particular ways that are very limiting in our current context and that leave us intellectually and psych ologically (emotionally and relationally) unequipped to address complexity and social and ecological crises and catastrophes. Depth inquiry invites pa rticipants to observe\, to be sceptical about\, to dis-invest in those patt erns and to develop the stamina for “staying/sitting with” and “holding spa ce for” complexities\, tensions and paradoxes. Participants are encouraged to talk to each other in and through (ludic) metaphors that allow for psych oanalytic distancing.
Participation Requirements and Informat ion
- Due to limited space\, and because a complex and at times emotionally difficult space will be shared\, the series is designed for all participants to attend the 3 workshops. Please see the dates and times below.
- Applications will be reviewed and appro ved by the David Lam Chair in Multicultural Education and the Centre for Mi gration Studies.
- Please note: applications that do not confirm avail ability for the 3 workshops will not be considered.
- We ar e expecting a higher number of applications than available spaces. We hope to offer similar workshops in the future for those applicants who cannot be accommodated this time.
- Please hold all dates in your cale ndar until you are informed of the outcome of your registration (m id-August).
- This is an in-person only workshop series. A light lunch at the beginning of the session will be provided.
Location
Peter Wall Institu te for Advanced Studies\, UBC Vancouver campus.
Dates and ti mes
First session: September 23\, 2022 12-2 pm
Second session: October 21\, 2022 12-2pm
Thi rd session: November 18\, 2022 12-2pm
If you are unable to make these dates but are interested in participating\, please let us know at admin.migratio n@ubc.ca. We will keep you in mind for future similar workshop s.
How to apply
Deadline: August 25\, 2022
Please complete the form below to submit your registration for t he workshop series. Note that registration itself does not guarantee a spac e at the event.
Please hold the workshop dates in your calendar until we inform you of the outcome of the registration process (mid-August).
Application/Registration Form
Please note that applications are now closed.
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CATEGORIES:Featured News &\; Events URL;VALUE=URI:https://migration.ubc.ca/events/event/in-person-fall-workshop -series-racialization-and-settler-complicity-the-complicated-interface-of-m igration-colonization-and-indigeneity-in-canada/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://migr.cms.arts.ubc.ca/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/2022/07/Events-Featured-Images-3.jpeg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20251008T2231Z-1759962683.0264-EO-18710-42@10.19.146.24 STATUS:CONFIRMED DTSTAMP:20260524T051057Z CREATED:20221111T012017Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250624T211300Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20221122T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20221122T130000 SUMMARY: Migration Grad Student Power Hour: Robert Straughan DESCRIPTION: Do Canadians view immigrants as competitors for jobs? Robert S traughan PhD Student\, Political Science\, UBC Tuesday November 22\, 12-1 P M C. K. Choi Building– Room 351 [ Bio ] Robert is a PhD student in Politica l Science. His research focuses on comparative politics\, public opinion\, and political behaviour related to migration. He is especially interested [ …] X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:Do Canadians view immigrants as compet itors for jobs?
Robert Straughan
PhD Student\, Politic al Science\, UBC
Tuesday November 22\, 12-1 PM
C. K. Cho i Building- Room 351
[ Bio ]
Robert is a PhD student in Political Science. His research focuses on comp arative politics\, public opinion\, and political behaviour related to migr ation. He is especially interested in how ordinary citizens develop attitud es toward immigrants and immigration policy. In addition\, Robert is keen t o study the political behaviour of governments in relation to immigration.< /p>
[ About the Migration Grad Student Power Hour ]
The Centre for Migration Studies Grad Student Power Hour provides o pportunities for UBC graduate students to share their research on migration beyond their home departments and network with faculty and students from a cross the university and in the broader community sector. The Power Hour be gins with 10 minutes of networking opportunities\, followed by a 30 minute talk and 20 minutes for discussion. Anyone is welcome to attend. We look fo rward to seeing you there!
Please RSVP for this in-person event below .
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CATEGORIES:Featured Homepage,Featured News &\; Events LOCATION:C.K. Choi 351 GEO:49.267266;-123.257944 URL;VALUE=URI:https://migration.ubc.ca/events/event/in-person-migration-gra d-student-power-hour-robert-straughan/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://migr.cms.arts.ubc.ca/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/2021/10/Mig-PWR.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20221117T1957Z-1668715062.0004-EO-18736-42@10.19.146.1 STATUS:CONFIRMED DTSTAMP:20260524T051057Z CREATED:20221116T185850Z LAST-MODIFIED:20221122T182617Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20221123T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20221123T130000 SUMMARY: Bridging the Gap between Migration Policy and Practice DESCRIPTION: Thea Bracewell is a Policy Practitioner Fellow and Adjunct Pro fessor at the School of Public Policy and Global Affairs and joins UBC from her main role as a Senior Policy Analyst at Immigration\, Refugees and Cit izenship Canada. Herfellowship research focuses on the intersection between genderequality and migration integration policies and programming in Europ e. During this informal […] X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:
T hea Bracewell is a Policy Practitioner Fellow and Adjunct Professor at the School of Public Policy and Global Affairs and joins UBC from her main role as a Senior Policy Analyst at Immigration\, Refugees and Citizenship Canad a. Herfellowship research focuses on the intersection between genderequalit y and migration integration policies and programming in Europe. During this informal workshop\, Thea will address topics such as how migration scholar s can communicate effectively with policymakers\, how policymakers use rese arch in their work\, advice for students interested in a career in migratio n policy\, and more.
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CATEGORIES:Featured Homepage LOCATION:C.K. Choi building 351 GEO:49.260872;-123.113952 URL;VALUE=URI:https://migration.ubc.ca/events/event/cms-grad-student-worksh op-bridging-the-gap-between-migration-policy-and-practice/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://migr.cms.arts.ubc.ca/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/2022/11/t-Events-Featured-Images.jpeg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20221118T0524Z-1668749057.4825-EO-18745-42@10.19.146.2 STATUS:CONFIRMED DTSTAMP:20260524T051057Z CREATED:20221117T181305Z LAST-MODIFIED:20221117T181550Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20221124T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20221124T143000 SUMMARY: Research-Creation in Migration and Diaspora Research at criticalMe diArtStudio (cMAS) DESCRIPTION: The Research-Creation working group would like to invite CMS a ffiliates\, students\, and faculty to join us on Zoom\, Thursday\, November 24\, 1-2:30 pm for the following event. cMAS in the School of Art & Techno logies (SFU Surrey) researchers and artists explore how old and new technol ogies shape historical narratives and contemporary practices of media arts […] X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:The Researc h-Creation working group would like to invite CMS affiliates\, students\, a nd faculty to join us on Zoom\, Thursday\, November 24\, 1-2:30 pm for the following event.cMAS in the School of Art & Technologies (SFU Surrey) researchers and artists explore how old and new technologie s shape historical narratives and contemporary practices of media arts and design. We use a critical lens informed by feminist theories to consider ho w categories of difference\, traditional disciplinary boundaries\, and the legacies of colonialism continue to produce exclusions. Current projects ha ve addressed diaspora and migration studies through creative methods. This presentation will offer a brief overview of projects-in-progress including “Creative Diasporas” an interactive media work in response to Ghanaian Writing on Migration and Diaspora\, a 2021 publication in the art project\, Reading the Migration Library (Lois Klassen)\, and “Creating the Latin American Female Cyborg: a participatory methodology for creating docu-games” (Catherine Santos Pearce).Bios:< span style="color: black\;">GABRIELA ACEVES SEPÚLVEDA (PhD) is a media artist and Associate Professor at the School of Interactive Arts and Technology at SFU\, where she directs cMAS https://criticalmediartst udio.com/. She is the author of t he award-winning book Women Made Visibly: Feminist Art and Media in post-19 68 Mexico (2019). Her research-creationprojects investigate the intersection s of art and technology from a feminist perspective.LOIS KLASSEN is a SSHRC Post Doctor al Fellow at cMAS and a research ethic s coordinator at Emily Carr University of Art and Design. Her research aims to understand and articulate the rang e of ethical considerations in research-creation methods\, particularly in t he field of forced migration research.CATHERINE SANTOS PEARCE is a documentary filmmaker and Master's student at the School of Interactive Arts and Technol ogy at SFU. She has directed and produced several documentary shorts that h ave shown and received awards at film festivals internationally\, including her 2018 short DREAMer\, which intimately portrays the life of a DACA reci pient and university student in the United States. She is currently using < span class="searchHighlight">research- creation to explore the telling of Latin American women's stories th rough reality based narrative video games.CATEGORIES:Featured News &\; Events,Graduate Certificate in Migration Studies LOCATION:Irving K. Barber Learning Centre 158 GEO:49.267851;-123.253087 URL;VALUE=URI:https://migration.ubc.ca/events/event/professional-developmen t-event-with-zahra-esmail/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://migr.cms.arts.ubc.ca/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/2025/01/Event-Image_Zahra-Esmail.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20250206T0235Z-1738809334.5019-EO-24601-42@10.19.146.23 STATUS:CONFIRMED DTSTAMP:20260524T051057Z CREATED:20250205T224355Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250205T224355Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20250228T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20250228T170000 SUMMARY: Insurgent Communities: How Protests Create a Filipino Diaspora DESCRIPTION: Join the CMS Borders Research Group on February 28 at The Liu Institute for a book talk with Dr. Sharon Quinsaat on Insurgent Communities and diasporic activism. X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:URL;VALUE=URI:https://migration.ubc.ca/events/event/research-creation-in-mi gration-and-diaspora-research-at-criticalmediartstudio-cmas/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://migr.cms.arts.ubc.ca/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/2022/11/Erin-Events-Featured-Images.jpeg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20221102T0143Z-1667353384.616-EO-18566-42@10.19.146.15 STATUS:CONFIRMED DTSTAMP:20260524T051057Z CREATED:20221031T232219Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240822T172024Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20221128T121500 DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20221128T134500 SUMMARY: Carceral Politics of LGBTQ Asylum and the Feminist Revolution in I ran DESCRIPTION: Carceral Politics of LGBTQ Asylum and the Feminist Revolution in Iran Elif Sari Assistant Professor\, UBC Department of Anthropology Free & open to the public. To register\, fill out the RSVP form below. Abstract : What does the ongoing “Women\, Life\, Freedom” revolution in Iran have to do with migration\, borders\, and (im)mobility? Drawing on activist […] X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:Join Zoom Meeting:Carceral Politics of LGBTQ Asylum and the Feminist Revolutio n in Iran
Assistant Professor\, UBC Department of Anthropology
Free & open to the public. To re gister\, fill out the RSVP form below.
Abstract: What does the ongoing “Women\, Life\, Freedom” revolution in Iran have to do with migration\, borders\, and (im)mobility? Drawing on activist commun ity engagements and preliminary ethnographic research\, this talk centers I ranian and Kurdish LGBTQ refugee voices to answer this question. Since the brutal killing of Mahsa Jina Amini (a 22-year-old Kurdish-Iranian woman) by the so-called morality police on September 16\, 2022\, women\, students\, youth\, ethnic\, religious\, and sexual minorities\, and poor\, low-income\ , and dispossessed citizens in Iran have been organizing large-scale protes ts. Their struggle has also sparked diasporic political action and resulted in demonstrations\, rallies\, human chains\, sit-ins and die-ins\, and sym bolic acts of cutting hair\, among other forms of protesting\, across the w orld. LGBTQ refugees\, who had to leave Iran due to their non-normative gen ders and sexualities and were resettled in North America and Europe\, have actively participated in the protests. Others\, who still await refugee res ettlement in liminal zones such as Turkey\, have mostly engaged in social m edia activism\, for they are barred from joining public protests with the t hreat of deportation. In this talk\, I will present preliminary observation s on LGBTQ refugees’ varying engagements with the ‘Women\, Life\, Freedom’ movement to examine the notions of refugeness\, (im)mobility\, hope\, and c arcerality. Centering refugee accounts from Canada and Turkey\, I will focu s on 1) an emergent and increasing sense of hope among refugees to return t o Iran and 2) the sexual/racial politics of asylum that uses carcerality an d deportability to demobilize refugee protestors. I argue that this transna tional analysis debunks the hegemonic representations of empires as the mos t desirable places for gender and sexual non-normative people and challenge s a linear understanding of LGBTQ asylum as a journey from repression to fr eedom\, safety\, and queer futurity.
Moderator: Geraldine Pratt (Professor\, Geography)
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CATEGORIES:Featured Homepage,Featured News &\; Events LOCATION:Case Room GEO:49.260872;-123.113952 URL;VALUE=URI:https://migration.ubc.ca/events/event/carceral-politics-of-lg btq-asylum-and-the-feminist-revolution-in-iran/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://migr.cms.arts.ubc.ca/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/2022/10/Events-Featured-Images-3.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20221103T1554Z-1667490845.426-EO-18557-42@10.19.146.15 STATUS:CONFIRMED DTSTAMP:20260524T051057Z CREATED:20221031T222228Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240822T172141Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20221129T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20221129T143000 SUMMARY: Migration & Indigeneity: Unearthing Secrets\, Gathering Truths DESCRIPTION: Join this CMS Migration & Indigeneity Research Group event in conversation with Dr. Jules Arita Koostachin! Bio: Born in Moose Factory On tario\, Jules was raised by her Cree speaking grandparents in Moosonee\, an d also with her mother in Ottawa\, a warrior of the Residential school syst em. Jules is a band member of Attawapiskat First Nation\, […] X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:
J oin this CMS Migration & Indigeneity Research Group event in conversation with Dr. Jules A rita Koostachin!
Bio: Born in Moose Factory Onta rio\, Jules was raised by her Cree speaking grandparents in Moosonee\, and also with her mother in Ottawa\, a warrior of the Residential school system . Jules is a band member of Attawapiskat First Nation\, the Ancestral lands of the MoshKeKo AsKi InNiNeWak. She resides in Vancouver with her family. She completed her PhD with GRS J at UBC\, her research MooNaHaTihKaaSiWew: Unearthing Spirit focuses on Indigenous documentary methodologies. In 2010\, she completed he r masters at Ryerson University in Documentary Media where she was awarded the Award of Distinction for her thesis work\, as well as the Graduate Ryer son Gold Medal for highest academic achievement. While in graduate school\, she produced her first feature documentary film Remembering Inninimowi n regarding her journey of remembering Cree. After graduation\, Jules was one of six women selected for the Women in the Directors Chair program\ , where she directed a scene from her award-winning feature script Brok en Angel. Her script was also selected for the TIFF's filmmaker lab\, as well as the Whistler's Screenwriting lab where she worked with story edi tor/screenwriter Dennis Foon.
Jules wa s the Indigenous Storyteller in Residence with the Vancouver Public Library where she further developed her poetry\, and soon after\, Unearthing S ecrets\, Gathering Truths (2018) was published with Kegedonce Press. J ules is currently writing her novel Moccasin Souls. She carries ex tensive knowledge working in Indigenous community in several different capa cities and these community experiences feed her arts practice.
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[gravityfo rm id="78" title="true" description="true"]CATEGORIES:Featured Homepage,Featured News &\; Events,Migration &\; Indigeneity LOCATION:C.K. Choi Building\, Room 351 GEO:49.260872;-123.113952 URL;VALUE=URI:https://migration.ubc.ca/events/event/migration-indigeneity-u nearthing-secrets-gathering-truths/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://migr.cms.arts.ubc.ca/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/2022/10/Events-Featured-Images-2.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20221118T2056Z-1668804975.9989-EO-18784-42@10.19.146.2 STATUS:CONFIRMED DTSTAMP:20260524T051057Z CREATED:20221117T230224Z LAST-MODIFIED:20221128T200502Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20221130T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20221130T133000 SUMMARY: Scholarly Resettlement in Canadian Higher Education: Supporting A fghan Scholars\, Students and Activists at Risk DESCRIPTION: The Taliban take over of Afghanistan in 2021 has had a severe impacts on the country’s higher education system\, with systemic threats to Academic Freedom accompanied by specific threats against scholars\, studen ts and activists (particularly women and ethnic minorities). In response\, we have seen an increased demand for ‘scholarly resettlement’ pathways whic h would see Canadian […] X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:The Taliban take over of Afghanistan in 20 21 has had a severe impacts on the country's higher education system\, with systemic threats to Academic Freedom accompanied by specific threats again st scholars\, students and activists (particularly women and ethnic minorit ies). In response\, we have seen an increased demand for 'scholarly resettl ement' pathways which would see Canadian Higher Education institutions resp onding to this crisis through academic placements\, scholarships\, and othe r forms of support for Afghan scholars\, students and activists. This talk will present the work of on project that has sought to respond to this dema nd: an IDRC funded project 'Placement\, Preservation and Perseverance' whic h seeks to improve supports for Afghans resettling within Canadian Universi ties whilst also providing pathways for preserving Afghan knowledge(s) and networks more generally. Speakers will include the project's Research Direc tor (Dr. Elham Gharji-Carleton)\, the lead of the project's student arm (Dr . Jenny Peterson-UBC) and a UBC student researcher who has conducted resear ch in support of the project.
Jenny Peterson joined the department fr om the Humanitarian & Conflict Response Institute (Manchester) where she wo rked as a lecturer from 2009-2013. She is broadly interested in the politic s of international aid with her past work analyzing process of liberal peac ebuilding and critiques thereof. Finding much of this critical work homogen izing of a diverse range of processes she has recently began exploring conc eptual and empirical deviations from the liberal model. Engaging with debat es on pacifism\, agonism\, resistance\, hybridity and political space she i s now exploring diversity and innovation\, both local and international\, i n peace/justice movements. She has conducted research and led student field trips in Kosovo\, Sri Lanka and Ghana. Her teaching interests include peace studies\, international relations\, humanitarian studies and human rights.
Elham Gharji received his PhD with distinction (Magna Cum Laude) in International Politics and Conflict Resolution from University of Coimbra i n Portugal in 2021. Elham has taught subjects in IR and Central Asian polit ics in Afghanistan\, and has guest-lectured in various universities in Euro pe and North America. He has been a Davis Center fellow at Davis Center for Russian and Eurasian Studies at Harvard University\, and a Visiting Fellow at the Center on Governance at University of Ottawa\, among others. He cur rently based at Carleton University\, researching and coordinating the rese arch component of an IDRC-funded collaborative project involving Carleton U and UBC\, and supporting at-risk scholars\, activists and students from Af ghanistan.
Please join us to explore what is currently happening in t erms of this project\, related concerns regarding the scholarly resettlemen t of Afghan scholars and students in Canada\, and the implications this mig ht have for the Higher Education sector in supporting scholars and students from other crises such as Ukraine\, Iran and elsewhere.
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LOCATION:Liu Case room 132 GEO:49.260872;-123.113952 URL;VALUE=URI:https://migration.ubc.ca/events/event/scholarly-resettlement- in-canadian-higher-education-supporting-afghan-scholars-students-and-activi sts-at-risk/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20251008T2231Z-1759962683.0249-EO-18799-42@10.19.146.24 STATUS:CONFIRMED DTSTAMP:20260524T051057Z CREATED:20221123T215224Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240822T172303Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20221205T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20221205T130000 SUMMARY: What Does It Mean To Be An “Immigrant” Entrepreneur in Racialized Societies: An Exploratory Study of How Racism Influences Immigrant Entrepre neurship: Yijia Zhang DESCRIPTION: [ Bio ] Yijia Zhang is a PhD candidate at the Department of So ciology of the University of British Columbia (UBC). She is a student fello w 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 […] X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:
[ Bio ]
Yijia Zhang is a PhD candidate at the Department of Soci ology of the University of British Columbia (UBC). She is a student fellow at the Centre for Migration Studies and the Institute of Asian Research. He r research examines the intersection of migration\, race/ethnicity\, work\, and platform. In her MA program\, Yijia studied the Chinese-language ride- hailing in the Pre-Uber Vancouver. Part of that work has been published in WeChat and the Chinese Diaspora: Digital Transnationalism in the Era of China's Rise(https://www.taylorfrancis.com/books/edit/10.4324/978 1003154754/wechat-chinese-diaspora-wanning-sun-haiqing-yu). Inspired by the sociological debates on the integrative potentials of ethnic economy\, Yijia's dissertation explores the work and entrepreneurial practices aroun d platform-based ethnic businesses\, focusing on Chinese immigrants and int ernational students in Vancouver\, Canada.
[ About the Grad Student Power Hour ]
The meaning of Immigrant entrepren eurship seems straightforward. Yet why is it important to create a separate concept for entrepreneurship? Is the immigration status variable related t o opportunities\, or structural constrains\, for entrepreneurial activities ? Does being an immigrant matter for entrepreneurship? The modern nation st ates are societies structured on the basis of the antagonism between groups \, whose differences are often reified as racial or ethnic. Immigrants\, wh en coming from countries located at a lower rung of the global racial/ethni c hierarchy\, face various forms of discrimination\, ranging from encounter s of racist attack to complete exclusions from the mainstream society in th e host country. This presentation is a preliminary effort to break down the ways that racism influences immigrant entrepreneurship: How reactions to v arious kinds of racism lead to the emergence\, expansion and development of immigrant enterprise\; and how racism limits the short-term and long-term growth of immigrant entrepreneurial activities.
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CATEGORIES:Featured Homepage,Featured News &\; Events LOCATION:C.K. Choi 351 GEO:49.267266;-123.257944 URL;VALUE=URI:https://migration.ubc.ca/events/event/in-person-what-does-it- mean-to-be-an-immigrant-entrepreneur-in-racialized-societies-an-exploratory -study-of-how-racism-influences-immigrant-entrepreneurship-yijia-zhang/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://migr.cms.arts.ubc.ca/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/2022/11/Events-Featured-Images-54.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20251008T2231Z-1759962683.0361-EO-18305-42@10.19.146.24 STATUS:CONFIRMED DTSTAMP:20260524T051057Z CREATED:20220926T173905Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240822T172325Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20221207T121500 DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20221207T134500 SUMMARY: Climate Change\, Domestic and Foreign Investment\, and Migration i n Ghana DESCRIPTION: Climate Change\, Domestic and Foreign Investment\, and Migrati on in Ghana Jemima Baada Assistant Professor\, UBC Department of Geography Free & open to the public. To register\, fill out the RSVP form below. Abs tract: 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 […] X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:
Climate Change\, Domestic and Foreign Investment\, and Migra tion in Ghana
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 201 8\, four out of five people living below the international poverty line res ide in rural areas. In response to deteriorating climatic conditions\, many populations – particularly those dependent on agriculture for their liveli hoods – rely on alternative employment and migration as coping/survival str ategies. In northern Ghana\, climate change effects (particularly reduced/e rratic rains and deteriorating edaphic conditions) peaked around the late 1 970s. Coupled with (neo)colonial legacies of underdevelopment and a resulti ng vicious cycle of poverty\, many residents of northern regions have relie d on rural-rural migration to southern Ghana for sustenance. In this talk\, I discuss the findings of my research among migrants in southern rural des tination communities of Ghana\, as well as non-migrants and return-migrants in northern origin communities\, in relation to climate change and domesti c and foreign investment (DaFI). The findings reveal that in the origin are as\, non-migrants and return-migrants report poor environmental/farming con ditions\, exclusion from DaFI opportunities\, and decreasing social capital /support due to growing migrations. Women\, older adults\, and people with disabilities tend to be excluded from migrations. In destination areas\, mi grants’ post-migration experiences often do not meet their pre-migration ho pes of livelihood improvement\, due largely to social exclusion in destinat ion communities and the persistence of poverty. Migrants\, non-migrants and return-migrants in both origin and destination areas continue to experienc e the vulnerabilities brought on by climate change and inequitable DaFI\, a lthough these experiences differ along gendered\, socioeconomic and other a xes of marginalisation.
Moderator: Suzanne Huot (Assistant Professor\, Occupational Science & Occup ational Therapy)
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admin.migration@ubc.caCATEGORIES:Featured Homepage,Featured News &\; Events LOCATION:Case Room\, Liu Institute for Global Issues GEO:49.272873;-123.205670 URL;VALUE=URI:https://migration.ubc.ca/events/event/climate-change-domestic -and-foreign-investment-and-migration-in-ghana/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://migr.cms.arts.ubc.ca/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/2022/09/33.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20251008T2231Z-1759962683.0347-EO-18843-42@10.19.146.24 STATUS:CONFIRMED DTSTAMP:20260524T051057Z CREATED:20221205T014014Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240822T172354Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20230118T114500 DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20230118T134500 SUMMARY: Beyond Implementation: The Negative Consequences of Bureaucratic I nnovation and Cooperation DESCRIPTION: Beyond Implementation: The Negative Consequences of Bureaucrat ic Innovation and Cooperation Angie Bautista-Chavez Assistant Professor at the School of Politics and Global Studies Arizona State University Co-organ ized 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. Abs tract: Through an analysis […] X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:
Beyond Implementation: The Negative Consequences o f Bureaucratic Innovation and CooperationAngie Bautista-Chavez
Assis tant Professor at the School of Politics and Global Studies
< strong>Arizona State UniversityCo-organized by the
CMS Borders Researc h Group
and
UBC Latin American Studies Group
Free & open to the public. To register\, f ill out the RSVP form below.
Abstract:
Th rough an analysis of interviews with government officials and interest grou ps\, archival materials\, and observations between U.S. and Mexican governm ent officials\, this study finds that the U.S. immigration bureaucracy is n ot a passive player in the realm of immigration policy. This study argues t hat the U.S. immigration bureaucracy is a political institution comprised o f politically capable actors who drive the externalization of U.S. immigrat ion and border enforcement.
First\, instead of a mere implementation body that translates the demands of presidents and legislators\, the U.S. i mmigration bureaucracy is a profuse innovator. Immigration bureauc rats develop and adjust programs to regulate the movement of people\, inclu ding would-be immigrants and asylum seekers\, as they move towards the Unit ed States (prior to arrival). These regulatory innovations occur through ad ministrative channels and prioritize the collection and sharing of biometri c data across countries. While innovation within public bureaucracies is in creasingly urged and rewarded\, this study shows that regulatory innovation s can reproduce existing racial/ethnic and class inequalities. The bureaucr acy simultaneously innovates ways to make it easier for some individuals to enter the United States\, while making it more difficult for others to cro ss borders or reach the United States.
Second\, the U.S. immigration bureaucracy is not only a domestic institution. The U.S. immigration bureau cracy is also an active broker of international cooperation. While U.S. immigration policy is often unilateral and hostile to immigration-sen ding states\, the U.S. immigration bureaucracy has strong organizational in centives for developing collaborative relationships with foreign government s. This collaboration\, however\, is self-interested and is not devoid of c oercion. Intergovernmental collaboration does not only help the bureaucracy accomplish its mission and mandates. Collaborative relationships with fore ign governments facilitate organizational expansion\, whereby U.S. immigrat ion bureaucrats can operate from abroad and participate in shaping global s tandards for managing migration.
The U.S. immigration bureaucracy doe s not only behave as an implementing body\, but it also behaves as a profus e innovator and a broker of international collaboration. The implication is that the bureaucracy actively expands the regulatory power of the U.S. fed eral government over the lives of immigrants and border crossers.
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CATEGORIES:Borders,Featured Homepage,Featured News &\; Events LOCATION:Case Room\, Liu Institute for Global Issues GEO:49.272873;-123.205670 URL;VALUE=URI:https://migration.ubc.ca/events/event/beyond-implementation-t he-immigration-bureaucracy-as-innovator-and-cooperation-broker/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://migr.cms.arts.ubc.ca/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/2022/12/Events-Featured-Images-56.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20230113T1756Z-1673632607.9756-EO-18984-42@10.19.146.1 STATUS:CONFIRMED DTSTAMP:20260524T051057Z CREATED:20230113T165202Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230113T165420Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20230119T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20230119T120000 SUMMARY: Ziegler Lecture: Max Czollek\, “Radical Diversity and Deintegratio n” DESCRIPTION: Radical Diversity and Deintegration: Jewish Identity Formation and Agency in Contemporary Germany Join us on January 19 at 11:00am (PT) f or the Ziegler Lecture Series\, featuring Max Czollek. This talk is co-orga nized by the CMS Narratives Research Group and UBC Department of Central\, Eastern and Northern European Studies. RSVP to cenes.events@ubc.ca to atten d this in-person event. Abstract: Max […] X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:Radi cal Diversity and Deintegration: Jewish Identity Formation and Agency in Co ntemporary Germany
Join us on January 19 at 11:00am (PT) for the Ziegler Lecture Series\, featuring Max Czollek. This talk is co-organized by the CMS Narratives Research Group and UB C Department of Central\, Eastern and Northern European Studies.
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Abstract: Max Czollek is a poe t\, publicist and political scientist. He received his doctorate from the C enter for Research on Anti-Semitism at the Technische Universität Berlin an d is particularly well known for his theatrical and essayistic work surroun ding memory culture\, integration and Jewish identity in post-National Soci alst Germany. Theaters works include De-Integration. A Congress on contempo rary Jewish positions and the Days of Radical Jewish Culture at Maxim Gorki Theater as well as the international Days of Jewish-Muslim Hegemony. His e ssay volumes Desintegriert Euch! (De-integrate!) and Gegenwartsbewältigung (Overcoming the Present) are published with Carl Hanser Verlag\, his collec tions of poetry at Verlagshaus Berlin. He is co-editor of the magazine Jalt a – Positionen zur jüdischen Gegenwart. (Yalta – Positions on the Jewish Pr esent). Most recently\, he has co-curated an exhibition on Jewish Revenge: History and Fantasy at the Jewish Museum Frankfurt (Hanser 2022)\, and has been presenting and reading from the new English translation of De-Integrat e: A Jewish Survival Guide for the 21st Century (Restless Books 2023).
CATEGORIES:Featured Homepage,Featured News &\; Events URL;VALUE=URI:https://migration.ubc.ca/events/event/ziegler-lecture-max-czo llek-radical-diversity-and-deintegration/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://migr.cms.arts.ubc.ca/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/2023/01/Max.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20230118T2024Z-1674073493.117-EO-18993-42@10.19.146.14 STATUS:CONFIRMED DTSTAMP:20260524T051057Z CREATED:20230118T161831Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250623T220145Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20230123T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20230123T130000 SUMMARY: (In-person) Migration Grad Student Power Hour: Shereen Leanne DESCRIPTION: The securitization of British citizenship in Levi David Addai’ s Oxford Street Shereen Leanne PhD Student\, English literature\, UBC Monda y January 23\, 12-1 PM C. K. Choi Building– Choi 231 [ Bio ] Shereen is a P hD student in English literature at the University of British Columbia. She holds a MA in English from UBC and […] X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:The securitization of Britis h citizenship in Levi David Addai’s Oxford Street
Shereen Leanne
PhD Student\, English literature\, UBC
Monday January 23\, 12-1 PM
C. K. Choi Building- Choi 231
[ Bio ]
Shereen is a PhD student in English literature at the University of British Columbi a. She holds a MA in English from UBC and a BA CH in English and French fro m the University of Exeter. She primarily works on the politics of citizens hip and security in postcolonial francophone and anglophone literatures. He r doctoral project examines twentieth and twenty-first-century writing enga ged with the effects of immigration\, counter-terror\, and policing measure s across Britain and France.
[ About the Migration Grad Stude nt Power Hour ]
Over the past two decades\, the expans ion of bordering processes has fuelled an unprecedented rise in the number of people detained\, deported\, and deprived of British citizenship. Driven by disciplinary policies including (Section 60) Stop and Search\, the Host ile Environment\, and Prevent\, these exclusions have overwhelmingly target ed Black\, South Asian\, and Muslim people as potential threats to the nati on-state\, perpetuating legacies of colonial policing. This paper is concer ned with how 21st century postcolonial writing is emerging in the harsh lig ht of\, and in spite of\, intensifying securitisation across Britain. Speci fically\, I examine how Levi David Addai’s 2008 play Oxford Street stages t he encroachment of police\, immigration\, and counter-terror enforcement up on daily life through its impacts on low-paid workers at a Total Sports sto re. My analysis focuses on the character Kofi Graham\, a young Black London er precariously employed as a security guard\; I suggest that Kofi’s duty t o maintain order extends beyond the store to the state at large as his task s closely mirror those of British border officials. Yet racialised\, gender ed\, and classed criminal profiling also renders Kofi suspect in the eyes o f other characters\, highlighting the contingency of his position as both e mployee and citizen-subject. Through close readings of select scenes\, I tr ace Kofi’s struggle to navigate the tension between his own vulnerability t o scrutiny and the biopolitical imperative to produce himself as a vehicle of surveillance. I show how he approaches his role more critically than his fellow guards by challenging representations of illegality\, questioning r estrictions on freedom of movement\, and seeking alternative ways to resolv e the security breaches posed by the new employee Darren. I conclude by int erpreting both Kofi’s eventual resignation from Total Sports and Addai’s pl ay itself as departures from the disciplinary obligations increasingly atta ched to British citizenship.
[ About the Migration Grad Stude nt Power Hour ]
The Centre for Migration Studies Grad Studen t Power Hour provides opportunities for UBC graduate students to share thei r research on migration beyond their home departments and network with facu lty and students from across the university and in the broader community se ctor. The Power Hour begins with 10 minutes of networking opportunities\, f ollowed by a 30 minute talk and 20 minutes for discussion. Anyone is welcom e to attend. We look forward to seeing you there!
Please RSVP for thi s in-person event below.
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Plea se join us for food and networking with fellow Centre for Migration Studies faculty\, students\, staff\, visiting scholars\, and community partners. T his is an opportunity to re-connect face-to-face and make new friends.
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LOCATION:C.K. Choi Lobby GEO:49.267266;-123.257944 URL;VALUE=URI:https://migration.ubc.ca/events/event/community-luncheon-janu ary-27/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://migr.cms.arts.ubc.ca/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/2023/01/small-Events-Featured-Images-3.jpeg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20230112T0132Z-1673487178.059-EO-18977-42@10.19.146.14 STATUS:CONFIRMED DTSTAMP:20260524T051057Z CREATED:20230111T202351Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240722T001116Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20230201T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20230201T193000 SUMMARY: Migration & Mental Health: A Film Screening and Panel Discussion f or Healthcare Providers & Settlement Workers DESCRIPTION: Please RSVP below. Migration & Mental Health: A Film Screening and Panel Discussion for Healthcare Providers & Settlement Workers Film to be screened virtually: The World is Bright (Ying Wang\, 2019). Link to fil m will be provided upon registration. Time and place of panel discussion: M OSAIC headquarters\, February 1\, 2023\, 6-7:30pm (doors open at 5:30pm)\; […] X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:Please RSVP below.
Migration & Mental Health: A Film S creening and Panel Discussion for Healthcare Providers & Settlement Workers
Film to be screened virtually: The World is Bright ( Ying Wang\, 2019). Link to film will be provided upon registration.
Time and place of panel discussion: MOSAIC headquarters\, February 1\, 2023\, 6-7:30pm (doors open at 5:30p m)\; Address is 5575 Boundary Road\, Vancouver.
Summary:
Are you a frontline mental health worker supporting immigrants and refugees in your community? Are you familiar with\, or do you wish to lear n more about issues related to mental health and the settlement process? If so\, you are cordially invited to a virtual screening of the documentary < em>The World is Bright (Ying Wang\, 2019) followed by a public panel discussion about the fi lm one week following the screening. This event will be co-hosted by the UB C Centre for Migration Studies (CMS)’ Community University Partnerships wor king group\, and MOSAIC\, the BC organization providing inclusive settlemen t and employment services for newcomers. The event is free and open to the public\, and light refreshments will served to those attending the panel di scussion in person. Registration is required. Please register below.
A link to film will be sent to registrants on Ja nuary 25\, 2023. They will have 1 week to view at no cost and at their own convenience. Registrants are then invited to attend a public panel discussi on of the film at MOSAIC Headquarters on February 1\, 2023. Five panelists including the filmmaker\, three mental health professionals and educators\, and a settlement service professional will be invited as panelists to guid e the discussion.
Panelists (bios below):
- Ying Wang\, Director of T he World is Bright
- Dr. Jaswant Guzder\, Profe ssor (retired)\, McGill University\, Division of Child Psychiatry & Divisio n of Social and Cultural Psychiatry
- Miriam Jurigová\, Manager and Legal Advocate\, MOSAIC Family & Settlement Services
Michael Lee\, Professor of Teaching and Associate Head o f Education Affairs\, UBC Occupational Science and Occupational Therapy - Dr. Nancy Clark (moderator)\, Director of Social Just ice Studies\, Faculty of Social Sciences & Assistant Professor at the Facul ty of Human and Social Development\, School of Nursing\, University of Vict oria & Research Affiliate\, UBC Centre for Migration Studies.
(1) Panelist: Ying Wang< /strong>
Growing up in China in the pre-di gital era\, Ying is part of the generation who matured during China's drast ic modern transformation. After graduating from university\, Ying worked as a journalist and photographer. In her late 20s\, she first came to Canada as an international student\, and then became a landed immigrant.
As a migrant living through dynamic shifts in polit ical power across the world\, Ying has always been drawn to projects that c an reveal historic\, geopolitical complexity from a global perspective. Her first film Sisters is a docu-drama based on her younger sister’s struggle with eating disorders. The World is Bright is her second feature that tackles t he topic of immigration and mental health from a broader sociocultural pers pective.
While making films\, Ying has bee n actively working in the community. She is on the board of the Racial Equi ty Screen Office (RESO) and Moving Images Distribution\, and serves as pres ident on the board of Cinevolution Media Arts Society\, an organization she co-founded in 2007 in Richmond\, BC.
(2) Panelist: Dr. Jaswant Guzder Jaswant Guzder is currently a retired Professor\, form erly appointed to McGill University’s Faculty of Medicine\, Department of P sychiatry. She remains active in both Division of Child Psychiatry and Divi sion of Social and Transcultural Psychiatry\, and is currently a visiting p rofessor at the University of British Columbia\, working in Victoria BC as psychiatrist for the: Vancouver Island Center for Refugee and Immigrant Men tal Health and Indigenous Child and Youth Health Services. She was former H ead of Jewish General Hospital Child Psychiatry\, Director of Childhood Dis orders Hospital\, first Director of Fellowship Program in Family Therapy Re sidency Training\, founding Co-Director of the Jewish General Cultural Cons ultation Service. She has had an active role in teaching and training at Mc Gill and as an Associate of the McGill School of Social Work. Her research work is mainly focused on children at risk and cultural psychiatry. She is active in global health initiatives and training\, including the Dream a Wo rld cultural therapy project for high-risk children since 2005 with Univers ity of West Indies. Her teaching and training work include ongoing work in India\, Nepal\, Turkey\, India\, Italy and Jamaica\, collaborating with loc al and McGill partners. Her research and clinical initiatives in global chi ld mental health include numerous articles and book chapters as well as the co-edited volume\, Cultural Consultation: Encounter the Other in Mental He alth Care. Her book in collaboration with the Museo Laboratorio Della Mente was related to her art residency in Rome 2017. As an artist\, clinician an d advocate in mental health work she was awarded the Queen Elizabeth Jubile e Medal.
(3) Panelist: Miriam Juri gova
Miriam Jurigova (she/ her) i s a public interest advocate. Miriam has worked in the non-profit sector in mental health and immigrant services since obtaining her Juris Doctor in L aw from the University of Ottawa. In addition to her law degree\, Miriam al so acquired an Associate Certificate in Leadership & Conflict Resolution fr om the Justice Institute of British Columbia.
Throughout her career she has assisted clients with poverty law and imm igration law. Her current employment is with MOSAIC’s Legal Advocacy Progra m as the Manger and the Senior Legal Advocate. Her previous volunteer invol vements have included Amnesty International’s Refugee Network and the Red C ross’s Sudan Campaign. She also currently volunteers with Northern Hope Dog Rescue society.
Miriam has firsthand expe rience of growing up in Canada as an immigrant\, arriving with her family a s overseas refugees to Canada when she was a child. She has worked in the s ocial justice field since graduating from university\, and in addition to a dvocating for refugee rights\, particularly family reunification\, she is p assionate about environmental\, conservation and animal rights issues.
< p style="font-weight: 400\;">(4) Michael LeeMichael Lee is a Professor of Teaching in the Departmen t of Occupational Science and Occupational Therapy\, University of British Columbia. He is also the Associate Head of Educational Affairs of the Depar tment. Michael has been an advocate for psychosocial rehabilitation and rec overy\, and received the Ambassador Award from Psychosocial Rehabilitation Canada in recognition of his pioneering work in advancing recovery practice for people living with mental illness. In the past ten years\, he has been bringing psychosocial rehabilitation concepts and practice to countries wh ere recovery for people living with mental illness is not fully established . One of his current projects is on supporting post-secondary students with disabilities to enter into health professional training and practice as he alth care providers.
(5) Moderator : Nancy Clark
D r. Clark is director of social justice studies and assistant professor at t he Faculty of Human and Social Development\, School of Nursing at the Unive rsity of Victoria\, British Columbiahttp://oac.uvic.ca/nancyclark. Dr. Clark is an alumna of the Liu Insti tute for Global Issues at UBC and Intersections in Mental Health and Addict ion Research Training with Canadian Institute of Health Research. Dr. Clark ’s research is informed by social justice\, intersectionality\, inclusion o f patient population groups in mental health research\, and equity-oriented health policy. Critical ethnographic and community based participatory act ion research methods are used in her work with structurally vulnerable grou ps\, including groups affected by displacement and intersections of social determinants of mental health conditions. Dr. Clark is also an affiliated r esearcher at the University of British Columbia\, (UBC) Center for Migratio n Studies.
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CATEGORIES:Community-University Partnerships,Featured Homepage,Featured News &\; Events URL;VALUE=URI:https://migration.ubc.ca/events/event/migration-mental-health -a-film-screening-and-panel-discussion-for-healthcare-providers-settlement- workers/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://migr.cms.arts.ubc.ca/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/2023/01/Events-Featured-Images-58.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20230127T0028Z-1674779339.7742-EO-19026-42@10.19.146.1 STATUS:CONFIRMED DTSTAMP:20260524T051057Z CREATED:20230126T230514Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230131T213808Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20230202T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20230202T133000 SUMMARY: Careers in Migration and Integration: A Provincial Government Pers pective Q&A DESCRIPTION: Please RSVP below. Speaker bio Carling Helander is the Executi ve Director of Immigration Policy and Integration and the BC Ministry of Mu nicipal Affairs\, a role she has held since 2018. Carling has been a passio nate provincial public servant for over 15 years\, and has worked in the im migration portfolio for the last eight. In her […] X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:Please RSVP below.
Speaker bio
Carling Helander is the Executive Director of Immigration Policy and I ntegration and the BC Ministry of Municipal Affairs\, a role she has held s ince 2018. Carling has been a passionate provincial public servant for over 15 years\, and has worked in the immigration portfolio for the last eight. In her current role\, Carling is responsible for provincial immigration po licy\, intergovernmental relations\, and settlement and integration program ming for newcomers. She holds a Masters in Public Administration from the U niversity of Victoria.
Event Description:
What types of career opportunities exist at a provincial level in the field of immigration and newcomer integration? How does a provincial government care er in immigration differ from a career with the federal government\, non-pr ofit sector\, or academia? What skills do you need to succeed?
Join C arling Helander\, Executive Director of Immigration Policy and Integration with the Government of BC\, for an interactive Q&A on provincial government careers in migration and integration. This professional development sessio n will help you explore one of many career pathways in the field of migrati on and consider if it is the right fit for you.
Light refreshments wi ll be provided.
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LOCATION:Choi Building 120 GEO:49.260872;-123.113952 URL;VALUE=URI:https://migration.ubc.ca/events/event/careers-in-migration-an d-integration-a-provincial-government-perspective/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://migr.cms.arts.ubc.ca/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/2023/01/carling-2.jpeg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20230202T0218Z-1675304291.7832-EO-19082-42@10.19.146.15 STATUS:CONFIRMED DTSTAMP:20260524T051057Z CREATED:20230201T202209Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250623T215744Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20230213T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20230213T130000 SUMMARY: (In-person) Grad Student Power Hour: Aram Bajakian DESCRIPTION: Please RSVP below. “Have You Not News from Our Country?”: Musi c and Migration in the Armenian Diaspora Aram Bajakian PhD student in Ethno musicology at the UBC School of Music Monday February 13\, 12-1 PM C. K. Ch oi Building– Room 231 Speaker bio The music of guitarist and composer Aram Bajakian music has been called “a […] X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:Please RSVP below.
"Have You Not News from Our Country?”: Music and Migration i n the Armenian Diaspora
Aram Bajakian
PhD student in Ethnomu sicology at the UBC School of Music
Monday February 13\, 12-1 PM
< p>C. K. Choi Building– Room 231
Speaker bio
The music of gu itarist and composer Aram Bajakian music has been called “a masterpiece” (f Roots)\, “shape-shifting” (FreeJazzCollective)\, and “sometimes delicate\, sometimes punishing” (Chicago Reader). As a guitarist\, "the virtuosic jack of all trades" (Village Voice) has toured extensively with Lou Reed\, Made leine Peyroux\, John Zorn and Diana Krall. From 2018-2021\, Bajakian served as the New Music Curator at Western Front in Vancouver\, one of Canada’s l eading artist-run centers for contemporary art and new music. Bajakian rece ived his Bachelor of Music degree (Summa Cum Laude) from the University of Massachusetts\, Amherst where he studied with Dr. Yusef Lateef. He holds a Master of Arts Degree in Music Education from Teachers College\, Columbia U niversity and Master of Music degree in Music Composition from the Universi ty of British Columbia. He is currently a PhD student at the University of British Columbia\, where his advisor is Dr. Nathan Hesselink. His research focuses on contemporary and historic Armenian communities.
Ab stract
After World War I\, Armenian genocide survivors dispe rsed to enclaves around the world\, congregating in cities and countries th at each had their own cultural and political climates. As a result\, the wa ys in which Armenians used music to express their identity differed in loca tion-specific ways. While survivors came to North America from many Ottoman regions\, each with their own language dialects\, dances and distinct musi cal forms\, Armenian-Americans coalesced around a lute-like instrument call ed the oud as their preferred instrument of musical expression. In the deca des following WWI\, the instrument became a potent symbol of identity\, pro viding a way to push back against fears of “loss of culture or ‘becoming Wh ite’” through assimilation (Der Sarkissian 2021). This talk will give an ov erview of music in the Armenian diaspora\, focusing on music in North Ameri can communities. The presentation will show how the oud and Kef mu sic gave space for Armenians to express memories of their Ottoman past thro ugh songs and dances\, cultural artifacts from times before the genocide. I n the decades before terms like “genocide” and “PTSD” came into the being\, instead of rejecting the oud as a “Turkish instrument\,” Armenian American s embraced it\, turning the instrument into a symbol of remembrance\, and a n affront to genocide-denialists. Through an examination of the work Armeni an oud player Udi Hrant Kenkulian (who frequently traveled from Istanbul to North America to give concerts and teach)\, as well as 2nd and 3rd generation Armenian American oudists (Richard Hagopian\, Ara Dinkjian) this talk will show how through music\, Armenian-Americans were able to collectively acknowledge their shared traumas and histories.
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LOCATION:Choi Room 231 GEO:49.260872;-123.113952 URL;VALUE=URI:https://migration.ubc.ca/events/event/have-you-not-news-from- our-country-music-and-migration-in-the-armenian-diaspora/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://migr.cms.arts.ubc.ca/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/2023/02/aram.jpeg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20230130T2208Z-1675116490.6656-EO-19061-42@10.19.146.2 STATUS:CONFIRMED DTSTAMP:20260524T051057Z CREATED:20230130T190720Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230215T200757Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20230216T121500 DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20230216T134500 SUMMARY: Transnational Living and Indigeneity as Everyday Sherpa Reality DESCRIPTION: Please RSVP below. Speaker bio Pasang Yangjee Sherpa is an Ass istant Professor of Lifeways in Indigenous Asia\, jointly appointed to the Institute for Critical Indigenous Studies and the Department of Asian Studi es at the University of British Columbia. She is a trained Sherpa anthropol ogist from Nepal. Her research\, writing and pedagogy focuses on climate ch ange and Indigeneity […] X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:P lease RSVP below.
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Pasang Y angjee Sherpa is an Assistant Professor of Lifeways in Indigen ous Asia\, jointly appointed to the Institute for Critical Indigenous Studi es and the Department of Asian Studies at the University of British Columbi a. She is a trained Sherpa anthropologist from Nepal. Her research\, writin g and pedagogy focuses on climate change and Indigeneity among Himalayan co mmunities. She is currently involved in two collaborative projects. The fir st project\, Transnational Sherpas\, investigates what it means to be a Sherpa today. The second includes critical reflections on how the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change can open up space for Indig enous peoples and local communities.
Abstract
This talk explores the case of Sherpa people as a transnational Indigenous community. It focuses on the Sherpas from the place also known as Nepal and their migration to what is also known as the United States. It begins with Sherpa migration history to examine transnational living and Indigeneity a s every day realities of the people. To do so\, it draws upon literature fr om Critical Indigenous Studies\, Migration Studies\, Anthropology\, Geograp hy\, and History. The talk presents Indigeneity as an important concept to center realities of many who have been forced to migrate as a result of the current hegemonic\, capitalist\, and colonial systems including the nation -state framings in Asian and global contexts.
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CATEGORIES:Featured Homepage,Featured News &\; Events LOCATION:Liu Case room 132 GEO:49.260872;-123.113952 URL;VALUE=URI:https://migration.ubc.ca/events/event/transnational-living-an d-indigeneity-as-everyday-sherpa-reality/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://migr.cms.arts.ubc.ca/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/2023/01/Square-For-website-front-page.jpeg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20230217T0421Z-1676607710.8542-EO-19166-42@10.19.146.14 STATUS:CONFIRMED DTSTAMP:20260524T051057Z CREATED:20230216T184313Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230228T174626Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20230228T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20230228T121500 SUMMARY: Borders and Nation-Building in Early U.S. Travel Writing DESCRIPTION: This event is canceled\, we are working on rearranging the eve nt and hope to have an update shortly. Speaker bio Markus Heide\, PhD\, is Associate Professor of American Literary and Cultural Studies at the Univer sity of Hildesheim (Germany) and an affiliated researcher at the Swedish In stitute for North American Studies (SINAS) at Uppsala University. He […] X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:This event is canceled\, we are w orking on rearranging the event and hope to have an update shortly.
Speaker bio
Markus Heide\, PhD\, is Associate Professor of American Li terary and Cultural Studies at the University of Hildesheim (Germany) and a n affiliated researcher at the Swedish Institute for North American Studies (SINAS) at Uppsala University. He published articles and monographs on U.S.\, Canadian\, and Mexican literature\, film\, and cultur al history. His recent research has been in comparative border studies. In 2018 he was a research fellow at the Center< span class="s3"> for Iberian and Latin American Studies (CILAS) at UC San D iego\, doing research and fieldwork for his project on The US-Mexico Borderlands as Contested Space: F ilm\, Art\, and Popular Culture. As part of this project\, he recently published the article "Populism and the Politics of the Media Spectacle in the US: The Imagery of the US-M exico Border" in Populism\, Democracy\, and the Hum anities: Interdisciplinary Explorations and Critical Inquiries (Eds. Iulian Cananau and Peder Thalén. Lanham: Rowman &Littlefield\, 2022). In 2022 his monog raph Framing the Nation\, Claiming the Hemisphere: Transnational Imagination in Early American Travel Writing (1770-1830) was published by Stockholm University Press. He coordinated and contributed to several international research projects.
Abstract Based on the work of scholars including Richard Slotkin (1973)\, Benedict Anderson (1983)\, Amy Kaplan (1993\, 2005)\, a nd Walter Mignolo (2000\, 2 005)\, I understand the American national imaginati on as a dynamic negotiation of boundaries both real and imagined. Such boundaries can be based on regional\, religious\, racia l\, linguistic\, or anticolonial considerations. These boundaries are contr oversial sites that ultimately bear on what distinguishes the nation from i ts outside. How are the national ‘Self’ and its ‘Others’ represented and im agined in travel writing of the early national era? How do the nation’s constantly morphing geographic al borders and its rapidly transforming union of republican states affect e arly American conceptions of self and international mobility?
I will discuss < span class="s3">the function of categories such as the outside world\, neighbo ring nations\, and < span class="s4">colonial empires in the emergence o f a U.S. national imagination. How does a shift in focus from a discursive ‘domestication’ of North American space (the Fronti er myth) to an interest in the Othering of what lies beyond national borders u ltimately affect the understanding of the emergent national self? These are the kind of questions that begin by seeing the tra nsnational as a fundamental element of national emergence. I will show how tra vel writing of the period s upports and affirms the discursive processes of nation-building. From such a perspective\, travel writing not only contributes to shaping the national imagination and its conceptions of superiority but is also complicit in te rritorial expansionism and its subjugation of conquered peoples and their r espective cultural histories.
URL;VALUE=URI:https://migration.ubc.ca/events/event/borders-and-nation-buil ding-in-early-u-s-travel-writing/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://migr.cms.arts.ubc.ca/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/2023/02/Square-For-website-front-page-3.jpeg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20230216T0356Z-1676519815.4704-EO-19161-42@10.19.146.1 STATUS:CONFIRMED DTSTAMP:20260524T051057Z CREATED:20230215T211149Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230228T174755Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20230228T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20230228T153000 SUMMARY: Sharing Insights: The Lived Experience of Syrian Refugees in Canad a DESCRIPTION: Due to current weather conditions\, this event will be online. Join Zoom Meeting https://ubc.zoom.us/j/65615621522?pwd=L09LMVExSFIzcXhUY0 9qR0FDemZZZz09 Meeting ID: 656 1562 1522 Passcode: 652009 Speaker Bios Keit h Neuman is Senior Associate at the Environics Institute for Survey Researc h\, where he previously served as the inaugural Executive Director. Over th e past decade he has directed a number of ground-breaking studies […] X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:Due to current weather conditions \, this event will be online.
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Speaker Bios
Keith Neuman is Senior Associate at the Environics Institute for Survey Research\, where he previo usly served as the inaugural Executive Director. Over the past decade he ha s directed a number of ground-breaking studies on topics such as immigratio n and refugees\, racism\, social capital\, reconciliation\, and social norm s. His professional life has centered on survey research and how it can be used effectively to support organizational goals and the broader public int erest.
Jobran Khanji is a community leader\, advocat e for peace and researcher with a background in international development a nd political science. He recently joined the Environcis Institute for Surve y Research to lead the knowledge mobilization efforts for their recent proj ect on the lived experience of Syrian refugees in Canada. Additionally\, Jo bran founded Common Ground community house\, a grass root non-profit set to empower newcomers and new Canadians.
Abstract
How have Syrian refugees in Canada fared since their arrival in 2015-16? I n this interactive presentation\, associates from the non-profit Environics Institute for Survey Research will discuss their research on the lived experience of Syrians. Their national study documented how the se refugees have fared in their new country and lives\, and asked what can be learned from their experience that might benefit future refugees. The re search involved in-depth interviews with a representative sample of 305 Syr ian refugees covering their journey from pre-arrival to present day\, as we ll as their hopes and challenges for the future. The study is intended to p rovide valuable insight to guide government programs and policies\, as well as support the ongoing work of settlement agencies\, private sponsor group s\, refugee communities and others involved in refugee resettlement in Cana da.
CATEGORIES:Featured News &\; Events LOCATION:Online GEO:49.260872;-123.113952 URL;VALUE=URI:https://migration.ubc.ca/events/event/sharing-insights-the-li ved-experience-of-syrian-refugees-in-canada/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://migr.cms.arts.ubc.ca/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/2023/02/SYRIAN-Square-For-website-front-page.jpeg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20230207T0202Z-1675735320.0344-EO-19119-42@10.19.146.1 STATUS:CONFIRMED DTSTAMP:20260524T051057Z CREATED:20230206T224834Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230223T213208Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20230302T020000 DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20230302T153000 SUMMARY: The Contribution of Freedom of/Access to Information Requests to a Liberatory Perspective of Public Administration: Examining the Forms\, Spa ces\, and Levels of Power DESCRIPTION: Please RSVP below for event\, or event+lunch. Speaker bio Dr. Sule Tomkinson is an Associate Professor at the Department of Political Sci ence at Université Laval. She is currently visiting Peter A. Allard School of Law and the UBC Centre for Migration Studies. Her expertise is in admini strative justice\, qualitative methodology\, and research ethics. Her resea rch […] X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:Please RSVP below for event\, or event+lun ch.
Speaker bio
Dr. Sule Tomkinson is an Associate Professor at the Department of Po litical Science at Université Laval. She is currently visiting Peter A. All ard School of Law and the UBC Centre for Migration Studies. Her expertise i s in administrative justice\, qualitative methodology\, and research ethics . Her research is funded by the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Cou ncil\, The Fonds de recherche du Québec\, The Canadian Foundation for Legal Research\, The Quebec Bar Foundation\, and The Department of Justice. She is currently writing her first book\, called “The Quest for Administrative Justice in Canada” where she empirically examines the values considered at the heart of tribunal sector\, specifically who defines and implements them and how.
Event Description:
Freedom of Inform ation (FOI) or Access to Information (ATI) legislation regulates the right to make written requests for government records and aims to advance governm ent transparency. Previous research either questions the effectiveness of F OI/ATI legislation or situates the requests as a means for obtaining inform ation on government operations. This article develops FOI/ATI requests as a transformative qualitative methodology. Using insights of transformative f ramework and John Gaventa’s scholarship on power\, it builds on a power ana lysis based on practice to contribute to a liberatory perspective of public administration. This focus enables researchers to analyze the multiple for ms\, levels\, and spaces of power\, as well as their interactions within pu blic organizations\, including immigration bureaucracies. To provide suppor t for this argument\, the author draws upon her experience with Canada’s AT I regime and requests from the Immigration and Refugee Board. The article f irst documents how ATI requests reveal policy tensions within the Board\, p roviding a behind-the-scenes perspective to otherwise unavailable informati on. This follows by a consideration of successful complaints to the ATI wat chdog regarding timely disclosure of Board records. The article suggests ad opting this methodology offers transformative potential for public administ ration research and education and concludes with recommendations for its su ccessful use.
You must RSVP by February 27 to be included in refreshments.
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LOCATION:Liu Institute\, Case Room 132 GEO:49.260872;-123.113952 URL;VALUE=URI:https://migration.ubc.ca/events/event/the-contribution-of-fre edom-of-access-to-information-requests-to-a-liberatory-perspective-of-publi c-administration-examining-the-forms-spaces-and-levels-of-power/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://migr.cms.arts.ubc.ca/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/2023/02/Square-For-website-front-page.jpeg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20230303T0157Z-1677808620.0658-EO-19197-42@10.19.146.14 STATUS:CONFIRMED DTSTAMP:20260524T051057Z CREATED:20230301T084450Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240722T000626Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20230307T113000 DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20230307T140000 SUMMARY: Rethinking Migration and Mobility in Human History DESCRIPTION: RETHINKING MIGRATION AND MOBILITY IN HUMAN HISTORY A book laun ch for the edited volume Homo Migrans: Modeling Mobility and Migration in H uman History\, in conjunction with the Green College Leading Scholars Serie s\, Moving On: New Research on Migration\, Borders\, and Health and the Mob ilities Research Group at the Centre for Migration Studies. Date: Tuesday\, March 7\, […] X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:RETHINKING MIGRATION AND MOBILITY IN HUMAN HISTORY
A book la unch for the edited volume Homo Migrans: Modeling Mobility and Migration in Human History\, in conjunction with the Green College Leading Scholars Series\, Moving On: New Research on Migration\, Borders\, and Health and the Mobilities Research Group at the Centre for Migration Studies.
Date: Tuesday \, March 7\, 2023
Time: 11:30 am - 2:00 pm (PT)
Livestr eam link:
https://ubc.ca.panopto. com/Panopto/Pages/Viewer.aspx?id=efd6b41f-d0ab-47f5-ba1d-afb101763fcdTo ask a question:
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3. Type your questionUnderstanding how (and why) hu mans have migrated around the globe has proved to be one of the great chall enges for the humanities and social sciences. This challenge is demonstrate d through the ways in which European scholars conceived of and employed mig ration as a tool to explain human progress over the nineteenth and twentiet h centuries. This history of scholarship has had serious consequences for m odern ideas about human movement and cultural purity\, particularly in ligh t of new scientific tools for modeling and characterizing migrations like i sotope analylsis\, computational sciences\, and genomic sequencing. This bo ok launch will highlight some of these challenges that we continue to face as archaeologists and historians in evolving models that responsibly incorp orate method\, theory\, and data in ways that honour the complexity of huma n behaviours and relationships. Contributors to this talk include the volum e editor\, contributing writers\, and other scholars working on ancient mig ration.
This event is co-sponsored by the Mobilities Research Gro up in the Centre for Migration Studies\, UBC.
Megan Dani els is Assistant Professor of ancient Greek material culture in th e Department of Ancient Mediterranean and Near Eastern Studies at the Unive rsity of British Columbia. She is interested in cross-disciplinary approach es to the ancient world\, and has a forthcoming co-edited volume on data sc ience and social sciences approaches to ancient Mediterranean (2023) religi on and another edited volume on interdisciplinary approaches to ancient mig ration and mobility (2022). Her current book project is a study of the evol ution of divine kingship over the Late Bronze and Iron Ages in the eastern Mediterranean. As a field archaeologist she has been involved in projects i n Canada\, Bermuda\, Greece\, Macedonia\, Italy\, Turkey and Tunisia.
Aurora E. Camaño (she/her) is a PhD Candidate in the Depa rtment of Archaeology and a graduate member of the Stavros Niarchos Foundat ion Centre for Hellenic Studies at Simon Fraser University. Her current res earch centres on questions of identity\, memory\, place-attachment and uses of restorative nostalgia in medieval Armenian Cilicia. Aurora is also an a ctive field archaeologist who has worked on a variety of projects across Tu rkey\, Armenia\, North Macedonia\, the United Kingdom and Canada.
Franco De Angelis is Professor and Distinguished University S cholar in the Department of Ancient Mediterranean and Near Eastern Studies at the University of British Columbia. He has developed cross-cultural\, in terdisciplinary methodologies that employ not only all forms of ancient sou rce\, particularly archaeology (often the only form of contemporary evidenc e)\, but also a robust arsenal of theoretical tools to interpret this highl y varied source base. Putting this into the context of his research\, he ha s been able to expand the narrow story we have traditionally told about the ancient Greeks by addressing their overlooked mobilities and migrations pr ior to the conquests of Alexander the Great\, which represented\, literally \, the other half of ancient Greece’s population. Answering why this other half of ancient Greece has been given short shrift in modern historical acc ounts has also required considering ancient and modern historiography\, to address the role of such factors as nationalism and Eurocentrism in suppres sing narratives\, as well as the nature of historical writing amongst the a ncient Greeks. Greg Woolf is Ronald J. Mellor Distin guished Professor of Ancient History in the Departments of History and Clas sics at UCLA. Before moving to the US in 2021\, he served as Director of th e Institute of Classical Studies in the University of London and before tha t was Professor at the University of St Andrews in Scotland. Before that he was educated and taught at the Universities of Oxford and Cambridge. His i nterests range across the economic\, social and cultural history of the Rom an world and his most recent book is The Life and Death of Ancient Cities: A Natural History. He has held visiting positions in Brazil\, France\, Germ any\, Italy and Spain. He is currently editor-in-chief of the Journal of Ro man Archaeology.
CATEGORIES:Mobilities LOCATION:Online GEO:49.260872;-123.113952 URL;VALUE=URI:https://migration.ubc.ca/events/event/rethinking-migration-an d-mobility-in-human-history/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://migr.cms.arts.ubc.ca/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/2023/03/Book-launch-3.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20230222T0744Z-1677051876.3085-EO-19180-42@10.19.146.15 STATUS:CONFIRMED DTSTAMP:20260524T051057Z CREATED:20230221T194523Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240822T172424Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20230307T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20230307T130000 SUMMARY: Community Luncheon DESCRIPTION: 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 fac e-to-face and make new friends. The registration for this event is now clos ed. X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:Please RSVP below.
Please join us for food and networking with fell ow Centre for Migration Studies faculty\, students\, staff\, visiting schol ars\, 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.
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LOCATION:C.K. Choi Lobby GEO:49.267266;-123.257944 URL;VALUE=URI:https://migration.ubc.ca/events/event/community-luncheon-marc h-7/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://migr.cms.arts.ubc.ca/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/2023/02/Flyer-for-weekly-update.jpeg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20230218T0620Z-1676701202.971-EO-19171-42@10.19.146.2 STATUS:CONFIRMED DTSTAMP:20260524T051057Z CREATED:20230217T175857Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230306T221722Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20230309T121500 DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20230309T134500 SUMMARY: Third World Influences on Fourth World Anti-Colonialism: Land and/ as Solidarity DESCRIPTION: Please RSVP below for event\, or event+lunch. Speaker bio Glen Coulthard is an Associate Professor in First Nations and Indigenous Studie s and in the Department of Political Science. Glen has written and publishe d numerous articles and chapters in the areas of contemporary political the ory\, Indigenous thought and politics\, and radical social and political th ought (marxism\, […] X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:Please RSVP below for event\, or event+lun ch.
Spea ker bio
Glen Coulthard is an As sociate Professor in First Nations and Indigenous Studies and in the Depart ment of Political Science. Glen has written and published numerous articles and chapters in the areas of contemporary political theory\, Indigenous th ought and politics\, and radical social and political thought (marxism\, an archism\, post-colonialism). His work on Frantz Fanon and the politics of r ecognition won Contemporary Political Theory’s Annual Award for Best Articl e of the Year in 2007. He is Yellowknives Dene.
Abstract
In 2017 a sympo sium was published in Historical Materialism devoted to constructively inte rrogating many of the claims I develop in Red Skin\, White Masks. In her co ntribution to the volume\, Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz suggests that\, while the r e-interpretation and use of Marxist categories by Indigenous theorists has been undeniably limited compared to other theoretical perspectives\, they n onetheless do exist. Indeed\, she suggests that the prevalence and visibili ty of Marxist-informed analyses tends to increase exponentially as we broad en our historical and geographical frames of reference to include the globa l decolonization efforts that gained traction in the post-War period and co ntinue to this day. Motivated in part by Dunbar-Ortiz’s provocation\, my ta lk will provide a glimpse into the historical and global context that infor med the place-based theoretical framework I developed in RSWM\, focusing on the political work being done by a dedicated cadre of Native militants org anizing (largely\, but not exclusively) in the Northwest Territories and Br itish Columbia (the two places I call home\, and which have shaped my polit ics indelibly) from the late 1960s to the early 1980s. In doing so\, I will show that Red Power advocates during this period indeed drew profound insp iration from the decolonization struggles of the “Third World” abroad and " internal colonies" at home\, and like many radicalized communities of colou r during this time\, molded and adapted the insights they gleaned from thes e struggles into their own unique politics of solidarity and critiques of r acial capitalism\, patriarchy\, and internal colonialism.
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CATEGORIES:Featured Homepage,Featured News &\; Events LOCATION:Choi Building\, room 120 GEO:49.260872;-123.113952 URL;VALUE=URI:https://migration.ubc.ca/events/event/third-world-influences- on-fourth-world-anti-colonialism-land-and-as-solidarity/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://migr.cms.arts.ubc.ca/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/2023/02/Square-For-website-front-page-2.jpeg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20230312T0757Z-1678607843.8035-EO-19227-42@10.19.146.15 STATUS:CONFIRMED DTSTAMP:20260524T051057Z CREATED:20230311T185937Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250623T215719Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20230320T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20230320T190000 SUMMARY: UBC History Book Launch: The Boundaries of Ethnicity DESCRIPTION: UBC History Book Launch: The Boundaries of Ethnicity By Dr. Be njamin Bryce CMS faculty affiliate Dr. Benjamin Bryce invites all to celebr ate his new book\, The Boundaries of Ethnicity: German Immigration and the Language of Belonging in Ontario. All are welcome\, and you can bring guest s\, including kids. Special thanks to Bill French for organizing\, Brooke [ …] X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:UBC History Book Launch:
The Boundaries of Ethnici ty
By Dr. Benjamin Bryce
CMS faculty affiliate Dr. Benjamin Br yce invites all to celebrate his new book\, The Boundaries of Ethni city: German Immigration and the Language of Belonging in Ontario.
All are welcome\, and you can bring guests\, including kids.
Speci al thanks to Bill French for organizing\, Brooke Xiang for their support\, the History Department for hosting\, as well as Tamara Myers (Canadian hist ory) and David Gramling (German Studies) for saying a few words during the event.
Congratulations\, Dr. Bryce!
URL;VALUE=URI:https://migration.ubc.ca/events/event/ubc-history-book-launch -the-boundaries-of-ethnicity/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://migr.cms.arts.ubc.ca/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/2023/03/2.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20230317T1718Z-1679073498.7403-EO-19237-42@10.19.146.1 STATUS:CONFIRMED DTSTAMP:20260524T051057Z CREATED:20230314T190540Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230317T180901Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20230321T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20230321T133000 SUMMARY: Institutional Power and Migrant Family Disadvantages in the Nordic Welfare State with Camilla Nordberg DESCRIPTION: Lunch sandwiches will be provided. Please RSVP below. Abstract ‘Familyhood’ as an objective of regulation in nation-states has long roots . This presentation addresses the politicized category of the “migrant fami ly” from a perspective of day-to-day institutional encounters with local we lfare services in Finland. Set in the context of a restructuring Nordic wel fare state\, we draw […] X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:Lunch sandwiches will be provided. Please RSVP below.
Abstract
‘Familyhood’ as an objective of regulation in nation-states has long roo ts. This presentation addresses the politicized catego ry of the “migrant family” from a perspective of da y-to-day institutional enco unters with local welfare services in Finland.
Set in the context of a restructuring Nor dic welfare state\, we draw on ethnographic data\, produc ed in 2018-2020\,
to bring to the fore how tensions between personhood and family hood are activated through agenda-setting practices and bureaucratic catego rization. The data constitutes observations of encounters between welfare s ervice professionals and forced migrant background service users\, < span class="s6">short reflections with professional s after observed encounters\, interviews with service users and professiona ls as well as focus groups< /span> with managers.With a focus on the interplay between broader cul tural scripts and everyday practices\, the presentation finally discusses the workings of institutional power\, migrancy and gender- differentiated paths to citizenship and participati on for structurally vulnerable newcomers
. Bio
Camilla Nordberg is an Associate Professor in Social Policy at Åbo Akademi University\, and cur rently a visiting scholar at the University of British Columbia\, Vancouver \, Canada. Her research has revolved around the migration welfare state nex us\, focusing on issues of citizenship\, power\, social justice and street- level institutional encounters.
After her doctoral degree in Social P olicy in 2007\, she was appointed Senior Lecturer in Social Work at the Uni versity of Helsinki (2007-2017). Since 2018\, she is a Senior Lecturer in S ocial Policy at Åbo Akademi University. Camille held an Academy Research Fe llowship for the project "Citizenisation in the local welfare state: migran t mothers' everyday life in restructuring urban settings" (2013-2018) and s he is the project leader of the ongoing project "Ordering the 'Migrant Fami ly': Power Asymmetry Work and Citizenization in Welfare Professional Bureau cracies" (2017–2023\, Academy of Finland). Camille is affiliated with the C enter of Excellence in Research on Aging and Care at the University of Hels inki. In 2015-2016 she was a visiting scholar at the University of Victoria \, British Columbia\, Canada.
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LOCATION:C.K. Choi Building\, Room 231 GEO:49.260872;-123.113952 URL;VALUE=URI:https://migration.ubc.ca/events/event/institutional-power-and -migrant-family-disadvantages-in-the-nordic-welfare-state/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://migr.cms.arts.ubc.ca/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/2023/03/Camilla-Square-For-website-front-page.jpeg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20230309T1040Z-1678358448.7777-EO-19219-42@10.19.146.15 STATUS:CONFIRMED DTSTAMP:20260524T051057Z CREATED:20230309T015902Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250623T215559Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20230323T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20230323T203000 SUMMARY: Broken Angel: Film Screening + Filmmaker Q&A with Jules Arita Koos tachin DESCRIPTION: Broken Angel Film Screening + Filmmaker Q&A with Jules Arita K oostachin Please RSVP below Join us for a screening of the feature film\ , Broken Angel\, written and directed by Jules Arita Koostachin (PhD\, UBC Gender\, Race\, Sexuality\, and Social Justice). Dr. Koostachin will be in attendance for an engaging Q&A after the film\, moderated […] X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:Broken Angel
Film Screening + Filmmaker Q&A with Jules Arita Koostachin
Please RSVP below
Join us for a screening of the feature film\, Broken Angel\, written and directed by < a href="https://juleskoostachin.com/">Jules Arita Koostachin (PhD\, UBC Gender\, Race\, Sexuality\, and Social Justice). Dr. Koostachin will be in attendance for an engaging Q&A after the film\, moderated by CMS Affiliate and scholar of new media\, Elizabeth "Biz" Nijdam (UBC Central\, Eastern\, and Northern Eu ropean Studies). This is the third event in our Spring Speaker Series\, Decolonizing Migration.
Speaker Bio
Born in Moose Factory Ontario\, Dr. Jules Arita Koostachin was raised by her Cr ee speaking grandparents in Moosonee\, and also with her mother in Ottawa\, a warrior of the Canadian Residential school system. Jules is a band memb er of Attawapiskat First Nation\, the Ancestral lands of the M oshKek AsKi InNiNeWak. In 2010\, she completed her masters at Ryerson University in Documentary Media where she was awarded the Award of Dist inction for her thesis work\, as well as the Graduate Ryerson Gold Medal for highest academic achievement. While in graduate school\, s he produced her first feature documentary Remembering Inninimowin regarding her journey of remembering InNiNiMoWin (Cree). After gr aduation\, Jules was one of six women selected for the Women in the Directo rs Chair program at the Banff Center\, where she directed a scene from her feature script Broken Angel\, a dramatic thriller. Broken Ange l was selected by the Toronto International Film Festival Filmmakers L ab in 2018 and the Whistler Screenwriting Lab (aka Praxis) in 2019. Br oken Angel commenced production in the fall of 2021\, and has now been released into the world. Also\, she is in post-production with her first N FB feature film WaaPaKe about intergenerational resilience and hope. She is also in post-production with her next documentary feature “Chubby Cree” wi th Soapbox Productions. She is going into production with her second Telefi lm funded feature “Angela’s Shadow” in the spring of 2023. Jules’ popular t elevision series AskiBOYZ (2016) co-produced with Big Soul Production is available on Aborigina l Peoples Television Network in both English and Cree. She was selected for the Directors Program for Women (2021/22) with the Academy of Canadian Cin ema & Television.
Film Summary
A near death beating and a horrifying anniversary triggers ANGEL’S (30) dea d mother GRACIE (30)\, an unsettled spirit who returns from the spirit real m. Angel soon comes to realize that EARL’S (30) abusive nature is starting to impact her daughter TANIS (12). Meanwhile\, Angel’s father FRANKIE (60)\ , incarcerated for assault and battery\, is working hard to display good be havior in the hopes of reconciling with his estranged family.
One night\, Angel witnesses Earl’s abusive behavior spiral out of control and he turns his anger onto Tanis\, but Angel intervenes. As a result\, An gel and Tanis flee into the night and head toward safety\, a women’s shelte r on her reservation. Once they are in the care of the shelter\, Angel find s herself in a supportive community of Indigenous women. The shelter is led by her foster mother DOROTHY (60)\, who gently pushes Angel to come face t o face with her dark past and the truth about Tanis’ biological father. Whi le in the shelter\, they start to connect with other women\, their cultural identity\, spirituality and the spirit of Gracie\, who follows them in hop es of saving them from further assaults. Angel finds temporary peace\, and the prospect of a new beginning is on the horizon\, but not too long after they settle\, her world comes crumbling down around her.
In the meantime\, a revengeful Earl living in his own hell\, frantically tries to locate Angel. After tearing the house apart like a caged animal\, he fi nds a lead to Angel’s whereabouts. Frankie is finally released from prison and heads out to find his daughter\, but finds that they are gone\, and Ear l living in his home. Enraged\, a scuffle breaks out between them leaving F rankie in peril\, as Earl sets off seeking vengeance on Angel for leaving h im. Angel prepares to leave the shelter for a new life\, but soon after com es to face her biggest nightmare\, Earl. In a deadly confrontation with Ear l and with Frankie on his heels\, Angel is forced with the decision to flee or fight. Her parents\, Frankie and the spirit of Gracie reunite to save A ngel from his wrath. Their unconditional love provides her the power and st rength to fight back once and for all.
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CATEGORIES:Featured Homepage,Featured News &\; Events,Migration &\; Indigeneity LOCATION:Choi Building\, room 120 GEO:49.260872;-123.113952 URL;VALUE=URI:https://migration.ubc.ca/events/event/broken-angel-by-jules-a rita-koostachin-film-screening-filmmaker-qa/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://migr.cms.arts.ubc.ca/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/2023/03/Square-For-website-front-page-7.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20230312T0759Z-1678607949.0168-EO-19231-42@10.19.146.15 STATUS:CONFIRMED DTSTAMP:20260524T051057Z CREATED:20230311T191131Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250623T215410Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20230325T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20230325T120000 SUMMARY: Becoming Neighbours DESCRIPTION: Becoming Neighbours Workshops 2023 Saturday\, March 25 9:00 am – 12:00 pm UBC Robson Square and on Zoom Becoming Neighbours is a 5-part c ommunity-engaged dialogue series\, organized by Kinbrace Community Society and Worn Words Media. Each interactive workshop explores one of Kinbrace’s time-tested values to unpack the complexities of these practices in communi ties of forced displacement. The series includes panels (refugee […] X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:Beco ming Neighbours
Workshops 202 3
Saturday\, Mar ch 25
9:00 am - 12:00 pm
UBC Rob son Square and on ZoomBecoming Ne ighbours is a 5-part community-engaged dialogue series\, organized by Kinbrace Community Society and Worn Words Media. Each interactive works hop explores one of Kinbrace's time-tested values to unpack the complexitie s of these practices in communities of forced displacement. The series incl udes panels (refugee and Indigenous expertise)\, media screenings\, roundta ble conversations\, and conversation over food. This first workshop focuses on 'welcome' and opens up different cultural practices of welcome and the postures needed to make space for each other in intercultural community. It includes the screening of an excerpt from Welcomestory\, produced by CMS faculty affiliate\, Dr. Erin Goheen Glanville (UBC). This event wil l be of interest to individuals already involved in refugee communities—eit her at a personal or sector level—in order to foster a more thoughtful cult ure of welcome in BC.
Co-sponsors: Vancouver Foundation\, VanCity\, U BC Office of Community-Engagement\, Research Creation & Narratives Re search Groups of the Centre for Migration Studies.
CATEGORIES:Featured Homepage,Featured News &\; Events,Narratives LOCATION:Hybrid GEO:49.260872;-123.113952 URL;VALUE=URI:https://migration.ubc.ca/events/event/becoming-neighbours/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://migr.cms.arts.ubc.ca/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/2023/03/Square-For-website-front-page-8.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20230317T1713Z-1679073209.5418-EO-19238-42@10.19.146.1 STATUS:CONFIRMED DTSTAMP:20260524T051057Z CREATED:20230316T191632Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230326T225035Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20230327T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20230327T133000 SUMMARY: ‘Our Indigenous Cousins’ or Settlers-R-Us? Pacific Migration to In digenous Places with Alice Te Punga Somerville DESCRIPTION: Please join us for the fourth and final event of our Spring Sp eaker Series\, Decolonizing Migration. RSVP below for event\, or event+lunc h. Abstract What forms of connection are possible between Indigenous people in any one Indigenous site? When Pacific people move to another Pacific pl ace\, in what ways do they affirm and extend connections with […] X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:Please join us for the fourth and final ev ent of our Spring Speaker Series\, Decolonizing Migration.
R SVP below for event\, or event+lunch.
Abstract
What forms of connection are possible between Indigenous people in any one Indigenous site? When Pacific people move to another Pacific place\, in wh at ways do they affirm and extend connections with relatives\, and in what ways do they reproduce structures of Indigenous oppression and elimination? How might the concept of ‘cousins\,’ which pops up in so much Indigenous w riting about transnational connections\, contribute to how we think about I ndigenous migration? This talk will ask these questions by drawing from res earch undertaken for my current monograph-in-process\, ‘Belonging Together: Indigenous Pacific engagements with periodicals 1900-1975’ which holds Aot earoa New Zealand alongside Australia\, Fiji and Hawai’i. Each of the sites is simultaneously home to specific Indigenous Pacific peoples and home to members of Pacific communities who have migrated there – la rgely along imperial networks – in the past two centuries. Ultimately\, how can we recall and envision the ways in which Indigenous Pacific peoples (l ocal and migrant/ diasporic) connect along and beyond the imaginaries of co ntemporary states and regionalisms and\, perhaps\, the imaginaries we have of ourselves?
Speaker bio
Professor Alice Te Punga Somerville (Māori – Te Āti Awa\ , Taranaki) joined the UBC Department of English Language and Literatures in 2021. She holds a joint appointment with the UBC Institute for Critical Indigenous Studies. She came to UBC from the University of Waikato in New Zealand\, and has previously taught i n Australia\, Hawai’i and elsewhere in New Zealand. Professor Te Punga Some rville is a scholar\, poet and irredentist. At its heart\, her research and teaching engages texts in order to centre Indigenous expansiveness and de- centre colonialism. Her MA (Auckland) and PhD (Cornell) focused on Māori wr itten literatures\; as she sought broader contexts for thinking about the w riting of her own community\, she developed a twin interest and expertise i n Indigenous studies and Pacific studies.
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CATEGORIES:Featured Homepage,Featured News &\; Events LOCATION:Liu Institute\, Case Room 132 GEO:49.260872;-123.113952 URL;VALUE=URI:https://migration.ubc.ca/events/event/decolonizing-migration- alice-te-punga-somerville/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://migr.cms.arts.ubc.ca/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/2023/03/AliceTePungaSomerville_EventSquare.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20251008T2231Z-1759962683.0464-EO-19246-42@10.19.146.24 STATUS:CONFIRMED DTSTAMP:20260524T051057Z CREATED:20230314T184210Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230326T225344Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20230330T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20230330T130000 SUMMARY: (In-Person) Grad Student Power Hour: Fiana Kawane DESCRIPTION: Poetic Economies: Calcutta Writers Workshop and Sari-bound Poe try Books By Fiana Kawane PhD Candidate in the Department of English Langua ge & Literatures at the University of British Columbia Speaker Bio Fiana K awane (she/her) is a PhD Candidate at the Department of English Language an d Literatures\, UBC\, and a Killam doctoral scholar. Her dissertation reads lyric poetry […] X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:Poetic E conomies: Calcutta Writers Workshop and Sari-bound Poetry Books
By Fiana Kawane PhD Ca ndidate in the Department of English Language & Literatures at the Universi ty of British Columbia
Spe aker Bio
Fiana K awane (she/her) is a PhD Candidate at the Department of English Language an d Literatures\, UBC\, and a Killam doctoral scholar. Her dissertation reads lyric poetry by South Asian diasporic writers publishing between the 1970s and 2000s to rethink concepts of ecology and narratives of mobility\, poli tics of language\, and poetics of imaginative geographies. Through her work \, she offers critical readings of transnational poetry within the context of settler-colonialisms\, new nationalisms\, and late modernity. Her broade r research interests focus on the conditions that produce and circulate glo bal anglophone poetry and its readings. She is a 2022-'23 Fellow with the U BC Centre for Migration Studies.
Abstract
What is so extraordinary about something as seemingly everyday as a fragment of cotton sari fabric? In the late-1950s\, unsettling the binaries of a colle ctor’s item versus mass-produced commodity\, the Calcutta Writers Workshop began publishing sari-bound poetry books for wider circulation of Anglophon e poetry from newly independent India. Individually hand-bound in bright sa ri fabric\, gold-embossed with motifs of trees and birds\, and carrying tit les in calligraphy\, each dust jacket notes the name of the binder as one T ulamiah Mohiuddin. The small press’ choice of a slow\, hand-operated letter press for printing its pages also continues to date. Despite limited resour ces\, the Calcutta Writers Workshop launched the first poetry collections o f transnational poets Agha Shahid Ali and Meena Alexander before they becam e celebrated poets in the U.S. Yet\, the press’ contribution in the cultiva tion of late-twentieth century lyric poetry as a modality of critique and l iterary experiment has been largely overlooked. The press’ eclectic aesthet ic\, both material and poetic\, then calls for an attention towards the poe tic economies of small presses and their role in constituting and disturbin g conceptions of the global. Focusing on glitch as a generative analytic th at unsettles the industrial transformation of the manual to the automatic\, I will read Ali and Alexander's sari-bound poetry books with the Calcutta Writers Workshop as a transnational literary tactic that disturbs diffusion ist assumptions of innovation under the sign of modernity.
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CATEGORIES:Featured Homepage,Featured News &\; Events LOCATION:C.K. Choi 351 GEO:49.267266;-123.257944 URL;VALUE=URI:https://migration.ubc.ca/events/event/in-person-grad-student- power-hour-fiana-kawane/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://migr.cms.arts.ubc.ca/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/2023/03/Power-Hour-3.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20251008T2231Z-1759962683.0449-EO-19253-42@10.19.146.24 STATUS:CONFIRMED DTSTAMP:20260524T051057Z CREATED:20230314T200418Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230315T035350Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20230403T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20230403T130000 SUMMARY: (In-Person) Grad Student Power Hour: Monica Manlin Cai DESCRIPTION: To come\, to stay: Migration decision-making of Chinese intern ational students in (imaginary) Canada By Monica Manlin Cai PhD student in the Department of Sociology at the University of British Speaker Bio Monic a Manlin Cai is a PhD student in the Department of Sociology at the Univers ity of British Columbia. She is a student fellow at the […] X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:To come\, to stay: Migration decision-making of Chinese international students in (imaginary) Canada
By Monica Manlin Cai
PhD
student in the Department of Sociology at the University o f British
Speaker Bio
Monica Manlin Cai is a PhD student in the Department of So ciology at the University of British Columbia. She is a student fellow at t he UBC Centre for Migration Studies. Her research interests include family and work\, gender\, migration\, and social inequality in Chinese and Canadi an societies. She recently published a paper in Canadian Review of Soci ology\, which examines Chinese immigrants’ partner preferences in onli ne dating and the emergence of digital ethnic enclaves (https://doi.org/10.1111/cars.12414). She also co-authored a paper that illuminates how the pandemic exacerbated labour m arket inequalities at the intersection of gender\, parenthood\, and immigra nt status. This article is published in Canadian Ethic Studies (https://doi.org/10.1353/ces.2 022.0025).
Abstract
The number of students from China who cross borders for higher educati on has grown rapidly. One of their most popular study destinations is Canad a. Why do they choose Canada among other countries? Where will they go afte r their graduation given the COVID-19 disruptions to their education and so cializing activities\, China’s dramatically changing pandemic responses\, a nd Canada’s loosened immigration policies? Drawing on longitudinal in-depth interviews\, this ongoing research examines the migration decision-making of Chinese international students in Canada. This presentation will discuss preliminary results about how Chinese international students imagine and p erceive Canada in international hierarchies of education\, politics\, and e conomy. This research will illuminate student migrants’ dynamic processes o f formulating mobility plans during the crucial school-to-work transition p eriod and contextualize individual migration decision-making in the broader \, changing\, and globalized social context.
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CATEGORIES:Featured Homepage,Featured News &\; Events LOCATION:C.K. Choi 351 GEO:49.267266;-123.257944 URL;VALUE=URI:https://migration.ubc.ca/events/event/in-person-grad-student- power-hour-monica-manlin-cai/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://migr.cms.arts.ubc.ca/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/2023/03/Power-Hour-5.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20230315T1509Z-1678892989.8829-EO-19240-42@10.19.146.2 STATUS:CONFIRMED DTSTAMP:20260524T051057Z CREATED:20230313T211252Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240822T172439Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20230404T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20230404T130000 SUMMARY: Community Luncheon DESCRIPTION: Community Luncheon | April 4\, 2023 Please RSVP below. Please join us for food and networking with fellow Centre for Migration Studies fa culty\, students\, staff\, visiting scholars\, and community partners. This is an opportunity to re-connect face-to-face and make new friends. X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:Community Lu ncheon | April 4\, 2023
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Please join u s 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.
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CATEGORIES:Featured Homepage,Featured News &\; Events LOCATION:C.K. Choi Lobby GEO:49.267266;-123.257944 URL;VALUE=URI:https://migration.ubc.ca/events/event/community-luncheon-apri l-4/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://migr.cms.arts.ubc.ca/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/2023/03/Power-Hour-6.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20230305T2332Z-1678059168.9743-EO-19201-42@10.19.146.1 STATUS:CONFIRMED DTSTAMP:20260524T051057Z CREATED:20230302T183938Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230322T080036Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20230405T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20230405T133000 SUMMARY: Shanty Towns\, Indigenous Mobilities and Marrón (Brown) Experience : Contested Formations of Race in the City of Buenos Aires DESCRIPTION: Please RSVP for this event below. This event is being organize d in association with the Migration and Indigeneity Group and the Latin Ame rican Studies program. Abstract: This paper examines two processes of racia lization in urban Argentina that are expanding the realm of anti-racist str uggles and challenging the framework of public policy. The first experience is that […] X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:Please RSVP for this event below.
Th is event is being organized in association with the Migration and Indigenei ty Group and the Latin American Studies program.
Abstract:
This paper examines two processes of racialization in urban Argentina that are expanding the realm of anti-racist struggles and challenging the framework of public policy. T he first experience is that of urban indigenous people arriving in the city from rural communities\, while the other is the racialization of brown bod ies from subalternized popular sectors under the category of "negros". This includes descendants of indigenous people living in urban spaces for sever al generations\, peasants\, and Latin American immigrants of indigenous anc estry who are often pushed into shanty towns.
This analysis explores the distinct forms of identification and predicaments of each gro up\, as well as the spaces of overlap in their experiences. For urban indig enous people\, there are strong limitations to their recognition by the sta te as indigenous lives within the context of Argentine cities. I argue that recognition reinforces state power that subdues the sovereignty of indigen ous nations\, following Coulthard's theoretical framework. Additionally\, I highlight the need to address the structural and institutional racism inhe rent to the Argentine nation-state\, which generates negative surplus value and exposes Afro and Indigenous bodies to multiple forms of value extracti on\, as articulated by Da Silva.
A novel category of Marrón Identity has emerged as an immediate and subaltern realist approach to ide ntifying racism\, highlighting its institutional dimensions\, and challengi ng it. Both groups are pointing towards expanding anti-racist policies\, ur ging them to focus on identifying and compensating for the forms of exploit ation faced by a multiplicity of indigenous\, peasant\, and migrant bodies\ , while demanding material restitution and recognition in current legal fra meworks.
Overall\, this paper emphasizes the need to expand the current field of decolonial struggle and frameworks of public policy\, to address the unique and intersecting experiences of racialization faced by urban indigenous people and Marrones in Argentina.
Spea ker Bio: Ana Vivaldi is an affiliate Researc her at the School of Social Sciences of the University of Manchester\, part icipating in the project "Cultures of Anti-Racism in Latin America”\, where through collaborative ethnography she unpacks forms of artistic challenges to racism and changing forms of racial inequality in Argentina. Her resear ch brings the politics of Indigeneity and race into inquiries into space\, the city and mobilities\, through a focus on embodiment\, affect and gender .
Specifically\, since 2020 to the present\, she has worked on three collaborations. One is a novel Afro - Indigenous research exchange that inv olves an Afro Latin-American and a Mapuche theatre directors\, and resulted in the creation of two new plays producing speculative encounters of this two forms of subalternity. The other\, is a series of creative research eng agements including a book\, an art exhibition and a recorded theatre perfor mance with young activists who self identify as Marrón\, a novel identity t hat highlights an indigenous\, peasant and migrant ancestry with uncertaint y about genealogy and a shared experience of urban racialization. Finally\, she works with urban Toba - Qom hip hop artist on the creation of new reco rdings based on their experience as indígenous born in Buenos Aires.
Coffee and refreshments would be served at the venue with RSVP.
< p class="p1">[gravityform id="106" title="true" description="true"] LOCATION:Liu Institute\, Case Room 132 GEO:49.260872;-123.113952 URL;VALUE=URI:https://migration.ubc.ca/events/event/shanty-towns-indigenous -mobilities-and-marron-brown-experience-contested-formations-of-race-in-the -city-of-buenos-aires/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://migr.cms.arts.ubc.ca/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/2023/03/brown-For-website-front-page.jpeg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20230301T1559Z-1677686397.7367-EO-19192-42@10.19.146.1 STATUS:CONFIRMED DTSTAMP:20260524T051057Z CREATED:20230228T221351Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250623T215218Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20230414T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20230414T133000 SUMMARY: Book Launch for the Routledge Handbook of Refugee Narratives DESCRIPTION: Please RSVP below. Come celebrate the publication of The Routl edge Handbook of Refugee Narratives (2023)\, co-edited by Evyn Lê Espiritu Gandhi (UCLA) and Vinh Nguyen (Renison University College\, University of W aterloo). The book includes chapters by three CMS faculty affiliates: Erin Goheen Glanville\, Elif Sari\, and the late Y-Dang Troeung. This open-acces s Handbook presents a […] X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:CATEGORIES:Featured News &\; Events LOCATION:Buchanan Tower\, Seminar Room 997 GEO:49.260872;-123.113952 URL;VALUE=URI:https://migration.ubc.ca/events/event/book-launch-for-the-rou tledge-handbook-of-refugee-narratives/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://migr.cms.arts.ubc.ca/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/2023/02/Book-launch-2.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20230407T0446Z-1680842768.866-EO-19430-42@10.19.146.2 STATUS:CONFIRMED DTSTAMP:20260524T051057Z CREATED:20230406T232917Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250623T231143Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20230418T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20230418T163000 SUMMARY: (In-Person) CMS Grad Fellows Symposium 2022-2023 DESCRIPTION: The 2022-2023 cohort of CMS Grad Fellows are proud to presen t their inaugural Spring Symposium on April 18! Come join us for a day of t hought-provoking\, multi-disciplinary research talks by 13 emerging migrati on scholars representing ten different disciplines at UBC. The research was supported by the Centre for Migration Studies’ Grad Fellowship Program. Th e […] X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:
Ple ase RSVP below.
Come celebrate the publication of The Routledge Ha ndbook of Refugee Narratives (2023)\, co-edited by Evyn Lê Espiritu Ga ndhi (UCLA) and Vinh Nguyen (Renison University College\, University of Wat erloo). The book includes chapters by three CMS faculty affiliates: Erin Goheen Glanville\, Elif Sari\, and the late Y-Dang Troeung.< /p>
This open-access Handbook presents a transnational and interdisciplin ary study of refugee narratives\, broadly defined. Interrogating who can be considered a refugee and what constitutes a narrative\, the thirty-eight c hapters included in this collection encompass a range of forcibly displaced subjects\, a mix of geographical and historical contexts\, and a variety o f storytelling modalities.
The book launch will feature presentations from six of the volume's authors: Erin Goheen Glanville\, Elif Sari\, Chri stopher Patterson for Y-Dang Troeung\, Bishupal Limbu\, Roopika Risam\, and Asha Varadharajan. They will be introduced by co-editors Evyn Lê Espiritu Gandhi and Vinh Nguyen.
We hope you'll join us! Light refreshments wi ll be provided\; kindly RSVP by April 11.
Registration Form:
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Th e 2022-2023 cohort of CMS Grad Fellows are proud to present their inaugural Spring Symposium on April 18!
Come join us for a day of thought-provoking\, multi-disciplinary research talks by 13 emerging migration scholars representing ten different disciplines a t UBC. The research was supported by the Centre for Migration Studies' Grad Fellowship Program.
The event features f our panels on important topics in migration studies.
- Ref ugees and International Migration Policy
Lorenia Salgado-Leos\, Claudia Mar ía Serrano\, Atreyi Bhattacharjee and Rutu Patel
- Boundarie s of Migration in a Global Context
Aysan Dehghani\, Ryan Cheuk Him Sun and Yijia Zhang
- From Migration Flows to Diaspora Networks
Cindy Robin\, Fiana Kawane\, and Abena Som iah
- Migration Narratives and Shifting Identities
Jiin Yoo\, Jon Gill\, and Monic a Manlin Cai
Free and open to the public.
L unch will be served. Please RSVP below
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CATEGORIES:Featured News &\; Events LOCATION:Irving K. Barber Learning Centre\, Peña Room GEO:49.260872;-123.113952 URL;VALUE=URI:https://migration.ubc.ca/events/event/cms-fellows-symposium/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://migr.cms.arts.ubc.ca/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/2023/04/Symposium-Square-Slide.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20251008T2231Z-1759962683.0427-EO-19295-42@10.19.146.24 STATUS:CONFIRMED DTSTAMP:20260524T051057Z CREATED:20230329T220257Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250623T231301Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20230425 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20230427 SUMMARY: Inaugural CMS International Research Conference with Queen’s Unive rsity Belfast DESCRIPTION: 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 th rilled to announce our first annual International Research Conference at UB C on April 25-26 in conjunction with Queen’s University Belfast. Designed t o foster interdisciplinary dialogues among graduate students and early […] X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:< h3 style="text-align: center\;">Inaugural CMS International Research Co nference
April 25-26\, 2023
< h4 style="text-align: center\;">Liu Institute\, Place of Many Trees - Unive rsity of British Columbia\, VancouverKeynote: Dr. Shahram Khosravi (Stockholm University)
CMS is thrilled to announce our first annual Int ernational Research Conference at UBC on April 25-26 in conjunction with
Queen's University Belfast .Designed to foster interdi sciplinary dialogues among graduate students and early career researchers w orking on borders and migration\, this year's conference will feature panel presentations\, plus an intensive workshop on publishing-oriented writing practices in the field. Shahram Khosravi (P rofessor of Social Anthropology\, Stockholm University) will give the keyno te address on Tuesday morning\, April 25th.
Keynote Speaker B io
Dr. Shahram Khosravi is a Professor of Social Anthropology at Stockholm University. His research int erests include anthropology of Iran and the Middle East\, migration\, displ acement and border studies. He is part of the Critical Border Studies forum \, and his recent work includes "After Deportation\," a study of post-depor tation outcomes for asylum seekers after they leave Sweden\; and "Waiting\, " a study of undocumented migrants waiting for residence permits in Sweden\ , which focuses on their experiences of time and how their ‘irregular’ stat us is articulated while waiting.
Each day will feature mo rning and afternoon panel presentations and a midday lunch. Click here for mo re details about each day's schedule. All panels are open to the public but you should RSVP for lunch either day below:
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Join us in welcoming Dr. Shahram Khosravi to the CMS International Resea rch Conference.
Title: Bordered Imagination.
< strong>Abstract: When borders are constructed\, they take on lives of their own. Borders change the social terrains and have deep impact on t he social imaginaries and social relations even after they fall. The symbol ic meaning of borders is greater than their physical presence. Borders prod uce new subjectivities\, that deprive us the capacity to imagine a differen t form of organizing humanity and the earth\, a world without borders. This talk is about the urgency of speculating the impossible.
Bio: Shahram Khosravi is professor of Anthropology at Stockholms University. His research interests include anthropology of Iran\, f orced displacement\, border studies\, and temporality. Khosravi is the author of several books such as : Young and Defiant i n Tehran (2008)\; The Illegal Traveler: an auto-ethnography of borders\, (2 010)\; Precarious Lives: Waiting and Hope in Iran\, (2017)\; After Deportat ion: Ethnographic Perspectives\, Palgrave (2017\, edited volume)\; Waiting. A project in Conversation (2021\, edited volume) \, and Seeing Like a Smuggler (2022\, edited volume). He has been an active writer in the international press. He is a co-f ounder of Critical Border Studies\, a network for scholars\, artists and ac tivists to interact.Dr. Khosravi's keynote address will open the ina ugural CMS Intern ational Research Conference\, organized in collaboration with Queen's U niversity\, Belfast.
RSVP below for a virtual link t o attend the keynote.
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Location: C.K Choi Building\, Room 351
Time: 12:00pm-1:00pm< /p>
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 affilia tes and friends old and new. If you're CMS faculty\, student\, staff\, visiting scholar\, community partner - or just newly curious! - we hope you'll join us to reconnect and see what new connections you might find.
RSVP f or this event is closed. Please check back in for our second Community Lunc heon on November 8th.
CATEGORIES:Featured News &\; Events LOCATION:C.K. Choi 351 GEO:49.267266;-123.257944 URL;VALUE=URI:https://migration.ubc.ca/events/event/community-luncheon-sept -11-2023/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://migr.cms.arts.ubc.ca/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/2023/08/Community-Luncheon-Sept-11.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20230929T1233Z-1695990804.492-EO-20558-42@10.19.146.15 STATUS:CONFIRMED DTSTAMP:20260524T051057Z CREATED:20230928T223046Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240822T172533Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20231012T121500 DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20231012T133000 SUMMARY: Professional Development Event: A Conversation With Anastasia Chyz -LeSage DESCRIPTION: CMS is extremely excited to announce the first instalment of o ur Professional Development Event series. Join us for a conversation with A nastasia Chyz-LeSage. RSVP below for this event. Light Refreshments will b e served. Anastasia Chyz-LeSage is the Director\, Integration\, Settlement Network\, British Columbia-Yukon\, (BCY)\, Immigration Refugees and Citizen ship Canada (IRCC). Anastasia joined IRCC in 2007 […] X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:CMS is extremely excited to announce the f irst instalment of our Professional Development Event seri es. Join us for a conversation with Anastasia Chyz-LeSage< strong>.
RSVP below for this event. Light Refre shments will be served.
Anastasia Chyz-LeSage is the Director\, Inte gration\, Settlement Network\, British Columbia-Yukon\, (BCY)\, Immigration Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC). Anastasia joined IRCC in 2007 and since that time has occupied executive positions in corporate\, program an d operational areas. Anastasia holds a Master’s Degree in International Aff airs from the Norman Paterson School of International Affairs (NPSIA)\, Car leton University.
This event will explore the real-world appl ications\, implications and vocations in migration work\, outside the academy.
RS VP for this event is now closed. Please join us for the next Professional D evelopment Event. More details will be posted soon!
LOCATION:Buchanan Tower\, Room 997 GEO:49.260872;-123.113952 URL;VALUE=URI:https://migration.ubc.ca/events/event/professional-developmen t-event-a-conversation-with-anastasia-chyz-lesage/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://migr.cms.arts.ubc.ca/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/2023/09/WU_230928_S-PDE-650-×-365-px-2-1.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20230929T0042Z-1695948138.3998-EO-20552-42@10.19.146.2 STATUS:CONFIRMED DTSTAMP:20260524T051057Z CREATED:20230926T190329Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240822T172551Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20231016T114500 DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20231016T134500 SUMMARY: “Repertoires of Redemption: Migration\, Asylum\, and Religion in t he Era of Involuntary Immobility” – Talk by Jaeeun Kim DESCRIPTION: Please join us for the first event of our 2023/24 CMS Speaker Series\, Integration Reimagined. RSVP below for event\, or event+lunch Abst ract 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 […] X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:Please join us for the first event of our 2023/24 CMS Speaker Series\, Integration Reimagined.
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A bstract
When the Trump Administration made Christian refugees an exc eption to its “Muslim Ban\,” pundits wondered if this would require the gov ernment to assess who were real Christians. Does the state have the right o r capacity to establish an asylum-seeker’s religious identity? What kinds o f practical challenges\, legal intricacies\, and moral dilemmas do immigrat ion bureaucrats\, religious actors\, and asylum-seekers face? The lecture e xplores these questions through the case of ethnic Korean migrants from Chi na who apply for asylum in the U.S. as Christians. It highlights how migrat ion governance\, transnational religion\, and politics of humanitarianism a re navigated on the ground with its full complexity and contradictions.
Speaker Bio
Jaeeun Kim is the Korea Founda tion Endowed Associate Professor of Sociology and the Professor of Law (by Courtesy) at the University of Michigan. She studies race/ethnicity/nationa lism and international migration and citizenship from a comparative-histori cal and transnational perspective. Kim is the author of the award-winning b ook\, Contested Embrace: Transborder Membership Politics in Twentieth-C entury Korea (Stanford University Press 2016\; paperback 2020). Her ar ticle "Migration-Facilitating Capital: A Bourdieusian Theory of Internation al Migration" (Sociological Theory 2018) won the 2019 Theory Prize from the American Sociological Association.
RSVP for this event is closed. Please join us for the next CMS < em>Integration Reimagined Speaker Series event on Nov 6th.
CATEGORIES:Featured Homepage,Featured News &\; Events LOCATION:Buchanan Tower\, Room 225 GEO:49.260872;-123.113952 URL;VALUE=URI:https://migration.ubc.ca/events/event/repertoires-of-redempti on-migration-asylum-and-religion-in-the-era-of-involuntary-immobility-talk- by-jaeeun-kim/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://migr.cms.arts.ubc.ca/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/2023/09/WU_280921_SpeakerJaeeunKim-5.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20231009T0730Z-1696836626.3563-EO-20563-42@10.19.146.15 STATUS:CONFIRMED DTSTAMP:20260524T051057Z CREATED:20231003T213222Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240822T172631Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20231017T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20231017T140000 SUMMARY: Enemies of Empire: Commerce and Confinement in Colonial India\, Bu rma and Siam\, 1914-1920 with Dr. Renisa Mawani DESCRIPTION: CMS Borders Research Group is excited to present the first eve nt of the Borders Group Speaker Series with Dr. Renisa Mawani (Canada Resea rch Chair\, Colonial Legal Histories & UBC Professor of Sociology). RSVP be low for this talk. Abstract In this talk\, I examine how colonial official s sought to redraw and control maritime and land-based borders […] X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:
CMS Borders Research Group is excited to pre sent the first event of the Borders Group Speaker Series w ith Dr. Renisa Ma wani (Canada Research Chair\, Colonial Legal Histories & UBC Professor of Sociology).
RSVP below for this talk.
Abstra ct
In this talk\, I examine how colonial officials sought to redraw and control maritime and land-based borders in India\, Burma\, a nd Siam during the World War I period. In September 1914\, Lord Hardinge\, the Governor-General of India\, signed the Ingress into India Ordinance whi ch granted local police and magistrates unprecedented powers to arrest and detain Indian men returning from abroad. The ordinance was ostensibly aimed at seditionists from Punjab but was used more widely to criminalize mercha nts and traders in India\, Burma\, and Siam. To document the violent effect s of the Ingress\, I offer a legal history through family biography.
Speaker Bio
Professor Renisa Mawani is C anada Research Chair\, Colonial Legal Histories & faculty at the Department of Sociology\, UBC Vancouver. Her research areas include Colonial Legal Hi story\; Critical Theory\, Race and Racism\; Affect\; Time and Temporality\; Oceans and Maritime Worlds\; Settler Colonialism and Migration\; Colonial India and the Diaspora\; More-than-human Worlds.
RSVP for this tal k has closed. Please join us for the next Borders Group speaker series even t on Oct 27th.
CATEGORIES:Borders LOCATION:Buchanan Tower\, Room 225 GEO:49.260872;-123.113952 URL;VALUE=URI:https://migration.ubc.ca/events/event/borders-group-speaker-s eries-with-dr-renisa-mawani-enemies-of-empire-commerce-and-confinement-in-c olonial-india-burma-and-siam-1914-1920/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://migr.cms.arts.ubc.ca/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/2023/10/WU_BordersRG_17Oct-1.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20230927T0459Z-1695790773.4602-EO-20549-42@10.19.146.2 STATUS:CONFIRMED DTSTAMP:20260524T051057Z CREATED:20230925T171238Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250923T180256Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20231026T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20231026T160000 SUMMARY: CMS-Sector Research Collaborations Day DESCRIPTION: CMS is pleased to announce\, in partnership with AMSSA\, the f irst annual CMS-Sector Research Collaborations Day! Date: October 26th\, 20 23 Time: 9 AM – 4PM Location: Creekside Community Center As the first meeti ng of what is expected to become an annual event\, this year’s focus will b e on creating mutual understanding between CMS and the […] X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:
CMS is pleased to announce\, in partnership with AMSSA\, the first an nual CMS-Sector Research Collaborations Day!
Date: October 26th\, 202 3
Time: 9 AM – 4PM
< p style="text-align: center\;">Location: Creekside Community CenterAs the first meeting of what is expected to become an annual event\, this year’s focus will be on creating mutual understanding between CMS and the settlement sector as a foundation for building research-related collaborations. We hope to develop a working framework of collaboration between CMS and the sector as an outcome of this event.
Join us for a day filled with talks \, discussion panels and roundtables which will offer opportunitie s to listen\, learn\, and reflect on each other’s realities\, as well as to do practical work in groups to shape potential collaborations. You will en gage in conversation with various community leaders and UB C faculty and graduate students\, including members from the CMS C ommunity Advisory Board\, CMS Research Groups and AMSSA
Click here to register for this event.
(Please note that due to high anticipated demand and limited capacity\, registering does not guarantee a seat . We will send you an email to confirm your attendance.)
CATEGORIES:CMS-Sector Research Collaborations Day,Featured Homepage,Featured News &\; Events LOCATION:Creekside Community Center GEO:49.271788;-123.105430 URL;VALUE=URI:https://migration.ubc.ca/events/event/cms-sector-research-col laborations-day/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://migr.cms.arts.ubc.ca/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/2023/09/WU_230914_ResearchDayAnnouncement-Event-1.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20231019T1529Z-1697729398.3927-EO-20625-42@10.19.146.2 STATUS:CONFIRMED DTSTAMP:20260524T051057Z CREATED:20231018T194805Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240822T172706Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20231027T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20231027T120000 SUMMARY: An Archipelagic Node in Global Migration: A Literary Case Study fr om the Indian Ocean with Dr. Nikhita Obeegadoo DESCRIPTION: CMS Borders Research Group is excited to present the second ev ent of the Borders Group Speaker Series with Dr. Nikhita Obeegadoo (Assista nt Professor in Languages and World Literatures at UBC Okanagan). RSVP belo w for this talk. Abstract The island of Mayotte is an overseas department o f France\, wrenched away from the Comoran archipelago in 1975. This act […] X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:CMS Borders Research Group is excited to pre sent the second event of the Borders Group Speaker Series with Dr. Nikhita Obeegadoo (Assistant Professor in Languages and World Lite ratures at UBC Okanagan).
RSVP below for this talk.
Abstract
The island of Mayotte is an oversea s department of France\, wrenched away from the Comoran archipelago in 1975 . This act of colonial mutilation gave birth to an ultra-peripheral “French ” territory that persists as a beacon of hope for Comoran clandestine migra nts\, thousands of whom have perished on the treacherous sea crossing since 1995. In Tropique de la violence (2016)\, Nathacha Appanah inscribes the M ahoran tragedy within a global imaginary of migration. This exploration cul minates in an examination of the novel’s own complex positionality as a Fre nch-language novel written by a Mauritian author about Mayotte.
Speaker Bio
Dr. Nikhita Obeegadoo is an Assistant Professor in Languages and World Literatures at UBC Okanagan. Her research interests lie in the areas of Oceanic and Archipelagic Studies \; Indian Ocean and Caribbean Studies\; Critical Race Studies Gender Studie s\; Contemporary literatures from the Global South\, including Africa\, Sou th Asia and Latin America\, among others.
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CATEGORIES:Borders LOCATION:Buchanan Tower\, Room 225 GEO:49.260872;-123.113952 URL;VALUE=URI:https://migration.ubc.ca/events/event/borders-group-speaker-s eries-an-archipelagic-node-in-global-migration-a-literary-case-study-from-t he-indian-ocean-talk-by-dr-nikhita-obeegadoo/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://migr.cms.arts.ubc.ca/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/2023/10/231019-WU_Borders-Group-Talk.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20231019T1941Z-1697744515.3655-EO-20622-42@10.19.146.15 STATUS:CONFIRMED DTSTAMP:20260524T051057Z CREATED:20231018T182919Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240822T172731Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20231106T114500 DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20231106T134500 SUMMARY: The Dangers of the Immigrant Integration Paradigm with Adrian Fave ll DESCRIPTION: Please join us for the second event of our 2023/24 CMS Speaker Series\, Integration Reimagined. RSVP below for event\, or event+lunch Abs tract How does the dominant North Atlantic conception of “immigrant integra tion” work to reproduce colonial and Eurocentric ideas of multi-racial prog ress? Adrian Favell presents his recent work in critical migration studies\ , which underlines how […] X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:
Please join us for the second event of our 2023/24 CMS Speaker Series\, Integration Reimagined.
RSVP below for event\, or event+lunch
Abstract< /h3>
How does the dominant North Atlantic conception of "immigrant integr ation" work to reproduce colonial and Eurocentric ideas of multi-racial pro gress? Adrian Favell presents his recent work in critical migration studies \, which underlines how complacent mainstream conceptions of the field have contributed to the worsening of global inequalities and restrictive border s\, amidst the exhaustion of liberal developmental models.
Speaker Bio
Adrian Favell is Director of the Radical Humanities Laboratory at University Coll ege Cork and the author of The Integration Nation: Immigration and Colonial Power in Li beral Democracies (Polity 2022). He leads the ERC AdG project and network (2024-2028)\, The Orders and Borders of Global Inequality: Migration and Mobilities in Late Capitalism< /em>.
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CATEGORIES:Featured Homepage,Featured News &\; Events LOCATION:Irving K. Barber Learning Centre\, Dodson Room (302) GEO:49.260872;-123.113952 URL;VALUE=URI:https://migration.ubc.ca/events/event/the-dangers-of-the-immi grant-integration-paradigm-talk-by-adrian-favell/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://migr.cms.arts.ubc.ca/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/2023/10/231019-WU_Adrian-Favell.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20231027T2224Z-1698445490.6298-EO-20631-42@10.19.146.1 STATUS:CONFIRMED DTSTAMP:20260524T051057Z CREATED:20231025T175910Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240822T172749Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20231108T124500 DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20231108T134500 SUMMARY: Community Luncheon DESCRIPTION: Location: C.K Choi Building\, Room 351 Time: 12:45pm-1:45pm Pl ease join us in the CK Choi Building for food and conversation with CMS aff iliates and friends old and new. If you’re CMS faculty\, student\, staff\, visiting scholar\, community partner – or just newly curious! – we hope you ’ll join us to reconnect and see what new […] X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:
Location: C.K Choi Building\, Room 351< br />Time: 12:45pm-1:45pm
Please join us in the CK Choi Building for food and conversation with CMS affili ates and friends old and new. If you're CMS faculty\, student\, staff\, visiting scholar\, community partner - or just newly curious! - we hope you'll join us to reconnect and see what new connections you might find.
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LOCATION:C.K. Choi 351 GEO:49.267266;-123.257944 URL;VALUE=URI:https://migration.ubc.ca/events/event/community-luncheon-nov- 8-2023/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://migr.cms.arts.ubc.ca/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/2023/10/231026-WU_Community-Luncheon-1.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20231116T1132Z-1700134345.151-EO-20678-42@10.19.146.1 STATUS:CONFIRMED DTSTAMP:20260524T051057Z CREATED:20231109T035411Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240822T172809Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20231123T114500 DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20231123T130000 SUMMARY: Grad Power Hour: Temitayo Olarewaju DESCRIPTION: Land Grabbing Encounters Forcible Displacement: Exploring Inte rsections\, Implications\, and Solutions By: Temitayo Olarewaju PhD Student in Peter A. Allard School of Law Speaker Bio I research the land-migrat ion nexus through the lens of international criminal law. This research are a entails exploring the roles of land in precipitating migration. My resear ch delves into the intricate […] X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:Land Grabbing Encounters Forcible Displacement: Exploring Intersections\, Implic ations\, and Solutions
By: Temitayo Olare waju
PhD Student in Peter A. Allard School of Law
Speaker Bio
I research the land-migration nexus through the lens of internat ional criminal law. This research area entails exploring the roles of land in precipitating migration. My research delves into the intricate relations hip between land and migration\, employing the framework of international c riminal law to understand its complexities. By examining the roles of land in triggering migration\, I explore how factors like resource scarcity and conflicts lead to displacement. My research aims to shed light on the legal dimensions of land-related migration\, informing policies and strategies t o address the challenges faced by affected communities worldwide.
Abstract
This paper del ves into the intricate relationship between land grabbing and forcible disp lacement\, examining how land grabs frequently create social problems with significant consequences. By analyzing the case of alleged land grabbing in Dey Krahorm\, Chamkarmorn district of Phnom Penh\, Cambodia\, this paper d emonstrates how land grabs fall within the purview of the law prohibiting f orcible displacement as a crime against humanity in the Rome Statute. The s tudy emphasizes the need for a nuanced understanding of forcible displaceme nt within national and international legal frameworks\, particularly concer ning land grabs involving indeterminate property rights.
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LOCATION:Buchanan Tower\, Room 997 GEO:49.260872;-123.113952 URL;VALUE=URI:https://migration.ubc.ca/events/event/grad-power-hour-temitay o-olarewaju/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://migr.cms.arts.ubc.ca/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/2023/11/231109-WU_-Student-Grad-Power-Hours-1138-x-639-px.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20231027T1406Z-1698415608.789-EO-20634-42@10.19.146.15 STATUS:CONFIRMED DTSTAMP:20260524T051057Z CREATED:20231025T183430Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231025T190249Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20231128T114500 DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20231128T160000 SUMMARY: A Multi-Sector World Café to Promote the Mental Health of Refugees in BC DESCRIPTION: Please join us for a Multi-Sector World Café which seeks mobil ize knowledge about integrated refugee mental health so that we can learn f rom each other. The purpose of the World Café is to convene and collaborate with service users\, health practitioners\, settlement service providers\, and policy makers to gain your expertise and knowledge about what you […] X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:
Please join us for a Multi-Sector World Café which seeks mobilize knowledge about integrated refugee mental health so that we can learn from each other.
The purpose of the World Café is to c onvene and collaborate with service users\, health practitioners\, settleme nt service providers\, and policy makers to gain your expertise and knowled ge about what you think work to promote integrated mental health services a nd supports for people that have experienced migration such as refugees. Th e World Café is a participatory method that facilitates change through dial ogue and mutual learning.
Over the past several months we have been e ngaging in several deliberative dialogues online and in person with settlem ent service organizations\, mental health practitioners and policy experts to find out what they think works\, why it works and in what context does i ntegrate mental health care works. The World Café is an opportunity to cont inue to mobilize this knowledge and refine our collective thinking and wisd om to learn from each other. Convening multidisciplinary community members like you is an important step to understanding how a process works so that we can start to implement strategies that support and promote refugee menta l health and wellbeing.
Lunch will be served at 11:45am.
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LOCATION:Irving K. Barber Learning Centre\, Dodson Room (302) GEO:49.260872;-123.113952 URL;VALUE=URI:https://migration.ubc.ca/events/event/a-multi-sector-world-ca fe-to-promote-the-mental-health-of-refugees-in-bc/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://migr.cms.arts.ubc.ca/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/2023/10/231026_World-Cafe-Day-1.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20231118T0849Z-1700297385.4733-EO-20680-42@10.19.146.14 STATUS:CONFIRMED DTSTAMP:20260524T051057Z CREATED:20231109T190655Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240822T175535Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20231129T103000 DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20231129T113000 SUMMARY: ‘Citizen Alien’ or ‘Alien Citizen? Dialoguing lived citizenship th rough collaborative autoethnography DESCRIPTION: CMS Community- University Partnerships Research Group presents ‘Citizen Alien’ or ‘Alien Citizen’? Dialoguing lived citizenship through c ollaborative autoethnography. This session features dialogue between CMS Af filiate Natasha Damiano (Department of Rehabilitation Sciences)\, Ozlem Ata r (Queen’s University) and Esra Ari (Mount Royal University) about the con tinuum of political membership categories. Their purpose is to self-reflexi vely examine how […] X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:CMS Community- Univers ity Partnerships Research Group presents ‘ Citizen Alien’ or ‘Alien Citizen’? Dialoguing lived citizenship through col laborative autoethnography.
This session features dialogue between CMS Affili ate Natasha Dam iano (Department of Rehabilitation Sciences)\, Ozlem Ata r (Queen’s University) and Esra Ari (Mount Royal University) about the continuum of political membership categories. Their purpose is to self-reflexively exam ine how the boundaries that mark specific categories of citizenship are blu rred in the everyday lives of immigrants\, based on their personal experien ces of migration. Foregrounding lived experience\, they invite participants to explore with them the fluid areas between “citizen” and “alien” as they are discussed within the critical citizenship literature. The ideas presen ted developed from their participation in The StOries Project as well as su bsequent collaborations with other colleagues from that initial project.
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CATEGORIES:Community-University Partnerships LOCATION:Zoom Link: https://ubc.zoom.us/j/64659585332?pwd=aFZKY0VNUnJnOTRmM0dhdHFLQV lPZz09 GEO:49.260872;-123.113952 URL;VALUE=URI:https://migration.ubc.ca/events/event/c-u-partnerships-group- event-citizen-alien-or-alien-citizen-dialoguing-lived-citizenship-through-c ollaborative-autoethnography/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://migr.cms.arts.ubc.ca/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/2023/11/231109-WU_Suzanne-Huot-comms-request-1.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20231126T1051Z-1700995903.4729-EO-20691-42@10.19.146.15 STATUS:CONFIRMED DTSTAMP:20260524T051057Z CREATED:20231122T224228Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250623T214959Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20231204T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20231204T163000 SUMMARY: (Mobilities Group Event) Could we laugh colonialism away? Using Eg yptian comics to confront the colonial histories of its ancient past DESCRIPTION: CMS Mobilities Research Group and Department of Ancient Medite rranean and Near Eastern Studies presents\, “Could we laugh colonialism awa y? Using Egyptian comics to confront the colonial histories of its ancient past.” Please note that this is a hybrid event. RSVP below for the zoom lin k and/or the in-person location. Abstract This talk will showcase how […] X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:CMS Mobilities Research Group and Department of Ancient Mediterranean and Near Easter n Studies presents\, “Could we laugh colonialism away? Usin g Egyptian comics to confront the colonial histories of its ancient past.”< /strong>
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Abstract
T his talk will showcase how the UK Arts and Humanities Research Council Egyp t’s Dispersed Heritage project partnered with contemporary Egyptian comic a rtists to confront the colonial histories of the exporting of Egyptian heri tage to the world. It will introduce the Egyptian lived experience centred approach adopted to amplify the voices\, views\, and validity of Egyptian c ommunity of descent in their ancestral heritage held by foreign institution s.
Speaker Bio
Egyptian heritage and museum specialist Heba Abd el Gawad is a research fellow at the Institute o f Archaeology\, University College of London. She specialises in the hi story of Egyptian archaeology and Egyptian perceptions and representations of ancient Egypt and has co-developed with Prof. Alice Stevenson the AHRC f unded project: ‘Egypt’s Dispersed Heritage: Views from Egypt’. She has been selected as one of the most influential 21 Egyptian women in 2021 for her community work in the heritage sector.
She acknowledges her privilege and training in the colonial discipline of Egyptology and recognises the r ights of the wider Egyptian community in the knowledge production of their past.
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CATEGORIES:Mobilities LOCATION:Hybrid GEO:49.260872;-123.113952 URL;VALUE=URI:https://migration.ubc.ca/events/event/mobilities-group-event- could-we-laugh-colonialism-away-using-egyptian-comics-to-confront-the-colon ial-histories-of-its-ancient-past/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://migr.cms.arts.ubc.ca/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/2023/11/231123-WU_Mobilities-event.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20231207T1225Z-1701951927.2767-EO-20723-42@10.19.146.14 STATUS:CONFIRMED DTSTAMP:20260524T051057Z CREATED:20231207T004903Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240822T172843Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20240115T133000 DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20240115T150000 SUMMARY: Overtourism and Culture in Europe: The Resident Gaze with Dr Guill em Colom-Montero DESCRIPTION: CMS Mobilities Research Group presents “Overtourism and Cultur e in Europe: The Resident Gaze – A Talk by Dr Guillem Colom-Montero”. RSVP for this talk below. Abstract In the last decade\, the growing numbers of tourists has become a social\, environmental and political issue in many d estinations globally\, leading to a ‘radical change in the perceptions […] X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:CMS Mobilities Research Group presents "< em>Overtourism and Culture in Europe: The Resident Gaze - A Talk by Dr Guillem Colom-Montero".
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Abstract
In the last decade\, the growing numbe rs of tourists has become a social\, environmental and political issue in m any destinations globally\, leading to a ‘radical change in the perceptions of local people of tourism’ (Goodwin 2017: 1). Public discourses and cultu ral representations of tourism had historically tended to focus on the indu stry’s positive effects\, but recent years have seen a dramatic shift to em phasise its detrimental impacts on residents and local communities\, who ha ve created grassroots movements to denounce the consequences of unsustainab le tourism on their cities and regions. This deep transformation is encapsu lated in the rapid popularisation of the term ‘overtourism’ from the mid-20 10s onwards. In this lecture\, by contrast\, I will extend the theoretical framework of the ‘gaze’ by arguing for the emergence of a ‘resident gaze’ i n Europe associated with the turn to the resident at the core of the new hi storical moment of overtourism. I will then analyse the main narratives and imaginaries at the core of the resident gaze through a focus on cultural a nd grassroots production from Spain\, Portugal\, England\, Scotland\, and I taly. Ultimately\, I will argue that the concept of the ‘resident gaze’ all ows for a better understanding of the ordinary\, everyday experience of res idents in overtouristified destinations and\, in turn\, of the key features defining of overtourism.
Speaker Bio
Dr Guillem Colom-Montero is a Lecturer in Hispanic Studies at the Un iversity of Glasgow’s School of Modern Languages and Cultures\, and co-dire ctor of the research group ‘Discourses of Sustainability’ at the College of Arts & Humanities. His research focuses on contemporary Catalan literature and culture\, the construction of identity in the Catalan-speaking lands w ithin the wider Spanish context\, and the interrelations between tourism\, culture and local communities in Europe. Through a focus on the interaction s between cultural production\, collective and grassroots demands for commu nity self-determination\, and forms of socio-political independence\, Guill em’s research seeks to engage with global debates of our time: political au thority and popular empowerment\, multilingualism and cultural identity\, n ationalisms and the representation of the Other\, the impacts of leisure mo bilities on community well-being and climate emergency. Guillem is the auth or of the monograph Quim Monzó and Contemporary Catalan Culture: Cultur al Normalization\, Postmodernism and National Politics (Legenda\, 2021 ) and has published extensively on Catalan Studies in English and Catalan. Finally\, Guillem is currently working on a book analysing cultural respons es to overtourism in the Mediterranean island of Mallorca\, tentatively ent itled ‘Overtourism and Culture in Mallorca’.
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CATEGORIES:Featured Homepage,Featured News &\; Events,Mobilities LOCATION:Buchanan Tower\, Room 225 GEO:49.260872;-123.113952 URL;VALUE=URI:https://migration.ubc.ca/events/event/mobilities-group-event- overtourism-and-culture-in-europe-the-resident-gaze-talk-by-dr-guillem-colo m-montero/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://migr.cms.arts.ubc.ca/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/2023/12/231207-WU_Mobilities-Group-Event-1.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20240111T2015Z-1705004125.4604-EO-20870-42@10.19.146.14 STATUS:CONFIRMED DTSTAMP:20260524T051057Z CREATED:20240110T200420Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240822T172900Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20240129T123000 DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20240129T133000 SUMMARY: Community Luncheon DESCRIPTION: Happy New Year! We are so excited to get together with the CMS community again. Please join us in the CK Choi Building for food and conve rsation with CMS affiliates and friends old and new. If you’re CMS faculty\ , student\, staff\, visiting scholar\, community partner – or just newly cu rious! – we hope you’ll join […] X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:
Happy New Year! We are so ex cited 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 - or just newly curious! - we hope you'll join us to r econnect and see what new connections you might find.
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LOCATION:C.K. Choi 351 GEO:49.267266;-123.257944 URL;VALUE=URI:https://migration.ubc.ca/events/event/community-luncheon-jan- 29-2024/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://migr.cms.arts.ubc.ca/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/2024/01/240111_WU-Community-Luncheon.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20240119T0022Z-1705623746.696-EO-20886-42@10.19.146.2 STATUS:CONFIRMED DTSTAMP:20260524T051057Z CREATED:20240118T030742Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240822T164550Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20240205T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20240205T131500 SUMMARY: “Migration as Debt” – Talk by Willem Schinkel DESCRIPTION: Please join us for the third event of our 2023/24 CMS Speaker Series\, Integration Reimagined. This is a hybrid event. Abstract In this t alk\, Willem Schinkel seeks to contribute to ongoing ways of rethinking wha t ‘migration’ is\, and how ‘migration studies’ is implicated in it. The con text of his topic is EU-ropean registration\, problematization\, and […] X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:Please join us for the third event of our 2023/24 CMS Speaker Series\, Integration Reimagined.
This is a hybrid event.
Abstract
I n this talk\, Willem Schinkel seeks to contribute to ongoing ways of rethin king what ‘migration’ is\, and how ‘migration studies’ is implicated in it.
The context of his topic is EU-ropean registration\, problematizatio n\, and management of migration. He seeks to show that ‘migration’ becomes an object of concern (i.e.\, an object of science but also an object of gov ernment) only as an effect of accounting\, of the registration of comings a nd goings within the reference space of the international system of nation- states\, amidst which colonial divides are reproduced in part through the r egistration and visualization of ‘migration.’ These quite literal forms of accounting constitute a form of ‘double bookkeeping.’ From this\, Schinkel puts forward a perspective in which migration appears as a modality of debt .
This talk will provide fruitful ways to consider the coloniality of knowledge production in migration studies\, and what its decolonization mi ght mean in practice rather than in theory.
Speaker Bio
Willem Schinkel is Professor of Social Theory at Erasmus University Rotterdam. He publishes on migration\, racial capitalism\, violence\, and political theory. He is the author of 15 books on a variety of topics. His 2017 book Imagined Societies: A Critique of Immi grant Integration in Western Europe (Cambridge University Press) de als with migration and immigrant integration in Europe.
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CATEGORIES:Featured Homepage,Featured News &\; Events LOCATION:Irving K. Barber Learning Centre\, Dodson Room (302) GEO:49.260872;-123.113952 URL;VALUE=URI:https://migration.ubc.ca/events/event/migration-as-debt-talk- by-willem-schinkel/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://migr.cms.arts.ubc.ca/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/2024/01/240205-WU_Willem-Schinkel-1.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20240131T0437Z-1706675821.5993-EO-20960-42@10.19.146.1 STATUS:CONFIRMED DTSTAMP:20260524T051057Z CREATED:20240130T175329Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240822T172959Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20240208T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20240208T150000 SUMMARY: Harmony in Action: Bridging Communities at UBC DESCRIPTION: Join us for an inspiring event at the University of British Co lumbia\, where esteemed leaders from Black African diaspora communities in British Columbia will take the stage to share their impactful work\, the ch allenges they face\, and their strategies for overcoming them. Coffee and s nacks will be served. RSVP below. This unique opportunity allows attendees to […] X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:Join us for an inspiring event at the University of British Columbia\, where esteemed leaders from Black Afri can diaspora communities in British Columbia will take the stage to share t heir impactful work\, the challenges they face\, and their strategies for o vercoming them.
Coffee and snacks will be served. RSVP b elow.
This unique opportun ity allows attendees to gain insights into the dynamic initiatives shaping these communities. Discover firsthand the commitment to positive change as community leaders outline their aspirations for collaboration with the Univ ersity of British Columbia. This event serves as a platform for meaningful discussions\, fostering connections between academia and community-driven i nitiatives.
Whether you're a part of the university community\, an ad vocate for social change\, or someone eager to engage with diverse perspect ives\, this event promises to inspire and create opportunities for collabor ative partnerships. Join us as we explore the potential for impactful colla borations and work together towards a more inclusive and empowered future.< /p>
Speaker List:
- Lawrence Chidzambwa\, Great Zimbabwe Cultu ral Association of British Columbia (ZICUSO BC)
- Godwin Ude \, Kingdom Acts Foundation
- Isaac Phiri\, Faith Impact Ministries International
- Jean-Bruno Nk ondi\, Le Relais Francophone
- Osakue Ukponrefe\, Edo Friends of British Columbia Association
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CATEGORIES:Circulation: Africa and its Diasporas,Featured News &\; Events LOCATION:Buchanan Tower\, Room 726 GEO:49.260872;-123.113952 URL;VALUE=URI:https://migration.ubc.ca/events/event/circulation-group-event -harmony-in-action-bridging-communities-at-ubc/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://migr.cms.arts.ubc.ca/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/2024/01/Harmony-in-Action_WEB-1.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20240202T0121Z-1706836885.7315-EO-20964-42@10.19.146.1 STATUS:CONFIRMED DTSTAMP:20260524T051057Z CREATED:20240201T175051Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240822T173018Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20240215T123000 DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20240215T133000 SUMMARY: Grad Student Power Hour: Ziwen Mei DESCRIPTION: Negotiating Identity and Family Language Policy: Rural Migrant Workers and Floating Children in Urban China By: Ziwen Mei PhD Student in Language and Literacy Education Abstract This proposed study aims to invest igate the identity negotiation and family language policy of rural-migrant families against the macro backdrop of rural-urban labour mobility. Althoug h rural migrant workers are […] X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:Negotiat ing Identity and Family Language Policy: Rural Migrant Workers and Floating Children in Urban China
By: Ziwen Mei
PhD Student in Language and Literacy Education
Abstract
This proposed study aims to investigate the identity negotiation and family language policy of rural -migrant families against the macro backdrop of rural-urban labour mobility . Although rural migrant workers are permitted to work in urban areas\, the ir access to social welfare benefits\, including children’s school educatio n\, is restricted by the household registration system. Meanwhile\, coming from diverse linguistic backgrounds amid the nearly 2\,000 regional languag es in China\, their bottom-up language planning confronts a monoglossic nat ional language policy which legitimizes Mandarin Chinese as the only standa rd medium of communication across public domains. This study\, drawing on t he frameworks of family language policy and identity and investment with a Bourdieusan lens of capital\, seeks to understand the nuanced power dynamic s between social and familial structure and individual agency\, and to fore ground agentive capacities of marginalized migrant groups in asserting thei r identities and languages.
Speaker Bio
My research centres around examining the social and linguistic stru ctures impacting migrant families and individuals inside families. For my d octoral research\, I aim to investigate the language planning and practices of Chinese rural-urban migrant families in relation to their changing iden tities.
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CATEGORIES:Featured News &\; Events LOCATION:C.K. Choi 231 GEO:49.267266;-123.257944 URL;VALUE=URI:https://migration.ubc.ca/events/event/grad-power-hour-ziwen-m ei/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://migr.cms.arts.ubc.ca/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/2024/02/231109-WEB_Grad-Student-Power-Hour-2.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20240209T1000Z-1707472804.101-EO-20993-42@10.19.146.14 STATUS:CONFIRMED DTSTAMP:20260524T051057Z CREATED:20240207T001137Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240822T164340Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20240226T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20240226T120000 SUMMARY: Perspectives on Immigrant Employment and the Future of Work (Panel Discussion) DESCRIPTION: As part of the Bridging Divides Project\, CMS is hosting a hyb rid employment-focused panel addressing issues related to immigrants’ labou r market integration\, employment services and the future of work. This is a hybrid event. RSVP below to attend this event in-person or online. Follo wing brief presentations of current research conducted by the speakers\, pa rticipants will […] X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:As part of the Bridging Divides Proj ect\, CMS is hosting a hybrid employment-focused panel addressing issue s related to immigrants’ labour market integration\, employment services an d the future of work.
This is a hybrid event. RSVP below to attend this event in-person or online.
Following brie f presentations of current research conducted by the speakers\, participant s will engage in a facilitated discussion with the panelists. Light refresh ments will be served.
Featured Speakers:
Dr. Hongxia Shan is an Associate Professor in the Department of Ed ucational Studies at UBC. She specializes in migration and integration\, ad ult education\, and work and learning. Drawing on her research with immigra nt engineers\, she will speak about what she calls the immigrant "advantage " via professional learning.
Dr. Nancy Clark is Director of Social Justice Studies and Associate Professor at the Faculty of Human and Social Development\, School of Nursing at the University of Victoria. S he will be speaking on the study ‘Exploring Syrian Men’s Mental Health and Participation in Labour Employment: A Community Participatory Arts-Based Pr oject’ that uses photography to explore the social determinants of Syrian m en’s mental health and highlights how the intersections of masculinity\, fo rced migration and resettlement shape men’s experiences of economic integra tion.
Dr. Vince Hopkins is an Assistant Professor in t he Department of Political Science at UBC. His research uses data science a nd randomized experiments to help low-income and marginalized people access public services. In this talk\, Dr. Hopkins will present some upcoming res earch on increasing access to employment and integration services in Canada .
Dr. Suzanne Huot is an Assistant Professor in the Dep artment of Occupational Science and Occupational Therapy at the University of British Columbia. Her research examines the many transitions to daily li fe that people experience during their migration journeys. Her presentation will outline upcoming research on immigrants’ experiences of participating in forms of platform-based and remote work.
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LOCATION:Irving K. Barber Learning Centre\, Dodson Room (302) GEO:49.260872;-123.113952 URL;VALUE=URI:https://migration.ubc.ca/events/event/perspectives-on-immigra nt-employment-and-the-future-of-work/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://migr.cms.arts.ubc.ca/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/2024/02/WEB_Perpectives-on-immigrant-employment-and-the-future-of-work-1.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20240212T1757Z-1707760639.2661-EO-20999-42@10.19.146.2 STATUS:CONFIRMED DTSTAMP:20260524T051057Z CREATED:20240207T234813Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240822T173109Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20240229T123000 DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20240229T140000 SUMMARY: History and Symbol in Africa and China Relations with Duncan M. Yo on DESCRIPTION: CMS Circulation: Africa and its Diasporas and Mobilities Resea rch Groups are pleased to host a talk titled “History and Symbol in Africa and China Relations” by Duncan M. Yoon. RSVP below. Light refreshments will be served. Abstract China in Twentieth- and Twenty-First Century African L iterature unpacks the long-standing complexity of exchanges between African s and Chinese […] X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:CMS Circula tion: Africa and its Diasporas and Mobilities Research Groups are plea sed to host a talk titled "History and Symbol in Africa and China Relations " by Duncan M. Yoon.
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Abstract
China in Twentieth- and Twenty-First Century African Liter ature unpacks the long-standing complexity of exchanges between Af ricans and Chinese as far back as the Cold War and beyond. This scope encom passes how China\, which emerged as a main engine of the world economy by t he end of the twentieth century\, has transformed patterns of globalization across the continent. In this ground-breaking work on cultural representat ions\, Duncan M. Yoon examines the controversial symbol of China in African literature. He reads acclaimed authors like Kofi Awoonor\, Henri Lopes\, a nd Bessie Head\, as well as contemporary writers\, including Ufrieda Ho\, K wei Quartey\, and Yvonne Adhiambo Owuor. Each chapter focuses on a genre su ch as poetry\, popular fiction\, memoir\, and the novel\, drawing out theme s like resource extraction\, diaspora\, gender\, and race. Yoon demonstrate s how African creative voices grapple with and make meaning out of the poss ibilities and limitations of globalization in an increasingly multipolar wo rld.
Speaker Bio
Duncan M. Yoon is an assis tant professor at NYU - Gallatin. His book\, China in 20th and 21st Cent ury African Literature\, was published in 2023 with Cambridge Universit y Press. The manuscript received the American Comparative Literature Associ ation's (ACLA) Helen Tartar First Book Subvention Award. His articles have appeared in journals such as Comparative Literature\, Interventio ns: International Journal of Postcolonial Studies\, Verge: Studies i n Global Asias\, Publications of the Modern Language Association (PM LA)\, Journal of World Literature\, Research in African Literatures< /i>\, and The Cambridge Journal of Postcolonial Literary Inquiry. He chaired the executive committee for the Modern Language Association's foru m African Literature to 1990 in 2022. He also served as a Fulbright Scholar to South Korea in 2004 and was a Kluge Fellow at the Library of Con gress in 2018.
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CATEGORIES:Circulation: Africa and its Diasporas,Mobilities LOCATION:Green College Coach House GEO:49.260872;-123.113952 URL;VALUE=URI:https://migration.ubc.ca/events/event/circulation-group-event -china-in-20th-and-21st-century-african-literature-talk-by-duncan-m-yoon/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://migr.cms.arts.ubc.ca/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/2024/02/WEB_History-and-Symbol-in-Africa-and-China-Relations-in-20th-and-21st-Century-African-Literature.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20240209T1000Z-1707472816.7207-EO-21002-42@10.19.146.1 STATUS:CONFIRMED DTSTAMP:20260524T051057Z CREATED:20240208T005021Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240822T175631Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20240229T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20240229T190000 SUMMARY: “Safe Haven” Film Screening DESCRIPTION: CMS Borders Research Group is thrilled to present a virtual fi lm screening of “Safe Haven”\, a film directed by Peabody Award winning fil mmaker Lisa Molomot. RSVP below for this virtual event. SAFE HAVEN | Direc ted By: Lisa Molomot | Produced by: Alison Mountz Film Synopsis SAFE HAVEN weaves together the powerful stories of U.S. war […] X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:CMS Borders Research Group is thrill ed to present a virtual film screening of "Safe Haven"\, a film directed by Peabody Award winning filmmaker Lisa Molomot.
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SAFE HAVEN | Directed By: Lisa Molomot | Produced by: Alison Mountz
Film Synopsis
SAFE HAVEN weaves together the powerful stories of U.S. war resisters who sought safe haven in Canada during both the Vietnam and Iraq wars. The fil m also explores the intersection of these two groups of men and women durin g the Iraq war as many Vietnam era resisters participated in a movement to support the younger generation. SAFE HAVEN shows the reality and the myth o f Canada as a welcoming country to those seeking protection. It delves into the worlds and decision making of people deciding to leave home and milita ry service. People who both found safe haven and were forced home discuss t heir lives on both sides of the border.
Director Bio
Since graduating from the American Film Ins titute\, Lisa Molomot has wor ked as a documentary director\, producer and editor. Her films have aired o n the PBS series Independent Lens and American Reframed and have been seen at film festivals around the world\, including Sundance\, SXSW\, New Direct ors\, New Films and DOC NYC.
Producer B io
Alison Mountz is Profess or and Canada Research Chair of Global Migration at Wilfred Laurier Univers ity. She holds a PhD in Geography from the University of British Columbia. Her work explores the the tension between the decisions\, displacements\, and desires that drive migration and the policies and practices designed to regulate migration. Dr. Mountz is also affiliated with the Balsillie Schoo l of International Affairs. In her current role\, she directs the Internati onal Migration Research Centre and edits the journal\, Environment & Planning C: Politics & Space.
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CATEGORIES:Borders LOCATION:Virtual GEO:49.260872;-123.113952 URL;VALUE=URI:https://migration.ubc.ca/events/event/borders-group-event-saf e-haven-film-screening/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://migr.cms.arts.ubc.ca/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/2024/02/290224-WEB_SAFE-HAVEN-Film-screening-1.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20240219T1705Z-1708362352.9534-EO-21072-42@10.19.146.14 STATUS:CONFIRMED DTSTAMP:20260524T051057Z CREATED:20240215T200107Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240301T221021Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20240301T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20240301T153000 SUMMARY: CMS Grad Fellows Symposium 2024 DESCRIPTION: The CMS Graduate Fellows 2023-2024 cohort is pleased to presen t the CMS Grad Fellows Symposium 2024. Come join us for a day of thought-pr ovoking\, multi-disciplinary research panels by 11 emerging migration schol ars representing eleven different disciplines at UBC. The research was supp orted by the Centre for Migration Studies’ Grad Fellowship Program. RSVP be low and select […] X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:The CMS Graduat e Fellows 2023-2024 cohort is pleased to present the CMS Grad F ellows Symposium 2024. Come join us for a day of thought-prov oking\, multi-disciplinary research panels by 11 emerging migration scholar s representing eleven different disciplines at UBC. The research was suppor ted by the Centre for Migration Studies' Grad Fello wship Program.
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The event features three pane ls on important topics in migration studies:
Voices of Migration: Language and Identity [9:30 am - 11:00 am]
Panelists: Chieh Lu\, Fabiola del Rincón Fernández\, María Cervantes-Macías\, Ziwen Mei
Th is panel delves into the complex and intricate intersections of language\, identity\, and migration through discussions on governance in education\, f amilies’ language planning and long-term investments in convertible capital \, and artistic expressions of migrants.
Exploring the In tersection of Land\, Place and Migration [11:15 am - 12:45 pm]
Panelists: Guntas Kaur\, Lin Zeng\, Quinton Huang\, Tayo Olarewaju
Th is panel explores the relationship between land\, place\, and migration\, w ith a focus on forced displacement\, decolonial Indigenous-immigrant relati ons\, and the political involvement of migrant communities in Canada.
Building Healthy Communities: Perspectives on Migrant Heal th and Well-Being [1:45 pm - 3:15 pm]
Panelists:
Astou Thiam\, Naomi Maldonado-Rodriguez\, Emma Stirling-Cameron This panel navigates the landsc ape of migrant health and well-being by studying the effects of migration p olicies in the everyday experiences of migrants in different contexts.
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LOCATION:Irving K. Barber Learning Centre\, Peña Room GEO:49.260872;-123.113952 URL;VALUE=URI:https://migration.ubc.ca/events/event/cms-grad-fellows-sympos ium-2024/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://migr.cms.arts.ubc.ca/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/2024/02/2023-2024-Grad-Fellows-Symposium.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20240216T0049Z-1708044572.6507-EO-21085-42@10.19.146.2 STATUS:CONFIRMED DTSTAMP:20260524T051057Z CREATED:20240215T231850Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240822T173130Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20240307T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20240307T120000 SUMMARY: Exodus: Russian Repression and Social ‘Movement’ with Lisa Sundstr om DESCRIPTION: CMS Borders Research Group is thrilled to present a talk by Li sa Dr. Lisa McIntosh Sundstrom titled Exodus: Russian Repression and Social ‘Movement’. RSVP below for this event. Abstract What does it mean when a social movement has to physically relocate to continue its advocacy? This “movement” of movements has been underway since Russia’s invasion […] X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:CMS Borders Research Group is thri lled to present a talk by Lisa Dr. Lisa McIntosh Sundstrom titled Exodus: Russian Re pression and Social ‘Movement'.
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Abstract
What does it mean when a social movement has to physically relocate to c ontinue its advocacy? This “movement” of movements has been underway since Russia's invasion of Ukraine in 2022\, raising a host of issues for Russian social movements. In past research\, we identified several broad trends in Russian civil society prior to the wa r\, which we labeled enduring\, evaporating\, and adapting forms of activism . Here we examine a new trend in Russian civil society – escaping. We consi der how social movement theory can shed light on the dilemmas faced by Russ ian civil society groups using examples from feminist and environmental activism\, and efforts opposing Russia’s w ar on Ukraine.
Speaker Bio
Dr. Lisa McIntosh Sund strom (Stanford University) is a P rofessor of Political Science at UBC. Her regional area of expertise is Rus sia\, and her research interests inclu de democratization\, civil society\, human rights\, gender issues\, the pol itics of international democracy assistance\, legal mobilization\, and NGO activism in both domestic and transnational politics.
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CATEGORIES:Borders LOCATION:Irving K. Barber Learning Centre\, Peña Room GEO:49.260872;-123.113952 URL;VALUE=URI:https://migration.ubc.ca/events/event/exodus-russian-repressi on-and-social-movement-talk-by-lisa-sundstrom/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://migr.cms.arts.ubc.ca/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/2024/02/070324-WEB-Exodus-Russian-Repression-and-Social-‘Movement.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20240223T0329Z-1708658946.6809-EO-21124-42@10.19.146.2 STATUS:CONFIRMED DTSTAMP:20260524T051057Z CREATED:20240223T000601Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240822T173149Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20240308T103000 DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20240308T120000 SUMMARY: Professional Development Event | A Conversation with Olga Stachova DESCRIPTION: CMS is extremely excited to announce the another instalment of our Professional Development Event series. Join us for a conversation with Olga Stachova. RSVP below for this event. Light Refreshments will be serv ed. Olga Stachova is the CEO of MOSAIC: a registered charity serving immigr ant\, refugee\, and migrant communities in Metro Vancouver. Its broad range […] X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:CMS is extremely excited to announce the a nother instalment of our Professional Development Event se ries. Join us for a conversation with Olga Stachova.
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Olga Stachova is the CEO of MOSAIC: a registered char ity serving immigrant\, refugee\, and migrant communities in Metro Vancouve r. Its broad range of services include settlement and family support\, Engl ish language training\, employment assistance. As one of the largest immigr ant-serving organizations\, MOSAIC serves over 30\,000 clients annually fro m 47 accessible locations.
Olga has over 2 0 years of experience managing fast growing\, distributed\, non-profit orga nizations\, as well as operational expertise in program design\, delivery\, and evaluation. Olga currently serves on the Invest Vancouver Management B oard as well as a Co-Chair of the IRCC National Settlement and Integration Service Delivery Committee.
This event will explore the real- world applications and vocations in migration work outside the aca demy.
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LOCATION:C.K. Choi 351 GEO:49.267266;-123.257944 URL;VALUE=URI:https://migration.ubc.ca/events/event/professional-developmen t-event-a-conversation-with-olga-stachova/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://migr.cms.arts.ubc.ca/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/2024/02/WEB_240308_Olga-S.-PDE.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20240223T0330Z-1708659053.0278-EO-21119-42@10.19.146.2 STATUS:CONFIRMED DTSTAMP:20260524T051057Z CREATED:20240222T215547Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240822T173307Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20240311T114500 DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20240311T134500 SUMMARY: Speaker Series | “Migrant Occupations: Practices of Freedom?” with Miriam Ticktin DESCRIPTION: Please join us for the fourth and final event of our 2023/24 C MS Speaker Series\, Integration Reimagined. Please RSVP below for talk or t alk+lunch. Abstract In a global political context which favors practices of containment – from border walls to prisons –this talk traces a series of p olitical experiments\, or what Miriam Ticktin is calling […] X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:Please join us for the fourth and final ev ent of our 2023/24 CMS Speaker Series\, Integration Reimagined< /em>.
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Abstract
In a global political context which favor s practices of containment – from border walls to prisons --this talk trace s a series of political experiments\, or what Miriam Ticktin is calling for ms of commoning\, referring to antiracist and decolonial struggles against enclosures. Ticktin looks at occupations of buildings and land by people on the move (migrants)\, fighting for the freedom not just to move but to sta y\, challenging regimes of private property and nation-state governance. Aw are of the contradictions raised by the concept of occupation\, Miriam Tick tin will explore these alternative political formations in Calais\, Paris\, Athens and New York City.
Bio
< a href="https://www.gc.cuny.edu/people/miriam-ticktin">Miriam Ticktin i s Professor of Anthropology at the CUNY Graduate Center\, in New York City. She publishes widely on topics such as migration\, borders\, humanitarianism\, and racial and gendered inequal ities\, and most recently\, she has written about the idea of a decolonial feminist commons. She is the author of Casualties of Care: Immigration and the Politics of Humanitarianism in France (University of California Press\, 2012)\, and co-editor of In the Name of Humanity: The Government of Threat an d Care (Duke University Press\, 2010). Her next book\, Against I nnocence: Undoing and Remaking the World is forthcoming with University of Chicago Press.
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LOCATION:Irving K. Barber Learning Centre\, Dodson Room (302) GEO:49.260872;-123.113952 URL;VALUE=URI:https://migration.ubc.ca/events/event/migrant-occupations-pra ctices-of-freedom-talk-by-miriam-ticktin/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://migr.cms.arts.ubc.ca/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/2024/02/240311-WU_Miriam-Ticktin-1-2.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20240308T0653Z-1709880839.4105-EO-21160-42@10.19.146.14 STATUS:CONFIRMED DTSTAMP:20260524T051057Z CREATED:20240306T192451Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240822T173334Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20240320T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20240320T120000 SUMMARY: Creative Resistance Against Australian Border Violence: The Politi cs of Shared Philosophical Activity with Omid Tofighian and Elahe Zivardar DESCRIPTION: CMS Borders Research Group is thrilled to host Omid Tofighian and Elahe Zivardar for a talk titled “Creative Resistance Against Australia n Border Violence: The Politics of Shared Philosophical Activity“. This tal k is co-sponsored by Green College and Alireza Ahmadian Lectures in Iranian and Persianate Studies RSVP for this talk below. Abstract This talk introd uces the […] X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:CMS Borders Research Group is thrilled to ho st Omid Tofighian and Elahe Zivardar for a talk titled "Creative Re sistance Against Australian Border Violence: The Politics of Shared Philoso phical Activity". This talk is co-sponsored by Green College and Alireza Ahmadian Lectures in Iranian and Persianate Studies
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Abstract
This talk introduces the idea of a shared philosophical activity in the context of Australian border violence with a focus on the Nauru offshore refugee prison. Omid Tofighian and Elahe Zivardar will discuss the ir critiques of border violence through examples of their collective and cr eative resistance against Australia’s offshore detention regime\, which has imprisoned people seeking asylum in remote Pacific islands since 2001. Our speakers will also reflect on the kind of knowledge produced in carceral s paces\, which foregrounds the work of incarcerated refugees or those recent ly released. In doing so\, they will reflect on how collaborations with ref ugees can produce new forms of epistemic activism\; new possibilities for e ngaging with border violence in intellectually transformative ways\; and di fferent forms of creative resistance. Finally\, Omid Tofighian and Elahe Zi vardar will address significant issues regarding knowledge production in ex treme situations such as indefinite detention and focus on their ongoing co llaboration on the upcoming film Architect.
Bio(s)
Omid Tofighian is an award-winning lecturer\, researcher and community advocate\, combining philosophy with interests in citizen media\, popular culture\, displacement and discrimination. He is adjunct lecturer at University of New South Wales and honorary research fellow at Birkbeck L aw\, University of London. His publications include Myth and Philosophy in Platonic Dialogues
(Palgrave 2016)\; translation of Behrouz Boo chani's multi-award-winning autobiographical novel No Friend but the Mountains: Writing from Manus Prison (Picador 2018)\; co-editor of sp ecial issues for journals Litera ture and Aesthetics (2011)\, Alphaville: Journal of Film and Sc reen Media (2019) and Southerly (2021)\; and co-translator/co-editor of Freedom\, Only Freedom: The Prison Writing s of Behrouz Boochani (Bloomsbu ry 2023). An award-winning Iranian artist\, architectural designer\, journalist\ , and documentary film maker\, Elahe Zivardar currently lives in Arizona\, United States\, where she obtained refugee status in 2019. After fleeing Ir an\, Elahe Zivardar was detained on the remote island of the Republic of Na uru for attempting to seek asylum in Australia from 2013 to 2019. During he r detention in Nauru\, she was highly active in using photos and video to d ocument the horrific treatment and conditions endured by people seeking asy lum and imprisoned offshore. An artist using diverse techniques including p ainting\, photography and documentary filmmaking\, Elahe Zivardar seeks to depict and raise awareness on how refugee\, stateless and migrant minoritie s are treated throughout the migration process\, especially at borders. In addition to her artwork\, she is active as an advisor to international refu gee rights campaigns and organizations in Australia\, the UK and US.
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CATEGORIES:Borders LOCATION:Liu Institute for Global Issues\, Place of Many Trees GEO:49.276589;-123.220089 URL;VALUE=URI:https://migration.ubc.ca/events/event/creative-resistance-aga inst-australian-border-violence-the-politics-of-shared-philosophical-activi ty/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://migr.cms.arts.ubc.ca/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/2024/03/240320-WU_-Borders-Group-Talk.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20240308T1607Z-1709914026.4259-EO-21162-42@10.19.146.1 STATUS:CONFIRMED DTSTAMP:20260524T051057Z CREATED:20240307T184313Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240822T164404Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20240420T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20240504T130000 SUMMARY: Weaving Workshop Series with Chief Janice George and Elder Willard ‘Buddy’ Joseph DESCRIPTION: CMS is honoured to host an in-person workshop series with Sḵwx ̱wú7mesh (Squamish) master weavers and community leaders of the L’hen Awtxw Weaving House\, Chepximiya Siyam’ Chief Janice George and Skwetsimeltxw Wi llard ‘Buddy’ Joseph. The series will take place on 3 consecutive Saturdays (April 20\, April 27\, and May 4) from 10am-1pm. Participants must be able […] X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:[alert title="Sold Out" text="Thank you fo r your interest! This event has reached full capacity and is now sold out." link_text="" link_url=""]
CMS is honoured to host an in-person work shop series with Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish) master weavers and commun ity leaders of the L’hen Awtxw Weaving House\, Chepximiya Siyam’ Ch ief Janice George and Skwetsimeltxw Willard ‘Buddy’ Joseph .
The series will take place on 3 consecutive Saturdays (Ap ril 20\, April 27\, and May 4) from 10am-1pm. Participants must be able to attend all three sessions\, since the teachings are cumulative. The worksho p is limited to 20 participants.
The purpose of this series is to fac ilitate cultural awareness of the ancestral artistic practice of weaving\, which brings with it many insights into living on these unceded territories . Over the course of three Saturday sessions\, participants will learn the techniques of Sḵwx̱wú7mesh wool weaving and create their own wall hanging. The wor kshop will be grounded in nexwniwchet\, traditional teachings that address the cultural and historical significance of this intricate weaving style.
Bios
Skwetsimeltxw Willard ‘B uddy’ Joseph and Chepximiya Siyam’ Janice George are accomplished weavers a nd teachers from the Sḵwx̱wú7mesh ( Squamish) Nation. They have co-founded L’hen Awtxw Weaving House t o share the teachings and practice of traditional Coast Salish wool weaving .
Chief Janice George graduated from Capilano University\, North Vancouver\, BC\, and the Institute of American Indian Arts\, Santa Fe\, NM\ , USA. She feels her education at these schools helped her excel as a teac her\, adding to her most important traditional teachings. She is a heredita ry chief\, trained museum curator and educator. George also co-organized th e 1st Canada Northwest Coast Weavers Gathering\, with other Squamish Nation Weavers. George and Joseph are from prominent Squamish families and have numerous ceremonial and cultural responsibilities in their community. Josep h is the former director of the Squamish Housing and Capital Projects and c urrently consults on capital projects for First Nations communities.
These events are organized by CMS and co-sponsored by Migrant In tegration in the Mid-21st Century: Bridging Divides.
LOCATION:C.K. Building\, Room 120 GEO:49.267266;-123.257944 URL;VALUE=URI:https://migration.ubc.ca/events/event/weaving-workshop-series -with-chief-janice-george-and-elder-willard-buddy-joseph/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://migr.cms.arts.ubc.ca/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/2024/03/20240420-WU_Weaving-Workshop-Series-2.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20240404T0038Z-1712191138.2138-EO-21264-42@10.19.146.14 STATUS:CONFIRMED DTSTAMP:20260524T051057Z CREATED:20240403T200415Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240822T173351Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20240424T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20240424T130000 SUMMARY: Community Luncheon DESCRIPTION: Come and join us at the CK Choi Building for lunch and captiva ting conversations among CMS affiliates\, both familiar and new faces! Whet her you’re a CMS faculty member\, student\, staff\, visiting scholar\, comm unity partner\, or simply intrigued by what we do\, we extend a warm invita tion for you to join us. It’s an opportunity to […] X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:
Come and join us at the CK Choi Building for lunch and captivating c onversations among CMS affiliates\, both familiar and new faces! Whether yo u're a CMS faculty member\, student\, staff\, visiting scholar\, community partner\, or simply intrigued by what we do\, we extend a warm invitation f or you to join us. It's an opportunity to reconnect with old acquaintances and forge new connections\, all while enjoying good food and stimulating di scussions.
We look forward to seeing you there!
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LOCATION:C.K. Choi 351 GEO:49.267266;-123.257944 URL;VALUE=URI:https://migration.ubc.ca/events/event/community-luncheon-apri l-24-2024/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://migr.cms.arts.ubc.ca/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/2024/03/WEB_Community-Luncheon.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20251008T2231Z-1759962683.0402-EO-21431-42@10.19.146.24 STATUS:CONFIRMED DTSTAMP:20260524T051057Z CREATED:20240410T165924Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250228T203624Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20240515T083000 DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20240516T170000 SUMMARY: International Research Conference 2024 with Hong Kong Baptist Univ ersity Faculty of Social Sciences DESCRIPTION: CMS is thrilled to invite you to its International Research Co nference 2024 at the xʷθəθiqətəm or Place of Many Trees\, Liu Institute for Global Issues\, on May 15-16 in conjunction with Hong Kong Baptist Univers ity Faculty of Social Sciences. X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:[image_spread img_url="https://migr.cms.ar ts.ubc.ca/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/2024/04/WEB_CMS-IRC-2024-1.png" capti on="" width="website"]
CMS is thrilled to invite you to its International Research Conference 2024 at th e xʷθəθiqətəm or Place of Many Tr ees\, Liu Institute for Global Issues\, on May 15-16 in conjunction with Hong Kong Baptist University Faculty of Social Sciences.
This annual conferenc e serves as a platform for scholars and practitioners to explore the intric ate dynamics of migration and mobility in today's interconnected world. Our 2024 theme\, Belonging and Mobility in a Transnational World\,
e ncapsulates the complex interplay between identity\, movement\, and connect ivity across borders. [image_aligned img_url="https://migr.cms .arts.ubc.ca/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/2024/04/Nina-Glick-Schiller_Keynot e-speaker-2024.png" caption="" align="left"]
This year\, we are honou red to welcome Professor Nina Glick Schiller as the in-person keynote speaker. Her hybrid talk\ , titled "The End of Migration as We Know It: Studying and Opp osing Regimes of Dehu manization\," will take place on Wednesday\, May 15\, from 9:30 AM to 11:00 AM (PDT). It will explore how today’s intense anti-migration politics are producing the end of migration as we know it and the emergenc e of migration regimes of rightless labour and permanent transience.
[accordions collapsible=true active=false][accordion title="Abstract"] Many of the central concepts in migration scholarship and policy formation – integration\, assimilation\, ethnic communities- multiculturalism\, plura lism\, transnationalism – have focused on contexts that allowed people to e nter a nation-state in which they were not born\, settle\, and obtain full rights and protection from their new state. However\, the intense anti-migr ation politics of the present day are producing the end of migration as we know it and the emergence of migration regimes of rightless labour and perm anent transience. Most migrants\, whether they are classified as contract w orkers or asylum seekers\, do lawful or off-the-books low-wage labour and b ecome the object of labour extraction. In Brenda Yeoh’s terms\, these migra nts exist in states of “permanent temporariness.” Similarly\, Robin Cohen s peaks of the global emergence of a class of helots – beings without rights\ , including a right to be considered part of humanity. These migrants\, alt hough they are vital to the well-being of global corporations and the citiz ens of nation-states\, are never able to settle permanently\; their mobilit y\, even outside of their workplace\, is increasingly curtailed. In respons e to this transformation\, Michiel Bass and I have called on migration scho lars and activists to study and halt the processes of dehumanization throug h which rights to move\, settle and obtain citizenship are being eliminated . We have proposed four foundational prepositions to speak to the transform ation of migration regimes: (1) Current migration scholarship is mired in theories about migration that reflect past regimes\, infrastructures and legalities\; (2) Current migration regimes are eliminating the right to se ttle\; (3) The end of migration as we know it goes hand in hand with the gr owth of a migration industry that facilitates “mobility” across borders for a profit\; (4) Hope can be found in social movements that support migrants ’ rights to settlement and transnationality.[/accordion][/accordions]< /p>
[accordions collapsible=true active=false][accordion title="Nina Glic k Schiller's Bio"]Nina Glick Schiller is Emeritus Professor\, University of Manchester\, UK and University of New Hampshire\, USA\, founding editor of Identities and co-editor of Anthropological Theory. Her research topics include urbanism\, urban regeneration\, transnational migra tion\, migration services\, migration and development\, critiques of method ological nationalism and the ethnic lens\, racialization and power\, dispos session and displacement\, cosmopolitan sociability\, and the construction of risk. She has conducted research in Haiti\, the USA\, the UK\, and Germa ny.
Her books include Nations Unbound: Transnational Projects\, P ostcolonial Predicaments and the Deterritorialized Nation-States\, Towards a Transnational Perspective on Migration: Race\, Class\, Ethnicity \, and Nationalism Reconsidered\, Georges Woke Up Laughing: Long Distance Nationalism and the Search for Home\, Beyond Methodologic al Nationalism: Research Methodologies for Cross-Border Studies\, Cosmopolitan Sociability: Locating Transnational Religious and Diasporic Ne tworks\, Whose Cosmopolitanism? Critical Perspectives\, Relationalities and Discontent\, Regimes of Mobility: Imaginaries and Relationalities of Power \, Locating Migration: Rescaling Cities and Migrants\; and Migrant s and City Making: Dispossession\, Displacement and Urban Regeneration.[/accordion][/accordions]
The comprehensive conference schedule is n ow available:
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Conference Program
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8:30 AM - 9:00 AM – Light bre akfast refreshments
9:00 AM - 9:30 AM – xʷməθ kʷəy̓əm (Musqueam) Wel come by Elder Mary Point & Welcome remarks from CMS and HKBU Faculty of Soc ial Sciences
9:30 AM - 11:00 AM – Keynote by Prof. Nin a Glick Schiller
11:00 AM - 11:15 AM – Break
11:15 AM - 12:45 PM – Panel 1: The Impact of Migration Policies on Migrant Experiences
Discussant: Sean Lauer\, Sociology\, University of British Colum bia
Chair: Daniel W.L. Lai\, Social Sciences\, Hong Kong Baptist University
Speakers:
María Cervantes\,
Geography\, Un iversity of British Columbia Neda Maghbouleh\, Sociology\, University of British Colum bia
Son ja van der Putten\, Educational Theory and Practice\, Simon Fraser University
Kevin Lo \, Geography\, Hong Kong Baptist University
12:45 PM - 2 :00 PM – Lunch
2:00 PM - 3:30 PM – Panel 2: Intergroup Relations in Contexts of Immigration
< p>Discussant: Antje Ellermann\, Political Science\, University of B ritish ColumbiaChair: Daniel W.L Lai\, Social Sciences\ , Hong Kong Baptist University
Speakers:
- Ania Switzer\, Central\, Eastern\, and Northern European Studies\, University of British Columbia
Hwajin Shin\, Sociology\, Hong Kong Baptist University
Dorothee Leesing\ , Gender\, Race\, Sexuality & Social Justice\, University of British Columbia
Leonora Angeles\, Gender\, Community and International Development Planning\, Universit y of British Columbia
3:30 PM - 3:45 PM – Break
< h3>3:45 PM - 5:00 PM – Roundtable: Perspectives o n Academic PublishingModerator: Lisa Bru nner\, Political Science\, University of British Columbia
Speakers:
Rima Wilkes\, Sociology\, University of British Columbia
Kaxton Siu\, Sociolog y\, Hong Kong Baptist University
Nina Glick Schiller\, Anthropology\, University of Manc hester (UK) and University of New Hampshire (USA)
6: 30 PM - 8:00 PM – Dinner at The Rooftop Garden\, UBC Nest Building (for conference pan elists)
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8:30 AM - 9:00 AM – Light breakfast refreshments
9 :00 AM - 9:15 AM – Welcome remarks
9:15 AM - 10:45 AM – Panel 3: Exp loring the Nexus of Work and Belonging among Immigrant Workers
Discus sant: Nancy Clark\, Human and Social Development\, University of Vic toria Chair: Sofia Noori\, Curriculum and Pedagogy\, Uni versity of British Columbia
Speakers:
Sandra Schinnerl\, P olitical Science\, University of British Columbia
Hongxia Shan\, Educational Studies\, University of British Columbia
Charlotte Yang\, Geography\, Hong Kong Baptist Univers ity
Ang el Bella\, Geography\, University of British Columbia
10 :45 AM - 11:00 AM – Break
11:00 AM - 12:30 PM – Panel 4: Borders and Bordering Practices
Discussant: Alexia Bloch\, Anthropology\, University of British Columbia
Chair: Elif Sari\, Anthr opology\, University of British Columbia
Speakers:
Abu Fak hri\, Sociology\, Simon Fraser University
Jessica Templeman\, Law\, University of British Columbia
Molly Joeck\, Law\, University of British Columbia
Anita Koo\, Sociology\,
Hong Kong Bap tist University 12:30 PM - 1:30 PM – Lunch
1: 30 PM - 3:15 PM – Panel 5: Global Diasporas and Social Identit ies
Discussant: Kaxton Siu\, Sociology\, Hong Kong Bapt ist University
Chair: Biz Nijdam\, Central\, Eastern\, a nd Northern European Studies\, University of British Columbia
Speakers:
Quinton Huang\, History\, University of British Columbia
Tori Shucheng Y ang\, Sociology\, University of British Columbia
Anne Cécile Delaisse\, Occupational Sci ence and Occupational Therapy\, University of British Columbia
Lucetta Kam\, Humanit ies and Creative Writing\, Hong Kong Baptist University
Pu Hao\, Geography\,
Hong Kong B aptist University3:15 PM - 3:30 PM – Closing remark s from CMS and HKBU Faculty of Social Sciences[/accordion][/accordions]
About the Panelists
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- Mar ía Cervantes
María Cervantes is a PhD Candidate at the University of British Columbia\, Geography Department and a 2022-2023 Fox Fellow at Yale University. She has a degree in International Relations from Tecnológico de Monterrey\, Mexico and a Master of Arts in Geography from t he University of British Columbia in Vancouver\, Canada. Her dissertation f ocuses on the ways in which immigration policies and education impact the c hoices of highly skilled migrants throughout their lives\, shaping their un derstandings of citizenship and identity. This project contributes to the s tudy of class and educational achievements in immigration and the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic in the future of work.
- Neda Maghb ouleh
Neda Maghbouleh is Associate Professor of Sociol ogy at the University of British Columbia. Her research on Middle Eastern a nd North African (MENA) communities in North America has been discussed in popular venues like NPR\, The New Yorker\, Washington Post\, Los Angeles Ti mes\, and NPR’s Code Switch podcast. She holds an elected position in the C anadian Sociological Association as Chair of the Research Advisory Subcommi ttee. She is also Member-at-Large on the elected Council of the American So ciological Association and served on the program committees for its 2022 an d 2023 Annual Meetings. She is an editorial board member of American Behavi oral Scientist and Mashriq & Mahjar: Journal of Middle East and North Afric an Migration Studies and is appointed to the Middle East Studies Associatio n’s Committee on Anti-Racism and Anti-Discrimination.
- So nja van der Putten
Sonja van der Putten is a PhD in Ed ucational Theory and Practice at Simon Fraser University. Their research de lves into the systemic barriers encountered by young adult women from refug ee backgrounds in British Columbia. It examines the educational and career aspirations of these women\, scrutinizing the challenges they confront with in prevailing educational and workplace policies and practices that may hin der their pursuit of these objectives. Additionally\, their research invest igates the influence of gender on the journey toward these aspirations.
- Kevin Lo
Dr. Lo is an Associate Profe ssor of Geography at Hong Kong Baptist University (HKBU)\, Acting Director of the David C. Lam Institute for East-West Studies\, an international hub in social science and humanities research\, and Editor-in-Chief of the Jour nal of Asian Energy Studies\, an international peer-reviewed journal dedica ted to interdisciplinary research on all aspects of energy studies in Asia. Focusing on the human geography perspectives on climate change\, Dr. Lo wo rks at the intersection of environmental governance\, political ecology\, a nd social justice. He has won multiple major competitive grants from the Re search Grants Council (RGC) of Hong Kong\, including the Early Career Schem e (ECS) and the General Research Fund (GRF)\, and has published in many lea ding journals\, including Global Environmental Change\, Political Geogr aphy\, Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews\, Energy Policy\, Energy fo r Sustainable Development\, Environmental Science & Policy\, Cities\, Habit at International\, and Journal of Rural Studies.[/accordion]
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- Ania Switzer
Ania Switzer is a Sessional Lecturer at the Department of Central\, Eastern\, and Northe rn European Studies at the University of British Columbia. She graduated fr om Jagiellonian University (Krakow\, Poland) and the University of London ( UK). She is a past Chevening Scholar and a recipient of the UK Arts and Hum anities Research Council Doctoral Award. Her areas of specialisation includ e nationalism\, production of knowledge and memory\, and political change i n Central and Eastern Europe\, as well as Holocaust studies. Currently\, he r research explores the intersections of women’s rights and social mobilisa tion in the context of war in Ukraine.
- Hwajin Shin
Hwajin Shin is an Assistant Professor of Sociology at Hong Kong Baptist University (HKBU). She was a post-doctoral fellow at the Unive rsity of Hong Kong prior to joining HKBU. Her research interests include so cial networks\, migration\, race and ethnicity\, family\, gender and work\, and research methods. She primarily examines network disadvantages experie nced by immigrants\, refugees\, and women in corporate organizations. Her r ecent research maps the network organization of the North Korean refugee co mmunity in London. Using various social network analysis techniques\, the r esearch underscores the significance of within-group relationships for vuln erable and marginalized migrant groups. Her current and ongoing research co ntinues to employ social network methods to disentangle how the structural organization of relationships shapes individual migrants’ and their family members’ life chances. Her research has been published in journals includin g Social Networks\, Sociological Perspectives\, and Journal of Refugee Stud ies."
- Dorothee Leesing
Dorothee Leesing is a researcher who specializes in media re presentation\, urban development\, and education. Her doctoral thesis on ur ban densification’s media portrayal\, particularly high-rise buildings\, un covers societal implications. She has published on digital media\, gaming\, and gamified learning\, alongside hosting a podcast on classical music and intersectionality. Actively engaged in teaching\, educational technologies and digital humanities\, Dorothee Leesing is a member of DiGRA as well as the CfM. Her interdisciplinary expertise fosters a critical inquiry and inc lusive approaches to media and education. She is an Educational Technology Manager at the Faculty of Medicine\, as well as a Sessional Lecturer for th e Master of Educational Technologies and GRSJ on courses focused on Gaming and Society.
- Leonora Angeles
Dr. Le onora (Nora) C. Angeles is an Associate Professor at the School of Communit y and Regional Planning and the Institute for Gender\, Race\, Sexuality and Social Justice at the University of British Columbia. She is also a facult y research associate at the UBC Centre for Human Settlements\, where she ha s been involved in a number of applied research and capacity-building resea rch projects in Brazil\, Vietnam and Southeast Asian countries. Leonora wor ks in the area of community and international development\, including immig rant integration\, linked to transnational migration and feminist issues. H er most recent research is on alternative transnational economies involving Filipino-Canadian diasporic communities and how neoliberalism is shaping t he social integration of immigrants in Metro Vancouver.[/accordion]
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< li>Rima Wilkes
Rima Wilkes is Professor of Soc iology and Chair of Graduate Studies in Sociology at the University of Brit ish Columbia. Her research considers the relationship between politics and racial and ethnic inequality. She has written on the integration of racial minorities and immigrants in advanced industrial democracies\; some of her current research focuses on the causes and consequences of political and so cial trust. She is interested in the media coverage of immigration and issu es of national and geographic border security.
She is the author of
Social C apital and Subjective Well-Being (2022) and has been an editor for Soc ial Forces since 2017. She is also a former Editorial Board Member for < /span>Social Science Research\, the Canadian Review of Sociology\, Soc ial Sciences and a former Contributing Editor for Mobilizing Ideas .
- Kaxton Siu
Kaxton Siu is an Associate Professor of Sociology at The Hong Kong Baptist University. He r esearches comparative labour studies\, migration studies\, urban sociology\ , and youth studies. He also specializes in Chinese society\, Hong Kong soc iety\, Vietnamese society\, Japanese society\, and Cambodian society.
He has published two books: Chinese Migrant Workers and Employer Domin ation: Comparisons with Hong Kong and Vietnam in 2020\, and Hong K ong Society: High-Definition Stories beyond the Spectacle of East-Meets-Wes t in 2022. His current research include: Chinese investors in Vietnam and Cambodia and their impact on industrial relations systems and labour st andards\, and Chinese and Vietnamese industrial trainees in Japan.
< li>Nina Glick Schiller
Nina Glick Schiller is Emeritus Professor\, University of Manchester\, UK and University of New Ha mpshire\, USA\, founding editor of Identities and co-editor of Anthropological Theory. Her research topics include urbanism\, urban regeneration\, transnational migration\, migration services\, migration and development\, critiques of methodological nationalism and the ethnic lens\ , racialization and power\, dispossession and displacement\, cosmopolitan s ociability\, and the construction of risk. She has conducted research in Ha iti\, the USA\, the UK\, and Germany.
Her books include Nations U nbound: Transnational Projects\, Postcolonial Predicaments and the Deterrit orialized Nation-States\, Towards a Transnational Perspective on M igration: Race\, Class\, Ethnicity\, and Nationalism Reconsidered\, < em>Georges Woke Up Laughing: Long Distance Nationalism and the Search for H ome\, Beyond Methodological Nationalism: Research Methodologies fo r Cross-Border Studies\, Cosmopolitan Sociability: Locating Transn ational Religious and Diasporic Networks\, Whose Cosmopolitanism? Critical Perspectives\, Relationalities and Discontent\, Regimes of Mobility: Imagin aries and Relationalities of Power\, Locating Migration: Rescaling Cities and Migrants\; and Migrants and City Making: Dispossession\, Displa cement and Urban Regeneration.[/accordion]
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- Sandra Schinnerl
Sandra Schinnel is a Postdoctoral Fellow at the Centre for Migration Studies at the University of British Columbia. Her postdoctoral research focuses on the intersection s of education and immigration policy\, particularly examining the migratio n pathways of economic migrants\, including international students. Her wor k contributes to understanding how bureaucracies in Canada\, Australia\, an d the United Kingdom navigate policymaking amidst growing anti-immigrant po pulism. She has been an international education practitioner for more than 25 years having roles that included Director of the Office of International Students and Scholars at Kwantlen Polytechnic University and Director of I nternational Programs at UBC. Sandra has served on the board of the Canadia n Bureau of International Education and as a former Chair of the Conference Committee for NAFSA.
- Hongxia Shan
Hongxia Shan is an Associate Professor of Educational Studies at the Univer sity of British Columbia. She is interested in the changing work and learni ng practices in the context of immigration\, globalization\, and transnatio nalism. She has conducted research and published in the areas of work and l earning\, knowledge “transfer” and translation\, lifelong learning\, organi zational learning\, diversity work\, and migration\, integration\, and tran snationalism. For her research\, she has utilized community-based participa tory research\, institutional ethnography\, life history research\, situati onal analysis\, critical discourse analysis\, and mixed methods. Dr. Shan i s a former president (2020-2021) of the Canadian Association for the Study of Adult Education.
- Charlotte Yang
Professor Chun (Charlotte) YANG is Associate Dean (Research)\, Faculty of S ocial Sciences and Interim Head of the Geography Department at Hong Kong Ba ptist University. She is among top 2% of most cited World Scientist by Stan ford University. Her main research interests fall in urban and regional dev elopment\, global/cross-border production networks\, transnational corporat ions\, the geographies of innovation and technology\, digital platforms\, i ndustrial restructuring\, and local clusters\, with geographical focuses on China\, particularly the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area\, and Southeast Asia. Professor Yang has secured a number of competitive research grants from diverse funding sources\, such as the Hong Kong Research Grant Council (HKRGC)\, National Science Foundation of China (NSFC)\, Hong Kong/ Germany Joint Grant funded by HKRGC and DAAD\, Asian Development Bank\, etc . She is currently leading two HKRGC-funded GRF projects regarding digital platform-driven reconfiguration of smart production networks in China’s Gre ater Bay Area\, and makerspace innovation in the digital transformation in Shenzhen\, a NSFC-funded project on the cross-border fresh fruit production and trade networks of Chinese firms in ASEAN under the Belt and Road initi atives\, and a consultancy research on Hong Kong’s first chronicle\, i.e. < em>Hong Kong Chronicle ― Urban Transport Volume\, funded by the Our Ho ng Kong Foundation\, which will be published in 2024.
Professor Yang is serving as Editor of Cambridge Journal of Regions\, Economy and Society\, Associate Editor of Bandung: A Journal of Global So uth\, and Editorial/Advisory Board members of top-ranking internationa l journals\, such as Applied Geography\, Journal of Economic Geography\ , Environment and Planning A\, Progress in Economic Geography\, and Weizenb aum Journal of the Digital Society.
- Angel Bella
Angel Bella is a Pilipino-Canadian scholar pursuing an MA in Geography at UBC. They explore the intersections between migrant justic e\, environmental justice\, and the arts as a tool for activism. Their curr ent research focuses on Pilipino migrant domestic workers in Canada\, and t he relationship between their ability to exercise traditional food knowledg e and empowerment/wellbeing. As a multimedia artist\, their work consists o f personal reflections on transient identities\, migrant imaginaries facili tated by waterscapes\, and anything that feels vibrant at the time.[/accord ion]
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- Abu Fakhri
Baran (Abu) Fakhri is a PhD Candidate in Sociology at Simon Fraser University. In their ongoing doctor al research\, they work with undocumented Afghan migrants (of the Hazara co mmunity) in Turkey. Through ethnography\, they follow these Afghans in thei r migration journey from Afghanistan to Iran\, Turkey\, and Europe explorin g their narratives of displacement\, mobility\, and ‘illegality.’ Their res earch areas are ‘irregular’ migration and labour\, borders and ‘illegality\ ,’ with a focus on memory\, refugee (political) subjectivity\, and forced m igration temporalities.
- Jessica Templeman
< /ul>Jessica Templeman is a SSHRC Postdoctoral Fellow at the Peter A. All ard School of Law at the University of British Columbia. Their research bro adly examines the interconnected processes within the immigration and crimi nal systems that lead to the exclusion and expulsion of migrants from Canad a. During their doctoral studies\, they investigated how awareness of crimi nal inadmissibility influenced decision-making regarding migrant sentencing . Their findings exposed how Canada's immigration and criminal systems coll aborate to reinforce the criminalization and deportation of racialized migr ants in particular. In their postdoctoral work\, they are currently explori ng the diverse forms of knowledge\, resources\, and stakeholders that shape decision-making regarding criminal inadmissibility within the immigration system.
- Molly Joeck
Molly Joeck is a PhD Candidate at the Peter A. Allard School of Law at the University of B ritish Columbia\, and Counsel at Edelman & Co Law Offices in Vancouver. She is conducting research for her dissertation on the detention of migrant wo men in Canada\, with a focus on the intersection of risk and gender in the immigration detention context. Alongside her dissertation\, she is concurre ntly engaged in several research projects. One explores the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on immigration detention in Canada\, and a second project delves into the intersection of indigenous rights and bordering within the North American context.
- Anita Koo
Anita Koo is a Professor of Sociology at Hong Kong Baptist University. Her research interest revolves around the impacts of structural inequalities on educational opportunities\, youth development\, and chances of social mobi lity among individuals from different classes and gender. She had received a number of research grants for projects on educational experiences\, gende ring process\, life chances and the school-to-work transitions among those who study in vocational/professional programs in the expanded higher educat ion systems in Hong Kong and mainland China. Her current research focuses o n the transitional and migration experiences\, aspiration and identity form ation among the increasing number of Asian young adults who involve in the regional and international education migration. Her publications appeared i n Sociology\, Journal of Education Policy\, Sociological Review\, British J ournal of Sociology of Education\, Chinese Sociological Review\, Journal of Youth Studies\, etc.[/accordion]
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- Quinton Huang
Quinton Huang is an MA Student in History at the University of British Columbia. He is also an Institute of Asian Research Fellow at the Centre for Southeast Asian Research\, a Graduate Fellow at the Centre for M igration Studies\, and a student associate of the Hong Kong Studies Initiat ive. He studied History and East Asian Studies for his undergraduate degree \, with a focus on Hong Kong social history\, Asian port cities\, and East and Southeast Asian borderlands. His previous work experience includes teac hing English as a Princeton-in-Asia fellow at Can Tho University (Vietnam)\ , working on advancement at Fulbright University Vietnam\, and researching transnational civil society and local diplomacies as a Junior Research Scho lar at the Asia Pacific Foundation of Canada. He is a board member of Strai t Talk\, a transnational youth civil society movement that organizes week-l ong conflict resolution symposia between young professionals from China\, T aiwan\, Hong Kong and North America on the Taiwan Strait conflict.
< li>Tori Shucheng Yang
Tori Shucheng Yang is a Ph.D. Candidate in Sociology at the University of British Columbia. Her res earch interests include transnational migration\, gender and sexuality\, an d social theory. Her dissertation explores the intersectional identities an d migration trajectories of Chinese LGBTQ+ migrants in the United States an d Canada. Prior to joining UBC\, Tori had an MA in Social Sciences from the University of Chicago and a BA in History and Economics from the Universit y of Virginia. Anne-Cécile Delaisse Anne-Cécile Delaisse is a PhD Candidate in Occupational Science and Occupational Therapy at the University of Brit ish Columbia. Her research focuses on individuals' occupations\, particular ly within the context of migration. Currently\, her PhD dissertation projec t entails a cross-national comparative ethnography examining the mobilities \, daily activities\, and sense of belonging among recent Vietnamese migran ts in Vancouver and Paris. She is particularly intrigued by the phenomenon of highly skilled migrants returning to Vietnam. Her theoretical framework draws upon transnational approaches\, the mobilities paradigm\, and transcu lturality.
- Lucetta Kam
Lucetta Y. L . Kam is an Associate Professor of Humanities and Creative Writing at Hong Kong Baptist University. She is the author of Shanghai Lalas: Female To ngzhi Communities and Politics in Urban China (HKU Press\, 2013\; Chin ese edition 2015). Her publications on gender and sexuality in China\, quee r studies of Hong Kong\, queer migration of Chinese women\, and Sinophone q ueer female fandom in East Asia are included in various journals and edited books. Her current projects are the transnational mobility of queer women from China and Hong Kong and queer Asian popular culture.
Pu Hao Dr. Pu Hao is an Associate Professor of Geogr aphy at Hong Kong Baptist University. His research interests span urban soc io-spatial dynamics\, urban economic geography\, and migration and mobility . His current research projects investigate rural-urban migration and labor dynamics within China's burgeoning platform-based gig economy. Through ext ensive fieldwork in major cities such as Shenzhen\, Guangzhou\, and Nanjing \, as well as in diverse rural areas throughout the country\, he aims to un derstand how China’s rural population responds to emerging economic opportu nities and entrenched institutional barriers\, particularly in regard to th eir decisions about migration\, housing\, and employment. His recent studie s have revealed that a complex interplay of cultural norms\, gender\, educa tion levels\, occupational types\, and rural land ownership jointly functio ns as a filter\, directing rural residents into various localities and soci al strata. He has also discovered that certain factors\, deeply rooted in t heir rural background\, significantly influence their degree of mobility. T his includes their decisions to stay put\, move within rural areas\, migrat e to urban centers\, or undertake both short- and long-distance relocations . Among the least mobile in the rural population\, several significant obst acles are at play: insufficient access to quality education\, an over-relia nce on agriculture\, the inability to transfer rural land ownership\, and d ifficulties in accessing public healthcare and social security services out side their hometowns. These disadvantages perpetuate a cycle of immobility and enduring poverty. Consequently\, the potential opportunities and benefi ts that larger cities and coastal regions offer continue to be elusive for them. Dr. Hao's insights have been disseminated through publications in sev eral international journals\, including 'Environment and Planning A'\, 'Pop ulation\, Space and Place'\, 'Cities'\, and 'Journal of Rural Studies'.[/ac cordion][/accordions]
CATEGORIES:Featured News &\; Events LOCATION:Liu Institute for Global Issues\, Place of Many Trees GEO:49.276589;-123.220089 URL;VALUE=URI:https://migration.ubc.ca/events/event/annual-research-confere nce-2024/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://migr.cms.arts.ubc.ca/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/2024/04/WEB_CMS-IRC-2024-1.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20240417T0103Z-1713315812.8509-EO-21437-42@10.19.146.1 STATUS:CONFIRMED DTSTAMP:20260524T051057Z CREATED:20240411T164717Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240822T180514Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20240515T093000 DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20240515T110000 SUMMARY: The End of Migration as We Know It: Studying and Opposing Regimes of Dehumanization with Nina Glick Schiller DESCRIPTION: We're excited to announce that Prof. Nina Glick Schiller will be the keynote speaker at the CMS International Research Conference 2024. I n her presentation titled "The End of Migration as We Know It: Examining an d Challenging Dehumanizing Systems\," she will delve into the transformativ e impact of contemporary anti-migration policies\, leading to the evolution of migration frameworks characterized by precarious labor and enduring ins tability. X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:
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< h3>CMS is thrilled to welcome Prof. Nina Glick Schiller as the in-person keynote speaker for th e CMS International Research Conference 2024.Her hybrid talk\,
"The End of Migration as We Know It: Studying and Opposing Regimes of Dehumanization\," will explore how today's intense anti-migration politics are producing the end of migration as we have known it and the eme rgence of migration regimes of rightless labour and permanent transience .[accordions collapsible=true active=false ][accordion title="Abstract"]Many of the central concepts in migration scho larship and policy formation – integration\, assimilation\, ethnic communit ies- multiculturalism\, pluralism\, transnationalism – have focused on cont exts that allowed people to enter a nation-state in which they were not bor n\, settle\, and obtain full rights and protection from their new state. Ho wever\, the intense anti-migration politics of the present day are producin g the end of migration as we know it and the emergence of migration regimes of rightless labour and permanent transience. Most migrants\, whether they are classified as contract workers or asylum seekers\, do lawful or off-th e-books low-wage labour and become the object of labour extraction. In Bren da Yeoh’s terms\, these migrants exist in states of “permanent temporarines s.” Similarly\, Robin Cohen speaks of the global emergence of a class of he lots – beings without rights\, including a right to be considered part of h umanity. These migrants\, although they are vital to the well-being of glob al corporations and the citizens of nation-states\, are never able to settl e permanently\; their mobility\, even outside of their workplace\, is incre asingly curtailed. In response to this transformation\, Michiel Bass and I have called on migration scholars and activists to study and halt the proce sses of dehumanization through which rights to move\, settle and obtain cit izenship are being eliminated. We have proposed four foundational prepositi ons to speak to the transformation of migration regimes: (1) Current mi gration scholarship is mired in theories about migration that reflect past regimes\, infrastructures and legalities\; (2) Current migration regimes ar e eliminating the right to settle\; (3) The end of migration as we know it goes hand in hand with the growth of a migration industry that facilitates “mobility” across borders for a profit\; (4) Hope can be found in social mo vements that support migrants’ rights to settlement and transnationality.[/accordion][/accordions]
[accordions collapsible=true active=fals e][accordion title="Nina Glick Schiller's Bio"]Nina Glick Schiller is Emeri tus Professor\, University of Manchester\, UK and University of New Hampshi re\, USA\, founding editor of Identities and co-editor of Anth ropological Theory. Her research topics include urbanism\, urban regen eration\, transnational migration\, migration services\, migration and deve lopment\, critiques of methodological nationalism and the ethnic lens\, rac ialization and power\, dispossession and displacement\, cosmopolitan sociab ility\, and the construction of risk. She has conducted research in Haiti\, the USA\, the UK\, and Germany.
Her books include Nations Unboun d: Transnational Projects\, Postcolonial Predicaments and the Deterritorial ized Nation-States\, Towards a Transnational Perspective on Migrat ion: Race\, Class\, Ethnicity\, and Nationalism Reconsidered\, Ge orges Woke Up Laughing: Long Distance Nationalism and the Search for Home\, Beyond Methodological Nationalism: Research Methodologies for Cro ss-Border Studies\, Cosmopolitan Sociability: Locating Transnation al Religious and Diasporic Networks\, Whose Cosmopolitanism? Critical Persp ectives\, Relationalities and Discontent\, Regimes of Mobility: Imaginaries and Relationalities of Power\, Locating Migration: Rescaling Citi es and Migrants\; and Migrants and City Making: Dispossession\, Displacemen t and Urban Regeneration.[/accordion][/accordions]
This talk is presented as part of the CMS International Research Conference 2024\, which will take place on Wednesday\, May 15\, and Thursday\, May 16\, 2024.
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CATEGORIES:Featured News &\; Events LOCATION:Liu Institute for Global Issues\, Place of Many Trees GEO:49.276589;-123.220089 URL;VALUE=URI:https://migration.ubc.ca/events/event/nina-glick-schiller-key note/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://migr.cms.arts.ubc.ca/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/2024/04/WEB_2024-CMS-IRC-Keynote.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20240709T2117Z-1720559852.0556-EO-22411-42@10.19.146.15 STATUS:CONFIRMED DTSTAMP:20260524T051057Z CREATED:20240709T184655Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240822T173407Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20240722T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20240801T193000 SUMMARY: Weaving Belonging: Stories from Unceded Territories DESCRIPTION: We are delighted to invite you to a series of events with arti st Aaniya Asrani\, focusing on understanding our relationship to belonging on the unceded territories of the Musqueam\, Squamish\, and Tsleil-Waututh peoples as part of the Belonging in Unceded Territory project. Workshop – J uly 22\, 2024\, 5:00 PM – 8:00 PM: Storytelling Session: The […] X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:[image_spread img_url="https://migr.cms.ar ts.ubc.ca/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/2024/07/Weaving-Belonging-Stories-fro m-Unceded-Territories.png" caption="" width="website"]
We are deligh ted to invite you to a series of events with artist Aaniya Asrani\, focusing on understanding our rel ationship to belonging on the unceded territories of the Musqueam\, Squamis h\, and Tsleil-Waututh peoples as part of the Be longing in Unceded Territory project.
Wor kshop - July 22\, 2024\, 5:00 PM - 8:00 PM:
Storytelling Session:
The evening will begin with a storyt elling session inside the fieldhouse\, where participants will listen to st ories collected by Aaniya Asrani. Light refreshments will be provided as gu ests gather to deepen their understanding of various perspectives on this l and.Collaborative Weaving Activity:
After the storytelling session\, participants will move outside to the park to engag e in a collaborative weaving activity. Guests will weave large strips of ca nvas together to create a placemat that reflects the stories shared. This a ctivity will foster a sense of community and collective creation.
Discussion on Belonging: Participants will then sit aro und the placemat and have a meaningful conversation about belonging and the ir place on these lands. The evening will conclude with dismantling the pla cemat and sharing insights gained from each other.
To attend\, please RSVP to aaniya.asrani@g mail.com\, as there are limited spots available.
Exhibition - July 23\, 2024 - August 1\, 2024:
Open to the public on Tuesdays and Wednesdays from 10:00 AM - 3:30 PM\, and on Thursdays from 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM.
Closing Rece ption - August 1\, 2024\, 5:30 PM - 7:30 PM:
Ever yone is welcome!
About the project "Belonging in Uncede d Territory"
This project\, initiated by UBC’s Centre for Mi gration Studies\, aims to center settler colonialism in discussions about s ocial belonging in Vancouver. It explores the meaning of acknowledging our position relative to Indigenous presence on these lands and how we can crea te narratives of belonging that address ongoing settler colonialism. Throug h her artist residency with STEPS Public Art\, Aaniya Asrani amplifies pers onal narratives that span diverse positionalities\, fostering dialogue abou t identity\, history\, and shared existence on unceded territories.
< strong>About the Artist
Aaniya Asrani is an interdisciplinar y artist\, designer\, and visual storyteller from Bangalore\, India. Her wo rk critiques social\, political\, and cultural systems to address injustice s\, fostering empathy and catalyzing small actions of change.
Featured Contributors
Chief Janice George\, Buddy Joseph\, Sussan Yáñez\, Antje Ellermann\, Gloria Tsui\, Elmir Ismayilov\, Valentina Voloshko\, and Aaniya Asrani.
This project is supported by CMS\, the Canada First Research Excellence Fund\, Migrant Integration in the Mid-21st Century: Bridging Divides \, SSHRC-CRSH< /a>\, STEPS Public Art and Frog Hollow Neighbourhood House.
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For our first Speaker Series eve nt of the year on the theme Migration\, Racialization\, and Inequality\, we are thrilled to welcome Andrew S. Rosenberg who will present his talk\, "Shades of Perc eption: Non-White Refugee Arrivals and Migration Policy Restrictiveness in the Global North."
This event will be held in a hybrid format. L unch will be served at 11:45 AM in Dodson Room. The lecture will start at 1 2:15 PM and wrap up at 1:45 PM.
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Abstract
Is there a back lash against non-white refugees in the Global North? Contrasting responses to those fleeing the Syrian civil war and the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukra ine reveal differences in the treatment of displaced persons. Challenging e conomic and foreign policy explanations\, I argue that racial prejudice inf luences public attitudes and policy responses. Two tests reveal that non-wh ite refugee arrivals prompt more restrictive policies and public support fo r such measures\, while white refugees do not. Political media consumption moderates these effects. These findings have important implications for res ponses to future humanitarian crises.About And rew S. Rosenberg
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Andrew Rosenberg is Associate Professor of Political Scie nce at the University of Florida. His research examines racial inequality i n international migration\, global racial inequality and dependency\, and i nternational order. His first book\, Undesirable Immigrants: Why Racism Pe rsists in International Migration (Princeton University Press\, 2022) won an award from the APSA Race\, Ethnicity and Politics section. Rosenberg's w ork has appeared in the American Journal of Political Science\, Internat ional Studies Quarterly\, Journal of Peace Research\,
Review of Interna tional Studies \, and Security Dialogue\, among other outlets. He holds a Ph.D. in Political Science from The Ohio State University.[buttons][button link_text="More about Andrew S. Rosenberg" link_url="ht tps://www.asrosenberg.com/"][/buttons]
CATEGORIES:Featured News &\; Events LOCATION:Irving K. Barber Learning Centre\, Dodson Room (302) GEO:49.260872;-123.113952 URL;VALUE=URI:https://migration.ubc.ca/events/event/shades-of-perception-no n-white-refugee-arrivals-and-migration-policy-restrictiveness-in-the-global -north-with-andrew-s-rosenberg/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://migr.cms.arts.ubc.ca/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/2024/08/CMS-Speaker-Series-Event1_image.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20240830T2235Z-1725057333.8633-EO-22785-42@10.19.146.15 STATUS:CONFIRMED DTSTAMP:20260524T051057Z CREATED:20240830T184445Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240830T184924Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20240917T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20240917T150000 SUMMARY: Anjali Arondekar Workshop – Educate\, Agitate\, Organize: Trans/Qu eer/Caste DESCRIPTION: Can an anti-caste movement politics found trans/queer historie s? Using the framework of caste abolition and queer/trans legal struggles i n South Asia\, our workshop will offer some potential pathways for radical trans/queer/caste futurites. Two (rather ambitious!) questions will animate our gathering: How has the escalation of authoritarianism and religious vi olence in South Asia impacted queer/trans/caste projects […] X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:[image_spread img_url="https://migr.cms.ar ts.ubc.ca/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/2024/08/Sept-17-horizontal-event-page .png" caption="" width="website"]
Can an anti-caste movement politics found trans/queer histories? Using the framework of caste abolition and qu eer/trans legal struggles in South Asia\, our workshop will offer some pote ntial pathways for radical trans/queer/caste futurites.
Two (rather a mbitious!) questions will animate our gathering:
- How has the esc alation of authoritarianism and religious violence in South Asia impacted q ueer/trans/caste projects of dissent?
- What do trans/queer/caste mov ements teach us about navigating crisis amidst a climate of constant confli ct?
Anjali Arondekar is Peggy and Jack Baskin Foundation Presidential Professor of Feminist Studies. She was the founding Director\, Center for South Asian Studies\, University of California\, Santa Cruz\, 2020-24. Her research engages the c omparative poetics and politics of sexuality\, caste\, and historiography\, with a focus on Indian Ocean Studies and South Asia. She is the author of< em> For the Record: On Sexuality and the Colonial Archive in India (Du ke University Press\, 2009\, Orient Blackswan\, India\, 2010)\, winner of t he Alan Bray Memorial Book Award for best book in lesbian\, gay\, or queer studies in literature and cultural studies\, Modern Language Association (M LA)\, 2010. She is co-editor (with Geeta Patel) of “Area Impossible: The Ge opolitics of Queer Studies\,” GLQ: A Journal of Lesbian and Gay Studies (2016)\, and (with Sherene Seikaly) of “Pandemic Histories\,” His tory of the Present (2022). Her second book\, Abundance: Sexuality ’s History (Duke University Press\, 2023\, Orient Blackswan\, 2023)\, grows out of her interest in the archival figurations of sexuality\, caste and historiography in British and Portuguese colonial India.
Arondeka r is currently working on a third project\, tentatively entitled\, Ocea nic Sex: Archives of Caste and Indenture\, that couples the archival f orms of indenture with the oceanic voyages of caste and sexuality.
Light refreshments will be available. Register
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This event is presented by the Queer and Trans Anti-Fascisms Research Cluster\, funded by the Public Humanities Hub.
Co-sponsors: Department of Asian Studies\, Cent re for Migration Studies\, Centre for Climate Justice\, Department of Geogr aphy\, Department of English Language & Literatures\, and the Institute for Gender\, Race\, Sexuality & Social Justice.
LOCATION:BUTO 323 GEO:49.260872;-123.113952 URL;VALUE=URI:https://migration.ubc.ca/events/event/anjali-arondekar-worksh op-educate-agitate-organize-trans-queer-caste/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://migr.cms.arts.ubc.ca/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/2024/08/Sept-17-horizontal-event-page.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20240830T2237Z-1725057433.7183-EO-22645-42@10.19.146.2 STATUS:CONFIRMED DTSTAMP:20260524T051057Z CREATED:20240830T184844Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240911T194658Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20240918T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20240918T140000 SUMMARY: Archives of Dissent: Sexuality\, Caste\, History with Anjali Arond ekar DESCRIPTION: Join the Institute for Gender\, Race\, Sexuality and Social Ju stice (GRSJ) on September 18 for its first Noted Scholars Series event “Arc hives of Dissent: Sexuality\, Caste\, History”\, co-sponsored by CMS and ot hers. Abstract Suturing histories of caste and sexuality to histories of di ssent in South Asia\, this talk rearranges the grammar of our ethical engag ements with […] X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:[image_spread img_url="https://migr.cms.ar ts.ubc.ca/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/2024/08/Arondekar_Sept18_header.png" caption="" width="website"]
Join the Institute for Gender\, Race\, S exuality and Social Justice (GRSJ) on September 18 for its first Noted Scho lars Series event "Archives of Dissent: Sexuality\, Caste\, History"\, co-s ponsored by CMS and others.
Abstract
Suturing histories of caste and sexuality to histories o f dissent in South Asia\, this talk rearranges the grammar of our ethical e ngagements with the past and present. At stake here are the historical vern aculars -the data- that found the evidentiary regimes of rights and represe ntation for subaltern subjects. On offer here are figurations of andola n/protest\, meditations that move between the heady inspirations of di ssent and the stultifying violence of state practices. Andolan is after all a movement in Hindustani music\, an alankar (combination /ornamentation of notes) that oscillates between one fixed note and its cou nterpart\, touching\, suffusing\, all that lies in between. Let us imagine such an historical andolan together.
About Anjali Ar ondekar
Anjali Arondekar is Peggy and Jack Baskin Foundation Presidential P rofessor of Feminist Studies. She was the founding Director\, Center for So uth Asian Studies\, University of California\, Santa Cruz\, 2020-24. Her re search engages the comparative poetics and politics of sexuality\, caste\, and historiography\, with a focus on Indian Ocean Studies and South Asia. S he is the author of For the Record: On Sexuality and the Colonial Archi ve in India (Duke University Press\, 2009\, Orient Blackswan\, India\, 2010)\, winner of the Alan Bray Memorial Book Award for best book in lesbi an\, gay\, or queer studies in literature and cultural studies\, Modern Lan guage Association (MLA)\, 2010. She is co-editor (with Geeta Patel) of “Are a Impossible: The Geopolitics of Queer Studies\,” GLQ: A Journal of Les bian and Gay Studies (2016)\, and (with Sherene Seikaly) of “Pandemic Histories\,” History of the Present (2022). Her second book\, Abundance: Sexuality’s History (Duke University Press\, 2023\, Orient Blackswan\, 2023)\, grows out of her interest in the archival figurations o f sexuality\, caste and historiography in British and Portuguese colonial I ndia.
Arondekar is currently working on a third project\, tentatively entitled\, Oceanic Sex: Archives of Caste a nd Indenture\, that couples the archival forms of indenture with the o ceanic voyages of caste and sexuality.
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This event is part of the Noted Scholars Series hosted by GRSJ and co- sponsored by the UBC Centre for Migration\, Department of Geography\, Depar tment of Asian Studies\, and UBC Centre for Climate Justice.
CATEGORIES:Featured News &\; Events LOCATION:Cecil Green Park House GEO:49.271377;-123.257704 URL;VALUE=URI:https://migration.ubc.ca/events/event/archives-of-dissent-sex uality-caste-history-with-anjali-arondekar/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://migr.cms.arts.ubc.ca/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/2024/08/Arondekar_Sept18_header.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20240829T2233Z-1724970796.6497-EO-22824-42@10.19.146.2 STATUS:CONFIRMED DTSTAMP:20260524T051057Z CREATED:20240829T174830Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240903T164345Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20240919T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20240919T180000 SUMMARY: Re-Framing Disaster Narratives around Haiti with Cécile Accilien DESCRIPTION: Join the CMS Circulation: Africa and its Diasporas Research Gr oup and the UBC Latin American Landscape Cluster for “Re-Framing Disaster N arratives around Haiti” with Dr. Cécile Accilien on September 19\, 2024\, f rom 4:00 to 6:00 PM at Buchanan Tower\, Room 726. X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:[image_spread img_url="https://migr.cms.ar ts.ubc.ca/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/2024/08/Re-Framing-Disaster-Narrative s-around-Haiti_Event-image-1.png" caption="" width="website"]
Join t he CMS Circulation: Africa and its Diasporas Research Group and the UBC Lat in American Landscape Cluster for "Re-Framing Disaster Narratives around Ha iti" with Dr. Cécile Accilien.
Dr. Accilien’s talk will delve into the complexity around simplistic disa ster narratives surrounding Haiti by providing historical and cultural cont ext. It will further consider how ensekirite in its various forms (physical\, economic\, emotional\, psychological and structural)\, in addit ion to colorism\, gender\, class prejudice and ineffective aid\, help maint ain narratives of crisis and a failed state.
About Cécile Acc ilien
Cécile Accilien is Professor of French and Francophone Studies at the University of Maryland. Her areas of study are Francophone African and Caribbean Literature and Cultures\, Gender & Sexuality Studies and Film & Media Studies. She has co-written and co-edited several books\, including < em>Teaching Haiti: Strategies for Creating New Narratives\, The An tiracism World Language Classroom and English-Haitian Creole Phras ebook. She recently published Bay lodyans: Haitian Popular Film Cu lture with SUNY Press. Since 2019\, she has been serving as chair of t he editorial board for Women\, Gender and Families of Color. She c urrently serves as president of the Haitian Studies Association. She has wr itten for Truthout and Latin American Commentator. She is co-founder (with Jessica Adams) of Sol ey Consulting\, LLC.
The t alk is part of UBC FHIS Research Seminar Series and will be followed by a conversation with Dr. Victoriano-Martinez whose research focuses on the Dominica n Republic.
This event is co-organized by the CMS Circulat ion: Africa and its Diasporas Research Group and the UBC Latin American Lan dscape Cluster.
Food and beverages will be served.
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CATEGORIES:Circulation: Africa and its Diasporas,Featured News &\; Events LOCATION:Buchanan Tower\, Room 726 GEO:49.260872;-123.113952 URL;VALUE=URI:https://migration.ubc.ca/events/event/re-framing-disaster-nar ratives-around-haiti-with-cecile-accilien/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://migr.cms.arts.ubc.ca/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/2024/08/Re-Framing-Disaster-Narratives-around-Haiti_Event-image-1.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20251008T2231Z-1759962683.0601-EO-22782-42@10.19.146.24 STATUS:CONFIRMED DTSTAMP:20260524T051057Z CREATED:20240829T003711Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240923T154600Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20240924T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20240924T140000 SUMMARY: Community Luncheon DESCRIPTION: CMS is thrilled to invite you to the first Community Luncheon of the 2024-25 academic year! Come and join us on September 24\, 2024\, 1-2 PM\, at the C.K. Choi building for lunch and captivating conversations amo ng CMS affiliates\, both familiar and new faces. X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:[image_spread img_url="https://migr.cms.ar ts.ubc.ca/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/2024/08/09-Sept_Community-Luncheon.pn g" caption="" width="website"]
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Welcome (back)! CMS is thrilled to invite you to the first Com munity Luncheon of the 2024-25 academic year.
Come and join us at th e C.K. Choi building for lunch and captivating conversations among CMS affi liates\, both familiar and new faces!
Whether you’re a CMS faculty me mber\, student\, staff\, visiting scholar\, community partner\, or simply i ntrigued by what we do\, we extend a warm invitation for you to join us. It ’s an opportunity to reconnect with old acquaintances and forge new connect ions\, all while enjoying good food and stimulating discussions.
We l ook forward to seeing you there!
CATEGORIES:Featured News &\; Events LOCATION:C.K. Choi 351 GEO:49.267266;-123.257944 URL;VALUE=URI:https://migration.ubc.ca/events/event/community-luncheon-3/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://migr.cms.arts.ubc.ca/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/2024/08/09-Sept_Community-Luncheon.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20240911T1713Z-1726074821.0087-EO-22755-42@10.19.146.14 STATUS:CONFIRMED DTSTAMP:20260524T051057Z CREATED:20240911T164722Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240912T155451Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20241002T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20241003T160000 SUMMARY: The Connected Past: A Workshop in Network Science for Humanities S tudents DESCRIPTION: Join the CMS Mobilities Research Group for a two-day training session in network science aimed at humanities graduate students. Run by me mbers of The Connected Past (TCP)\, an international research community ded icated to the study of network science and theory in archaeology and histor y\, the workshop will offer: An introduction to network research and how [… ] X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:[image_spread img_url="https://migr.cms.ar ts.ubc.ca/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/2024/08/The-Connected-Past_Event-imag e.png" caption="" width="website"]
Join the CMS Mobilities Research Group for a two-day training session in network science aimed at humanitie s graduate students.
Run by members of The Connected Past (TCP)\, an international research community dedicated to the study of network science and theory in archaeology and his tory\, the workshop will offer:
- An introduction to network resea rch and how it has been applied in archaeology
- Practical computatio nal training in network science using open-source programs
- Critical perspectives on theoretical considerations for network science
- October 2nd\, 2024 | 10:00 AM - 4:30 PM (PT)
- October 3rd\, 2024 | 9:00 AM - 4:30 PM (PT)
Location: Buchanan Tower\, Room 225. A more deta iled agenda will be sent to participants.
Speakers
- Tom Brughmans \, Associate professor at the Centre for Urban Network Evolutions (UrbNet) and Classical Archaeology at Aarhus University
- Paula Gheorghiade \, Postdoctoral researcher at the Centre of Excellence in Ancient Near East ern Empires\, University of Helsinki
Register
Please co ntact Megan Daniels at megan.daniels@ubc.ca to s ecure a spot in the workshop.
Those registered for this works hop should also be registered for The Connected Past: Religious Networks in Antiquity conference .
We recognize that the workshop is taking place dur ing the Jewish holiday and apologize for the conflict. Please contact Megan Daniels at megan.daniels@ubc.ca for an alternative\, smaller workshop on network science happening on the afterno on of Thursday\, September 26\, if you are unable to make the October works hop.
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Join us for the second event in our Speaker Series on Migration\, Racialization\, and Inequali ty\, featuring Jean Beaman. She will present her talk\, "Suspect Citiz enship: Rethinking Belonging and Non-Belonging in Plural Societies."
This event will be held in a hybrid format. Lunch will be served at 11 :45 AM in Dodson Room. The lecture will start at 12:15 PM and wrap up at 1: 45 PM.
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Abstract
Based on years of e thnographic research on France’s present antiracist movement and mobilizati on against state violence\, Jean Beaman introduces a framework of “suspect citizenship\,” which demonstrates how ethnoracial minorities are constantly outside of the boundaries of full societal inclusion. She argues that post colonial plural societies like France position certain populations as suspe ct or suspicious due to their ethnoracial assignment. Dr. Beaman examines s uspect citizenship at the nexus between active citizenship\, belonging/non- belonging\, antiracism at a macro level\, and activism against state violen ce. She considers how certain populations are automatically rendered suspic ious or suspect by virtue of their ethnoracial assignment on micro and macr o levels and how this construction of citizenship is not just a postcolonia l formation. The analysis explores how we can understand how individuals re sist their categorization as suspect through examining mobilization against state violence\, as well as how suspect citizenship exists without state r ecognition of ethnoracial difference. Suspect citizenship is therefore a fr amework and mode for understanding and making sense of how colonial hierarc hies are maintained in postcolonial or neocolonial societies.
About Jean Beaman
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Jean Beaman (she/her) is an Associate Pr ofessor of Sociology in the Ph.D. Program at the Graduate Center of the Cit y University of New York (CUNY) and the University of California\, Santa Ba rbara. Her research is ethnographic in nature and focuses on race/ethnicity \, racism\, international migration\, and state violence in both France and the United States. She is author of Citizen Outsider: Children of North African Immigrants in France (University of California Press\, 2017)\, as well as numerous articles and book chapters. She is also an Associate E ditor of the journal\, Identities: Global Studies in Culture and Power and a Corresponding Editor for the journal Metropolitics/Metropolitiq ues. She was a 2022-2023 fellow at the Center for Advanced Study in Be havioral Sciences at Stanford University\, and a Co-PI for the Mellon Found ation Sawyer Seminar grant\, “Race\, Precarity\, and Privilege: Migration i n a Global Context” for 2020-2022.
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Following Dr. Beaman’s CMS Speaker S eries lecture\, join us for an informal\, interactive conversation on t he theme of “ethnographic narrative.”
The hour will include a brief Q&A with Dr. Beaman on her career trajectory and experiences with the pract ice of ethnography\, followed by a sharing of works-in-progress ethnographi c sketches provided by Dr. Beaman and Dr. Cheong\, and will conclude with a wider discussion. All are welcome\, especially students!
Coffee\ , refreshments\, and fun and inclusive vibes will be provided.
About Jean Beaman
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Jean Beaman (she/her) is an Associate Professor of Sociology in the Ph.D. Program at the Graduate Center of the City University of New York (CUNY) and the University of California\, Santa Barbara. Her research is ethnographic in nature and focuses on race/ethnicity\, racism\, internat ional migration\, and state violence in both France and the United States. She is author of Citizen Outsider: Children of North African Immigrants in France (University of California Press\, 2017)\, as well as numerous articles and book chapters. She is also an Associate Editor of the journal \, Identities: Global Studies in Culture and Power and a Correspondi ng Editor for the journal Metropolitics/Metropolitiques. She was a 2022-2023 fellow at the Center for Advanced Study in Behavioral Sciences at Stanford University\, and a Co-PI for the Mellon Foundation Sawyer Seminar grant\, “Race\, Precarity\, and Privilege: Migration in a Global Context” for 2020-2022.
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LOCATION:C.K. Choi 351 GEO:49.267266;-123.257944 URL;VALUE=URI:https://migration.ubc.ca/events/event/afternoon-coffee-chat-w ith-jean-beaman/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://migr.cms.arts.ubc.ca/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/2024/10/AfternoonCoffeeChat_JeanBeaman_Event-image.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20241024T1645Z-1729788329.5997-EO-23457-42@10.19.146.1 STATUS:CONFIRMED DTSTAMP:20260524T051057Z CREATED:20241024T155328Z LAST-MODIFIED:20241024T160638Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20241031T093000 DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20241031T223000 SUMMARY: Welcoming Together: Musqueam-YVR Collaboration on Refugee Receptio n DESCRIPTION: Join the CMS Migration & Indigeneity Research Group for a uniq ue discussion with Elder Mary Point\,exploring partnerships in refugee rece ption in unceded territories. X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:[image_spread img_url="https://migr.cms.ar ts.ubc.ca/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/2024/10/Event-image-1.png" caption="" width="website"]
Join the CMS Migration & Indigeneity Research Grou p for a unique discussion exploring partnerships in refugee reception on un ceded territories.
We are honoured to host Elder Mary Point from the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam) community and Director of Indigenous Rela tions at Vancouver International Airport (YVR)\, who will present the coope ration between Musqueam elders and YVR in welcoming refugees arriving at th e airport. Join us to learn about reconciliation in practice on Thursday\, October 31\, 2024\, from 9:30 AM to 10:30 AM at C.K. Choi 231.
No reg istration is required to attend. Everyone is welcome!
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Elder Mary Poin t serves as the Director of Indigenous Relations at Vancouver Inte rnational Airport (YVR) and as the Relationship Manager for the Musqueam In dian Band–YVR Airport Sustainability & Friendship Agreement. In her role\, she strengthens the partnership between Musqueam and YVR by implementing th e agreement’s key elements\, identifying new opportunities for mutual learn ing\, and advancing a global Indigenous peoples strategy with a focus on re conciliation. An accomplished Indigenous professional\, Mary integrates cul ture\, protocols\, and best practices into strategic planning for those col laborating with First Nations individuals and organizations. With over two decades of experience across British Columbia\, she has built strategic par tnerships between various First Nations communities and local businesses. CATEGORIES:Featured News &\; Events,Migration &\; Indigeneity LOCATION:C.K. Choi 231 GEO:49.267266;-123.257944 URL;VALUE=URI:https://migration.ubc.ca/events/event/welcoming-together-musq ueam-yvr-collaboration-on-refugee-reception/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://migr.cms.arts.ubc.ca/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/2024/10/Event-image-1.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20241005T0156Z-1728093403.9375-EO-23351-42@10.19.146.14 STATUS:CONFIRMED DTSTAMP:20260524T051057Z CREATED:20241005T005535Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250129T211300Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20241106T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20241106T143000 SUMMARY: The Crash of the International Student ‘Market’: Causes\, Conseque nces\, and the Future of Canadian Higher Education DESCRIPTION: Join us to discuss the impact of recent policy changes on inte rnational students in Canada and how they intersect with colonial dynamics and the future of higher education. For decades\, Canadian higher education turned to international student recruitment to make up for stagnant public funds. However\, growing public concern that international students were c ompeting for […] X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:
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Join us to discuss t he impact of recent policy changes on international students in Canada and how they intersect with colonial dynamics and the future of higher educatio n.For decades\, Canadian higher education turned to internat ional student recruitment to make up for stagnant public funds. However\, g rowing public concern that international students were competing for scarce housing and opportunities propelled a series of sweeping federal policy ch anges over the past year. Given the significant financial consequences for higher education institutions\, many responses continue to reduce internati onal students to a source of institutional income. This virtual panel seeks to offer a more critically engaged and complexity informed response to the recent policy changes by situating them within the colonial dynamics that have long structured Canada’s approach to international students. Panelists will also consider how policy shifts might shape the future of higher educ ation as we face financial austerity\, political polarization\, and shiftin g migration patterns due to conflict and climate change.
Moderato r:
Dr. Sharon Stein\, Assoc iate Professor\, Department of Educational Studies\, University of British Columbia
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< p>Dr. Sharon Stein is an Associate Professor and Professor of Climate Compl exity and Coloniality in Higher Education in the Department of Educational Studies at the University of British Columbia. Her work examines the challe nges of confronting colonialism and climate change in different fields of s tudy and practice\, and the complexities of enacting reparative forms of so cial and institutional change. She is the founder of the Critical Internati onalization Studies Network and a co-founder of the Gesturing Towards Decol onial Futures Collective.Speakers:
- Dr. Kumari Beck\, Associate Profe ssor\, Faculty of Education\, Simon Fraser University
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Dr. Kumari Beck is Associate Professor\, Co-Director for the Centre for Research on In ternational Education\, and academic coordinator of the Equity Studies in E ducation program in the Faculty of Education at Simon Fraser University. He r research focuses on university internationalization including student\, f aculty\, staff and administrator experiences. The courses she teaches refle ct diverse and inter-related interests: intercultural and international edu cation\, contemporary issues in curriculum\, multicultural and anti-racist education\, the politics of difference\, and teaching for social justice. H er work history includes teaching and program development in international education programs in Canada and abroad\, adult community education in the Lower Mainland\, and extensive experience in the international cooperation sector.
- Dr. Dale McCartney\, Assistant Professor\, Arts and Integ rated Studies\, University of the Fraser Valley
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Dr. D ale McCartney is an Assistant Professor at the University of the Fraser Val ley\, where he teaches introduction to university courses to UFV’s non-trad itional student population. Before joining UFV he worked for more than a de cade as a sessional on the edges of the BC post-secondary system\, includin g at a pathway college serving exclusively international students. His rese arch examines the history of international student policy in Canada.
- Dr. Lisa Brunner\, Postdo ctoral Research Fellow\, Centre for Migration Studies\, University of Briti sh Columbia
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Dr. Lisa Brunner is a Postdoctoral Resea rch Fellow in the Centre for Migration Studies at the University of British Columbia. She is also a Public Policy Consultant with the Affiliation of M ulticultural Societies and Service Agencies of BC (AMSSA). She conducts cri tical\, interdisciplinary research on international migration and education \, especially in Global North settler-colonial contexts. She has over a dec ade of professional experience as an international student advisor and has been a Regulated Canadian Immigration Consultant since 2014.
This event is co-sponsored by the Critical Internationalizatio n Studies Network\, the Simon Fraser University Center for Research on International Education\, the UBC Centre for Migration Studies an d the UBC Faculty of Education Professor of Climate Complexity and C oloniality.
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About the Event
The < a href="https://migration.ubc.ca/">UBC Centre fo r Migration Studies (CMS)\, AMSSA (Affili ation of Multicultural Societies and Service Agencies of BC)\, and UBC Conn ects are excited to host the 2024 CMS-Sector Research Collaborations Day\, an annual event designed to bring together migration researchers and profes sionals in the immigration and settlement field.
The event is suitable for anyone interested in considering migration research through a decolonial lens and building mutually beneficial connections betw een CMS researchers and BC’s settlement sector. The public session will take place in the morning\, with a separate add-on registration for the mo re focused afternoon session.
The morning session will feature a pane l presentation and moderated discussion with three guest speakers. Together \, they will explore the critical questions and paradoxes that arise when t rying to engage in decolonizing actions while navigating Eurocentric system s.
In the afternoon session\, which is ideal for sector professionals and university affiliates who want to build connections\, CMS will showcas e ways it can support the sector's research needs. This will be followed by a Speed Networking activity where participants can connect\, share ideas\, and explore potential research collaborations.
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Event Schedule
8:30 AM - Regis tration & Light Refreshments
9:00 AM – Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamis h) Welcome by Chepximiya Siyam' Chief Janice George
9:45 AM - Presentations
- Activating ‘Parallel Mutuality’ to Avoid Colonial Erasure of Indigenous Knowledge
- From Outsider to Advocate: An Immigrant' s Journey in Decolonization
- Immigration\, Sovereignty\, and Decolonization: Opportunity or Dead End?
10:45 - Break
11:00 - Panel Discussion and Q&A< /p>
What Does (De)Colonization Want from Us?
Perspectives on the Role of Migration Research and the Settlement Sector in Unceded Land12:00 PM - Lunch Break
1:00 PM - Research Presentation
Language Accessibility & the Healthcare-Seeking Experiences of Low-In come Chinese Seniors in Vancouver
1:45 PM - CMS-Sector Collaborat ion Framework Progress
2:00 PM - Speed Networking
3:15 PM – Clo sing Remarks
Event Moderator
Javier Ojer\, Engagement Strategis t at the UBC Centre for Migration Studies
Event Speakers
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Atla nta-Marinna Grant is a Community Engagement Specialist and Decolonial Practitioner who gr aduated from the Institute of Resources\, Environment\, and Sustainability at UBC. Her research and professional work have focused on what safe decolo nized collaborative spaces between non-Indigenous and Indigenous peoples ca n look like.
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Dr. Sandeep Agrawal is a Professor and Associate Dean at the Faculty of Graduate an d Postdoctoral Studies at the University of Alberta. Agrawal’s research int erests are diverse\, spanning sustainable urban and rural planning\, migrat ion\, energy transitions\, Indigenous issues\, and human rights. An accomplished author of over one hun dred articles\, professional reports\, and three books\, Dr. Agrawal has si gnificantly influenced planning practices\, city bylaws\, and legislation t hrough a focus on human and Indigenous rights and equity.
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Dr. Harald Bauder is a Professor in the Department of Geography and the Graduate Program in Immigration and Se ttlement Studies at Toronto Metropolitan University. His research explores Indigenous-newcomer relations among other topics. He also leads the partner ship project “Urban Sanctuary\, Migrant Solidarity and Hospitality in G lobal Perspective\,” which aims to co-develop and share knowledge on po licies and practices for supporting vulnerable migrants and refugees in maj or cities across Africa\, Europe\, North America\, and Latin America.
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CMS is thrilled to invite you to it s quarterly Community Luncheon on November 19\, 2024.
Come and join us at the C.K. Choi building for lunch and captivating conversations among CMS affiliates\, both familiar and new faces!
Whether you’re a CMS fa culty member\, student\, staff\, visiting scholar\, community partner\, or simply intrigued by what we do\, we extend a warm invitation for you to joi n us. It’s an opportunity to reconnect with old acquaintances and forge new connections\, all while enjoying good food and stimulating discussions.
We look forward to seeing you there!
CATEGORIES:Featured News &\; Events LOCATION:C.K. Choi 351 GEO:49.267266;-123.257944 URL;VALUE=URI:https://migration.ubc.ca/events/event/community-luncheon-5/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://migr.cms.arts.ubc.ca/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/2024/10/Featured-img_Community-Luncheon.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20241103T0637Z-1730615869.7647-EO-23543-42@10.19.146.2 STATUS:CONFIRMED DTSTAMP:20260524T051057Z CREATED:20241101T184016Z LAST-MODIFIED:20241101T184016Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20241122T173000 DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20241122T190000 SUMMARY: Ingat: An Anthology by Migrant Domestic Worker Creatives in Hong K ong DESCRIPTION: Join us for a community book discussion with editors and migra nt worker creatives from Hong Kong as they share insights into "Ingat\," a powerful anthology capturing the voices and stories of migrant domestic wor kers. X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html: LOCATION:C.K. Building\, Room 120 GEO:49.267266;-123.257944 URL;VALUE=URI:https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/ingat-an-anthology-by-migrant-dom estic-worker-creatives-in-hong-kong-tickets-1069514018219?aff=oddtdtcreator ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://migr.cms.arts.ubc.ca/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/2024/11/Ingat-Poster-Actual.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20241031T2146Z-1730411175.0116-EO-23432-42@10.19.146.14 STATUS:CONFIRMED DTSTAMP:20260524T051057Z CREATED:20241031T202758Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250317T210324Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20241127T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20241127T123000 SUMMARY: Why Do Chinese Women Seek Western Men? The Case of China’s Email-O rder Brides with Dr. Monica Liu DESCRIPTION: Join the CMS Mobilities Research Group and UBC Asian Studies f or “Why Do Chinese Women Seek Western Men? The Case of China’s Email-Order Brides” with Dr. Monica Liu. Abstract Based on 17 months of ethnographic re search at three online dating agencies in southern China\, this study explo res the life histories and decision-making processes of predominantly […] X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:[image_spread img_url="https://migr.cms.ar ts.ubc.ca/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/2024/10/Event-image.png" caption="" w idth="website"]
Join the CMS Mobilities Research Group and UBC Asian Studies for "Why Do Chinese Women Seek Western Men? The Case of China's Em ail-Order Brides" with Dr. Monica Liu.
Abstract
Based on 17 m onths of ethnographic research at three online dating agencies in southern China\, this study explores the life histories and decision-making processe s of predominantly middle-aged\, divorced women from various socio-economic backgrounds as they seek marriage with Western men. It analyzes how China' s transition from state socialism to a global market economy drives these w omen's desires for out-migration via marriage. By comparing women's perspec tives across different class backgrounds\, the study reveals how their soci al positions and access to resources shape their visions of Western men. It highlights the need for an intersectional approach in migration studies am idst growing global diversification and polarization.
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Dr. Monica Li u is a sociologist whose teaching and research interests include gender \, globalization\, family\, immigration\, race/ethnicity\, Asia and Asian A merica\, digital technology/media\, and qualitative methods. She has explor ed the phenomenon of global internet dating and cross-border marriage betwe en women from China and men from English-speaking Western countries. She is currently working on a new project that examines institutional racism agai nst Asian women leaders in higher education.
This event is co-org anized by the CMS Mobilities Research Group and the Department of Asian Stu dies at UBC.
Following the Talk
Join our invited speaker or a roundtable discussion on Wed nesday\, November 27\, from 2:00 to 3:00 PM in ANSO 119. Dr. Liu\, author of Seeking Western Men: Email-Order Brides under China's Global Rise\, will share her insights into professional development in acade mia. Topics may include turning dissertations into books with university pr esses\, navigating academic job markets\, and strategies for transnational qualitative research. This session offers a unique opportunity for students to ask questions and gain valuable guidance.
RSVP by emailing yue.qian@ubc.ca.< /p>
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CATEGORIES:Featured Homepage,Mobilities LOCATION:Liu Institute for Global Issues\, Place of Many Trees GEO:49.276589;-123.220089 URL;VALUE=URI:https://migration.ubc.ca/events/event/why-do-chinese-women-se ek-western-men-the-case-of-chinas-email-order-brides-with-dr-monica-liu/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://migr.cms.arts.ubc.ca/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/2024/10/Event-image.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20241114T2352Z-1731628367.2593-EO-23634-42@10.19.146.14 STATUS:CONFIRMED DTSTAMP:20260524T051057Z CREATED:20241114T202146Z LAST-MODIFIED:20241129T202844Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20241202T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20241202T140000 SUMMARY: Professional Development Event with Patrick MacKenzie DESCRIPTION: Join Patrick Mackenzie\, CEO of the Immigrant Employment Counc il of BC\, for a discussion on his own career journey in migration work. Wi th years of experience in public service and immigration policy\, Patrick w ill highlight real-world applications\, challenges\, and impacts beyond aca demia. X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:[image_spread img_url="https://migr.cms.ar ts.ubc.ca/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/2024/11/Event-Image_Patrick-Mackenzie -Dec-2.png" caption="" width="website"]
CATEGORIES:Featured Homepage,Graduate Certificate in Migration Studies LOCATION:Irving K. Barber Learning Centre 158 GEO:49.267851;-123.253087 URL;VALUE=URI:https://migration.ubc.ca/events/event/professional-developmen t-with-patrick-mackenzie/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://migr.cms.arts.ubc.ca/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/2024/11/Event-Image_Patrick-Mackenzie-Dec-2.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20250109T2333Z-1736465610.2597-EO-24190-42@10.19.146.15 STATUS:CONFIRMED DTSTAMP:20260524T051057Z CREATED:20250109T210624Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250129T211124Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20250127T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20250127T140000 SUMMARY: Media Training Workshop DESCRIPTION: Join us for a hands-on media training session designed to help CMS affiliates navigate the world of media engagement with confidence. Lea rn strategies to amplify your research\, craft impactful messages\, and han dle interviews effectively. X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:Join us for a conversation with Patrick Mackenzie as he shares his own journey in migrat ion work\, highlighting real-world applications\, challenges\, and career p aths beyond academia.
This event is organized as part of the CMS Graduate Certificate in Migration Studies. Bring your lunch and dive into the conversation!
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Patrick MacKenzie is the CEO of the Immigrant Employment Council of BC. He has made a career of pu blic service from coast to coast\, working in policy and program areas aime d at supporting many of Canada’s most vulnerable communities through econom ic and social development as well as international relations. Previously\, Patrick spent 11 years working for Immigration\, Refugees and Citizenship C anada at its national headquarters in Ottawa and its regional offices in Va ncouver. Throughout his career\, Patrick has worked with partners on matter s affecting Indigenous and immigrant populations\, including immigrant econ omic integration\, provincial nominee programs\, credential recognition and labour mobility.
Event details:
Date: January 27\, 2025
Time: 1 2:00 PM – 2:00 PM
Location: C.K. Choi 231
Spots are limited. Bring your lunch and join us to sharpen your media skills and amplify your research! This interactive sessi on will introduce UBC Media Relations\, its role in promoting your research \, and the basics of effective media engagement. The workshop will cover:
- The media’s role in shaping migration narratives and public discu ssions\;
- Practical tips for engaging with journalists across radio\ , TV\, and print\, including understanding their priorities and deadlines\;
- Strategies for crafting key messages\, handling tricky questions\, and navigating controversial topics with confidence.
N ote: In preparation for the session\, please bring one of the foll owing:
- A journal article with research findings that might inter est the general public (doesn’t have to be your own).
- A recent news story or topic you’re qualified to comment on as an expert.
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CATEGORIES:Featured News &\; Events LOCATION:C.K Choi Building GEO:43.161175;-78.697119 URL;VALUE=URI:https://migration.ubc.ca/events/event/media-training-workshop / ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://migr.cms.arts.ubc.ca/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/2025/01/Featured-image_Media-Training-Workshop-1.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20251008T2231Z-1759962683.0568-EO-24189-42@10.19.146.24 STATUS:CONFIRMED DTSTAMP:20260524T051057Z CREATED:20250108T211507Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250129T210950Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20250128T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20250128T140000 SUMMARY: Community Luncheon DESCRIPTION: CMS is thrilled to invite you to its quarterly Community Lunch eon! Come and join us on January 28\, 2025\, 1-2 PM\, at the C.K. Choi buil ding for lunch and captivating conversations among CMS affiliates\, both fa miliar and new faces. X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:[image_spread img_url="https://migr.cms.ar ts.ubc.ca/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/2024/10/Featured-img_Community-Lunche on.png" caption="" width="website"]
CMS is thrilled to invite you to its quarterly Community Luncheon on January 28\, 2025.
Come and joi n us at the C.K. Choi building for lunch and captivating conversations amon g CMS affiliates\, both familiar and new faces!
Whether you’re a CMS faculty member\, student\, staff\, visiting scholar\, community partner\, o r simply intrigued by what we do\, we extend a warm invitation for you to j oin us. It’s an opportunity to reconnect with old acquaintances and forge n ew connections\, all while enjoying good food and stimulating discussions.< /p>
We look forward to seeing you there!
Registration is now closed for this luncheon. Please join us for the next one taking pl ace on April 3rd.
CATEGORIES:Featured News &\; Events LOCATION:C.K. Choi 351 GEO:49.267266;-123.257944 URL;VALUE=URI:https://migration.ubc.ca/events/event/community-luncheon-6/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://migr.cms.arts.ubc.ca/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/2024/10/Featured-img_Community-Luncheon.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20251008T2231Z-1759962683.0551-EO-24185-42@10.19.146.24 STATUS:CONFIRMED DTSTAMP:20260524T051057Z CREATED:20250108T205538Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250617T001239Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20250210T114500 DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20250210T134500 SUMMARY: Organizing for Inclusion? Race-Making and the Quest for Immigrant Rights in the U.S. South with Jennifer A. Jones DESCRIPTION: Join us on February 10\, 11:45 AM - 1:45 PM at Irving K. Barbe r Learning Centre or online for Jennifer A. Jones' talk on the role of immi grant-serving organizations in shaping racial formation and immigrant right s in the U.S. South. X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:[image_spread img_url="https://migr.cms.ar ts.ubc.ca/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/2025/01/Speaker-Series-3_Jennifer-A.- Jones_Event-img.png" caption="" width="website"]
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Join us for the third event in o ur Speaker Series on Migration\, Racialization\, and Inequality\, featuring Jennifer A. Jones. She will present her talk\, "Organizing for In clusion? Race-Making and the Quest for Immigrant Rights in the U.S. South."
This event will be held in a hybrid format. Lunch will be serve d at 11:45 AM in Dodson Room. The lecture will start at 12:15 PM and wrap u p at 1:45 PM.
Please arrive on time (11:45 AM) to ensure your spot.
Abstract
In recent decades\, immigrant-serving organizations have emerged as crucial lifelines for immigrants and have become increasingly central players in immig ration politics. While researchers have studied these organizations' role in individual and polic y outcomes\, less attention has been paid to their role in shaping racial formation processes. Drawing on archival\, et hnographic\, and interview data\, this project delves into the organizing efforts of groups across the U.S. South. Focusing on two key cases\ , we show how organiza tions mobilize race in their work\, affecting both the racialization of new immigrant arrivals and macro-level public policies.
About Jennifer A. Jones
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Jennifer Jones is an Associate Professor of Sociology < span class="NormalTextRun SCXW75154369 BCX0">at Northwestern University. Her research lies at the intersection of the s ociology of race\, immigration\, and politics. Throughout her scholarship\, she examines how race “works”\, exploring the relationship betwee n categorical ascription (e.g.\, checking a box\, or how one is perceived) and meaning-making (e.g.\, identity\, or feeling a sense of group belonging). Jones’s work can be f ound in such journals as the American Journal of Sociology\, International Migratio n Review\, Sociology of Race and Ethnicity
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LOCATION:Irving K. Barber Learning Centre\, Dodson Room (302) GEO:49.260872;-123.113952 URL;VALUE=URI:https://migration.ubc.ca/events/event/organizing-for-inclusio n-race-making-and-the-quest-for-immigrant-rights-in-the-u-s-south-with-jenn ifer-a-jones/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://migr.cms.arts.ubc.ca/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/2025/01/Speaker-Series-3_Jennifer-A.-Jones_Event-img.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20250109T2334Z-1736465643.9572-EO-24209-42@10.19.146.15 STATUS:CONFIRMED DTSTAMP:20260524T051057Z CREATED:20250109T222812Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250617T001317Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20250210T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20250210T160000 SUMMARY: Race and Migration Studies: A Research Journey with Jennifer A. Jo nes DESCRIPTION: Join us for a workshop with Dr. Jennifer A. Jones on February 10\, as she reflects on the evolving scholarship of race and immigration\, sharing insights from her research and personal journey. Open to the campus community\, with graduate students especially encouraged to attend. X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:[image_spread img_url="https://migr.cms.ar ts.ubc.ca/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/2025/01/Featured-image_Workshop-Jenni fer-A.-Jones-jan-10.png" caption="" width="website"]
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Following Dr. Jones’ CMS Speaker Ser ies lecture\, join us for an engaging workshop on race and migration.
In this informal conversation\, political sociologist and race scholar Jennifer A. Jones will reflect on the evolving scholarship on race and immigration\, drawing on her research and personal experiences from student to prize-winning author. The session includes tim e for questions and is open to the entire campus community\, with a special invitation to graduate students.
About Jennifer A. Jones
Jennifer Jones is an Associate Professor of Sociology at Northwestern University. Her research lies at the intersection of the sociology of race\, imm igration\, and politics. Throughout her scholarship\, she examines how race “works”\, exploring the relationship between categorical ascripti on (e.g.\, checking a box\, or how one is perceived) and meaning-making (e.g. \, identity\, or feeling a sense of group belonging). Jones’s work can be found in such journals as the American Journal of Sociology\, International Migration Review\, Sociology of Race and Ethnicity\, Ethnic and Racial Studies \, and Mobilization. Her first monograph\, The Browning of the New South\, was released by the University of Chicago Press in 2019.
CATEGORIES:Featured News &\; Events LOCATION:C.K Choi Building GEO:43.161175;-78.697119 URL;VALUE=URI:https://migration.ubc.ca/events/event/race-and-migration-stud ies-a-research-journey-with-jennifer-a-jones/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://migr.cms.arts.ubc.ca/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/2025/01/Featured-image_Workshop-Jennifer-A.-Jones-jan-10.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20250130T1132Z-1738236745.4196-EO-24516-42@10.19.146.22 STATUS:CONFIRMED DTSTAMP:20260524T051057Z CREATED:20250130T002812Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250206T230910Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20250224T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20250224T140000 SUMMARY: Professional Development Event with Zahra Esmail DESCRIPTION: Join Zahra Esmail\, CEO of Vantage Point\, as she shares her j ourney in migration work and highlights real-world applications\, challenge s\, and career opportunities beyond academia. Don’t miss this conversation\ , part of the CMS Graduate Certificate in Migration Studies. X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:[image_spread img_url="https://migr.cms.ar ts.ubc.ca/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/2025/01/Event-Image_Zahra-Esmail.png" caption="" width="website"]
Join us for a conversati on with Zahra Esmail as she shares her own journey in migration work\, high lighting real-world applications\, challenges\, and career paths beyond aca demia.
This event is organized as part of the CMS Graduate Ce rtificate in Migration Studies. Bring your lunch and dive into the conve rsation!
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Join the CMS Borders r esearch group on February 28\, from 3:00 to 5:00 PM at The Liu Institute for Global Issues\, The Place of Many Trees\, for a book talk by Dr. Sharon Quinsaat on Insurgent Communities: How Protests Create a Filipino Diaspora .
Light refreshments will be provided.
So ciologist Sharon M. Quinsaat sheds new light on the formation of diasporic connections through transnational protests.
When peop le migrate and settle in other countries\, do they automatically form a dia spora? In Insurgent Communities\, Quinsaat explains the dynamic process thr ough which a diaspora is strategically constructed. She looks to Filipinos in the United States and the Netherlands—examining their resistance against the dictatorship of Ferdinand Marcos\, their mobilization for migrants’ ri ghts\, and the construction of a collective memory of the Marcos regime—to argue that diasporas emerge through political activism. Social movements pr ovide an essential space for addressing migrants’ diverse experiences and r elationships with their homeland and its history. A significant contributio n to the interdisciplinary field of migration and social movements studies\ , Insurgent Communities illuminates how people develop collective identitie s in times of social upheaval.
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Sharon Quinsaat is a scholar of social movements and migration and currently Assoc iate Professor of Sociology at Grinnell College. Her work has been funded b y the National Science Foundation\, the National Endowment for the Humaniti es\, and the American Association of University Women among others. She has published her research in edited volumes and peer-reviewed journals such a s Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies\, Ethnic and Racial Stu dies\, Mass Communication and Society\, Sociology Compass\, and Asia n Survey.
This event is co-sponsored by the UBC Pacific Islan ds Research Network.
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CATEGORIES:Featured News &\; Events LOCATION:Liu Institute for Global Issues\, Place of Many Trees GEO:49.276589;-123.220089 URL;VALUE=URI:https://migration.ubc.ca/events/event/insurgent-communities-h ow-protests-create-a-filipino-diaspora/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://migr.cms.arts.ubc.ca/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/2025/02/Featured-img_Insurgent-Communities_Book-Talk.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20251008T2231Z-1759962683.0491-EO-24616-42@10.19.146.24 STATUS:CONFIRMED DTSTAMP:20260524T051057Z CREATED:20250204T184017Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250228T165608Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20250303T114500 DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20250303T134500 SUMMARY: “Otherness” and the Politics of Sanctuary: Exploring the History o f Refuge Over the Long Twentieth Century with Laura Madokoro DESCRIPTION: Attend Laura Madokoro’s talk on March 3\, 11:45 AM – 1:45 PM a t Irving K. Barber Learning Centre or online\, as she explores how anti-imm igrant discourse shapes migration\, race\, and refuge through the politics of sanctuary and exclusion. X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:[image_spread img_url="https://migr.cms.ar ts.ubc.ca/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/2025/02/Featured-image_Speaker-Series -4-Laura-Madokoro.png" caption="" width="website"]
Join us for the l ast event in our Speaker Series on Migration\, Racialization\, and Ineq uality\, featuring Laura Madokoro. She will present her talk\, "'Otherness' and the Politics of San ctuary: Exploring the History of Refuge Over the Long Twentieth Century."
This event will be held in a hybrid format. Lunch will be served at 11:45 AM in Dodson Room. The lecture will start at 12:15 PM and w rap up at 1:45 PM.
Fo r in-person attendance\, please register by February 28\, 2025. Please arri ve on time (11:45 AM) to ensure your spot.
Abstract
In recent months\, the simmering anti-immigrant discourse in North Am erica has become more pronounced. Central to this discourse has been profou nd othering\, scaffolded by words such as “undocumented\,” “illegal\,” and “criminal aliens.” The ease with which this language has gained traction se rves as an invitation to consider the ways in which understandings of the r elationship between migration\, race\, and refuge have been reformulated in recent years. Drawing from her new book\, Sanctuary in Pieces: Two Cen turies of Flight\, Fugitivity\, and Resistance in a North American City (MQUP\, 2024)\, Dr. Laura Madokoro offers a timely exploration of the pol itics of otherness as seen in the search\, offer\, and refusal of sanctuary over the long twentieth-century.
About Laura Madokoro
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Laur a Madokoro is a historian and Associate Professor in the Department of Hist ory at Carleton\, located on the traditional and unceded territory of the A lgonquin Nation. She is a proud UBC alumnus and the author of Elusive R efuge: Chinese Migrants in the Cold War (Harvard\, 2016) and Sanct uary in Pieces: Two Centuries of Flight\, Fugitivity\, and Resistance in a North American City (MQUP\, 2024) as well as numerous articles on the history of race\, migration\, and humanitarianism. She is a member of the e ditorial collectives for Active History and Refugee History and co-d irector of the journal Histoire Sociale / Social History.
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CATEGORIES:Featured News &\; Events LOCATION:Irving K. Barber Learning Centre\, Dodson Room (302) GEO:49.260872;-123.113952 URL;VALUE=URI:https://migration.ubc.ca/events/event/otherness-and-the-polit ics-of-sanctuary-exploring-the-history-of-refuge-over-the-long-twentieth-ce ntury-with-laura-madokoro/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://migr.cms.arts.ubc.ca/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/2025/02/Featured-image_Speaker-Series-4-Laura-Madokoro.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20250213T0532Z-1739424744.8877-EO-24625-42@10.19.146.24 STATUS:CONFIRMED DTSTAMP:20260524T051057Z CREATED:20250212T224924Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250228T165553Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20250307T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20250307T150000 SUMMARY: Analyzing Text Data with DiscoverText DESCRIPTION: Join us on March 7 from 1:00 – 3:00 PM for a hands-on Text Dat a Analysis Workshop using DiscoverText\, a web-based platform for categoriz ing text data. Learn to label and classify data from large-scale survey res ponses\, RSS feeds\, Twitter/X\, and more. X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:[image_spread img_url="https://migr.cms.ar ts.ubc.ca/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/2025/02/Featured-image_Analyzing-Text -Data-with-DiscoverText.png" caption="" width="website"]
Join us for a Text Data Analysis workshop on Friday\, March 7\, from 1:00 - 3:00 PM.
Participants should bring a laptop. No prior programming or statistical experience is necessary.
In this h ands-on workshop led by founder Stuart Shulman\, participants will learn to use DiscoverText\, a multilingual- capable web-based platform for categorizing text data. DiscoverText runs th rough a graphical user interface\, so no statistical or software programmin g (e.g.\, R\, Python) is required. The workshop will teach participants how to use DiscoverText to label data to build custom machine classifiers from large scale survey responses\, RSS feeds\, Twitter/X\, or any other digiti zed text and metadata. We will draw examples of Twitter/X datasets from twe ets relevant to Canada on immigration\, MCGA (Make Canada Great Again)\, an d other timely topics.
DiscoverText i s free for academics—come see how it can support your research!
Schedule
1:00 – 2:30 PM | Work shop
2:30 – 3:00 PM | Individual consultations possibleDr. Stuart S hulman
holds a PhD in American politics and is a methodologist with more than 30 years of experience sorting words in categories. He has worked as a political scien ce professor\, entrepreneur\, CEO of Texifter\, inventor of DiscoverText\, retired U.S. Soccer National C licensed coach\, and a Taoist garlic grower. He serves on the International Advisory Board of the Migrant Integration i n the Mid-21st Century: Bridging Divides research initiative\, of which CMS is a member.
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CATEGORIES:Featured Homepage LOCATION:C.K. Choi 351 GEO:49.267266;-123.257944 URL;VALUE=URI:https://migration.ubc.ca/events/event/analyzing-text-data-wit h-discovertext/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://migr.cms.arts.ubc.ca/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/2025/02/Featured-image_Analyzing-Text-Data-with-DiscoverText.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20250307T0009Z-1741306148.4369-EO-24823-42@10.19.146.24 STATUS:CONFIRMED DTSTAMP:20260524T051057Z CREATED:20250306T204446Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250320T211813Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20250331T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20250331T140000 SUMMARY: Professional Development Event with Lily Grewal DESCRIPTION: Join Lily Grewal\, Director of Immigrant Integration\, as she shares insights from over 20 years in community and government work. With 1 5 years in immigration policy and program development\, Lily will discuss t he challenges and opportunities in enhancing services for BC newcomers. X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:[image_spread img_url="https://migr.cms.ar ts.ubc.ca/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/2025/03/Event-Image-1.png" caption="" width="website"]
Join us for a conversation with Lil y Grewal as she shares her own journey in migration work\, highlighting rea l-world applications\, challenges\, and career paths beyond academia.
< /div>This event is organized as part of the CMS Graduate Certificate in Migration Studies. Bring your lunch and dive into the conversation!
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< span class="OYPEnA font-feature-liga-off font-feature-clig-off font-feature -calt-off text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none">Lily Grewal< span class="OYPEnA font-feature-liga-off font-feature-clig-off font-feature -calt-off text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none"> is a principled an d collaborative administrator with over 20 years of community and governmen t experience. As the Director of Immigrant Integration\, she oversees the P rovince’s funded services and supports for newcomers. During the past 15 ye ars\, she has worked in the field of immigration with the Province and has held various positions including program manager\, policy analyst and manag er of program development and promotion. She enjoys working closely with pa rtners to spearhead complex programs and initiatives that enhance programs and services for BC newcomers.
Lily holds a BA from UBC\, a MSW from the University of Toronto and is an accredited corporate Chartered Director (C. Dir). She is deeply comm itted to giving back and has served on the board of directors for various o rganizations across the Lower Mainland.
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Join the CMS Mobili ties Research Group and UBC Ancient Mediterranean and Near Eastern Studies for "White Columns on Turtle's Back: Classics\, Colonialism and Postcolonia l Theory Here and Now" with Dr. Katherine Blouin.
Abstract
In this talk\ , Dr. Blouin will discuss what it means to do Classics right now on what ma ny Indigenous Nations call Turtle Island. She will do so by sharing some of the things she has (un)learned while co-editing the 2024 Handbook of Classics\, Colonialism\ , and Postcolonial Theory\, and by reflecting on what moral and public paths curr ently offer themselves to Classics and Antiquity fields practitioners.
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Dr. Blouin has also worked on the c ataloging\, restoration\, and digitization of the Greek papyrus collection in the Bibliothèque Nationale de France\, and have edited Greek documents o n papyri and leather from that collection\, as well as from the Franco-Ital ian mission at Tebtunis. Her current work focuses on the ways in which impe rialism and Orientalism have impacted (and are still impacting) the fields of Classics\, Papyrology\, and Egyptology\, and how these entanglements man ifest themselves in (settler) colonial contexts.
She is a co-founder and editor of Everyday Orientalism\, as well as the editor of the volume The Nile Delta: Histories from Antiquity to the Modern Period (Cambridge\, 2024) and the co-editor of the Routledge Handbook of Cl assics\, Colonialism\, and Potscolonial Theory (with Ben Akrigg\, Lond on\, forthcoming in 2025) and Viva Palestina: Imagining Transhistorical Solidarity (with Usama Ali Gad\, Mathura Umachandran and Marchella Wa rd\, in preparation). Lastly\, she is working on a book project entitled
Inventing Alexandria \, which explores the history\, historiography\, and reception of pre- to early Hellenistic Alexandria.This even t is co-organized by the CMS Mobilities Research Group and the Department o f Ancient Mediterranean and Near Eastern Studies at UBC.
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CMS is thrilled to invite you to its last Community Luncheon on April 3\, 2025.
Come and join us at the C.K. Choi building for lunch and captivating conversations among CMS af filiates\, both familiar and new faces!
Whether you’re a CMS faculty member\, student\, staff\, visiting scholar\, community partner\, or simply intrigued by what we do\, we extend a warm invitation for you to join us. It’s an opportunity to reconnect with old acquaintances and forge new conne ctions\, all while enjoying good food and stimulating discussions.
We look forward to seeing you there!
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CATEGORIES:Featured Homepage LOCATION:C.K. Choi 351 GEO:49.267266;-123.257944 URL;VALUE=URI:https://migration.ubc.ca/events/event/community-luncheon-7/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://migr.cms.arts.ubc.ca/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/2024/10/Featured-img_Community-Luncheon.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20250416T0508Z-1744780104.7578-EO-25002-42@10.19.146.21 STATUS:CONFIRMED DTSTAMP:20260524T051057Z CREATED:20250326T214043Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250326T214647Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20250416T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20250416T200000 SUMMARY: From Policy to People: Unpacking the Immigration Landscape in Unse ttled Times DESCRIPTION: Where do Canada and B.C. stand on immigration in 2025? How do policy changes in Canada and beyond impact communities\, jobs\, and the eco nomy? What challenges do newcomers face\, and how can we create a more incl usive future? Join our expert panel as they explore immigration from multip le angles—policy\, economics\, and lived realities. X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html: CATEGORIES:Featured Homepage LOCATION:UBC Robson Square Theatre GEO:49.282483;-123.121401 URL;VALUE=URI:https://www.arts.ubc.ca/events/event/from-policy-to-people/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://migr.cms.arts.ubc.ca/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/2025/03/FromPolicyToPeopleBanner_Apr16-1.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20250404T1449Z-1743778182.9915-EO-24969-42@10.19.146.22 STATUS:CONFIRMED DTSTAMP:20260524T051057Z CREATED:20250403T180409Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250403T180409Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20250424T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20250424T113000 SUMMARY: Revisioning Newcomer Settlement and Integration from the Ground Up DESCRIPTION: Amid shifting policies and funding\, this panel explores bold solutions for a resilient and sustainable newcomer settlement sector in Can ada. X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:[image_spread img_url="https://migr.cms.ar ts.ubc.ca/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/2025/03/Featured-image_Revisioning-Ne wcomer-Settlement.png" caption="" width="website"]
< span class="NormalTextRun SCXW219769823 BCX0">Shifting public opinion\, red uced immigration levels\, and unpredictable funding structures are < span class="NormalTextRun SCXW219769823 BCX0">impacting the settlement and integration of Canada ’s newcomers during a time of both domestic and geopolitical uncertainty. G iven these challenges\, what would it take to collectively envision a more robust and secure newcomer settlement and integration sector?
This online panel brings together four different perspectives on the future of settlement and integration in Canada to spur creative\, big-picture\, forwa rd-thinking responses.
Mode rator
Katie Crocker (CEO\, AMSSA)
Speakers
Afshan Paarlberg (Visiting Scholar\, CMS)
Lizeth Escobedo (Dir ector of Newcomers and Youth Services\, YMCA BC)
Patrick MacKenzie (CEO\, IEC of BC)
Neelam Sah ota (CEO\, diverseCITY)
Moderator biograph y
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Katie Crocker is th e Chief Executive Officer of AMSSA\, a British Columbia provincial umbrella association that strengthens over 90 member agencies as well as hundreds of community stakeholder agencies who s erve immigrants and newcomers. Katie represents the BC Settlement Sector on the National Settlement and Integration Council\, sits on the Executive Co mmittee of the UBC Centre for Migration Studies and is the Co-Chair of Path ways to Prosperity. Along with her background in not-for-profit management and her knowledge of the settlement and integration sector\, Katie brings e xpertise in supporting neurodiverse children and their families as a mother of a child with Autism and the Chair of UNITI’s Board of Directors. In rec ognition of her achievements\, Katie was awarded the King Charles III Coron ation Medal in August 2024.[/accordion][/accordions]
Speaker biographies
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Afshan Paarlberg is a lawyer and interdisciplinar y researcher who engages in policydriven work on philanthropy\, nonprofits\ , access-to-justice\, and immigration. She is currently conducting research in British Columbia with the support of Fulbright Canada\, comparing Canad ian and U.S. nonprofit responses to asylum seekers. She recently completed a Global Philanthropy Fellowship\, and she continues to serve as the Projec t Director of the Global Philanthropy Environment Index (GPEI) wh ere she leads a team to provide an updated mapping of the enabling environm ent for philanthropy across 95 countries and economies. She also serves as board director and secretary to The Appellate Project.[/accordion][/accordi ons]
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Lizeth Escobedo currently serves as the Director of Newcomers and Youth Services at YMCA BC. Originally from Mexico\, she has c alled Vancouver home since 2006. Lizeth is deeply committed to empowering c hildren\, families\, seniors\, and newcomers in the community by providing them with the necessary tools\, resources\, and support to thrive. Her dedi cation has earned her recognition\, including the Volunteer of the Year 201 3-2014 in BC award from the Federation of Francophone Parents and the YMCA’ s President’s Award of Excellence in 2017. Additionally\, Lizeth has been h onored with The Ohtli Award\, the highest recognition given by the Mexican Government to Mexican Nationals residing outside of Mexico\, for her effort s in assisting Mexican citizens and promoting their culture. Lizeth's recen t focus has been on supporting Temporary Foreign Workers.[/accordion][/acco rdions]
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Patric k MacKenzie is the CEO of the Immigrant Employment Council of BC. He has made a career of public service from coast to coast\, working in policy and program areas aimed at supporting many of Canada’s most vulnera ble communities through economic and social development as well as internat ional relations. Previously\, Patrick spent 11 years working for Immigratio n\, Refugees and Citizenship Canada at its national headquarters in Ottawa and its regional offices in Vancouver. Throughout his career\, Patrick has worked with partners on matters affecting Indigenous and immigrant populati ons\, including immigrant economic integration\, provincial nominee program s\, credential recognition and labour mobility..[/accordion][/accordions]
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Neelam is a senior executive with 20+ years in social impact\, including 13 in C-suite roles. As CEO of DIVERSEcity since 2013\, she has led sig nificant growth and innovation. A champion for equity\, she advocates for d iverse women in leadership and serves on multiple boards\, including SFU an d the Surrey Local Immigration Partnership. She holds the Fellowship of the Chartered Professional Accountants of British Columbia (FCPA\, FCGA)\, and ICD.D designations and has won numerous awards\, including BC Business Non -Profit Leader of the Year (2022). A sought-after speaker\, she addresses g ender equity\, leadership\, and economic justice while advancing truth and reconciliation in her community work.[/accordion][/accordions]
CATEGORIES:Featured Homepage LOCATION:Online GEO:49.260872;-123.113952 URL;VALUE=URI:https://migration.ubc.ca/events/event/revisioning-newcomer-se ttlement-and-integration-from-the-ground-up/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://migr.cms.arts.ubc.ca/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/2025/03/Featured-image_Revisioning-Newcomer-Settlement.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20250313T1950Z-1741895429.7955-EO-24779-42@10.19.146.23 STATUS:CONFIRMED DTSTAMP:20260524T051057Z CREATED:20250313T180643Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250430T175755Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20250501T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20250502T170000 SUMMARY: CMS Research Conference 2025: Migration\, Mobilities\, and Changin g Political Landscapes DESCRIPTION: CMS invites you to Research Conference 2025 on May 1-2 at xʷθə θiqətəm (Place of Many Trees)\, Liu Institute for Global Issues\, in partne rship with UBC Okanagan. The 2025 theme\, Migration\, Mobilities\, and Chan ging Political Landscapes\, explores how shifting political contexts influe nce migration patterns\, policies\, and lived experiences. X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:This event is presented in partnership with Affiliation of M ulticultural Societies and Service Agencies of BC (AMSSA) and the UBC Centr e for Migration Studies.
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< p>[alert title="Registrations closed" text="Thank you for your interest. Re gistrations for this event are now closed." link_text="" link_url=""]CMS is thrilled to invite you to its Research Conference 2025 at the xʷθəθiqətəm (Place of Ma ny Trees)\, Liu Institute for Global Issues\, on May 1- 2\, in conjunction with UBC Okanagan. This annual conference brings together scholars and practitioners to examine the complex dynamics of migration and mobility in our interconnected world. The 2025 theme\, Migration\, Mobilities\, and Changing Political Landscapes\, expl ores how evolving political contexts influence migration patterns\, policie s\, and lived experiences.
In addition to panel presentations\, the co nference will feature a keynote film screening with multimedia presentation s from film participants and a roundtable on policy-engaged research.
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Keynote Event: WhereWeStand
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This year\, CMS is partnering with Canada Excellence Research Chair in Migration and Integrati on (CERC Migration) at Toronto Metropolitan University to present WhereWeS tand (WWS)\, a national multimedia storytelling initiative\, which pair ed Indigenous individuals and non-Indigenous newcomers on Turtle Island\, n ow known as Canada. Their collaborative works celebrate creativity\, embrac ing differences while seeking common ground and shared hope. Our keynote of fers the opportunity to experience a curated selection of the collaboration s and listen to the shared hope in the room. The performative experience is anchored by Dr. Cyrus Sundar Singh\, the creative producer of WWS\, CERC M igration Research Fellow.
The keynote event will be hybrid\, while the rest of the conference will be in person.
[accordions collapsible=true active=false][accordion title="Learn more about the project"]In May 2023\, CERC Migration embarked on its next multimedia storytelling collaboration WhereWeStand. The project brings together a cohort of Indigenous peoples an d newcomers to co-create expressions of identity on the colonial construct of Canada\, situated on Turtle Island.
WhereWeStand pairs an Indigenous participant with a newcomer participant and suppor ts their process towards creating a story that will be widely shared with a public audience. Participants may choose any form of expression – includin g dance\, music\, film\, theatre or installation – to produce their creativ e work.
WhereWeStand invites participants to re imagine the Land that sustains and shelters Indigenous peoples and newcomer s. WhereWeStand is the third iteration of the inaugural i am… project\, which opened the door to the shared experiences of displacement\, whic h fuels the expression that frames the creative outcome. Identity and belon ging are not fixed but ebb\, flow\, and evolve as the land beneath us shift s…This project is a joint CERC Migration and Bridging Divides initiative. [/accordion][/acc ordions]
Conference Program
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9:00 AM | xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam) Welcome by Elder Mary Point
Introductory r emarks from CMS and UBC Okanagan
9:30 AM | Panel 1: Race\, Ethnicit y\, and Indigeneity
Discussant: Terri Givens\, Poli tical Science\, UBC Vancouver
Chair: Sean Lauer\, So ciology\, UBC Vancouver
Panelists:
- Demogr aphic Engineering and Ethnic Erasure: The Lhotshampa Displacement in Bhutan | Karun Karki\, School of Social Work\, UBC Vancouver
- Reconciliati on in Multicultural Canada: Rethinking Nation Building Through Indigenous a nd Racialized Immigrant Relations | Guntas Kaur\, Sociology\, UBC Vancouver
- Indigenous Mobilities and Racialization of Space: Argentine Shanty towns as a Location of Non-Whiteness | Ana Vivaldi\, Sociology\, UBC Vancou ver
- Dreaming with Water\, Dreaming with Sirens | Anita Girvan\, Eng lish and Cultural Studies\, UBC Okanagan
11:00 Break
11: 15 AM | Panel 2: Climate Change and Digital Pedagogies
Discu ssant: Geraldine Pratt\, Geography\, UBC Vancouver
C hair: Jemima Baada\, Geography\, UBC Vancouver
Panel ists:
- Personal Narratives: Threading the past into the future through Virtual Reality Non-Fiction | Amira Ahmed\, Interdisciplinar y Graduate Studies - Digital Arts and Humanities\, UBC Okanagan
- Inv estigating Historical Climate Migration: How GIS Can Facilitate Multi-Scala r Archaeological Research | Caroline Armstrong\, Ancient Mediterranean and Near Eastern Studies\, UBC Vancouver
- Authoritarian Politics\, Clima te Migration\, and Policy Gaps: Pathways Toward Rights-Based Solutions | Fa rrukh Chishtie\, Occupational Science and Occupational Therapy\, UBC Vancou ver
- Patterns\, Intentions\, and Effectiveness of Digital Pedagogies in Immigrant Learning in British Columbia | Afsaneh Abbaszadeh\, Kashif Ra za and Hongxia Shan\, Educational Studies\, UBC Vancouver
1:00 PM | Lunch break
2:00 PM | Panel 3: Chinese Diasporas
Discussant: Nikhita Obeegadoo\, Language and World Literatures\, UBC Okanagan
Chair: Xiaojun Li\, Political Science\, UBC Vancouver
Panelists:
- “I Had a Friend …”: The Role of Social Networks in Immigrants’ Gig Work Choices | Yijia Zha ng\, Sociology\, UBC Vancouver
- My Child’s Root: Here\, There\, or N owhere? A Study of Diaspora and Cultural Identity Transmission in Hong Kong er Families | Ka Po (Capri) Kong\, Sociology\, UBC Vancouver
- Prototyping Princ iples for Humanizing Technologies: Preliminary Research in Artificial Intel ligence and Mixed Reality for Migration Studies | Annie Wan\, Creative and Critical Studies\, UBC Okanagan
- Where Do Migrants Ren t in Vancouver: Mapping Rental Listings on the Chinese Craigslist | Julia H arten\, School of Community and Regional Planning\, UBC Vancouver
3:30 PM | Break
3:45 PM (PT) | Keynote Event: WhereWeStand
Presenters:
- Adrea Baedek
- Poornima Fran cis
- Izzeddin Hawamda
- Aaron McKay
- Deyowidnron’t Teri Morrow
- Cyrus Sundar Singh
5:15 PM | Closing Remarks
6:30 PM | Dinner at The Rooftop Garden\, UBC Nest Building (for conf erence panelists\, presenters\, discussants\, and chairs)
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[accordion title="Friday\, May 2\, 2025"]9:00 AM | Land Ack nowledgement and Introductory remarks
9:15 AM | Panel 4: Boundaries of Belonging\, Dynamics of Exclusion
Discussant: C atherine Dauvergne\, Allard School of Law\, UBC Vancouver
Cha ir: Helena Zeweri\, Anthropology\, UBC Vancouver
Pan elists:
- Problematizing Virtual Naturalization Ceremonie s: State Versus Public Narratives of Canadian Citizenship | Lisa Brunner\, Centre for Migration Studies\, UBC Vancouver
- How Stateless People A re Made To Be Ghost Citizens In Malaysia | Valeriia Pelevina\, Community\, Culture and Global Studies\, UBC Okanagan
- Stereotypes of High- and Low-Skilled Immigrants to Canada: Evidence From an Online Survey | Vince Ho pkins\, Political Science\, UBC Vancouver
- Teaching Migration and Mo bility through Contemporary Art | Angela Andersen\, Creative Studies\, UBC Okanagan
- How Do We Claim Social and Civil Rights for Noncitizens? T he Limits of Human Rights Appeals in Migrant Claims-Making\, and Other Poss ibilities | Irene Bloemraad\, CMS Co-Director/Political Science and Sociolo gy\, UBC Vancouver
11:00 AM | Break
11:15 AM | Panel 5: Precarious Mobilities
Discussant: Antje Ellermann\, Political Science\, UBC Vancouver
Chair: Elizabeth “Biz” Nijdam\, Central\, Eastern and Northern European Studies\, UBC Vancou ver
Panelists:
- Involuntary Mobility and S ocial Instability in Llucia Ramis’s Las posesiones: A Study of Forced Touri sm and Identity Crisis | Carlos M-Castro\, French\, Hispanic\, and Italian Studies\, UBC Vancouver
- Reframing International Student Mobility wi th Narrative Inquiry Research | Maham Kamal Ahsan\, Educational Studies\, U BC Vancouver
- Crossing the Finca Border: Migrant Farmworker s and Transnational Home-Making in Canada | Regina Baeza Martinez\, Sociolo gy and Anthropology\, Simon Fraser University
- Anticipating Belongin g or Anticipating Refusal: Information Environments and Taiwanese Prospecti ve International Students’ Perceptions of Destination Immigration Regimes | Eric de Roulet\, Interdisciplinary Graduate Studies\, UBC Okanagan
1:00 PM | Lunch break
2:00 PM | Roundtable: Making Research Mat ter: Strategies for Policy-Engaged Scholarship
Moderator: Antje Ellermann\, CMS Co-Director and Political Science\, UBC Vancou ver
Panelists:
- Vince Hopkins\, Political Science\, UBC Vancouver
- Sandra Schinnerl\, Centre for Migration Stu dies\, UBC Vancouver
- Lily Grewal\, Director of Immigrant Integratio n\, Government of British Columbia
- Daniel Hiebert\, Professor Emeri tus of Geography\, UBC Vancouver
- Irene Bloemraad\, CMS Co-Director/ Political Science and Sociology\, UBC Vancouver
3:30 PM | Clos ing remarks by CMS and UBC Okanagan
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Abstracts and Biographies
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Elder Mary Point serves as the Director of Indigenous Relations at Vancouver International Airport (YVR) and as the Relationship Manager for the Musque am Indian Band–YVR Airport Sustainability & Friendship Agreement. In her ro le\, she strengthens the partnership between Musqueam and YVR by implementi ng the agreement’s key elements\, identifying new opportunities for mutual learning\, and advancing a global Indigenous peoples strategy with a focus on reconciliation. An accomplished Indigenous professional\, Mary integrate s culture\, protocols\, and best practices into strategic planning for thos e collaborating with First Nations individuals and organizations. With over two decades of experience across British Columbia\, she has built strategi c partnerships between various First Nations communities and local business es.[/accordion]
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- Andrea Baedek
Andrea Baedek is a Red Riv er Metis and founder of Keen Media\, a decolonizing public relations and co mmunications company specializing in Indigenous business solutions\, public affairs\, and media that echoes voices. Andrea is a senior leader and comm unications professional\, with a strategic vision and commitment to buildin g relationships through community engagement and inclusion. An Executive MB A candidate in Indigenous Leadership at the Beedie School of Business at Si mon Fraser University\, Andrea loves to collaborate and work effectively wi th diverse teams.
- Poornima Francis
Poornima Francis is a diasporic Malayali filmmaker and journalist. She earn ed a Master's degree in Journalism from the University of British Columbia (Vancouver) in 2024\, where she focused on visual forms of factual storytel ling. While in school\, she wrote and directed numerous short films that ex plored themes of cultural and emotional resistance. She is currently an Ass ociate Producer with CBC Vancouver.
- Izzeddin Hawamda
Izzeddin Hawamda-عزالدين حوامده\, born in the West Bank\, Palestine\, is an educator\, storyteller\, and advocate for dialogue. He c oordinates the Anti-Racist Education Professional Learning Initiative in Wi nnipeg and holds a PhD in Peace and Conflict Studies. As founder of Sadaa ص دى\, he fosters empathy through storytelling\, including the Unbounded Stor ies series. A King Charles III Coronation Medal recipient\, he teaches at t he University of Winnipeg and serves on several advisory boards promoting i ntercultural understanding.
- Aaron McKay
Aaron McKay\, an Anishinaabe man from Swan Lake and Rolling River First Nations\, grew up navigating life's comp lexities and intergenerational trauma. Overcoming early academic struggles at Brandon University through self-reflection and healing\, he earned B.A./ B.Ed degrees. After reconnecting with his culture\, Aaron now works in post -secondary education and founded Giiwe and Riding Mountain Ventures\, ampli fying Indigenous voices through photography and storytelling.
- Deyowidnron’t Teri Morrow
Deyo is Cayuga\ , Wolf clan from Six Nations of the Grand River. She is a Registered Dietit ian and a PhD student in the Department of Nursing at the University of Tor onto.
- Cyrus Sundar
Singh Cyrus is a n AcademiCreActivist: a Gemini Award-winning filmmaker\, scholar\, songwrit er\, composer\, poet\, and change-maker\, who continues to expand and find cracks in conventional boundaries through his research\, films and music. H is research and productions have taken him around the world including India \, Israel\, Spain\, Haiti\, Jamaica\, and Sri Lanka. His documentary/storyt elling career began with his award-winning debut Film Club (2001)\, which w as followed by a site-specific\, hybrid\, live-documentary world premiere o f Brothers In The Kitchen (2016) and his MFA thesis project Africville in B lack and White (2017/18).[/accordion]
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Discussant: Terri Givens\, Profes sor\, Political Science UBC Vancouver
Dr. Terri Givens’ research and teaching focus on comparative politics in Europe and the US\, including imm igration policy\, the politics of race\, and anti-discrimination policy. He r more recent project focuses on the conflation of immigration and race on a more global scale. She also wrote a textbook\, Immigration in the 21st Ce ntury: The Comparative Politics of Immigration Policy.
Chair: Sean Lauer \, Professor\, Sociology\, UBC Vancouver
Sean Lauer’s research fo cuses on the sociology of community\, with a particular emphasis on the exp eriences of newcomers in Canada. He studies how community-based organizatio ns in Vancouver impact social capacity development for these newcomers. His work also explores concepts like friendship\, diversity\, and network dive rsity\, particularly in the transition from high school to adulthood.
- Demographic Engineering and Ethnic Erasure: The Lhotshampa Di splacement in Bhutan
Karun Karki\, Associate Professor\, School of So cial Work\, UBC Vancouver
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Dr. Karun Karki is a critical rac e scholar whose research amplifies the unheard voices of minoritized commun ities\, including immigrants\, refugees\, temporary migrant workers\, and 2 SLGBTQ+ individuals in Canada and beyond. In the context of global displace ment\, he examines how biopolitical and necropolitical spaces within nation al borders govern people and how sovereign state power perpetuates exclusio n and dispossession\, particularly in response to pressing contemporary iss ues such as humanitarian crises\, the rise of populism\, and homonationalis t practices. His recent scholarly inquiries focus on the South Asian diaspo ra\, with a particular emphasis on the Nepali diaspora in Canada.
< p>Guntas Kaur\, Doctoral Student\, Sociology\, UBC Vancouver
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Guntas Kaur is a Punjabi -Sikh community-based researcher and PhD student in Sociology\, working und er the supervision of Dr. Renisa Mawani. Her academic research explores the possibilities of Indigenous-Sikh solidarities through historical anti-colo nial connections and contemporary intercultural relations. Her doctoral pro ject focuses on how reconciliation can manifest within the Punjabi diaspora \, emphasizing the critical roles of land\, language\, and accountability.< /p>
- Indigenous Mobilities and Racialization of Space: Argent ine Shantytowns as a Location of Non-Whiteness
Ana Vivaldi\, Sessiona l Instructor\, Sociology\, UBC Vancouver
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Dr. Ana Vivaldi is an inte rdisciplinary researcher whose work explores how Indigenous territorialitie s are constructed in and from the city through active mobilities. She exami nes how migrant and urban Indigenous communities confront unspoken forms of racism through various strategies\, including reconnecting urban spaces to traditional territories\, fostering new forms of activism that unite membe rs of different nations and individuals with unknown ancestry\, engaging in artistic and cultural production\, and advocating for anti-racist policies within state institutions. Through ethnographic and visual methodologies\, her research sheds light on Indigenous sovereignties and emergent forms of urban conviviality\, particularly how mobility among marginalized populati ons shapes social and spatial assemblages that challenge subordination.
- Dreaming with Water\, Dreaming with Sirens
Anita Girvan< /a>\, Assistant Professor\, English and Cultural Studies\, UBC Okanagan
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Dr. Anita Girvan's work examines the global-local and socio-ecological dynamics of de/colonization. By tracing the movements of stories\, people\, and plants—particularly within diasporic Caribbean and Afro-descended comm unities—they seek to affirm knowledges that have been erased or colonized. Their research also explores how localized Indigenous understandings of cli mate change intersect with transnational movements for climate justice. Add itionally\, they consider the migratory movement of greenhouse gases\, whic h transcend the borders of communities\, sectors\, and nation-states\, ofte n disproportionately affecting those least responsible for their impacts.
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Discussant: Geraldine Pratt\, Professor\, Geogr aphy\, UBC Vancouver
Geraldine Pratt's research focuses on transnatio nal migration\, care economies\, and performance. She has collaborated with professional theater artists to create performances addressing the migrati on of Filipino domestic workers to Canada\, migration and settler coloniali sm\, and migration from Europe and the United States to Thailand for dement ia care.
Chair: Jemima Baada\, Assistant Professor\, Geography\, U BC Vancouver
Jemima Baada’s research applies a gendered lens to exami ne how diversely situated individuals and groups are affected by climate ch ange\, domestic and foreign investment\, health inequalities\, and rural mi gration in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) and other parts of the world. She is pa rticularly interested in the experiences of rural migrant communities\, wom en\, and those whose livelihoods depend on environmental or natural resourc es\, such as farmers. Jemima also explores how factors like gender\, climat e vulnerability\, and migration status may serve as social determinants of health.
- Personal Narratives: Threading the Past into the Future Through Virtual Reality Non-Fiction
Amira Ahmed\, Doctoral Candidate\, Interdisciplinary Graduate Study – Digital Arts an d Humanities/Immersive Technologies\, UBC Okanagan
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Amira Ahmed’s doct oral study is focused on digital heritage storytelling and its implications for global citizenship education and intercultural communication. She inve stigates how implementing digital storytelling experiences focusing on cult ural heritage can be used as creative and practical methodologies to enhanc e global citizenship in higher education. Her research proposes using an ed ucommunication approach to heritage and project-based learning to explore t he potential of digital heritage storytelling as transformative cultural le arning experiences in higher education. She is particularly interested in h ow this can be applied in higher education to foster interconnectedness\, c ommunity engagement\, and intercultural understanding. Her background lies in mass media and communication studies\, and her previous research project s have examined the interactive affordances of virtual reality\, interactiv e documentaries\, and serious games to promote multicultural learning\, hum an rights\, and environmental literacy.
- Investigating Hi storical Climate Migration: How GIS Can Facilitate Multi-Scalar Archaeologi cal Research
Caroline Armstrong\, Master’s Student\, Ancient M editerranean and Near Eastern Studies\, UBC Vancouver
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Caroline Ar mstrong’s research focuses on identifying methods to isolate climate change within the paleo-environmental records of the Eastern Mediterranean Late B ronze Age (1600–1100 BCE) to critically analyze how environmental shifts re late to human migration and mobility through an archaeological lens. This w ork stems from their commitment to making ancient scholarship relevant to c ontemporary issues\, recognizing the long history of human movement\, envir onmental relationships\, and climate shifts preserved in the archaeological record. As climate change continues to drive displacement worldwide\, unde rstanding these historical intersections becomes increasingly crucial. They approach their research through an anthropological lens and incorporate ge ographical information systems (GIS) where applicable.
- A uthoritarian Politics\, Climate Migration\, and Policy Gaps: Pathways Towar d Rights-Based Solutions
Farrukh Chishtie\, Doctoral Student\, O ccupational Science and Occupational Therapy\, UBC Vancouver
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Dr. F arrukh Chishtie is a climate scientist specializing in the impacts of large -scale disasters\, including climate change and associated migration. He is the President of Peacefu l Society\, Science and Innovation Foundation. His interdisciplinary re search focuses on climate migration\, with particular attention to vulnerab le and displaced communities both in Canada and globally. As a key area of focus for his non-profit organization\, his work supports the promotion and practice of climate migration research\, aiming to enhance understanding a nd policy responses to climate-induced displacement.
- Pat terns\, Intentions\, and Effectiveness of Digital Pedagogies in Immigrant L earning in British Columbia
Afsaneh Abbaszadeh\, Maste r’s Student\, Educational Studies\, UBC Vancouver\, Kashif Raza\, Postdoctoral Research Fe llow\, Educational Studies\, UBC Vancouver\, and Hongxia Shan\, Associate Professor\, Edu cational Studies\, UBC Vancouver
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Afsaneh Abbaszadeh is a gr aduate student specializing in adult learning and education\, particularly in the context of migration. As a Graduate Research Assistant on the ALE-in -ISI project\, a Canada-Germany collaboration\, she examines how adult educ ation programs support skilled immigrants and refugees in their settlement journeys. Her work focuses on programs that provide language training\, emp loyment preparation\, and citizenship education\, which are essential for f ostering integration and participation in Canadian society. Her research di rectly addresses the educational and social needs of migrants\, reflecting her broader commitment to supporting immigrant communities.
Dr. Kashi f Raza's research examines the complex intersections of migration\, educati on\, and policy\, exploring how these dynamics influence international mobi lity\, policy choices\, educational contexts\, curricular decisions\, and n otions of belonging and citizenship. His doctoral research focused on the i ntegration of the South Asian diaspora across economic\, social\, political \, and health dimensions\, highlighting a nested [broader-selective] integr ation shaped by ethnicity\, language\, and immigration policy. Building on this work\, he investigates work-integrated learning among skilled immigran ts in Canada and explores ways to enhance these processes through resource alignment\, policy revisions\, and strengthened partnerships among key stak eholders\, including governments\, institutions\, educators\, and skilled i mmigrants.
Dr. Hongxia Shan is interested i n the changing work and learning practices in the context of immigration\, globalization\, and transnationalism. She has conducted research and publis hed in the areas of work and learning\, knowledge “transfer” and translatio n\, lifelong learning\, organizational learning\, diversity work\, and migr ation\, integration\, and transnationalism. For her research\, she has util ized community-based participatory research\, institutional ethnography\, l ife history research\, situational analysis\, critical discourse analysis\, and mixed methods. Dr. Shan is a former president (2020-2021) of the Canad ian Association for the Study of Adult Education. She has served as an expe rt speaker at a number of academic and professional conferences\, both nati onally and internationally\, on issues of migration\, work\, adult learning \, organizational learning\, and social equity\, diversity\, and justice.
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Discussant: Nikhita Obeegadoo\, Assistant Professor\, Langu age and World Literatures\, UBC Okanagan
Dr. Nikhita Obeegadoo’s rese arch focuses on oceanic migrations in the archipelagos of the Indian Ocean\ , Caribbean\, and Pacific Ocean. Rooted in comparative literary practices\, her work employs multilingual\, multispecies\, and decolonial frameworks t o explore questions such as: How are the intertwined histories of the Middl e Passage\, the kala pani journey\, and contemporary clandestine crossings represented in fiction and poetry? How do narratives engage with the ecolog ical\, cultural\, and historical dimensions of the ocean? Nikhita also exam ines how literature\, and the humanities in general\, can offer new creativ e and critical lenses to engage with migration.
Chair: Xiaojun Li\, Associate Professor\, Political Science\, UBC Vancouver
Dr. Xiaojun L i’s research on immigration examines international migration flows\, partic ipation in global value chains\, and public attitudes toward economic immig rants and refugees in both developed and developing countries. He is curren tly an Associate Professor of Political Science at UBC and a non-resident s cholar at the 21st Century China Centre at UC San Diego School of Global Po licy and Strategy.
- “I Had a Friend…”: The Role of Social Networks in Immigrants’ Gig Work Choices
Yijia Zhang\, Doctoral Stud ent\, Sociology\, UBC Vancouver
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Yijia Zhang's research examines how C hinese international students and immigrants in Vancouver use the Chinese a ll-in-one app WeChat to coordinate everyday activities such as ride-hailing and grocery shopping. While her MA fieldwork focused primarily on individu al users\, she is also interested in how ethnic digital platforms shape opp ortunities and challenges for business owners and regulators. More broadly\ , her work explores the intersection of transnational mobilities\, digital media\, and the ethnic economy.
- My Child’s Root: Here\, There\, or Nowhere? A Study of Diaspora and Cultural Identity Transmission in Hong Konger Families
Ka Po (Capri) Kong\, Master’s Student\, Sociol ogy\, UBC Vancouver
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Ka Po (Capri) Kong's research focuses on transnati onal social networks\, identity development\, and the social integration of immigrant generations. Her current project examines the characteristics an d dynamics of friendship networks among first- and second-generation immigr ants\, exploring how these relationships influence their sense of belonging and integration within Canadian society. By analyzing these networks\, her work aims to illuminate the broader social and cultural factors that shape identity formation and community cohesion in immigrant populations.
- Prototyping Principles for Humanizing Technologies: Preliminary Research in Artificial Intelligence and Mixed Reality for Migration Studies
Annie Wan\, Associate Professor\, Creative Studies\, Media Studie s\, UBC Okanagan
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Annie Wan is an XR researcher and developer dedicated to advancing technology for well-being and social good. Her latest research focuses on developing a VR\, OpenAI-powered virtual health-assisted applic ation designed to train and support Alzheimer’s caregivers. In another proj ect\, she explored the Asian heritage site Kong Ha Wai in Hong Kong\, exami ning the complex and multifaceted relationship between diaspora identity an d heritage\, and how these connections shape the ways diaspora communities understand themselves and engage with their new homes.
- W here Do Migrants Rent in Vancouver: Mapping Rental Listings on the Chinese Craigslist
Julia Harten\, Assistant Professor\, School of C ommunity & Regional Planning\, UBC Vancouver
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Dr. Julia Harten's rese arch explores private rental markets as key to understanding housing and ur ban development\, addressing the lack of reliable data on renting. She tack les this gap through two approaches: developing innovative data strategies and studying the housing choices\, outcomes\, and experiences of private re nters at the margins. By combining big data analysis with ethnographic grou nd-truthing\, she employs mixed-methods research designs that provide a mor e comprehensive understanding of evolving housing needs while amplifying th e voices of marginalized groups often overlooked in traditional data. Her w ork\, both in Canada and Asia\, frequently focuses on renters who are also (im)migrants.
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Discussant: Catherine Dauvergne\, Professor\, Allard School of Law\, UBC Vancouver
Cath erine Dauvergne is a leading expert in refugee\, immigration\, and citizens hip law\, with over 25 years of experience. She has authored three books on the theoretical foundations of these legal areas\, focusing on human right s principles in migration and citizenship frameworks. Catherine is also an editor or co-author of four other volumes\, including Canada’s immigration and refugee law casebook\, and her work frequently incorporates feminist cr itiques of immigration law\, particularly concerning women’s roles in these legal contexts. She is currently collaborating on the SSHRC-funded project Finding a Place for Rights\, evaluating the impact of the Beyond the Borde r Initiative on human rights at the Canada-US border.
Chair:< /strong> Helena Z eweri\, Assistant Professor\, Anthropology\, UBC Vancouver
Helena Zeweri's research intersects global migration studies\, the social impacts of policy\, and the political life of diasporas\, focusing on Australia\, Afghanistan\, and the US. She explores liberatory projects emerging within imperial and settler colonial nation-states\, with a particular interest in how settler colonial logics and migrants' transnational ties shape their n otions of belonging and political participation. Her first project examined migrant-targeted social welfare policies in Melbourne\, and her current wo rk focuses on Afghan American and Afghan Australian diasporic activism in r esponse to displacement and the global asylum regime during the Global War on Terror.
- Problematizing Virtual Naturalization Ceremon ies: State Versus Public Narratives of Canadian Citizenship
Lisa Brunner \, Postdoctoral Research Fellow\, Centre for Migration Studies\, UBC Va ncouver
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Dr. Lisa Brunner is a migration researcher specializing in higher and adult education\, immigrant settlement\, and global justice. As part of the Migrant Integration in the Mid-21st Century: Bridging Divides p roject\, she examines citizenship and belonging in an increasingly digitali zed world. Her PhD research introduced the concept of edugration—a three-st ep economic immigration process shaped by international student recruitment —analyzing its ethical and policy implications. A Regulated Canadian Immigr ation Consultant since 2014\, Dr. Brunner has extensive expertise in Canadi an immigration and citizenship policy. She has worked on refugee resettleme nt research and curriculum design with organizations in Canada and the U.S. and previously served as an International Student Advisor for over a decad e. She is a member of Canada’s Pathways to Prosperity Standing Committee on Student and Junior Scholar Engagement and UBC’s Scholars at Risk Advisory Committee.
- How Stateless People Are Made To Be Ghost Cit izens In Malaysia
Valeriia Pelevina\, Master’s Student\, Commun ity\, Culture and Global Studies\, UBC Okanagan
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Valeriia Pelevina' s research explores the concept of ghost citizenship in Malaysia\, examinin g the experiences of stateless individuals who reside in their own country but are effectively “ghosted” by the state. Despite having genuine ties and histories in Malaysia\, these individuals lack citizenship\, leaving them without access to social services or formal belonging. Her work investigate s how citizenship status privileges certain groups while disadvantaging oth ers\, shedding light on the structural inequalities within the Malaysian st ate.
- Stereotypes of High- and Low-Skilled Immigrants to Canada: Evidence From an Online Survey
Vince Hopkins\, Assistant Pr ofessor\, Political Science\, UBC Vancouver
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Dr. Vince Hopkins speci alizes in Canadian politics with a focus on applied social policy. His rese arch examines the low take-up of government programs\, exploring how politi cal and psychological barriers prevent citizens from accessing essential se rvices. His current work aims to improve participation in employment and in tegration services among jobseekers\, young adults\, and newcomers. Why do people who could benefit from public services not apply? How can government s increase take-up? Vince addresses these questions through field experimen ts designed to enhance the lived experiences of low-income and marginalized populations in Canada. With over a decade of experience in behavioral and data science\, he has worked as a Senior Behavioural Scientist for the Brit ish Columbia Government and as a Policy Analyst for the Government of Canad a.
- Teaching Migration and Mobility through Contemporary Art
Angela Andersen\, Sessional Lecturer\, Creative Studies\, UBC Okanagan
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Angela Andersen’s work explores the intersection of arch itecture and migration\, focusing on place\, movement\, and adaptation. Her research examines internal and urban displacement through architectural ev idence\, analyzing how migrants navigate and reshape new environments. In h er teaching\, she incorporates art and architecture created by and for migr ant and diasporic communities\, using these works to document and communica te their experiences.
- How Do We Claim Social and Civil R ights for Noncitizens? The Limits of Human Rights Appeals in Migrant Claims -Making\, and Other Possibilities
Irene Bloemraad\, CMS Co-Direct or and Professor\, Political Science and Sociology\, UBC Vancouver
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< p>Dr. Irene Bloemraad is a Political Science and Sociology Professor\, the inaugural President’s Excellence Chair in Global Migration\, and Co-Directo r of the Centre for Migration Studies at the University of British Columbia . Her research focuses on how immigrants are incorporated into political co mmunities and the impact of migration on politics and conceptions of member ship. Her work lies at the intersection of migration studies and political sociology\, with a broad interdisciplinary and international scope. Before coming to UBC\, Dr. Bloemraad held the 1951 Chair in Sociology at the Unive rsity of California\, Berkeley\, where she also directed the Berkeley Inter disciplinary Migration Initiative.[/accordion]
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Discussant: Antje Ellermann \, CMS Co-Director and Professor\, Political Science\, UBC Vancouver
Dr. Antje Ellermann is a Political Science Professor and Founder and Co-Dir ector of the Centre for Migration Studies at the University of British Colu mbia. Their research focuses on the politics of migration and citizenship i n the global North. Their current projects include several community-engage d research collaborations at the intersection of citizenship\, belonging\, and decolonization in Metro Vancouver\, alongside a comparative study of im migration bureaucracies in Canada\, Australia\, and the UK.
C hair: Eliza beth “Biz” Nijdam\, Assistant Professor\, Central\, Eastern\, and North ern European Studies\, UBC Vancouver
Dr. Elizabeth "Biz" Nijdam is an Assistant Professor of Teaching in the Department of Central\, Eastern\, a nd Northern European Studies at UBC\, where she also leads the Narratives R esearch Group at the Centre for Migration Studies and co-leads the Comic St udies Research Cluster. Her research focuses on the representation of histo ry in comics\, comics and new media on forced migration\, and the intersect ions between Indigenous studies and migration studies. Prior to UBC\, Biz t aught at Whitman College and completed a Postdoctoral Fellowship at Freie U niversität in Berlin. She is also the Equity Chair for German Studies Canad a and serves on various executive committees\, including the International Comic Arts Forum and the Comics Studies Society.
- Involun tary Mobility and Social Instability in Llucia Ramis’s Las posesiones: A St udy of Forced Tourism and Identity Crisis
Carlos M-Castro\, Maste r’s Student\, Spanish/Hispanic Studies\, UBC Vancouver
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Carlos M-Ca stro's current research examines the impact of migration and displacement o n the works of Nicaraguan contemporary authors who left their home country at a young age (during childhood or adolescence) and have since built their lives and literary careers abroad.
- Reframing Internatio nal Student Mobility with Narrative Inquiry Research
< a href="https://migration.ubc.ca/profile/maham-kamal-ahsan/">Maham Kamal Ah san\, Master’s Student\, Educational Studies\, UBC Vancouver
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Maha m Kamal is a Master of Arts student in the Educational Studies department. Her research will explore current issues and lived experiences of internati onal students\, and immigrant learners. Maham aims to use a combination of qualitative and quantitative research methods to better understand and info rm policies made in educational and migration institutions. Maham has an un dergraduate degree in International Relations from UBC and works at UBC in fundraising and education administration.
- Crossing the F inca Border: Migrant Farmworkers and Transnational Home-Making in Canada
Regina Baeza Martinez\, Sociology and Anthropology\, Master’s Student\, Simon Fraser University
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Regina Baeza Martinez’s r esearch focuses on how Indigenous Mayan migrant workers from Guatemala crea te livable worlds in rural Canada\, using decolonial ethnographic methods t o highlight collective agency. Regina's interdisciplinary work bridges Soci ology\, Anthropology\, Migration Studies\, and Indigenous Studies to bring Indigenous perspectives to migrant labor research. She is the Project Manag er for Transnationally Indigenous\, a project exploring Indigenous transnat ional activism and diplomacy\, led by Dr. Glen Coulthard (UBC) and Dr. Mich ael Hathaway (SFU). Regina also works as a Research Assistant on a project examining Mayan migrant farmworkers in Canada\, under Dr. Evelyn Encalada G rez (SFU).
- Anticipating Belonging or Anticipating Refusa l: Information Environments and Taiwanese Prospective International Student s’ Perceptions of Destination Immigration Regimes
Eric de Roulet\, Doctoral Student\, Interdisciplinary Graduate Studies\, UBC Okanagan
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Eric de Roulet’s dissertation research investigates the roles of age ncy and subjectification in Chinese and Taiwanese prospective international graduate students’ academic career planning. Through interviews and fieldw ork\, he analyzes how these students perceive opportunities and obstacles i n the domestic and international higher education markets\, including the h uman security risks that come with studying abroad. By examining the experi ences of prospective graduate students\, this project avoids the survivorsh ip bias built into numerous studies of the experiences of those who have al ready moved to their destination country.[/accordion]
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Moderator: Antje Ellermann\, Professor\, Po litical Science\, UBC Vancouver
Dr. Antje Ellermann is a Political Sc ience Professor and Founder and Co-Director of the Centre for Migration Stu dies at the University of British Columbia. Their research focuses on the p olitics of migration and citizenship in the global North. Their current pro jects include several community-engaged research collaborations at the inte rsection of citizenship\, belonging\, and decolonization in Metro Vancouver \, alongside a comparative study of immigration bureaucracies in Canada\, A ustralia\, and the UK.
- Vince Hopkins\, Political Science\, U BC Vancouver
Dr. Vince Hopkins specializes in Canadian politics with a focus on applied social policy. His research examines the low take- up of government programs\, exploring how political and psychological barri ers prevent citizens from accessing essential services. His current work ai ms to improve participation in employment and integration services among jo b seekers\, young adults\, and newcomers. Why do people who could benefit f rom public services not apply? How can governments increase take-up? Vince addresses these questions through field experiments designed to enhance the lived experiences of low-income and marginalized populations in Canada. Wi th over a decade of experience in behavioral and data science\, he has work ed as a Senior Behavioural Scientist for the British Columbia Government an d as a Policy Analyst for the Government of Canada.
- Sandra Schinnerl\, Centre for Migration Studies\, UBC Vancouver and Senior Econo mist\, Immigration and Integration Policy\, Government of British Columbia< /li>
Sandra works at the UBC Centre for Migration Studies as a Postd octoral Fellow researching the burdens and supports related to citizenship acquisition and migration pathways of economic migrants\, with a focus on t he intersections between immigration and education policy. She has worked a t Global Affairs Canada as a senior research fellow in their International Education Division and has recently started a new role as Senior Economist for the BC provincial government in their Immigration Policy and Integratio n Branch within the Ministry of Post-secondary Education and Future Skills.
- Lily Grewal\, Director of Immigrant Integration\, Government of British Columbia
Lily Grewal is a p rincipled and collaborative administrator with over 20 years of community a nd government experience. As the Director of Immigrant Integration\, she ov ersees the Province’s funded services and supports for newcomers. During th e past 15 years\, she has worked in the field of immigration with the Provi nce and has held various positions\, including program manager\, policy ana lyst and manager of program development and promotion. She enjoys working c losely with partners to spearhead complex programs and initiatives that enh ance programs and services for BC newcomers.
- Daniel Hiebert\, Professor Emeritus of Geography\, UBC Vancouver
Daniel Hiebert' s research interests focus on how immigration reshapes cities\, examining t he relationship between immigrants and urban economies\, immigrants and hou sing markets\, and the social reordering of cities due to immigration. He i s also interested in the concept of "superdiversity" and its implications f or social relationships. Recently\, he contributed to the analysis of immig rant entry in the 2016 Canadian census.
- Irene Bloemraad\, CMS Co-Director and President’s Excellence Chair in Global Migration\, UBC Vancouver
Dr. Irene Bloemraad is a Professor of Political Scien ce and Sociology\, the inaugural President’s Excellence Chair in Global Mig ration\, and Co-Director of the Centre for Migration Studies at the Univers ity of British Columbia. Her research focuses on how immigrants are incorpo rated into political communities and the impact of migration on politics an d conceptions of membership. Her work lies at the intersection of migration studies and political sociology\, with a broad interdisciplinary and inter national scope. Dr. Bloemraad has significant experience engaging with medi a\, government\, and policymakers. She has authored reports for the Migrati on Policy Institute\, the World Bank\, and the U.S. National Academy of Sci ences.
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< hr />CATEGORIES:Featured Homepage LOCATION:Liu Institute for Global Issues\, Place of Many Trees GEO:49.276589;-123.220089 URL;VALUE=URI:https://migration.ubc.ca/events/event/cms-research-conference -2025/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://migr.cms.arts.ubc.ca/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/2025/02/Event-image_Annual-Research-Conference-1.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20250521T1310Z-1747833021.1556-EO-25392-42@10.19.146.23 STATUS:CONFIRMED DTSTAMP:20260524T051057Z CREATED:20250520T192230Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250520T192442Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20250529T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20250529T110000 SUMMARY: Migration Data Challenge 2025: Final Showcase DESCRIPTION: Join us for the Final Showcase of the Migration Data Challenge 2025\, hosted by the Bridging Divides program at Toronto Metropolitan Univ ersity. X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html: CATEGORIES:Featured Homepage LOCATION:Online GEO:49.260872;-123.113952 URL;VALUE=URI:https://www.torontomu.ca/bridging-divides/news-and-events/eve nts/2025/05/migration-data-challenge-2025-final-showcase/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://migr.cms.arts.ubc.ca/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/2025/05/Event-image_Migration-Data-Challenge-Final-Showcase.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20250514T0502Z-1747198972.4805-EO-25348-42@10.19.146.22 STATUS:CONFIRMED DTSTAMP:20260524T051057Z CREATED:20250513T181520Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250613T180832Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20250620T083000 DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20250620T150000 SUMMARY: World Refugee Day Symposium—Afghan Women: Resisting\, Redefining\, and Reclaiming DESCRIPTION: On June 20\, hear from Afghan women as they resist displacemen t and exclusion in a symposium on identity\, education\, and resilience. X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:Co-organized with:
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The UBC Facult y of Education and the CMS Borders research group invite you to attend "Afg han Women—Resisting\, Redefining\, and Reclaiming" on June 20\, 2025\, Worl d Refugee Day.
This symposium centers on the experiences of Afghan w omen shaped by forced displacement\, political upheaval\, and gendered excl usion. We aim to explore the complex constructs of “Afghan Women” nationall y and internationally\, focusing on how their identities are shaped\, resis ted\, and redefined—especially through education. As we mark this day of gl obal solidarity\, we highlight Afghan women’s resilience amid intersecting struggles\, including migration\, denial of education\, and narratives that often erase their diversity. This event challenges reductive frameworks an d foregrounds the voices\, agency\, and intellectual contributions of Afgha n women themselves.
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Papers and Biographies
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- Dr. Sofia Noori
Dr. Sofia Noori is an Assistant Professor at UBC’s Fa culty of Education\, Department of Curriculum and Pedagogy. Before coming t o K’emk’emeláy̓ (Vancouver)\, Dr. Noori taught classes ranging from K-12\, college courses\, undergraduate classes\, and professional teacher training courses across the Greater Tkarón:to (Toronto) Area. She received the pres tigious President’s University-Wide Teaching Award from York University (20 21) and the Killam Prize for Teaching from UBC (2025). Dr. Noori’s research and writing focuses on how refugee youth navigate schooling systems in Can ada\, in the aftermath of living in civil unrest or war\, migration\, trans itory states\, refugee camps\, and resettlement. Her work is informed by po stcolonial theory and developmental psychology. She is working with educato rs from across Canada to develop resources and strategies to help meet the academic and psychosocial needs of newcomer students from war zones.
Paper: Afghan Women’s Access to Higher Education in Britis h Columbia
- Dr. Jan Hare
Dr. Jan Har e is an Anishinaabe scholar and educator from the M’Chigeeng First Nation i n northern Ontario. Dr. Hare is Dean of the Faculty of Education at the Uni versity of British Columbia and a Professor in the Department of Language a nd Literacy Education. She was formerly Associate Dean for Indigenous Educa tion in the Faculty of Education\, and also held the position of the Direct or of NITEP\, the Faculty’s Indigenous Teacher Education Program. Dr. Hare holds a Canada Research Chair (Tier 1) in Indigenous Pedagogy\, which focus es on the complex processes of teaching from Indigenous knowledge framework s by focusing on instructor knowledge\, beliefs\, and practices from across different disciplines in higher education. She has led the development of two Massive Open Online Courses: Reconciliation Through Indigenous Educa tion and Nurturing Childhoods Through Indigenous Ways of Knowing .
- Dr. Samson Nashon
Professor Samson Nashon is the Head of the Department of Curricu lum and Pedagogy at UBC. Throughout his 24 years at UBC\, he has estab lished multiple and extensive working relationships with scholars and unive rsities world-wide. His scholarship and administrative leadership spans mu ltiple faculties and bodies within UBC and across numerous units within the Faculty of Education. His area of specialization focuses on nature of lear ning environments and students’ alternative understandings that have roots in cultural backgrounds and curricula\, and are accommodative of students w ith varying degrees of abilities and perspectives. His major research initi atives have resulted in multiple large-scale collaborations including Li ving\, learning\, and teaching in the Dadaab (LLTD) Refugee Camp. Professor Nashon believes\, student learning and performance are very imp ortant motives behind any curricular or pedagogical reform. He has over the years been involved in refugee related matters including humanitarian cent red questions such as “Where is home?” and holding a view that education is liberative fodder for those in refuge and other vulnerabilities.[/accordio n]
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- S ediqa Bakhtiari
Sediqa Bakhtiari is a research consult ant. Her personal experience as an Afghan refugee fueled her passion for fo rced migration studies. Sediqa was a visiting fellow at the Refugee Studies Centre at the University of Oxford and is a research fellow at the Refugee -Led Research Hub\, University of Oxford. She is also working with Refugee Education UK's research team\, a charity working to provide education for r efugee youth. Since 2022\, she has collaborated with TSOS and currently ser ves as a community liaison and consultant.
Paper: Di aspora initiatives for girls' education in Afghanistan: Challenges and oppo rtunities
- Shahnaz Qayumi
Shahnaz Qa yumi\, M.A. in Developmental Psychology & Pedagogy\, is a faculty member in the Early Childhood Education department at Langara College. She also hold s a Master Certificate from Harvard’s Global Mental Health: Trauma and Reco very program. With over two decades of teaching experience across various C anadian institutions\, she has led numerous culturally responsive education al initiatives. As COO of Partnership Afghanistan Canada\, she developed th e LIVES mobile-learning curriculum to support Afghan mothers and improve ea rly childhood outcomes. Shahnaz is a passionate human rights advocate focus ed on education and mental health for women and girls. She also writes chil dren’s books that reflect diversity\, resilience\, and belonging\, includin g Zia’s Story and Like You and Me.
Paper: Leveraging M-Learning to Support Holistic Child Development in Post -Conflict Afghanistan
- Dr. Karim Qayumi
Dr. Qayumi is a professor\, acting Director of Research at UBC’s Divisi ons of Cardiac and Thoracic Surgery\, and Director of Surgical Techniques T raining Programs for undergraduate UBC medical students\, core surgical res idents and specialty surgical residents. He holds an MD and Ph.D. in Surger y from the Kieve Medical Institute. Dr. Qayumi developed the interactive “C yberpatient” software that allows medical students to take the history of a virtual patient and carry out an examination and offer treatment. The soft ware has been used by dozens of medical schools world-wide. He is also CEO of CanHealth International\, a Canadian not-for-profit organization that br ings high standard healthcare education free of charge to developing nation s.
Paper: Enhancing medical training in conflict zon es and remote areas through innovation: introducing the Canadian Virtual Me dical University Initiative
- Maryam Begzada
Maryam is a full-time student researcher at the Scholars at Risk: A fghanistan project (Summer 2022) with Dr. Jenny Peterson and a recent gradu ate from UBC’s Political Science department. She also worked with Yvonne Da wydiak at UBC’s Faculty of Education\, Teacher Education Office.
Paper: Strengthening Afghan Diaspora Knowledge Networks Worldw ide: Insights from Digital\, Physical\, and Psychological Spaces[/accordion ] [accordion title="Panel 2: Female Judges Panel"]
- Dr. Graham Reynolds
Dr Graham J. Reynolds is an assoc iate Professor and Associate Dean\, Research\, and International at the All ard School of Law\, University of British Columbia. An award-winning teache r and accomplished researcher\, his work focuses on the relationship betwee n intellectual property and human rights. Graham completed his DPhil degree at the University of Oxford\, and has held visiting positions at the Natio nal University of Singapore Faculty of Law and the University of Bern\, Swi tzerland
Paper: Afghan Female Justices for Justice J ustice Wahida Rahimi Justice
- Justice Wahida Rahimi
Bibi Wahida Rahimi is an international Human rights Lawyer. She holds an LLM from Notre Dame University on International Human Rights. Previously\, she was a Judge in the court of Hearing Violence Against Wome n and Juvenile Delinquencies in Afghanistan\, where she worked on cases of violence against women and gender-based violence. After the Taliban's takeo ver\, Wahida left Afghanistan\, and moved to Canada and started working as a Research Associate at the University of British Columbia Peter Allard Sch ool of Law\, where she undertook research projects on the issues relating t o women and the law in Afghanistan.
Paper: Afghan Fe male Justices for Justice
- Justice Zamila Sangar
Justice Zamila Sangar\, a former judge from Afghanistan\, hold s a Master's degree in Criminal Law and Criminology. With over 14 years of experience in Afghanistan’s judicial system\, she served in various capacit ies\, most notably as head of the Violence Against Women and Juvenile Viola tions Unit at the Court of Appeal. In this role\, she played a pivotal part in advocating for justice for women victims of violence\, handling complex cases involving honor killings\, rape\, domestic violence\, and forced mar riage. Following the Taliban’s takeover of Afghanistan\, Zamila immigrated to Canada. She holds a position as a Visiting Scholar at the Peter A. Allar d School of Law (UBC).
Paper: Afghan Female Justices for Justice
- Justice Freshta Masomi
Justice Freshta Masomi\, a recent immigrant to Canada following the Taliba n's takeover\, was born and raised in Afghanistan. She earned an undergradu ate degree in Islamic Law from Kabul University\, completed judicial traini ng with Afghanistan’s Supreme Court\, and obtained a master’s in criminal l aw and criminology. In 2013\, she was appointed as a judge in Kabul’s Famil y Court\, handling complex cases related to divorce\, custody\, and child p rotection. She also worked as a prosecutor and a legal educator\, mentoring law students and advocating for women's rights. Beyond her legal career\, she organized awareness conferences for over 1\,700 women\, inspiring many to pursue legal studies. Currently\, she holds a position as a Visiting Sch olar at the Peter A. Allard School of Law (UBC).
Paper: Afghan Female Justices for Justice[/accordion]
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- Dr. Assadullah Sadiq
Dr. Assadullah Sadiq is an Assistant Professor of Early C hildhood Studies at California State University\, Channel Islands (CSUCI). A former Afghan refugee\, he previously taught first and second grade in Bo ston\, Massachusetts\, in schools serving large refugee populations. His re search centers on the language and literacy practices of refugees—particula rly Afghan refugees—across home\, school\, and community contexts. He also focuses on first language maintenance and bilingual family literacy program s. His work has been published in the Journal of Early Childhood Litera cy\, Journal of Literacy Research\, and Early Child Devel opment and Care.
Paper: “Daughter\, please read me the Dua:” Illuminating the Literacies and Language(s) Practices of Afgh an Refugees
- Dr. Yousef Khalifa Aleghfeli
Dr Yousef Khalifa Aleghfeli is the Research Fellow in Data Science an d Migration with the Canada Excellence Research Chair in Migration and Inte gration program at Toronto Metropolitan University\, where they apply cutti ng-edge data analytics to address challenges in migrant integration and glo bal displacement. Their current focus is on developing data science methodo logies that center on refugee and migrant rights and protection. Holding a DPhil in Education from the University of Oxford\, their interdisciplinary approach bridges grassroots advocacy\, research innovation\, and data-drive n methodologies to foster systemic change for forcibly displaced population s.
Paper: Conceptualizing the gendered pathways in d igital learning
- Aida Sanjush
Aida S anjush is an Afghan-Canadian researcher\, storyteller\, and advocate commit ted to social justice\, refugee rights\, and equitable education. She holds a BA in Political Science from UBC\, where she studied on a full scholarsh ip\, graduated with distinction\, and spent a year abroad at Sciences Po in France. Her work bridges theory and lived experience\, focusing on displac ement\, identity\, and structural inequity—particularly for Afghan women na vigating forced migration and higher education.
Paper: Strengthening Afghan Diaspora Knowledge Networks Worldwide: Insights fro m Digital\, Physical\, and Psychological Spaces[/accordion]
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- Dr. Zuh ra Abawi
Dr. Zuhra Abawi is an Assistant Professor of Education and Chair of the Department of Educational Leadership at Niagara University in Ontario. She is the author of The Effectiveness of Educationa l Policy for Bias Free Hiring: Critical Insights to Enhance Diversity in th e Canadian Teacher Workforce (2021)\, and co-editor of Equity as Praxis in Early Childhood Education and Care (2021) and Enacting Anti-Ra cist and Activist Pedagogies in Education: Canadian Perspectives (2023 ). Her work focuses on discourses of race\, equity and identity are negotia ted\, mediated and socialized in education.
Paper: D isentangling the Politics of Belonging: Access to Education as an Epistemic Good
- Kushan Azada
Kushan Azadah is a researcher at CERC Migration and Integration and a PhD candidate in Poli tical Science at York University. His research looks at refugee and asylum policies\, migration governance\, international relations\, border security \, and settler-colonialism. His dissertation project examines the politics of Canada's Afghan resettlement programs since the fall of Kabul in 2021. K ushan currently works across several projects at the CERC Migration and Bri dging Divides programs at Toronto Metropolitan University\, including a SSH RC Insight Development Grant (2023-2025) funded project entitled Contempora ry Paradoxes and Struggles of Migration and Belonging in Canada. He uses mi xed methods approaches to code and analyze government and civil society mat erials\, and track the qualitative shifts in Canadian migration policy and discourse.
Paper: Opening the Doors and/or Reinforci ng the Frames? Negotiating the Canadian Politics of Afghan Refugee Deservin gness in the Shadows of Modern Liberalism
- Dr. Helena Zew eri
Dr. Helena Zeweri is an Assistant Professor of Ant hropology at the University of British Columbia-Vancouver. She is also Coor dinator for the Borders Research Group at the UBC Centre for Migration Stud ies. Helena’s recent book Between Care and Criminality: Marriage\, Citizens hip\, and Family in Australian Social Welfare (Rutgers University Press\, 2 024) looks at the entanglement between criminal justice and immigration sys tems within migrant-targeted social policy in Australia. Her current resear ch examines how Afghan diasporic political life in Australia and the US is shaped by the enduring effects of displacement\, carceral border regimes\, and empire. Helena’s work has been published in various journals\, includin g: the International Feminist Journal of Politics\, Ethnos\, the Journal of Refugee Studies\, and the Australian Journa l of Social Issues.
Paper: The Effects of Human itarian Parole Afghan Women Migrants in the United States: A Preliminary An alysis[/accordion]
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- Spozhmay Oriya
Spozhmay Ori ya\, PhD candidate in educational psychology program with focus on collecti ve trauma\, faculty of Education\, Simon Fraser University. She has BA in p sychology and MA in Education from Afghanistan. She was an assistant profes sor at the faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences at Kabul Universi ty. She is currently specializing in learning trauma and collective trauma integration and group facilitation with a packet project and academy of inn er science based in Germany.
Paper: The Mental Healt h of Post-Summer 2021 Afghan Refugees in North America and Western Europe
- Ali Kaveh
Ali Kaveh is a sessional l ecturer at the Sociology Department of the University of British Columbia. Previously\, he served as an Assistant Professor at Herat University\, unti l being forcibly displaced following the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan in mid-2021. With a BA in Farsi/Dari Language and Literature and an MA in Soc iology\, Ali is currently pursuing his PhD in sociology at Shanghai Univers ity. His research interests encompass the mental health of university stude nts\, internally displaced people (IDPs)\, and recent refugees\, a field to which he has dedicated many years of study and exploration.
Paper: The Mental Health of Post-Summer 2021 Afghan Refugees in No rth America and Western Europe
- Mina Naikmal
Mina Naikmal is a dedicated community leader and advocate with ext ensive experience in nonprofit organizations and refugee services. Fluent i n English\, Dari\, Persian\, Pashto\, Urdu\, and Hindi\, Mina passionately supports displaced communities\, significantly contributing to refugee sett lement through impactful roles in community service and financial advocacy. Her expertise spans project management\, strategic risk assessment\, and p olicy development\, cultivated through diverse professional experiences bot h internationally and domestically. Mina holds multiple certifications\, in cluding Project Management Professional (PMP)\, financial planning\, and hu man resource management.
Paper: Afghan Women’s Acces s to Higher Education in British Columbia
- Ilaha Safi
Ilaha Safi is a resilient Afghan woman whose journey from war and domestic violence to rebuilding her life in Canada reflects the st rength of refugee women. She holds a Bachelor’s degree in Psychology and is currently pursuing a Master of Education at Simon Fraser University. Ilaha has worked with UNHCR\, the Canadian Red Cross\, and DIVERSEcity\, support ing newcomers with culturally responsive services. As Founder and CEO of th e Safi Association for Humanity\, she leads initiatives in peacebuilding\, mental health\, food security\, and women’s empowerment. She also founded “ Nutritious BC\,” a social enterprise employing refugee women to cook and de liver healthy meals.
Paper: Afghan Women’s Access to Higher Education in British Columbia
- Asiya Mohamed
Asiya Mohamed is a Master of Education student in Mathemat ics Education at the University of British Columbia. With a BSc in Mathemat ics and BEd in Education\, she brings both subject expertise and pedagogica l experience to her work. As a current educator at an intercultural\, natur e-based\, non-profit enrichment program and research assistant at UBC\, her work focuses on the experiences of students with refugee backgrounds in ST EM education. She is currently working with Dr. Sofia Noori to explore the support Canadian teachers need to better learning environments for refugee students. She is committed to empowering educators and advancing equity in mathematics education.
Paper: Afghan Women’s Access to Higher Education in British Columbia[/accordion]
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- Nosaiba Shahe en
Nosaiba Shaheen is a third-year undergraduate stude nt at Simon Fraser University\, pursuing a double major in Psychology and S ociology. She is originally from Afghanistan and immigrated to Canada in Ju ly 2021\, only a month before the Taliban’s takeover. Her lived experience as an Afghan woman navigating migration and resettlement has influenced her academic and advocacy work\, which focuses on identity\, belonging\, and m ental health within refugee and Muslim communities. Nosaiba is actively inv olved in student organizing\, public speaking\, and educational initiatives that uplift marginalized voices and challenge misrepresentation.
Paper: Reclaiming Afghan Womanhood: Resistance\, Memory\, and Voice in the Diaspora
- Sayed Baqir
Sayed Baqir is a PhD student and researcher at Simon Fraser University. His thesis research project is focused on Afghan diasporic community members' transnational communication with their left-behind communities and families . His research fields are Migration Studies\, Health Communication\, and Tr ansnational Communication Platforms. He is interested in knowing about exil e (internally and globally)\, colonized belonging and identity\, and the he alth and well-being of neurodiverse people. Previously\, he worked in Afgha nistan as a researcher and faculty member at Kabul University.
Paper: Revisiting the forced migration: a case study of the inte rnal exile of Afghan women
- Monica Yousofi
Mon ica Yousofi is an MA student in the School of Communication at Simon Fraser University. She also received her BA in Communication at Simon Fraser Univ ersity. Her research interests lie at the intersections of migration\, labo ur\, and refugee integration. Her master’s thesis explores digital feminist activism by Afghan female refugees in Canada and how they advocate for wom en and girls’ education rights in Afghanistan.
Paper< /b>: From Assimilation to Integration: NGOs and Refugee Empowerment in a Gl obal Neoliberal Order[/accordion]
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Contact Information
- Dr. Sofia Noori\, EDCP: sofia.noori@ ubc.ca
- Asiya Mohamed\, Research Assistant: asiyam@student.ubc.ca
This event is hosted by the Faculty of Education\, Department of Curriculum & Pedagogy and the Centre for Migr ation Studies at the University of British Columbia.
CATEGORIES:Borders,Featured Homepage LOCATION:Irving K. Barber Learning Centre\, Dodson Room (302) GEO:49.260872;-123.113952 URL;VALUE=URI:https://migration.ubc.ca/events/event/world-refugee-day-sympo sium-afghan-women-resisting-redefining-and-reclaiming/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://migr.cms.arts.ubc.ca/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/2025/05/Featured-Image_International-Refugee-Day-Symposium-2.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20250619T2156Z-1750370160.576-EO-24968-42@10.19.146.22 STATUS:CONFIRMED DTSTAMP:20260524T051057Z CREATED:20250619T160417Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250619T165225Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20250710T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20250710T200000 SUMMARY: Closing Reception | Weaving Belonging: Stories from Unceded Territ ories DESCRIPTION: Celebrate Aaniya Asrani’s community-rooted art on belonging at the Liu Lobby Gallery on July 10\, from 6:00 to 8:00 pm. X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:[image_spread img_url="https://migr.cms.ar ts.ubc.ca/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/2025/03/Event-image_Weaving-Belonging -Closing-Reception.png" caption="" width="website"]
Join us for the closing of Aaniya Asrani’s community-rooted exploration of belonging\, created in collaboration with those who call these unceded Musqueam\, Squamish\, and Tsleil-Waututh terri tories home.
Program activities inclu de an interactive experience exploring Aaniya’s exhibition\, a collaborativ e weaving activity\, and opportunities to connect with fellow community mem bers.
Light re freshments will be served. Everyone is welcome!
Weaving Belonging expl ores and questions social belonging in Vancouver\, a place shaped by ongoin g settler colonialism. Bringing together a range of perspectives—Indigenous folks rooted in this land and those from distant shores\, immigrants seeki ng new beginnings\, generational settlers\, and refugees in search of sanct uary—the exhibition negotiates aspects of identity\, history and our shared existence on these stolen lands. < /p>
This work extends from storytelling sessio ns Aaniya Asrani facilitated around reconciliation\, community care\, and s hared responsibility on unceded territories. Each collaborator created thei r own drawing while sharing their stories and Asrani created a drawing in r esponse. The small prints on view represent these individual drawings\, whi le the larger prints reflect the blending of the two. Together\, they grapp le with personal and collective connections\, weaving fragments of their hi stories\, identities\, and lived experiences into a collective “placemat of belonging.” This process highlights the fluidity of identity and the inter connectedness of our realities\, emphasizing that belonging is continuously redefined through relationships and dialogue.
Weaving Belonging < /i>challenges viewers to reflect on their positi onality and invites them to engage actively in reshaping their understandin g of identity and belonging.
To listen to the storytelling sessions click here.
This project is supported by CMS\, the Canada First Resea rch Excellence Fund\, Migrant Integration in the Mid-21st Century: Bridging Divides\, SSHRC-CRSH\, STEPS Public Art and Frog Hollow Neighbourhood House.
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The UBC Centre for Migration Studies in vites researchers and students to a one-day conference\, Narrative and Text Analysis in the Study of Migration and Citizenship\, on Wednesday\, September 10\, 2025\, in Vancouver.
This conference brings together scholars working with qualitative\, inter pretive\, and computational approaches to examine the role of narrative and text in shaping our understanding of migration and citizenship. Through a workshop\, three panels\, and a roundtable discussion\, participants will e xplore how language\, discourse\, and storytelling influence policy develop ment\, public opinion\, and the lived experiences of migrants.
The ful l event program\, details\, and abstracts are available below.
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Program
8:30 AM - Registration & Light Refreshments
9:00 AM - xʷmə θkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam) Welcome by Elder Mary Point
9:30 AM - Workshop: Introduction to Computational Text Analysis for Research
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Instructor: Tom Einhorn\, Sociology\, with training material from the UBC Centre for Computational Soc ial Science
Have you previously done qualitative analysis of text s or discourse\, and are curious about how AI and Machine Learning can help with analysis? Does your research rely on human coding and you wonder abou t the potential – and limits – of computational approaches? Come to this wo rkshop to learn more. The session will be an introduction to Large Language Models and prompt-based text classification. We will touch on ethics and I RB\, with time for questions.
Tom Einhorn is a PhD Candidate in Socio logy at the University of British Columbia\, currently working on a dissert ation about post-victory alignments in the American LGBTQ rights movement. Tom Einhorn studies how social movements evolve after achieving major goals \, focusing on the American LGBTQ movement following the 2015 legalization of same-sex marriage. Using mixed methods—including computational tools lik e topic modelling and network analysis—he examines how movements adapt thei r strategies\, discourses\, and objectives in response to new social and po litical landscapes.
(Note: the session is designed for beginn ers and will not cover advanced techniques. No programming experience requi red.)[/accordion]
11:15 AM - Break
11:30 AM - Panel 1 : Avoiding the Machine: Creative Use of Narrative and Text in Scholarship
Discussant: Prof. Phil Triadafilopoulos
Chair: Prof. Antje Eller mann
- Graphic Detentions - Efrat Arbel\, Allard School of Law\, U BC
- The Ethics of Being an Immigrant - Ashwini Vasanthakumar\, Facul ty of Law\, Queen's University
- Quiet Inclusion - Shelby Carvalho\, King Center on Global Development\, Stanford University
12:45 PM - Lunch Break
1:45 PM - Panel 2: Computational Me dia Analysis of Migration: Securitization\, Crisis or Humanitarianism?
Discussant: Prof. Erik Bleich
Chair: Prof. Terri Givens
- Trump and Immigration: Discourse and Implications in the North American Sp ace - Abdullah Alzubaidi\, Huong Le\, Yasmeen Abu-Laban and Geoffrey Rockw ell\, University of Alberta
- Manufacturing Crisis\, Making Europe: H ow Media Discourses on Migration Produce Negative Europeanisation - Hélène Thiollet\, Sciences Po\, Romain Leconte\, ENS Paris\, Michelle Reddy\, UCBe rkeley\, Etienne Toureille\, Université de Rouen
- Issue Attention\, Media Narratives\, and Immigration Shocks: An LLM Classification Approach - Alexander Tripp\, Political Science\, Vanderbilt University
3: 15 PM - Break
3:30 PM - Panel 3: Open-ended Survey Questions: Gainin g Insights beyond Standard Survey Analysis
Discussant: Prof. Jae Yeo n Kim
Chair: Prof. Matthew Wright
- Stereotypes of High- and Low-Skilled Immigrants to Canada: Evidence From an Online Pilot Study - Vin cent Hopkins\, UBC\; Andrea Lawlor\, McMaster University and Mireille Paque t\, Concordia University
- Liking and Disliking the Major US Politica l Parties: Understanding the Viewpoints of Asian American and Latino Voters – Jongwoo Jeong\, Political Science\, Georgia State University
4:30 PM - Roundtable Discussion: Which Methods for Which Purposes\, Withi n and Beyond Academia Chair: Prof. Irene Bloemraad
- Julia Harten\, Assistant Professor\, UBC School of Community and Regional Plannin g
- Bart Bonikowski\, Associate Professor\, Sociology and Political S cience\, New York University
5:15 - 6:30 PM - Reception
Abstracts and Biographies
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Elder Mary Point serves as the Director of Indigenous Relations at Vancouver Inter national Airport (YVR) and as the Relationship Manager for the Musqueam Ind ian Band–YVR Airport Sustainability & Friendship Agreement. In her role\, s he strengthens the partnership between Musqueam and YVR by implementing the agreement’s key elements\, identifying new opportunities for mutual learni ng\, and advancing a global Indigenous peoples strategy with a focus on rec onciliation. An accomplished Indigenous professional\, Mary integrates cult ure\, protocols\, and best practices into strategic planning for those coll aborating with First Nations individuals and organizations. With over two d ecades of experience across British Columbia\, she has built strategic part nerships between various First Nations communities and local businesses.[/a ccordion]
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- Graphic Detent ions - Efrat Arbel\, Allard School of Law\, UBC
This paper re flects on the process of creating a graphic ethnography focused on the live d-experiences of immigration detention in Canada. This initiative serves to humanize experience\, and to shift these experiences out of their relegate d invisibility and into public discourse.
Efrat Arbel is a n Associate Professor at the Peter A. Allard School of Law. Her research is focused on Canadian immigration.on detention\, refugee protection\, and bo rder governance. She has published widely in these fields. Her research has helped shape law and policy in Canada\, and has introduced creative tools to advance legal education and public engagement.
- The Ethics of Being an Immigrant - Ashwini Vasanthakumar\, Faculty of La w\, Queen's University
This work draws on the tools of normative political philosophy and ethics\, applying them to immigrant mem oirs and personal life narratives to engage debates about immigration and i ntegration from within\, that is\, from the perspective of immigrants thems elves.
Ashwini Vasanthakumar is a political and legal theo rist with research interests in migration and diaspora politics\, transitio nal justice\, and the ethics of resistance. He is currently an Associate Pr ofessor and Queen's National Scholar in Legal & Political Philosophy at Que en's Law School in Canada. His first book\, The Ethics of Exile: A Poli tical Theory of Diaspora\, was published by Oxford in 2021. Prof. Vasa nthakumar is working on two books: on the ethics of being an immigrant\, un der contract with Polity Press\, and on victims’ duties to resist their opp ression.
- Quiet Inclu sion - Shelby Carvalho\, King Center on Global Development\, Stanford Un iversity
Why do governments sometimes p rovide more services than what is specified in formal policies? Focusing on the case of refugee integration in education systems in Africa\, I use nar rative analysis from observation of policymaking processes\, audio recordin gs of responses from a vignette survey experiment with elites in Kenya\, an d traditional interview methods to introduce the concept of ‘quiet inclusio n’.
Shelby Carvalho is a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at Stanford Uni versity’s King Center on Global Development. Carvalho’s research focuses on the politics of refugee inclusion and exclusion in Africa\, with particula r attention to the education sector. She uses mixed methods to study when a nd how practices of inclusion differ from official policies and examines th e political\, economic\, and social impacts of policy reforms for refugees and hosting communities. Her research is informed by more than a decade of professional experience in education and international development.[/accord ion]
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- Trum p and Immigration: Discourse and Implications in the North American Space < /strong>- Abdu llah Alzabaidi\, Huong Le\, Yasmeen Abu-Laban and Geoffrey Rockwell\, University of Alberta
This paper investigates significant immigration policy actions\, discourse\ , and public narratives articulated during the first six months of Donald T rump’s second term (January to July 2025) as President of the United States . Our analysis identifies three core discursive strategies: (1) the securit ization and criminalization of migration using emergency and wartime logics \; (2) the portrayal of immigration as a threat to national identity and so vereignty\; and (3) the characterization of executive action as a necessary \, urgent response to an “invasion.”
Abdullah Alzubaidi is a research er and lecturer in Political Science at the University of Alberta. His rese arch focuses on immigration\, especially the policies and discourses shaped by the executive branch in countries like Canada and the United States. He also examines the relationship between sports and politics\, as well as th e economics of sport\, tracking the recent growth of investments by soverei gn wealth funds and private equity in various sports and leagues worldwide.
Huong Le is a Research Assistant in the Department of Political Scie nce at the University of Alberta. Her current research focuses on the polit ics of climate change and energy transition\, with particular attention to public attitudes toward renewable energy and perceptions of distributive fa irness in Alberta. She also conducts critical discourse analysis of U.S. im migration policy\, examining how executive actions\, media\, and congressio nal responses frame immigration using securitization and national protectio nist rhetoric.
- Manufacturing Crisis\, Making Europ e: How Media Discourses on Migration Produce Negative Europeanisation - Hélè ne Thiollet\, Sciences Po\, Romain Leconte\, ENS Paris\, Michelle Reddy\, UCBerkeley\, Eti enne Toureille\, Université de Rouen
This project investigates how mig ration crisis discourses in the French press since 2015 have contributed to the Europeanisation of the French public sphere. Drawing on a longitudinal content analysis of six major French newspapers (2009–2022)\, we examine h ow migration-related crises were framed\, politicized\, and linked to broad er challenges of governance and values at both national and EU levels.
< p>Hélène Thiollet is a CNRS permanent researcher at the Center for Internat ional Studies\, Sciences Po. Helene's main interests lie in the politics of migration and asylum in the Global South. She focuses her empirical work o n the Middle East and Sub-Saharan Africa. She also works on crises and poli tical transformations linked to migration and asylum. She teaches internati onal relations\, comparative politics and migration studies at Sciences Po and EHESS.
- Issue Attention\, Media Narratives\, an d Immigration Shocks: An LLM Classification Approach - Alexander T ripp\, Political Science\, Vanderbilt University
How do med ia narratives shift in response to immigration shocks? I develop a dynamic model of political communications that conceptualizes a common media respon se across immigration shocks. I find strong evidence for a humanitarian pha se\, when an immigration shocks prompt sharp increases in humanitarian narr atives in Colombia\, Germany and Poland\, but no direct evidence for a thre at phase\, as the proportion of threat narratives does not significantly in crease over time. Analysis draws on 200\,000 immigration-focused articles f rom prominent national newspapers\, classification of media coverage into t hemes using a few-shot ChatGPT 4o model (validated with undergraduate coder s)\, and an interrupted time series model.
Alexander Tripp is a PhD candidate at Vanderbilt University. He studies public opinion wit h a substantive focus on 1) attitudes toward immigrants and 2) immigrant at titudes toward integration and remigration. His dissertation explores how a nd why immigration attitudes shift in response to immigration shocks\, focu sing on the Colombian government\, media\, and mass public responses to Ven ezuelan immigration. He uses surveys\, experiments\, multi-level models\, a nd qualitative methods\, and his recent work explores the use of large lang uage models (LLMs) for text classification.[/accordion]
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- Stereotypes of High- and Low-Skilled Immigrants to Canada: Evidence from an Online Pilot Study - Vincent Hop kins\, UBC\; Andr ea Lawlor\, McMaster University and Mireille Paquet\, Concordia University
Survey research shows\, across diverse contexts\, that citizens te nd to prefer skilled migrants. But what comes to mind when voters think abo ut immigrant skill levels? Which stereotypes predominate? We report on an o nline pilot survey (N=2\,422) that asks respondents to think about differen tial skilled immigrant groups and collects open-ended text responses. We us e a Large Language Model (LLM) to measure the sentiment of text responses ( positive-negative) and use LLM to measure the prevalence of stereotypes in the open-ended survey responses.
Mireille Paquet is a poli tical scientist and Associate Professor in the Department of Political Scie nce at Concordia University\, where she holds the University Research Chair on Immigration Policy. She is the Director of the Institute for Research on Migration and Society (IRMS) at Concordia University and leads several projects under the CFREF Bridging Divides research progra m. Mireille's work focuses on comparative immigrati on policy and examines the role of bureaucracies in shaping immigration pol icy\, changing attitudes toward specific immigration programs\, and politic al debates surrounding the use of technology in the immigration sector.
- Liking and Disliking the Major US Political Parties: Understanding the Viewpoints of Asian American and Latino Voters – Jongwoo Jeong\, P olitical Science\, Georgia State University
Analyzing open-ende d survey responses documenting Asian Americans’ and Latinos’ “likes” and “d islikes” about major U.S. political parties\, I find that religious and soc ial conservatism play a pivotal role in shaping immigrants’ “dislike” of th e major parties\, independent from any positive affinities\, such that thes e negative sentiments overwhelm their likes and more strongly predict turno ut. I use machine learning analysis together with transformer models of nat ural language processing.
Dr. Jongwoo Jeong is an Assistan t Professor of Political Science at Georgia State University. His research focuses on American political behaviour using open-ended survey responses\, with emphasis on race\, immigration\, and polarization. He also engages wi th political institutions and public policy\, employing methods from comput ational social science\, causal inference\, and experimental design. His wo rk has appeared in AJPS\, JOP\, BJPS\, Political Behaviour\, and Politics\, Groups\, and Identities\, supported by the APSA Centennial Center and APSA Advancing Research Grant.[/accordion]
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This final discussion will sum up lessons from the day and reflect on whether and how different method s serve distinct purposes within academic circles as well as beyond them.
Julia Harten is an Assistant Professor at the UBC School of Community and Regional Planning. Her research focuses on private rental markets\, par ticularly the housing choices and experiences of marginalized renters\, inc luding (im)migrants. To address the lack of reliable data on renting\, she combines big data with ethnographic groundtruthing in innovative mixed-meth ods designs. Her work in Canada and Asia aims to better understand evolving housing needs while amplifying the voices of those often excluded from tra ditional data sources.[/accordion][/accordions]
This event is pre sented in collaboration with the APSA Migration and Citizenship Organized S ection and sponsored by Migrant Integration in the Mid-21st Century: Bridging Divides and the Canadian Institute for Advanced Research.
Questi ons? Please contact admin. migration@ubc.ca.
CATEGORIES:Featured Homepage LOCATION:Ponderosa Commons Ballroom GEO:49.260872;-123.113952 URL;VALUE=URI:https://migration.ubc.ca/events/event/apsa-pre-conference/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://migr.cms.arts.ubc.ca/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/2025/07/Featured-img_APSA-Pre-Conference.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20251008T2231Z-1759962683.0616-EO-26246-42@10.19.146.24 STATUS:CONFIRMED DTSTAMP:20260524T051057Z CREATED:20250820T183304Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250821T172450Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20250916T123000 DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20250916T133000 SUMMARY: Community Luncheon: Welcome back! DESCRIPTION: CMS is thrilled to invite you to its first Community Luncheon fot he academic year! Come and join us on September 16\, 12:30-1:30 PM\, at the C.K. Choi building for lunch and captivating conversations among CMS a ffiliates\, both familiar and new faces. X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:[image_spread img_url="https://migr.cms.ar ts.ubc.ca/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/2025/08/WEB_Community-Luncheon.png" c aption="" width="website"]
CMS is thrilled to invite you to its firs t Community Luncheon of the academic year on September 16\, 2025.
Co me and join us at the C.K. Choi building for lunch and captivating conversa tions among CMS affiliates\, both familiar and new faces!
Whether you ’re a CMS faculty member\, student\, staff\, visiting scholar\, community p artner\, or simply intrigued by what we do\, we extend a warm invitation fo r you to join us. It’s an opportunity to reconnect with old acquaintances a nd forge new connections\, all while enjoying good food and stimulating dis cussions.
We look forward to seeing you there!
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CATEGORIES:Featured Homepage LOCATION:C.K. Choi 351 GEO:49.267266;-123.257944 URL;VALUE=URI:https://migration.ubc.ca/events/event/community-luncheon-8/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://migr.cms.arts.ubc.ca/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/2025/08/WEB_Community-Luncheon.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20250904T2248Z-1757026120.6094-EO-26291-42@10.19.146.23 STATUS:CONFIRMED DTSTAMP:20260524T051057Z CREATED:20250904T204534Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250911T154235Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20250922T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20250922T100000 SUMMARY: Breaking Barriers for International Medical Graduates: How Disaggr egated Data Can Address Systemic Discrimination DESCRIPTION: Explore the MOSAIC report’s findings on systemic barriers and strategies to improve equity for International Medical Graduates in Canada. X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:[image_spread img_url="https://migr.cms.ar ts.ubc.ca/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/2025/09/Featured-image_Talk-on-Intern ational-Medical-Graduates-in-Canada-1.png" caption="" width="website"]
< h3>Join us on September 22 for a discussion of the MOSAIC report’s findings and their implications for strengthening the integration of International Medical Graduates in Canada.Canada’s International Medical Graduate s (IMG) system is a fragmented and inequitable framework that governs the i ntegration of internationally trained physicians into the country’s medical workforce. Though presented as meritocratic\, IMG licensure and training s ystems often perpetuate systemic exclusion\, especially for immigrant IMGs. The MOSAIC report (2023) offers one of the most comprehensive community-led inves tigations into these patterns\, combining policy analysis with testimonies from affected individuals and stakeholder organizations. This session will discuss the report's main findings and show how they build the case for usi ng disaggregated data to address the systemic challenges faced by IMGs in C anada.
ABOUT THE SPEAKER
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Dr. Kashif Raza is a SSHRC Postdoc toral Fellow at the Faculty of Education\, University of British Columbia\, researching the socio-economic integration of skilled immigrants in Canada . He also works as a Research Consultant for MOSAIC to help disseminate the knowledge from its recently completed project report on Using Disaggregate d Data to Address the Systemic Discrimination Experienced by International Medical Graduates.
This event is co-organized by the UBC Centre f or Migration Studies and MOSAIC.
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CATEGORIES:Featured Homepage LOCATION:Online GEO:49.260872;-123.113952 URL;VALUE=URI:https://migration.ubc.ca/events/event/breaking-barriers-for-i nternational-medical-graduates/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://migr.cms.arts.ubc.ca/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/2025/09/Featured-image_Talk-on-International-Medical-Graduates-in-Canada-1.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20250904T2003Z-1757016230.5474-EO-26271-42@10.19.146.23 STATUS:CONFIRMED DTSTAMP:20260524T051057Z CREATED:20250904T161845Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260127T183335Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20251006T114500 DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20251006T134500 SUMMARY: The Enduring Effects of Deterrence Border Regimes with Helena Zewe ri DESCRIPTION: On October 6\, Helena Zeweri opens our Speaker Series 2025-26 with a talk on Afghan Hazara refugees and the lasting impacts of Australia’ s deterrence border regimes. X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:[image_spread img_url="https://migr.cms.ar ts.ubc.ca/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/2025/08/Featured-Image_Speaker-Series -1.png" caption="" width="website"]
Join us for the first event in o ur Speaker Series on Understanding Liminality and Legal Precarity\, featuring Prof. Helena Zewe ri. She will present her talk\, “The Enduring Effects of Deterrence Border Regimes: Af ghan Hazara Narratives of Social Dislocation in Australia.”
< em>This event will be held in a hybrid format. Lunch will be served at 11:4 5 AM in Dodson Room. The lecture will start at 12:15 PM and wrap up at 1:45 PM.
Abstract
In Australia\, deterring ‘irregular migration’ encompasses a range of mechanisms\, including placing migrants w ho take sea routes into offshore detention and prolonged temporary legal re gimes. This talk analyzes the cumulative effects of deterrence that last we ll after migrants who arrive via boat are granted legal recognition as refu gees. It does so through centering Afghan Hazara refugees’ experiences of p rolonged temporary status as a question of personhood. By centering the fra mework of intersubjectivity\, Dr. Zeweri argue that for those who have tran sitioned from temporary visas to permanent status in Australia\, the cumula tive effects of prolonged legal precarity have irreparably damaged prospect s for family reunification and\, by extension\, refugees’ senses of personh ood. Such experiences prompt a rethinking of deterrence as a spatially and temporally expansive regime of social dislocation.
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About Helena Zeweri
Helena Zeweri is an Assistant Professor of Anthropol ogy at the University of British Columbia. She was drawn to the field of an thropology because of its capacity to examine how people navigate relations of power in everyday life. She believes in the power of ethnography to cap ture the nuances of people’s multi-layered experiences of systems\, institu tions\, and policies. Dr. Zeweri completed her doctoral studies in Cultural Anthropology at Rice University\, where she conducted research on migrant- targeted social welfare policies in Melbourne\, Australia\, observing the e veryday work of family violence prevention workers\, policymakers\, and mig rant community leaders. Following her PhD\, she spent two years as an Assis tant Professor (general faculty) in the University of Virginia’s Global Stu dies Program. At UBC\, she teaches courses on culture\, power\, and politic s\; diasporic belonging\; ethnographies of Australia\; and the relationship between empire and migration.
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CATEGORIES:Borders,Featured Homepage LOCATION:Irving K. Barber Learning Centre\, Dodson Room (302) GEO:49.260872;-123.113952 URL;VALUE=URI:https://migration.ubc.ca/events/event/the-enduring-effects-of -deterrence-border-regimes-with-helena-zeweri/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://migr.cms.arts.ubc.ca/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/2025/08/Featured-Image_Speaker-Series-1.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20251016T1936Z-1760643389.2269-EO-26736-42@10.19.146.22 STATUS:CONFIRMED DTSTAMP:20260524T051057Z CREATED:20251016T165917Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251016T170759Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20251025T133000 DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20251025T153000 RDATE;TZID=America/Vancouver:20251027T133000 SUMMARY: Workers’ Workshops on Migrant Experiences in Platform and Remote W ork DESCRIPTION: Explore migrant experiences in remote and gig work through int eractive\, arts-based workshops at UBC Robson Square on October 25 and 27\, 2025. X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:[image_spread img_url="https://migr.cms.ar ts.ubc.ca/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/2025/10/1200-x-674-Workshop-October-2 5-27-2025.png" caption="" width="website"]
On October 25 and October 27\, join us at UBC Robson Square for two Community Workers’ Workshops exp loring the experiences of migrants engaged in remote and gig work in Metro Vancouver.
As part of the Managing Occupational Balance in Platform and Remote Work research project\, these interactive\, arts-based sessions will share initial resea rch findings and invite participants to take part in creative mapping activ ities to reflect on their own experiences. The workshops aim to bring toget her remote and gig workers as well as the broader community working with mi grants\, fostering dialogue that supports more inclusive policies and progr ams.
Lunch will be provided.
- Learn about our findi ngs to support migrant labour
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- Create and reflect on you r experiences
October 27\, 1:30 to 3:30 PM\, UBC Robson Squar e[buttons][button link_text="Register" link_url="https://docs.google .com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfwvrVAHb8MH1jPG8ZoQtNBfc1Guqaj8WPpj8Hh28aufSCTJw/vie wform"][/buttons]
These events are sponsored by the Migrant Integration in the Mi d-21st Century: Bridging Divides research program.
CATEGORIES:Featured Homepage LOCATION:UBC Robson Square GEO:49.280701;-123.123671 URL;VALUE=URI:https://migration.ubc.ca/events/event/workshops-on-remote-and -gig-work-for-migrants-in-metro-vancouver/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://migr.cms.arts.ubc.ca/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/2025/10/1200-x-674-Workshop-October-25-27-2025.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20250918T2106Z-1758229607.7705-EO-26345-42@10.19.146.24 STATUS:CONFIRMED DTSTAMP:20260524T051057Z CREATED:20250918T165304Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251107T000654Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20251112T083000 DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20251112T153000 SUMMARY: CMS-Sector Research Collaborations Day 2025 DESCRIPTION: Join the 3rd Annual CMS–Sector Research Collaborations Day in Vancouver to explore practical\, respectful research university–community c ollaborations. X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:[image_spread img_url="https://migr.cms.ar ts.ubc.ca/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/2025/09/Research-Day-2025_Featured-im age.png" caption="" width="website"]
The UBC Centre for Migration Studies\, in pa rtnership with AMSSA\, invites you to the 3rd Annual CMS–Sector Research Collaborations Day in Va ncouver\, BC.
This year’s t heme\, More than Papers: Resea rch Collaborations as Community Practice\, presents an opportunity to assess the ways in which we colla borate with each other and to bring university-community principles into ac tion.
Drawing from discussions about the safety of undocumented migrants in research projects\, examples of how data can impro ve program delivery\, ideas for using evaluation beyond reporting\, and pra ctical ways to decolonize migration research\, participants will engage in dialogues and hands-on workshops that will provide tools to move from refle ction and theory into action.
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Event Schedule
8:30 AM | Reg istration & Light Refreshments
9:00 AM | Musqueam Welcome by Alec D an
9:30 AM | Undocumented Migration: Purpose and Impact of Data in the Lives of Migrants
[accordions collapsible=true active=false][acc ordion title="Description"]This panel brings together community\, clinical\ , and academic perspectives on undocumented migration\, connecting local re alities in British Columbia with broader global pathways. Panelists will sh are their experiences and insights on the challenges faced by undocumented people\, and on the responses developed through advocacy\, health care\, an d research.
The panelists will share insights from the Sanctuary City /Access Without Fear movement and grassroots advocacy for undocumented comm unities\; experiences from clinical service delivery to undocumented people in Vancouver’s Lower mainland in addressing barriers and care strategies\; and how to design and approach research related to undocumented and out-of -status migrants in Canada coming from diverse global pathways.
The d iscussion will also reflect on the critical ethical aspects around recurrin g questions—e.g.\, “How many undocumented migrants are there in BC/Canada?” —with an emphasis on the safety considerations involved in conducting commu nity-based research with undocumented populations.[/accordion][/accordions]
- Ingrid Méndez – Executive Director\, Migrant Workers Centre BC< /li>
- Dr. Mei-ling Wiedmeyer – Family Doctor\, Clinical Lead\, Umbrella M ulticultural Health Co-op
- Dr. Caitlyn Yates – Postdoctoral Research Fellow\, UBC Centre for Migration Studies
10:45 AM | Break
11:00 AM | Bridging Divides Meets Community: Data Dialogues
- Yusra Qadir – Chief Programs and Advocacy Officer at Mothers Matter Canada
- Suzanne Huot – Associate Professor\, Occupational Science and Occu pational Therapy\, UBC (and CMS Interim Co-Director)
- Elizabeth M. S aewyc\, PhD\, RN\, FSAHM\, FCAHS\, FAAN\, FCAN - Professor and Distinguishe d University Scholar - Director\, School of Nursing - Executive Director\, Stigma and Resilience Among Vulnerable Youth Centre (SARAVYC)
1 2:00 PM | Lunch Break
1:00 PM | CMS "Engagement in Practice" Webpage Presentation
[accordions collapsible=true active=false][accordion t itle="Description"]CMS will present an update on the development of the new ‘Engagement in Practice’ webpage\, a platform to bring CMS affiliates and community organizations together to move research collaborations from the u nderstanding of principles and guidelines into actual practice. The site wi ll feature tools and information on 4 critical areas: Mutual Understanding\ , Research Connections\, Capacity Building\, and Funding Information.[/acco rdion][/accordions]
1:45 PM | Concurrent Workshops
W orkshop 1: Research as Healing or Harm: Decolonizing Research Practice
Norm Leech - Executive Director of the Frog Hollow Neighbourho od House
[accordions collapsible=true active=false][accordion title=" Description"]This session will explore how migration research can either re -create colonial harm or contribute to healing. Participants will examine r eal or planned research projects through guiding questions\, such as: Who a sks the questions? Who legitimizes the knowledge? Who benefits and who is h armed? Together\, we will identify concrete actions to embed decolonizing p ractices into migration research projects\, with emphasis on accountability \, positionality\, and moving from intention to implementation.
Best suited for: People seeking to critically assess their own research practices\, proposals\, or collaborations and to take away practic al tools for change\, including:
- Researchers (academic or commun ity-based) working on migration and settlement\,
- Students\, postdoc toral research fellows\, and faculty designing or conducting research proje cts\,
- Sector partners commissioning or collaborating on research\,< /li>
- Anyone interested in how research methods and ethics can dismantle — or reproduce — colonial logics.[/accordion][/accordions]
Workshop 2: Research as Healing or Harm: Decolonizing Organizational Practice
Atlanta Marina-Grant - Community Engagement Speci alist and Decolonial Practitioner
[accordions collapsible=true active =false][accordion title="Description"]Decolonizing research also involves p rocesses of organizational self-transformation within the institutions that fund\, govern\, host\, and implement it. This workshop provides a hands-on demonstration of how organizations can move beyond fragmented individual e fforts and intentions toward a unified decolonial practice. Participants wi ll examine power structures and practices that sustain colonial dynamics an d work with tools for collective reflection and action. Central to the sess ion is the guiding question: What does decolonization require from our o rganization\, given our positionality? Practical strategies for structu ral change\, accountability\, and building genuine relationships — both int ernally and with Indigenous and migrant communities — will be shared.
Best suited for: People directly involved in organization al governance: those holding positions of authority and decision-making. Al so for staff roles seeking to lead or deepen organizational decolonization. This includes:
- Members of Governing Boards and Committees\, CEOs\, Executive Directors\, Program Directors\, an d senior managers\,
- Staff or teams tasked with\, or interested in\, leading decolonization initiatives\,
- Community organizers and partners in o rganizational change\,
- Anyone inte rested in moving from individual understandings toward organizational pract ice.[/accordion][/accordions]
Workshop 3: Beyon d Reporting: Community-Focused Evaluation
Shan Hongxia - Professor a nd Deputy Head in the Faculty of Education\, UBC Educational Studies\, and Naomi Maldonado-Rodri guez - PhD Candidate in the Faculty of Education\, UBC School of Kinesiolog y
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Evaluation is more th an a requirement for funding or an academic exercise\; it's a dynamic\, rea l-world process that shapes and is shaped by the people\, relationships\, a nd systems involved. When done thoughtfully\, evaluation becomes a powerful tool for navigating complexity\, enhancing partnerships\, and improving bo th research projects and settlement programs. This workshop will explore evaluation as a practical\, political\, and relational process in which accountabilit y is key. Together\, we’ll move beyond seeing evaluation as just a reportin g mechanism and explore its potential to support continuous learning\, prog ram improvement\, more equitable community-university collaborations and be nefits for the people impacted by research and programs.
We encourage you to bring a project you’re currently working on\, or imagine one\, to use duri ng the activities (a community research project\, a program for newcomers\, or any initiative involving collaboration and impact).
Best suited for: Anyone involved in or interested in community-based resear ch projects and the u se of data for program design and delivery\, community-university relationships\, an d/or settlement and n ewcomer programs—including practitioners\, researchers\, students\, communi ty partners\, and fun ders. No prior evalua tion experience is necessary. [/accordion][/accordions] 3:15 PM | Closing Remarks
Abstracts and Biographies
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[accordion title="Undocumented Migrat ion: Purpose and Impact of Data in the Lives of Migrants"]
Ingrid Méndez< /strong> is the Executive Director of the Migrant Workers Centre. Origi nally from Guatemala—the Place of Many Trees—she brings decades of experien ce in grassroots community development and social justice advocacy. She pre viously served as Executive Director of Watari Counselling and Support Serv ices and has long been active with the Sanctuary Health Collective\, advanc ing the rights of migrant communities in the Lower Mainland.
Dr. Mei-ling Wiedmeyer is a family physician and Clinical Assistant Professor in UBC’s Department of Family Practice. She provides primary care to refugees\, immigrants\, a nd migrants at the Umbrella Multicultural Health Co-op\, which uses a team- based model with Cross Cultural Health Brokers. She co-leads the Evaluating Inequities in Refugee & Immigrants’ Health Access (IRIS) Project\, a commu nity-based study examining healthcare access for refugees and im/migrants i n British Columbia.
Dr. Caitlyn Yates is a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at CMS. She is migration researcher and pol icy expert specializing in Latin America and the Caribbean. Her work focuse s on mobility\, transit\, border enforcement\, and Western Hemispheric migr ation policy. Her current book project\, Undeportable\, explores the journe ys of migrants from Africa and Asia who travel through Latin America en rou te to Canada and the United States.[/accordion]
[accordion title="Bri dging Divides Meets Community: Data Dialogues"]
Mothers Matter Canada (MMC) supports partner organizations in implementing the HIPPY and SMART p rograms for refugee\, immigrant\, and Indigenous mothers. These programs ch art pathways to inclusion by building confidence\, capacity\, and community connections of isolated and often low-income mothers and their children. T his presentation highlights three themes: a) what kinds of data are most us eful for service-providing organizations\, b) how MMC analyzes and applies this data to improve programs\, and c) why evidence-based approaches are ce ntral to delivering human-centred and culturally responsive services. The p resentation will share what data that drives program impact and lasting cha nge for families should look like.
Yu sra Qadir is Chief Programs and Advocacy Officer at Mothers Matter Canada (MMC). She holds Ma sters degrees in Sociology and Human Rights Practice and brings senior-leve l expertise in gender equality\, human rights\, and socio-economic inclusio n. She has supported forcibly displaced communities in Asia\, Africa\, and South America through her work at the United Nations and at other internati onal NGOs\, embedding gender equity in humanitarian and development program s. At MMC\, she oversees programming for 40+ organizations delivering the H IPPY and SMART programs to refugee\, immigrant\, and Indigenous mothers acr oss Canada. She also spearheads a social innovation lab that experiments wi th evidence-based and community-led approaches to scale human-centred\, cul turally responsive service delivery models across Canada.
The C OVID-19 pandemic brought societal transformations\, including an increase i n platform-based jobs\, creating new challenges and opportunities for immig rant workers. My project explores how the transformation of workplaces is s haping immigrants’ experiences of economic and social inclusion in Canadian society. We completed interviews with 50 immigrant workers employed in for ms of gig and/or remote/hybrid work. Findings address 3 key themes reflecti ng participants’ 1) perceived shifting value of their work within the econo my\, 2) experience of (in)flexibility and (im)balance across their occupati ons\, including the “re-bordering” of their home and work spaces\, and 3) s ense of isolation impacting their socialization and belonging.
Dr.
Suzanne Huotis an Associate Professor in the Department of Occupational Science and Occupational Therapy at UBC. My research prima rily explores migrants’ experiences in Canada at the local scale through co mmunity-engaged research. I primarily focus on the implications of Francoph one immigration policies for French-speaking communities outside of Quebec. My work aims to enhance the inclusivity of community spaces for newcomers.Declining mental health among youth since the COVID-19 pandemi c has been a concern\, but is it getting similarly worse or better for migr ant adolescents? This presentation will explore trends in several mental he alth indicators among migrant boys and girls in BC over the past 20 years\, identifying areas of improvement and where gaps persist compared to peers born in Canada. Findings include trends in self-rated mental health\, extre me stress and hopelessness\, as well as past-year health behaviours such as self-harm\, suicidal thoughts and attempts. We will also share insights an d recommendations from a youth advisor to improve mental health.
Dr. Elizabeth Saewyc is the Direc tor of the Stigma and Resilience Among Vulnerable Youth Centre\, a multidis ciplinary research hub with national and global collaborations. Her researc h examines how stigma\, violence\, and trauma affect marginalized youth and what factors promote resilience and health equity. She focuses on 2SLGBTQ+ \, Indigenous\, racialized\, homeless\, and migrant youth\, including those experiencing government care or sexual exploitation. As part of the Bridgi ng Divides collaboration\, her team also studies how digital technologies c an support migrant health and well-being.[/accordion]
[accordion titl e="CMS “Engagement in Practice” Webpage Presentation"]
Javier O jer is an immigrant settler of Basque ethnicity with a Spanish colonial background\, among other privileges. As the Engagement Strategist at the UBC Centre for Migration Studies\, he focuses on building relations hips and initiatives that address the intersections and contradictions of s ettlement and decolonization. His interests include inquiring about and loo king at appropriate roles of settler-colonial individuals and institutions in relation to unceded territories\, the land itself\, and the experiences of Indigenous Peoples and Nations with ongoing colonialism. He supports CMS ’s efforts to create inclusive research spaces that integrate diverse tools and methodologies—such as art and storytelling—as legitimate ways of produ cing\, validating and mobilizing knowledge.[/accordion]
[accordion ti tle="Workshop 1: Research as Healing or Harm: Decolonizing Research Practic e"]
Norm Leech is a member of the T’ it’q’et community of the St’at’imc Nation. He is the Executive Director of Frog Hollow Neighbourhood House in East Vancouver. He speaks widely on intergenerational trauma from colon ization and draws on his experiences as a recovering addict\, survivor\, an d spiritual explorer to guide his leadership and community work.[/accordion ]
[accordion title="Workshop 2: Research as Healing or Harm: Decoloni zing Organizational Practice"]
Atlan ta-Marina Grant is a Community Engagement Specialist and Decolonia l Practitioner who graduated from the Institute of Resources\, Environment\ , and Sustainability at UBC. Her research and professional work have focuse d on what safe decolonized collaborative spaces between non-Indigenous and Indigenous peoples can look like.[/accordion]
[accordion title="Works hop 3: Beyond Reporting: Community-Focused Evaluation"]
Dr. H ongxia Shan is an Associate Professor in the Department of Edu cational Studies at UBC. She studies changing work and learning practices i n the context of immigration\, globalization\, and transnationalism. Her re search spans work and learning\, knowledge translation\, lifelong learning\ , organizational learning\, diversity\, and migration. She employs methods that include community-based participatory research\, institutional ethnogr aphy\, life histories\, situational analysis\, and mixed-methods approaches .
Naomi Maldonado-Rodriguez is a PhD candidate in the Faculty of Education\, School of Kinesiolog y. Her doctoral research examines how migrant women living with HIV access and navigate healthcare systems\, focusing on how sociopolitical contexts\, institutions\, and power relations shape their experiences. More broadly\, her work examines the intersection of health practices and concepts of wel l-being with race\, gender\, and migration\, particularly in contexts of fo rced migration.[/accordion][/accordions]
Co-organizers
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CATEGORIES:CMS-Sector Research Collaborations Day,Featured Homepage LOCATION:Creekside Community Recreation Centre GEO:49.271755;-123.106066 URL;VALUE=URI:https://migration.ubc.ca/events/event/cms-sector-research-col laborations-day-2025/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://migr.cms.arts.ubc.ca/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/2025/09/Research-Day-2025_Featured-image.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20251030T1856Z-1761850579.6346-EO-26830-42@10.19.146.23 STATUS:CONFIRMED DTSTAMP:20260524T051057Z CREATED:20251030T174608Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251118T233146Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20251124T114500 DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20251124T134500 SUMMARY: Exclusion By Design: Migrant Racialization and Temporary Legal Sta tus with Ming Chen DESCRIPTION: Prof. Ming Chen examines how U.S. immigration law racializes t emporary migrants\, revealing how visa systems reproduce exclusion and ineq uality. X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:
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Join us for the second e vent in our Speaker Series on Understanding Liminality and Legal Precarity\, featuring Prof. Mi ng Chen. She will present her talk\, “Exclusion By Design: Migrant R acialization and Temporary Legal Status.”
This event will be hel d in a hybrid format. Lunch will be served at 11:45 AM in Dodson Room. The lecture will start at 12:15 PM and wrap up at 1:45 PM.
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Abstr act
Migrants arrive in the United States on temporary visas ten time s more often than on green cards\, and more than half come from countries w hose emigrants would be classified as non-White in the United States. Even so\, immigration scholarship gives short shrift to temporary visas and trea ts them as race-neutral. This article contributes to the growing body of cr itical migration studies by demonstrating how immigration law assigns meani ng to the race and legal status of temporary migrants. We find that tempora ry legal statuses are designed in ways that unnecessarily foster social exc lusion through a process of racialization and hierarchical sorting by skill s. Our empirical study of the distinctive experiences of three temporary wo rker categories deepens existing understandings of exclusion and racial sub ordination in the United States.
Temporary residents now make up a la rge share of Canada’s population\, and as pathways to permanence contract\, many face increasing precarity. Does the U.S. context offer lessons for Ca nada in this shifting context?
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About Ming Chen
CATEGORIES:Featured Homepage LOCATION:Irving K. Barber Learning Centre\, Dodson Room (302) GEO:49.260872;-123.113952 URL;VALUE=URI:https://migration.ubc.ca/events/event/exclusion-by-design-mig rant-racialization-and-temporary-legal-status-with-ming-chen/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://migr.cms.arts.ubc.ca/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/2025/10/Speaker-Series-2025-26_Featured-image-2.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20251030T1924Z-1761852282.5793-EO-26832-42@10.19.146.21 STATUS:CONFIRMED DTSTAMP:20260524T051057Z CREATED:20251030T175419Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251030T175419Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20251124T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20251124T163000 SUMMARY: Afternoon Coffee Chat with Ming Chen DESCRIPTION: Join Dr. Ming Chen for an afternoon coffee chat on socio-legal and qualitative research\, interdisciplinary methods\, and U.S. immigratio n studies. X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:Professor M ing Chen is a legal scholar specializing in immigration\, citizenship\, and equality. She is Professor of Law and the founding faculty-director of the Center for Race\, Immigration\, Citizenship\, and Equality (RICE) at U C Law San Francisco. Her teaching centers on Constitutional Law\, Administr ative Law\, Immigration Law\, and Citizenship. In addition\, she serves as Co-Editor for the Immigration Prof blog (@immprof) and chaired the executiv e committee for the AALS Immigration Section and the Law and Society Associ ation’s Citizenship and Migration Section. She has served on the Colorado s tate advisory council to the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights and clerked fo r the U.S. Court of Appeals\, Ninth Circuit in San Francisco. Previously\, she was a research associate at the Brookings Institution and worked for fe deral agencies and nonprofit organizations on civil rights of racial minori ties and immigrants.
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Following Dr. Chen’s CMS Speaker Series lec ture\, join us for an informal\, interactive conversation on socio-legal an d qualitative research.
We will begin with a brief Q&A with Dr. Chen on her career trajectory in law and social science\, followed by a discuss ion of her research project “Student to Worker Pathways in Canada and the U .S.” Registered participants will receive a description of the project and grant application in advance to review and provide feedback. This coffee ch at is a chance to discuss interdisciplinary methods\, comparative research design\, and grant proposals in a collegial setting. It will also be of int erest to those interested in U.S. immigration and international students. G raduate students are especially welcome!
Coffee\, refreshments\, and fun and inclusive vibes will be provided.
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About Ming Chen
CATEGORIES:Featured Homepage LOCATION:C.K. Choi 351 GEO:49.267266;-123.257944 URL;VALUE=URI:https://migration.ubc.ca/events/event/afternoon-coffee-chat-w ith-ming-chen/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://migr.cms.arts.ubc.ca/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/2025/10/Workshop_Event-image.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20251107T1706Z-1762535203.1786-EO-26871-42@10.19.146.24 STATUS:CONFIRMED DTSTAMP:20260524T051057Z CREATED:20251106T223229Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251106T223229Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20251128T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20251128T123000 SUMMARY: Climate Migration and the Right to a Healthy Environment: Legal De velopments and Future Directions DESCRIPTION: Join us on November 28 as Mojan Farshchi explores how the righ t to a healthy environment can protect climate migrants and guide future le gal and policy developments. X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:Professor Ming Chen is a legal scholar specializing in immigra tion\, citizenship\, and equality. She is Professor of Law and the founding faculty-director of the Center for Race\, Immigration\, Citizenship\, and Equality (RICE) at UC Law San Francisco. Her teaching centers on Constituti onal Law\, Administrative Law\, Immigration Law\, and Citizenship. In addit ion\, she serves as Co-Editor for the Immigration Prof blog (@immprof) and chaired the executive committee for the AALS Immigration Section and the La w and Society Association’s Citizenship and Migration Section. She has serv ed on the Colorado state advisory council to the U.S. Commission on Civil R ights and clerked for the U.S. Court of Appeals\, Ninth Circuit in San Fran cisco. Previously\, she was a research associate at the Brookings Instituti on and worked for federal agencies and nonprofit organizations on civil rig hts of racial minorities and immigrants.
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Join the Climate Migration research group for a presentat ion examining how the right to a healthy environment\, rooted in international human rights a nd environmental law\, can help fill protection gaps for climate and enviro nmental migrants.
Despite dire warnings from the IPCC\, inter national law still lacks adequate safeguards for those displaced by climate -related events. In this talk\, Mojan Farshchi proposes a hybrid legal appr oach that integrates this right into both international refugee law and the complementary protection framework. She examines how it can be applied to internal pr otection assessments and used to lower factual thresholds in line with scie ntific evidence. Framing climate migration through this widely recognized h uman right offers a coherent strategy for UN bodies\, states\, and decision -makers to respond to the crisis. The talk will also touch on recent develo pments\, including the International Court of Justice’s ruling on climate c hange.
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Mojan Farshchi is a Barrister & Solicitor at MKS Immigration Lawyers with extensive experience across a wide range of immigration\, refugee\, a nd citizenship matters. Her broad practice includes business immigration\, litigation before the Federal Court of Canada and the Immigration and Refug ee Board\, enforcement issues\, and complex inadmissibility cases.
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CATEGORIES:Climate Migration,Featured Homepage LOCATION:Liu Institute for Global Issues\, Place of Many Trees GEO:49.276589;-123.220089 URL;VALUE=URI:https://migration.ubc.ca/events/event/climate-migration-and-t he-right-to-a-healthy-environment-legal-developments-and-future-directions/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://migr.cms.arts.ubc.ca/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/2025/11/Featured-image_Climate-Migration-and-the-Right-to-a-Healthy-Environment-1.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20250307T0009Z-1741306148.4369-EO-24823-42@10.19.146.24 STATUS:CONFIRMED DTSTAMP:20260524T051057Z CREATED:20251105T194837Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251125T173252Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20251201T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20251201T140000 SUMMARY: Professional Development Event with Lily Grewal DESCRIPTION: Join Lily Grewal\, Director of Immigrant Integration\, as she shares insights from over 20 years in community and government work. With 1 5 years in immigration policy and program development\, Lily will discuss t he challenges and opportunities in enhancing services for BC newcomers. X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:[image_spread img_url="https://migr.cms.ar ts.ubc.ca/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/2025/03/Event-Image-1.png" caption="" width="website"]
Join us for a conversation with Lil y Grewal as she shares her own journey in migration work\, highlighting rea l-world applications\, challenges\, and career paths beyond academia.
< /div>This event is organized as part of the CMS Graduate Certificate in Migration Studies. Bring your lunch and dive into the conversation!
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< span class="OYPEnA font-feature-liga-off font-feature-clig-off font-feature -calt-off text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none">Lily Grewal< span class="OYPEnA font-feature-liga-off font-feature-clig-off font-feature -calt-off text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none"> is a principled an d collaborative administrator with over 20 years of community and governmen t experience. As the Director of Immigrant Integration\, she oversees the P rovince’s funded services and supports for newcomers. During the past 15 ye ars\, she has worked in the field of immigration with the Province and has held various positions including program manager\, policy analyst and manag er of program development and promotion. She enjoys working closely with pa rtners to spearhead complex programs and initiatives that enhance programs and services for BC newcomers.
Lily holds a BA from UBC\, a MSW from the University of Toronto and is an accredited corporate Chartered Director (C. Dir). She is deeply comm itted to giving back and has served on the board of directors for various o rganizations across the Lower Mainland.
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This event is o rganized as part of the CMS Graduate Certificate in Migration Studies and i s open to all. Bring your lunch and dive into the conversation!
About the speakers
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Jennifer York
Director – Refugee Services\, I SSofBCJennifer York is a dedicated leader with over 20 years of experience at ISSofBC\, where she has held both frontline and management r oles in federally and provincially funded employment and settlement program s. Her role currently is Director of Refugee Services Programs.
Jenni fer’s leadership is marked by her collaborative approach and commitment to building strong community partnerships. She has actively contributed to sec tor-wide committees\, such as the BC Case Management Alliance and the Multi -Agency Partnership Advisory Committee\, fostering cooperation and innovati on across organizations. She is known for her mentorship and dedication to the professional growth of her colleagues\, taking great pride in supportin g her team’s development and success.
Beyond her professional achieve ments\, Jennifer holds an Executive Master of Business Administration and a Certificate for Responsible Leadership from Queen’s University. She also s erves on the Board of the West End Senior’s Network\, supporting seniors in connecting with their community. In her spare time\, Jennifer enjoys explo ring new activities\, including singing with the Harmony House Choir.
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Kathy Sherrell
Chief Program Officer - Settlement a nd Refugee Services\, ISSofBCKa thy Sherrell has over 16 years of experience in Settlement & Refugee se rvices at ISSofBC\, where Kathy leads program development and evaluation\, contract negotiations\, and quality assurance initiatives. Kathy has played a key role in standardizing practices and advancing innovative projects\, including the BC Refugee Hub\, fostering policy change and a deeper underst anding of refugee issues. She is the Sector Co-Chair for the National GAR R AP Working Groups and participates in other national and local advisory com mittees.
Holding a PhD in Geography from the University of British Co lumbia and a Master of Arts from Simon Fraser University\, Kathy’s academic work emphasizes refugee resettlement in Canada\, including regionalization \, legal status\, housing\, and settlement experiences. Kathy remains activ ely engaged in research as a co-investigator on three pan-Canadian\, multi- year refugee studies and leads numerous internal projects. Kathy is an Affi liated Scholar with York University’s Centre for Refugee Studies.
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M ona Hassannia
Registered Clinical Counsellor & Mental Health ConsultantMona Hassannia is a Registered Clinical Counsellor (RCC) with nearly 20 years of frontline and leadership experience in the non-prof it sector. She is the founder of Nia Counselling and the Settle ment Wellness Hub\, offering therapy\, wellness debriefs\, and capacity -building for frontline workers. As a Mental Health Consultant\, Mona devel ops trauma-informed toolkits\, training\, and e-learning focused on real-wo rld application. A dedicated advocate for frontline mental health\, she con tinues to strengthen the sector through consulting\, facilitation\, and wel lness programming designed to foster resilience\, compassion\, and sustaina ble care within immigrant- and refugee-serving organizations.
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Sadaf Maqso odi
Executive Coordinator\, CEO Office and Board of Directors \, ISSofBCSadaf Maqsoodi is the Ex ecutive Coordinator\, CEO Office and Board of Directors at ISSofBC and a Fu lbright Scholar with a Master’s in International Affairs from the State Uni versity of New York\, Albany. She has extensive experience with the United Nations\, non-profits\, and government in Afghanistan\, New York\, and Cana da\, leading programs in gender and youth\, national priority initiatives\, and development budgeting.
In her current role\, she works closely w ith executive leadership and the Board to shape programs and policies that foster inclusion\, community integration\, and opportunities for newcomers and diverse communities. She is committed to sharing her experience to help students explore careers in immigration\, non-profits\, and community deve lopment.
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CATEGORIES:Featured Homepage,Graduate Certificate in Migration Studies LOCATION:Irving K. Barber Learning Centre\, Peña Room GEO:49.260872;-123.113952 URL;VALUE=URI:https://migration.ubc.ca/events/event/professional-developmen t-event-with-settlement-sector-practitioners/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://migr.cms.arts.ubc.ca/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/2025/12/Featured-image_Professional-Development-Event_2-1-1.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20251008T2231Z-1759962683.0616-EO-26246-42@10.19.146.24 STATUS:CONFIRMED DTSTAMP:20260524T051057Z CREATED:20251205T200140Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260113T165800Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20260119T123000 DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20260119T133000 SUMMARY: Community Luncheon DESCRIPTION: CMS hosts its final Community Luncheon of the academic year on January 19 at C.K. Choi. Enjoy lunch and great conversations with fellow C MS affiliates! X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:
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CMS is thrilled to invite you to its Community Luncheon o n January 19\, 2025.
W hether you’re a CMS faculty member\, student\, staff\, visiting scholar\, c ommunity partner\, or simply intrigued by what we do\, we extend a warm inv itation for you to join us. It’s an opportunity to reconnect with old acqua intances and forge new connections\, all while enjoying good food and stimu lating discussions.
We look forward to seeing you there!
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CATEGORIES:Featured Homepage LOCATION:C.K. Choi 351 GEO:49.267266;-123.257944 URL;VALUE=URI:https://migration.ubc.ca/events/event/community-luncheon-9/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://migr.cms.arts.ubc.ca/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/2025/12/WEB_Community-Luncheon.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20260108T2356Z-1767916572.7069-EO-27191-42@10.19.146.22 STATUS:CONFIRMED DTSTAMP:20260524T051057Z CREATED:20260107T235755Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260120T214917Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20260202T114500 DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20260202T134500 SUMMARY: The Regularization Maze: How Canada’s Temporary Migration System M anufactures Precarity DESCRIPTION: Discover how Canada’s temporary migration system creates legal precarity at our third Speaker Series event with Prof. Delphine Nakache\, drawing on PRECAR research. X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:[image_spread img_url="https://migr.cms.ar ts.ubc.ca/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/2026/01/Speaker-Series-2025-26_Featur ed-image.png" caption="" width="website"]
Join us for the third even t in our Speaker Series on Understanding Liminality and Legal Precarity\, fea turing Prof. Delph ine Nakache. She will present her talk\, “The Regularization Maze: H ow Canada's Temporary Migration System Manufactures Precarity.”
This event will be held in a hybrid format. Lunch will be served at 11:45 A M in Dodson Room. The lecture will start at 12:15 PM and wrap up at 1:45 PM .
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Abstract
Drawing on the PRECAR project—a multi-year\, multi-provincial study of precarious legal status t rajectories in Canada—this talk presents findings from fieldwork conducted between 2019 and 2022 across Alberta\, British Columbia\, Ontario\, and Que bec (148 interviews with migrants holding temporary migration status and 62 key informants). Despite entering Canada legally\, most participants faile d to achieve permanent residence\, with many losing status entirely by the time of the interview. The talk examines three interconnected mechanisms pr oducing these outcomes: a maze of failed regularization attempts\, temporar y protection traps\, and systematic rights gaps— revealing how Canada's cur rent temporary migration system manufactures precarity rather than providin g pathways to integration.
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About Delphine Nakach e
CATEGORIES:Featured Homepage LOCATION:Irving K. Barber Learning Centre\, Dodson Room (302) GEO:49.260872;-123.113952 URL;VALUE=URI:https://migration.ubc.ca/events/event/the-regularization-maze -how-canadas-temporary-migration-system-manufactures-precarity/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://migr.cms.arts.ubc.ca/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/2026/01/Speaker-Series-2025-26_Featured-image.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20251030T1924Z-1761852282.5793-EO-26832-42@10.19.146.21 STATUS:CONFIRMED DTSTAMP:20260524T051057Z CREATED:20260106T235719Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260113T203730Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20260202T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20260202T160000 SUMMARY: Afternoon Coffee Chat with Delphine Nakache DESCRIPTION: Join Prof. Delphine Nakache for an informal conversation on ho w legal uncertainty shapes migrants’ lives and precarious status in Canada. Graduate students are warmly encouraged to attend! X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:Delphine Nakache i s a lawyer and Full Professor in the Faculty of Law\, French Common Law Sec tion\, at the University of Ottawa\, where she holds a University Research Chair on Migrant Protection and International Law. Her research focuses on improving protection for the most precarious groups of asylum seekers\, tem porary migrants and immigrants. Her work\, published in English and French\ , bridges academic research and public policy. She regularly engages with g overnment and civil society representatives on these topics and acts as a c onsultant for many government and intergovernmental institutions.
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Following her Speaker Series lecture\, you are warmly invited to join an informal afternoon coffee chat with Dr. Delph ine Nakache on precarious migration in Canada.
Anchored in this year ’s Speaker Series theme\, Understanding Liminality and Legal Precarity\ , the conversation will explore how legal uncertainty shapes migrants’ everyday lives\, from migrant workers and asylum seekers to non-status and otherwise marginalized migrants. The discussion will consider what we curr ently know about precarious legal status in Canada\, how policy and legal f rameworks may evolve in the coming years\, and what distinguishes the Canad ian context from other migrant-receiving countries. The session is designed to be conversational and interactive\, offering space to share research an d reflect on vulnerability\, resilience\, and the role of law in producing— and potentially alleviating—legal precarity.
This is an in-person event held in C.K. Choi 351\, UBC Vancouver. Coffee\, refreshments\, and f un and inclusive vibes will be provided!
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Ab out Delphine Nakache
CATEGORIES:Featured Homepage LOCATION:C.K. Choi 351 GEO:49.267266;-123.257944 URL;VALUE=URI:https://migration.ubc.ca/events/event/afternoon-coffee-chat-w ith-delphine-nakache/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://migr.cms.arts.ubc.ca/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/2026/01/Workshop_Event-image.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20260125T1727Z-1769362038.235-EO-27326-42@10.19.146.22 STATUS:CONFIRMED DTSTAMP:20260524T051057Z CREATED:20260120T171459Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260121T191750Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20260205T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20260205T100000 SUMMARY: Canada’s Changing Immigration Landscape: Top five things to watch out for in 2026 DESCRIPTION: Canada’s immigration landscape is changing and 2026 is shaping up to be a pivotal year. Join us for a webinar unpacking the key trends\, policies and events that will define immigration policy in the year ahead. X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html: CATEGORIES:Featured Homepage LOCATION:Online GEO:49.260872;-123.113952 URL;VALUE=URI:https://irpp.org/irpp-event/ccil-webinar-2026/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://migr.cms.arts.ubc.ca/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/2026/01/1768926981074.jpeg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20250109T2333Z-1736465610.2597-EO-24190-42@10.19.146.15 STATUS:CONFIRMED DTSTAMP:20260524T051057Z CREATED:20260108T002110Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260206T214321Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20260225T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20260225T120000 SUMMARY: Media Training for Researchers DESCRIPTION: Join us for a hands-on media training session designed to help CMS affiliates navigate the world of media engagement with confidence. Lea rn strategies to amplify your research\, craft impactful messages\, and han dle interviews effectively. X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:Delphine Nakache is a lawyer and Full Professor in the Faculty of Law\, French Common Law Sectio n\, at the University of Ottawa\, where she holds a University Research Cha ir on Migrant Protection and International Law. Her research focuses on imp roving protection for the most precarious groups of asylum seekers\, tempor ary migrants and immigrants. Her work\, published in English and French\, b ridges academic research and public policy. She regularly engages with gove rnment and civil society representatives on these topics and acts as a cons ultant for many government and intergovernmental institutions.
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CATEGORIES:Featured Homepage LOCATION:Liu Institute for Global Issues GEO:49.276604;-123.220152 URL;VALUE=URI:https://migration.ubc.ca/events/event/media-training-workshop -2/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://migr.cms.arts.ubc.ca/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/2026/01/Featured-image_Media-Training-for-CMS-Affiliates.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20260108T2356Z-1767916572.7069-EO-27191-42@10.19.146.22 STATUS:CONFIRMED DTSTAMP:20260524T051057Z CREATED:20260120T200541Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260226T175109Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20260302T114500 DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20260302T134500 SUMMARY: Addressing Health Inequalities in Racialized and Socioeconomic Dis advantaged Areas in Sweden DESCRIPTION: Explore how social inequality and segregation shape health\, c itizenship\, and everyday life in Sweden at the final CMS Speaker Series ev ent with Margarita Mondaca on March 2. X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:[image_spread img_url="https://mig r.cms.arts.ubc.ca/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/2026/01/Featured-image_Media- Training-for-CMS-Affiliates.png" caption="" width="website"]
CMS is pleased to host its second Media Training W orkshop for Researchers\, led by Sachintha Wickramasinghe\, Media Relations Specialist at UBC.
This hands-on se ssion is designed for CMS-affiliated faculty and graduate students who want to build confidence engaging with journalists and communicating their rese arch beyond academic audiences.
The w orkshop focuses on practical interview skills. Participants will work with a clear\, usable toolkit and participate in mock interviews on migration-re lated topics\, receiving structured feedback from facilitators. The session will cover how to shape core messages\, use soundbites and bridging techni ques\, and frame migration research in accessible\, compelling ways\, inclu ding through examples\, metaphors\, and human-scale stories. Time is also s et aside to discuss strategies for handling difficult questions and navigat ing common media pitfalls.
Spots a re limited and reserved exclusively for CMS affiliates.
Event details
Date: Wednesday\, February 25\, 2026
Tim e: 10:00 AM – 12:00 PMLocation: Liu Institute for Global Issues\, Seminar Room 121 P rogram highlights
- Introductio n and overview of the media landscape around migration
- Interview toolkit: messages\, soundbites\, framing\, and storytelling
- Mock interview p ractice (full-group example and small-group sessions)
- Group debriefs with feedback\, tips\, and strategies
- Takeaways\, resources\, and option al follow-up opportunities
Facilitators
Sachi Wickramasinghe is a media relation s specialist with UBC Media Relations\, supporting the faculties of Arts\, Land and Food Systems and Education. She is a double UBC alum\, with a back ground in journalism and sociology and experience in radio and television n ews in Vancouver and Toronto.
Erik Rolfsen is a senior media relations specialist with UBC Media Rel ations\, supporting the faculties of Arts and Medicine. Before coming to UB C\, Erik's career in journalism took him to newsrooms in Salmon Arm\, Maple Ridge and the Vancouver Province\, where he served first as sports editor\ , and then as lead editor of theprovince.com.
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Join us for the last eve nt in our Speaker Series on Understanding Liminality and Legal Precarity\, fe aturing Prof.
Margarita Mondaca . She will present her talk\, “Addressing Health Inequalities in Raci alized and Socioeconomic Disadvantaged Areas in Sweden.”This ev ent will be held in a hybrid format. Lunch will be served at 11:45 AM in Do dson Room. The lecture will start at 12:15 PM and wrap up at 1:45 PM.< /p>
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Abstract
In Sweden\, growing social inequ ality and residential segregation profoundly shape health and everyday life . Historically\, structurally\, and institutionally rooted neglect is lived \, reproduced\, and contested within racialized\, socioeconomically disadva ntaged areas. Drawing on emerging insights from community-engaged scholarsh ip\, this work explores intersectional liminalities—the in-between spaces w here agency and resistance coexist with harmful structural mechanisms\, suc h as structural violence and restrictive mobility policies. These tensions reveal the contingent nature of the boundaries of lived citizenship and par ticipation. By interrogating what is mobilized and what remains untouched i n migration scholarship\, this talk will call for interrogating the liminal ity of community-engaged scholarship.
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About Margarita Mondaca
CATEGORIES:Featured Homepage LOCATION:Irving K. Barber Learning Centre\, Dodson Room (302) GEO:49.260872;-123.113952 URL;VALUE=URI:https://migration.ubc.ca/events/event/addressing-health-inequ alities-in-racialized-and-socioeconomic-disadvantaged-areas-in-sweden/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://migr.cms.arts.ubc.ca/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/2026/01/Speaker-Series-2025-26_Featured-image-1.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20251030T1924Z-1761852282.5793-EO-26832-42@10.19.146.21 STATUS:CONFIRMED DTSTAMP:20260524T051057Z CREATED:20260202T180245Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260204T213450Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20260302T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20260302T163000 SUMMARY: Afternoon Coffee Chat with Margarita Mondaca DESCRIPTION: Following her Speaker Series lecture\, you are warmly invited to join an informal afternoon coffee chat with Dr. Margarita Mondaca on res earch with minoritized communities. This session will provide an opportunit y to discuss various methods used to conduct research with minoritized comm unities. The different contexts of Canada and Sweden will be considered to highlight insights […] X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:Margarita Mondaca is an occupational therapist specializing in mental health and hum an rights\, with over 20 years of clinical and educational experience acros s Latin America\, Sweden\, and international contexts. Her work focuses on populations facing vulnerability and marginalization\, with particular atte ntion to the ethical dimensions these conditions raise. Grounded in a commi tment to human rights and equity\, she emphasizes how health and social par ticipation are shaped by broader social\, economic and historical forces. H er current research explores everyday life and vulnerability among people l iving in socioeconomically disadvantaged areas and subjected to reinforcing stereotyping discourses. She is also chair of the examination board and fa culty member for the European Master of Science in Occupational Therapy.
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Following her Speaker Series lecture\, you are warmly invited to join an informal afternoon coffee chat with Dr. Marga rita Mondaca on research with minoritized communities.
This session will provide an opportunity to discuss various methods used to conduct rese arch with minoritized communities. The different contexts of Canada and Swe den will be considered to highlight insights that researchers\, community s ervice providers\, health professionals\, and policymakers can learn from o ne another's approaches. This conversation will include reflections on how to build meaningful research partnerships and strategies to remain responsi ve to dynamic changes in countries' immigration policies. In particular\, t he discussion will emphasize the importance of highlighting the everyday\, situated lived experiences of migrant populations.
This is an in- person event held in C.K. Choi 231\, UBC Vancouver. Coffee\, refreshments\, and fun and inclusive vibes will be provided!
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About Margarita Mondaca
CATEGORIES:Featured Homepage LOCATION:C.K. Choi 231 GEO:49.267266;-123.257944 URL;VALUE=URI:https://migration.ubc.ca/events/event/afternoon-coffee-chat-w ith-margarita-mondaca/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://migr.cms.arts.ubc.ca/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/2026/02/Workshop_Event-image.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20260219T2336Z-1771544179.9105-EO-27562-42@10.19.146.24 STATUS:CONFIRMED DTSTAMP:20260524T051057Z CREATED:20260219T191256Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260319T051217Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20260306T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20260306T131500 SUMMARY: Heated Rivalry: Immigration\, Safety\, and Queer Belonging in Cana da DESCRIPTION: join us on March 6 to explore how Canada’s image as a ‘queer u topia’ is shaped and challenged through borders\, immigration\, and popular culture. X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:Margarita Mondaca is an occupational therapist specializing in mental health and human rights\, with over 20 years of clinical and educational ex perience across Latin America\, Sweden\, and international contexts. Her wo rk focuses on populations facing vulnerability and marginalization\, with p articular attention to the ethical dimensions these conditions raise. Groun ded in a commitment to human rights and equity\, she emphasizes how health and social participation are shaped by broader social\, economic and histor ical forces. Her current research explores everyday life and vulnerability among people living in socioeconomically disadvantaged areas and subjected to reinforcing stereotyping discourses. She is also chair of the examinatio n board and faculty member for the European Master of Science in Occupation al Therapy.
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Explore how Canada’s g lobal image as a ‘queer utopia’ is shaped and challenged through borders\, immigration\, and popular culture. Join us for a panel discus sion that uses the popular Canadian-produced TV show Heated Rivalry as a cultural entry point to critically examine the image of Canada as a “queer utopia” for refugees\, immigrants\, and newcomers. Focusing on Canad a’s increasingly restrictive border and immigration policies\, the discussi on will examine how narratives of safety\, belonging\, and nationhood are c onstructed\, reinforced\, and contested through popular culture. Drawing co nnections between the show\, related critical scholarship\, and the changin g realities of Immigration policy\, the panel explores how borders function not only as legal and geographic regimes\, but as cultural and affective f orces that shape queer intimacy\, mobility\, and belonging.
Moderator
Dr. Lisa Brunner\, Research Associate\, UBC Centre for Migration Stud ies
Panelists
Dr. JP Catungal - Assistant Pr ofessor\, Critical Race and Ethnic Studies\, UBC
Dr. Ali Bhag at - Assistant Professor\, School of Public Policy\, SFU
Aleks Dughman Manzur - Co-Executive Director of Programming & Advocacy\, Rainbow Refugee Moderator biography
[accordions collapsible=true active=false ][accordion title="Lisa Brunner"]Dr. Lisa Ruth Brunner is an interdisciplinary scholar-pr actitioner specializing in immigration\, citizenship and education in Globa l North settler-colonial contexts. She has 15 years of professional experie nce in international education\, including a decade as an international stu dent adviser. She is currently a Research Associate at the University of Br itish Columbia Centre for Migration Studies and a Public Policy Consultant with the Affiliation of Multicultural Societies and Service Agencies of Bri tish Columbia (AMSSA).[/accordion][/accordions]
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[accordions collapsible=true active=false][accordion title="JP Catun gal"]Dr. John Paul (JP) Catungal is an interdisciplinary scholar trained in the nexus of critical human geography and intersectional feminist theorizing. H is research interests include Filipinx and Asian Canadian studies\; feminis t and queer of colour critique\; migrant\, anti-racist\, and queer communit y organizing\; and the politics of education\, mentorship\, teaching\, and learning. JP is currently an Assistant Professor in Critical Racial and Eth nic Studies with UBC’s Social Justice Institute\, where he was previously a n Instructor I and a Postdoctoral Fellow. He is the founding Academic Co-Le ad of the Centre for Asian Canadian Research and Engagement and served as D irector pro tem of the Asian Canadian a nd Asian Migration Studies program.[/accordion][/accordions]
[acc ordions collapsible=true active=false][accordion title="Ali Bhagat"]Dr. Ali Bhagat is an Assistant Professor and Director of the Minor in Public Policy at the School of Public Policy at Simon Fraser Univ ersity’s Vancouver Campus. His research investigates refugee/migration poli cy and racial equity in Europe\, Africa\, and North America. His recent boo k Governing the Displaced : Race and Ambivalence in Global Capitalism (Cornell University Pre ss\, 2024) examines urban refugee survival in Paris\, France and Nairobi\, Kenya. As an international political economist\, he is interested in the in tersections of race\, class\, and sexuality and has worked on issues pertai ning to LGBTQ+ refugees in particular. His work is based on qualitative met hods drawing from interviews\, policy analysis\, and other ethnographic tec hniques.[/accordion][/accordions]
[accordions collapsible=true active =false][accordion title="Aleks Selim Dughman Manzur"]Aleks Selim Dughman Ma nzur (J.D.\, LL.M.) (They/Them) is a transgender Palestinian lawyer from Sa ntiago\, Chile\, fluent in English and Spanish. With an LL.M. from the Univ ersity of Toronto\, they specialize in human rights\, LGBTQI+ rights\, refu gee rights\, and reproductive and sexual health law. As Co-Executive Direct or of Rainbow Refugee\, Aleks advocates for LGBTQI+ refugees\, co-chairs Fr om Borders to Belonging\, and serves on the Executive Committee of the Cana dian Council for Refugees. They design programs for LGBTQI+ asylum seekers\ , engage in policy advocacy\, and provide expert opinions at national and i nternational forums.[/accordion][/accordions]
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CATEGORIES:Featured Homepage LOCATION:Online via Zoom GEO:49.260872;-123.113953 URL;VALUE=URI:https://migration.ubc.ca/events/event/heated-rivalry-immigrat ion-safety-and-queer-belonging-in-canada/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://migr.cms.arts.ubc.ca/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/2026/02/Featured-image_Heated-Rivalry-Immigration-Safety-and-Queer-Belonging-in-Canada.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20260205T1836Z-1770316570.9615-EO-27483-42@10.19.146.21 STATUS:CONFIRMED DTSTAMP:20260524T051057Z CREATED:20260204T213346Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260304T221301Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20260312T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20260312T123000 SUMMARY: Post-Soviet Brides in the China Dream: Marriage\, Migration\, and Geopolitics Across Borders DESCRIPTION: This talk explores marriage migration from the former Soviet U nion to Reform-era China\, examining how race\, desire\, and geopolitics sh ape intimate relationships and global power. X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:[image_spread img_url="https://migr.cms.ar ts.ubc.ca/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/2026/02/Featured-image_Post-Soviet-Br ides-in-the-China-Dream.png" caption="" width="website"]
Join the CMS Borders research group for a talk on marriage migra tion\, race\, and geopolitics.
Post-Soviet Brides in the China Dream i s the first interdisciplinary work on marriage migration from the former So viet Union to Reform-era China\, almost invariably involving a Slavic bride and a Chinese husband. To understand China better as a destination for mar riage migration\, the book delves into the politics and lived experiences o f desire\, marriage\, and race\, all within China's pursuit of national rej uvenation. It brings together diverse sources\, including immigration polic ies\, migration patterns\, TV portrayals\, life stories\, and digital ethno graphy\, to present an embodied analysis of intimate geopolitics. It argues that this particularly gendered and racialized model of international marr iage is revealing of China's relations within the global world order\, in w hich white femininity embodies the perceived success of Chinese masculinity and nationhood.
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Prof. Elena Barabantseva ’s research interests lie at the intersection of borders\, identity\, migra tion\, intimacy\, and citizenship in the context of a globalizing China. Sh e is currently a member of the British Academy Global Convening Programme C hinese Global Orders (2023–2026) and participates in the UKRI Network Plus Global Shifting Polarities: China\, Russia\, and Eurasia in Transition. She is the author of De-Centering China: Overseas Chinese\, Ethnic Minorit ies and Nationalism (Routledge\, 2010) and Post-Soviet Brides in t he China Dream: Migration\, Marriage and Geopolitics (Cambridge Univer sity Press\, 2026). Her filmmaking-as-research practice has resulted in two feature-length documentary films\, British Born Chinese (2015) an d A Letter to Chinatown (2025)\, as well as several short films\, including Border People (2014) and Group Wedding (2018).< /p>
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CATEGORIES:Borders,Featured Homepage LOCATION:Buchanan Tower\, Room 225 GEO:49.260872;-123.113952 URL;VALUE=URI:https://migration.ubc.ca/events/event/post-soviet-brides-in-t he-china-dream-marriage-migration-and-geopolitics-across-borders/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://migr.cms.arts.ubc.ca/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/2026/02/Featured-image_Post-Soviet-Brides-in-the-China-Dream.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20260304T1025Z-1772619903.296-EO-27673-42@10.19.146.24 STATUS:CONFIRMED DTSTAMP:20260524T051057Z CREATED:20260302T213748Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260302T213748Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20260316T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20260316T163000 SUMMARY: Migration and Transnational Media Practices: The Case of Chinese I mmigrants in Australia DESCRIPTION: This talk explores how PRC-born immigrants in Australia engage with Chinese-language media and platforms such as WeChat\, and how these e cosystems shape political engagement and belonging. X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:[image_spread img_url="https://migr.cms.ar ts.ubc.ca/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/2026/03/Featured-image_Migration-and- Transnational-Media-Practices-the-Case-of-Chinese-Immigrants-in-Australia-1 .png" caption="" width="website"]
Join the CMS Mobilities research group for a talk on Chinese-language media\, transnational platforms\, and political belonging among PRC immigrants in Australia.
Th e arrival of more than half a million immigrants who were born in the Peopl e's Republic of China (PRC) in recent decades has changed the demographic p rofile of Chinese Australians. What is the media eco-system inhabited by th ese new Chinese-Australians\, and how does this distinct ecology of technol ogies\, platforms\, and transnational content shape the PRC immigrants’ pol itical engagement and sense of belonging? This presentation examines the ro le of local Chinese-language media producers in Australia as cultural broke rs\, as well as the distribution and circulation of their products on Chine se social media platforms such as WeChat.
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Prof. Wanning Sun is a Professor of Media an d Cultural Anthropology at the University of Technology\, Sydney. She serve s as the deputy director of the UTS Australia-China Relations Institute\, a nd is a fellow of the Australian Academy of the Humanities. As an academic researcher\, Wanning is best known for her ethnography of rural-to-urban mi gration in China\, and for her study of transnational and diasporic Chinese media. Her latest research focuses on the digital Chinese diaspora and tra nsnationalism\, against the background of escalating geopolitical tensions between China and the West.
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CATEGORIES:Featured Homepage,Mobilities LOCATION:C.K. Choi 351 GEO:49.267266;-123.257944 URL;VALUE=URI:https://migration.ubc.ca/events/event/migration-and-transnati onal-media-practices-the-case-of-chinese-immigrants-in-australia/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://migr.cms.arts.ubc.ca/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/2026/03/Featured-image_Migration-and-Transnational-Media-Practices-the-Case-of-Chinese-Immigrants-in-Australia-1.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20260411T1320Z-1775913647.0626-EO-27714-42@10.19.146.21 STATUS:CONFIRMED DTSTAMP:20260524T051057Z CREATED:20260305T202519Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260305T202519Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20260318T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20260318T150000 SUMMARY: Affective Orders of Forced Migration: (Auto-)Ethnographic Insights into Affective Practices in the Accommodation of Young Refugees in Austria DESCRIPTION: Join the Narratives research group for a talk exploring housin g in forced migration as an affective border space\, examining how emotions shape belonging\, exclusion\, and institutional practice. X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html: CATEGORIES:Featured Homepage,Narratives LOCATION:Buchanan Tower\, Room 997 GEO:49.260872;-123.113952 URL;VALUE=URI:https://cenes.ubc.ca/events/event/virs-student-talk-affective -orders-of-forced-migration/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://migr.cms.arts.ubc.ca/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/2026/03/Featured-image_Affective-Orders-of-Forced-Migration-1.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20260411T1320Z-1775913647.0682-EO-27754-42@10.19.146.21 STATUS:CONFIRMED DTSTAMP:20260524T051057Z CREATED:20260311T011850Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260311T011850Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20260324T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20260324T190000 SUMMARY: Reframing Avant-Garde Networks in Exile: A Decolonial Approach to Editing Wolfgang Paalen’s Literary Writings DESCRIPTION: This talk introduces a practical decolonial approach to digita lly archiving\, editing\, and critically analyzing primary sources in Europ ean cultural\, avant-garde\, and exile studies. X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:CATEGORIES:Featured Homepage LOCATION:Online GEO:49.260872;-123.113952 URL;VALUE=URI:https://cenes.ubc.ca/events/event/online-talk-reframing-avant -garde-networks-in-exile/#:~:text=The%20project%2C%20%E2%80%9CReframing%20a vant%2D,impact%20and%20ongoing%20tensions%20of ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://migr.cms.arts.ubc.ca/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/2026/03/Featured-image_Reframing-Avant-Garde-Networks-in-Exile-1.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20260411T1320Z-1775913647.0732-EO-27835-42@10.19.146.21 STATUS:CONFIRMED DTSTAMP:20260524T051057Z CREATED:20260317T165205Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260323T185142Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20260330T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20260330T203000 SUMMARY: Migrant Farmworker Awareness Week | Intersectional Injustice in Ca nada’s Food System DESCRIPTION: Part of BC’s Migrant Farmworker Awareness Week\, this panel ex plores how climate change\, systemic racism\, and colonial-capitalist syste ms shape migrant farmworkers’ lives in Canada\, and how grassroots movement s respond. X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html: CATEGORIES:Featured Homepage LOCATION:Liu Institute for Global Issues\, Place of Many Trees GEO:49.276589;-123.220089 URL;VALUE=URI:https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdJUrmv3SZ24D3HZz0TS utyOG1KOUIZd40PD38kZFMBu3UQ3A/viewform ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://migr.cms.arts.ubc.ca/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/2026/03/1200x674-Poster-updated1.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20260121T1817Z-1769019454.549-EO-27324-42@10.19.146.24 STATUS:CONFIRMED DTSTAMP:20260524T051057Z CREATED:20260120T224313Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260318T225313Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20260401T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20260401T133000 SUMMARY: Moving Markets: Mobility\, Memory\, and Urban Transformation in Lo ndon and Hong Kong DESCRIPTION: Join the CMS Mobilities research group and explore how migrati on and street markets intersect to shape urban life\, public space\, and co mmunity resilience. X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:
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Join the CMS Mobilities researc h group for a talk on street markets\, urban mobility\, and how migrant com munities shape and contest public space.
Street markets are vibrant sites of mobility where goods\, bodies\, and cultural practices circulate\, continually reshaping urban life. This prese ntation examines the redevelopment of street markets in London and Hong Kon g to explore how mobility operates not only through migratory and economic flows\, but also through the reconfiguration of public space and lived urba n heritage.
Drawing on comparative ca se studies—from Brick Lane\, Brixton\, and Mercato Metropolitano in London to Graham Street\, Pang Jai\, and dawn markets in Hong Kong—it analyses how redevelopment reflects tensions between neoliberal urbanism\, spatial gove rnance\, and community resilience. Long shaped by migrant entrepreneurship and informal exchange\, these markets now face pressures from gentrificatio n and sociospatial sanitization\, yet persist as spaces of attachment\, neg otiation\, and resistance.
Conceptualizing street markets as social i nfrastructures of everyday mobility and living archives of urban adaptation \, the presentation shows how a mobility lens reveals the affective\, mater ial\, and political dynamics of contemporary urban transformation.
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Maurizio Marinelli is Professor of China and Global Prospe rity at The Bartlett\, University College London (UCL)’s Faculty for the Bu ilt Environment. His interdisciplinary research lies at the crossroads of C hinese history\, culture\, and human geography\, with a focus on globally s ignificant themes such as the challenges of urbanization\, heritage value\, and sustainable development. He has authored four book-length projects (19 99\, 2007\, 2014\, 2019) and has published extensively on Chinese history\, politics\, and society. His scholarship has been featured in leading acade mic journals\, including Theory and Society\, China Information\, Journal o f Current Chinese Affairs\, Urban History\, China Heritage Quarterly\, and Built Heritage.At UCL\, Professor Marinelli teaches courses on Globa l China and Urban studies\, exploring ‘prosperity’ through the lens of qual ity of life. He also leads the Asia Prosperity Research Hub and plays an ac tive role in the Urban Prosperity Knowledge Network. He is also a Distingui shed Visiting Professor at the School of Architecture\, International Centr e for Cultural Heritage\, Tianjin University.
This event is co-sp onsored by the Department of History at UBC.
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Join a talk hosted by the CMS Borders research group examining US deportat ions in Trump’s second presidency through an ontological security lens\, an d their impacts on states\, individuals\, and Pacific Island communities.
The de portation of non-citizens from the United States (U.S.) has emerged as a fo cus of Donald Trump’s second non-consecutive presidential term\, marked by a swift and dramatic escalation in immigration enforcement measures. This t alk examines the first six months of Trump’s second presidency through an o ntological security studies lens\, undertaking a multi-level\, multi-actor analysis of US deportations across three levels: the deporting state\, depo rted individuals\, and receiving states. Trump’s administration framed expu lsions as ‘essential’ to preserving the US’s domestic identity and stabilit y\; Pacific Islanders residing in the U.S. feared abrupt displacement and s ocial dislocation\; and Pacific Island states grappled with the return of i ndividuals unfamiliar with local identity and societal norms. Deportation-i nduced insecurity prompted defensive reactions by all actors—heightening re strictive immigration policies in the US\; legal action and concealment amo ng affected individuals\; and driving diplomatic negotiations by receiving states.
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Dr. Henrietta McNeill-Stowers is a Research Fellow (Pacific Security\, Geopolitics\, Regionalism ) in the Department of Pacific Affairs at the Australian National Universit y (ANU). Her research focus is Pacific regional security and the security-m igration nexus\, particularly transnational crime\, criminal deportations\, border security\, citizenship\, and security cooperation. Henrietta holds a PhD from the ANU examining the securitization of criminal deportation to the Pacific Islands\, particularly Tonga\, Samoa and the Cook Islands\, for which her thesis won the IASOC award for Best PhD Thesis/Dissertation in 2 024. During her studies\, she was a 2021-22 Fulbright scholar visiting the University of Hawai’i\, UCLA\, and Lewis and Clark Law School (Oregon).
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CATEGORIES:Borders,Featured Homepage LOCATION:Irving K. Barber Learning Centre\, Dodson Room (302) GEO:49.260872;-123.113952 URL;VALUE=URI:https://migration.ubc.ca/events/event/pacific-ontological-ins ecurity-in-the-shadow-of-trumps-deportation-agenda/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://migr.cms.arts.ubc.ca/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/2026/01/Featured-image_Pacific-Ontological-Insecurity-in-the-Shadow-of-Trumps-Deportation-Agenda.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20260108T2223Z-1767911004.0226-EO-27217-42@10.19.146.22 STATUS:CONFIRMED DTSTAMP:20260524T051057Z CREATED:20260108T001755Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260428T180427Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20260427T083000 DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20260427T153000 SUMMARY: 2026 CMS Migration & Integration Conference DESCRIPTION: The 2026 Bridging Divides Conference convenes interdisciplinar y scholars to explore migration integration in the mid-21st century. Join t he conversation\, connect with peers\, and engage with cutting-edge researc h at UBC. X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:[image_spread img_url="https://migr.cms.ar ts.ubc.ca/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/2026/01/Event-image_2026-BD-Conferenc e-1.png" caption="" width="website"]
The UBC Centre for Migration St udies is pleased to invite you to the 2026 CMS Migration & Integration Conf erence at the xʷθəθiqətəm (Place of Many Trees)\, Liu Institute for Global Issues\, on April 27\, 2026\, at the University of British Columbia in Vanc ouver.
Supported by the Migrant Integration in the Mid-21st Cen tury: Bridging Divides research program\, the conference brings to gether researchers from across disciplines to share and engage with new wor k on migration and integration. The program creates space for critical exch ange\, collaboration\, and engagement across fields and career stages.
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Panels
Through concurrent panels\, participants will explore four key themati c areas:
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Evaluatin g the Effectiveness of Advanced Digital Technologies to Support Immigrant P rofessionals’ Integration into the Canadian Labour Market
A bstractAnu sha Kassan\, Associate Professor of Educational and Counselling Psychol ogy\, UBCV
Co-presenters: Fatemeh Kazemi\, Senior Researcher\, Centre for Immigrant Research at The Immigrant Education Society (TIES) and Kreisa Hil aro\, Manager\, TIES Centre for Immigrant ResearchDr. Anusha Kassan is an Associate Professor in Educational and Counselling P sychology and Special Education at the University of British Columbia and t he Founder of the Vividhatà Research Group. The lab is dedicated to sociall y and culturally responsive research that prioritizes meaningful community engagement. Dr. Kassan’s research currently centers on two main areas. Firs t\, she studies migration experiences across diverse groups\, including new comer youth\, women\, and 2SLGBQ+ communities. Second\, she investigates te aching and learning within psychology\, with a focus on cultural and social justice responsiveness among graduate students and supervisors. Her schola rship has important implications for psychology training\, professional pra ctice\, research\, and policy.
Dr. Fatemeh Kazemi is an expert in research methodology and data analysis at The Imm igrant Education Society. She implements data-driven strategies to support evidence-based decision-making\, enhancing the quality of life for immigran t communities through community-based research.
Kreisha Hilario\, an immigrant shaped by her experiences\, is a leader ded icated to rooting herself in her new country and championing social justice . Committed to her advocacy\, she empowers communities and uplifts individu als through research and innovative program development.Immigrant Perspectives on Artificial Intelligence: Preliminar y Findings from British Columbia
AbstractAnnamma Joy\, Associate Dean\, Faculty of Management\, U BCO
Co-presenter: Ying Zhu\, Associate Professor\, Faculty of Management\, UBCODr . Annamma Joy is Associate Dean\, Research\, and Professor of Marketing at the University of British Columbia’s Okanagan campus. Her scholarship has examined ethnic identity and acculturation among immigrants to Canada from India\, Portugal\, and Italy. More recently\, her research explores the use and interpretation of emerging technologies in the art wor ld\, as well as how immigrants from India and China engage with generative AI. In this work\, she focuses on how individuals navigate questions of ide ntity\, belonging\, and cultural meaning in rapidly evolving technological landscapes.
Dr. Ying Zhu pursues two major research paths: 1) exploring the impact of emerging technologies like AI and the Met averse on consumer behaviour\, and 2) examining how marketing approaches (e .g.\, digital marketing\, business networks) drive business outcomes. As an immigrant and a marketing researcher specializing in the impact of advance d technology on consumers\, businesses and nonprofits\, she is deeply inter ested in how emerging technologies—particularly AI—affect immigrant integra tion into the workforce and society.
Credentialized Asp irations and Differentiated Migrant Labour in Canada’s Digital Economy
AbstractMaría Cervantes-Macías\, CMS Postdoctoral Research Fellow\, UBCV
Dr. María Cervantes-Macía s is a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the Centre for Migration St udies and an Affiliate Member of the Department of Geography at the Univers ity of British Columbia. Her research explores how migration and digital la bour are transforming Canadian cities\, focusing on the everyday experience s of immigrant workers in the platform economy. She is also a Non-Resident Fellow at the U.S.–Mexico Center at the University of California\, San Dieg o\, and a former Fox International Fellow at Yale University. Through her w ork\, María examines how borders\, technology\, and inequality shape who ge ts to move\, work\, and belong across North America.
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Humanizing Technologies: Translating Migrant Oral Histories into Im mersive Surrealist VR Narratives for Cultural Resilience
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< /u>Annie W an\, Associate Professor\, Creative Studies\, UBCO
Co-presenter: M arcus Hobkirk\, Undergraduate Student\, Media Studies\, UBCODr.
Annie Wan is an international digital media scholar\, with pri mary research interests in adopting extended reality technologies for well- being and for social good. Her latest research involves building a VR\, Ope nAI’s virtual health-assisted application which trains and prepares Alzheim er’s caregivers. While another project studied an Asian heritage in Hong Ko ng\, Kong Ha Wai\, and the relationship between diaspora identity and herit age\, which is complex and multifaceted\, profoundly influencing how diaspo ra and communities understand themselves and interact with the new home. Marcus Hobkirk is an undergraduate student in Media St udies at the University of British Columbia’s Okanagan campus. His practice primarily involves using game engines to create interactive digital enviro nments and games with vibrant artistic styles. He regularly works with emer ging Virtual Reality (VR) technologies to achieve enhanced immersion within his projects.
His most recent work in “Humanizing Technologies: A Sur vival Toolkit Navigating the Artificial Intelligence Era in Migration Studi es” shows the experience of migrants through distinct\, abstract narratives which unfold in the VR space.Invisible Struggles\, Em erging Patterns: Mental Health Indicators for Migrant Youth Across Two Deca des in BC
Abstract< /u>Shams M.F. Al-Anzi\, MSN\, Stigma and Resilience Among Vulnerable Youth Centre (SARAVYC)\, School of Nursing \, UBCV
Shams M.F. Al-Anzi is a Doctoral Student at the University of British Columbia School of Nursing. Their research focuse s on migration\, youth mental health\, and digital engagement. Their doctor al work examines how migration-related stressors\, structural inequities\, and experiences of belonging shape mental health outcomes among migrant and racialized young people in British Columbia\, with particular attention to West Asian and North African communities. Using mixed-methods and populati on-based data\, they explore how everyday mobilities\, including digital an d social forms of engagement\, can function as both sources of empowerment and sites of marginalization. Grounded in intersectionality and postcolonia l feminist frameworks\, their work aims to inform equity-oriented policy\, community-based interventions\, and responsive health system practices for migrant populations.
Precarious Status\, Precarious Hea lth: Family Outcomes in Immigrant Substance Use Recovery
AbstractImroze Singh Goindval\, PhD Student\, School of Population and Public Health\, UBCV
Imroze Singh G oindval is a PhD student in the School of Population and Public He alth at the University of British Columbia whose research bridges migration \, disability\, and care. His work examines caregiving for mandhbuddhi (int ellectual and developmental disabilities [IDDs]) within Panjabi communities in Panjab (India) and the Panjabi diaspora in British Columbia. Drawing on transnational ethnography\, medical anthropology\, and feminist political economy\, Imroze investigates how families navigate migration and structura l inequalities to assemble care across borders and systems. He integrates a rts-based and community-engaged research (ABER) and multilingual\, cultural ly grounded mediums to collaboratively generate insights with participants and to build accessible knowledge pathways across linguistic and social wor lds.
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Digital Platforms\, Identity\, and Integration Among Chinese Canadians
AbstractAodi Cheng\, Master’s Student & Resea rch Assistant\, Political Science\, UBCV
Aodi Cheng is an MA student in Political Science at the University of British Columbia . His research interests include comparative politics\, political behavior\ , and the political economy of migration and integration\, with a focus on public opinion and quantitative methodology. He works on survey-based resea rch and causal inference designs\, and is especially interested in how inst itutions and information environments shape attitudes toward immigration an d integration
Public Opinion on Government Use of Artif icial Intelligence: Support\, Out-Group Bias\, and Error Tolerance
AbstractMaxime Coulombe\, Affiliate Assistant Professor\, Political Science\, Concordia University (Bridging Divides Sch olar Exchange)
Dr. Maxime Coulombe is an Affiliate A ssistant Professor in the Political Science Department at Concordia Univers ity and a Research Associate with the Bridging Divides project and the Inst itute for Research on Migration and Society (IRMS). His research sits at th e intersection of political behaviour and social psychology\, focusing on p ublic opinion\, immigration\, political participation\, elections\, and Can adian and comparative politics. He primarily uses survey data and experimen tal methods. His dissertation examined how social pressure influences votin g and electoral participation\, with related articles published in Elec toral Studies and the Journal of Elections\, Public Opinion and Pa rties.
Self-Recognition as Political Practice: Mar rón Art\, Racialization\, and Inclusion in Argentina
AbstractAna Vivaldi\, Sessional Instructor\, Sociology\ , UBCV
Dr. Ana Vivaldi is an interdisciplinary resea rcher whose work explores how Indigenous territorialities are constructed i n and from the city through active mobilities. She examines how migrant and urban Indigenous communities confront unspoken forms of racism through var ious strategies\, including reconnecting urban spaces to traditional territ ories\, fostering new forms of activism that unite members of different nat ions and individuals with unknown ancestry\, engaging in artistic and cultu ral production\, and advocating for anti-racist policies within state insti tutions. Through ethnographic and visual methodologies\, her research sheds light on Indigenous sovereignties and emergent forms of urban conviviality \, particularly how mobility among marginalized populations shapes social a nd spatial assemblages that challenge subordination.
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Immigrant Experiences in Cosmopolitan Social Service Organizations
AbstractFrankie Cabahug\ , PhD Student\, Social Work\, UBCV
Frankie Cabahug i s a PhD student in the UBC School of Social Work. Before pursuing social wo rk\, she spent a decade serving Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside through roles in the social service and shelter sectors\, which formed her interest in e xploring the complexities of place-based community building. Her research s eeks to explore how migration and mobility intersect with social infrastruc tures in migrant and newcomer identity construction.
St epwise\, Digital\, and Onward: Mapping the Mobility Pathways of Displaced A fghans and Ukrainians to/from Canada
AbstractSophie Liu\, PhD Student\, Sociology\, UBCV
Sophie Xiaoyi Liu is a Ph.D. candidate in Soci ology\, specializing in the sociology of law\, race/ethnicity\, and migrati on. She examines how knowledge of and experiences with the law shape the wa ys marginalized groups engage with legal practices in the North American co ntext. Her dissertation examines pathways to justice for hate incident vict ims in Canada\, with a particular focus on the experiences of Asian minorit ies. She employs diverse methodologies to explore these issues\, including survey experiments\, in-depth interviews\, and computational text analysis.
Bridges of Belonging: Creating Bonds with Language and Place in a Forest-Based Augmented Storying Project
AbstractHarini Rajagopal\, Assistant Profess or\, Language and Literacy Education\, UBCV
Co-presenters: Kristiina Kumpulainen\, Professor and Department Head\, Language & Literacy Education\, UBCV\, and Melanie Wong\, Associ ate Professor of Teaching\, Program Advisor for the Online MEd in Literacy Education\, Language & Literacy Education\, UBCV
Dr. Harini R ajagopal is an Assistant Professor in Language and Literacy Educat ion. Her work\, grounded in antiracist and decolonizing approaches\, center s collaboration with children\, families\, and educators to value artistic\ , multimodal\, and multilingual ways of knowing in educational spaces. She uses reflexive\, participatory\, and arts-based methodologies to support ju stice-oriented pedagogies rooted in critical care\, creativity\, and hope. Her interests include early years literacies\, multiliteracies\, family lit eracies\, culturally sustaining pedagogies\, childhood studies\, and teache r education.
Dr. Kristiina Kumpulainen is Professor and Head of the Department of Language and Literacy Edu cation in the Faculty of Education at the University of British Columbia. H er research draws on relational and cultural-historical approaches to exami ne communication\, learning\, and education across social and digital conte xts. She studies how identities\, agency\, and knowledge are shaped across settings\, and collaborates with academic\, industry\, and community partne rs to develop playful\, participatory\, and equity-focused pedagogies acros s early childhood\, K–12\, and teacher education\, including in STEAM and c limate education. She is Co-Editor of the journal Learning\, Culture and In teraction.
Dr. Melanie Wong is an educator dedicated to K–12 learning and the preparation of future teachers. Her research focuses on K–12 students\, multilingual learners\, and techno logy-enhanced classrooms. She brings extensive school-based experience\, ha ving worked as an elementary and technology teacher\, an Alberta Initiative for School Improvement Learning Leader\, an English Language Learner Learn ing Leader\, and\, most recently\, as a system ELL Strategist with the Calg ary Board of Education. She is deeply committed to mentoring teachers as th ey enter the profession and to strengthening the connections between educat ional research and classroom practice.
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Panel Discussion: Communic ating Migration for Impact
At a time when immigration debates are in creasingly politicized and Canadian migration narratives are shifting\, thi s featured session explores how scholars can engage broader publics and pol icy audiences in meaningful ways.
Br inging together UBC researchers working across theatre\, comics\, creative non-fiction\, long-form journalism\, and investigative reporting\, the pane l showcases diverse approaches to communicating migration research beyond t raditional academic formats. Panelists will reflect on their experiences\, followed by a moderated discussion on audiences\, necessary skills\, opportunities\, and challe nges across different modes of storytelling.
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- Modera tor: Winnie Chi ronga\, Equity Director of AMSSA
Winnie Chironga is the Director of Equity at the Affiliation of Multicultural Societ ies and Service Agencies of BC (AMSSA)\, where she leads a broad equity\, a nti-racism\, and inclusion portfolio. Her work includes advancing Indigenou s Truth and Decolonization initiatives under the guidance of AMSSA’s Indige nous Advisory Council\, supporting sector-wide capacity building\, and stre ngthening organizational practices that promote belonging\, accountability\ , and systems change across British Columbia’s settlement sector. Winnie br ings a multidisciplinary background in law\, business\, and community devel opment\, alongside lived experience as an immigrant woman of colour. Her le adership focuses on bridging community-based knowledge with institutional s ystems\, supporting culturally grounded approaches to mentorship and leader ship development\, and creating spaces where equity-deserving communities c an thrive without having to diminish their identities.
- Geraldine Pratt\, Profess or and Department Head\, Geography\, UBCV
Dr. Geraldine Pratt is a Professor and Department Head of Geography at the Univ ersity of British Columbia. Her research focuses on labour precarity\, glob al migration\, and emerging geographies of care. She has long engaged in co llaborative and creative scholarship\, working across film\, installation\, and performance. Her book with Caleb Johnston\, Migration in Performance ( 2019)\, traces the international travels of their testimonial play\, perfor med in Vancouver\, Berlin at HAU1\, Manila with PETA and Migrante Internati onal\, as well as in Whitehorse and Winnipeg. She continues collaborative r esearch with migrant organizations on temporary foreign worker programs\, a longside new projects on aging and the changing geographies of care\, and o n housing (in)justice in the context of climate change with Rafi Arefin.
- Elizabeth "Biz" Nijdam\, Assistant Professor\, Central\, Eastern\, and Northern Europe an Studies\, UBCV
Dr. Elizabeth “Biz” Nijdam ( she/her) is an Assistant Professor of Teaching and settler scholar in the D epartment of Central\, Eastern\, and Northern European Studies\, where she serves as Director of Undergraduate Studies for the German Program. Biz’s r esearch and teaching are grounded in the belief that popular culture is cap able of both reflecting social and political discourse and intervening in i t. Biz's scholarship examines the representation of complex histories in co mics and digital and tabletop games\, Tarot’s capacity for innovating class room teaching\, and the role of comics and arts-based research in preservin g Indigenous knowledges\, sharing Indigenous storytelling traditions\, and revitalizing Indigenous languages. Biz established the UBC Comics Studies C luster in 2023\, where she continues to support community partners\, local nonprofits\, BC’s First Nations\, and UBC faculty and students in making co mics about the important issues facing society today. She is also the Direc tor of the UBC Pop Culture Cluster\, which is home to the UBC Critical Play Lab\, and sits on the Executive Committee of the International Comic Arts Forum.
- Kamal Al-Solaylee\, Director and Professor\, School of Journalism\, Wri ting\, and Media\, UBCV
Vancouver-based Dr. Kamal Al-So laylee is the author of the bestseller Intolerable: A Memoir of Extremes\, winner of the 2013 Toronto Book Award and a fina list for the CBC’s Canada Reads and the Hilary Weston Writers’ Trust Prize for Nonfiction. His second book\, Brown: What Being Brown in the World Toda y Means (to Everyone) won the Shaughnessy Cohen Prize for Political Writing and was finalist for the Governor General’s Literary Awards for Nonfiction . His third book of nonfiction\, Return: Why We Go Back to Where We Come Fr om\, was published in 2021 and was named a Book of the Year by the Glob e and Mail and CBC Books. His nonfiction books mix geopolitics and per sonal narrative with field reporting. He has reported from 20 countries aro und the world\, including Taiwan\, Qatar\, France\, Britain\, Jamaica\, Mal aysia\, Egypt\, Israel\, Spain\, Sri Lanka\, Ghana\, the Philippines and th e United States. He is a two-time nominee for Canada’s National Magazine Aw ards in the column category\, winning the Gold Medal in 2019. More recently \, he wrote and produced documentaries for CBC’s flagship cultural program IDEAS on subjects as diverse as the Queen of Sheba\, nineteenth-century Eng lish writer Wilkie Collins\, and Asian port cities.
- Peter Klein\, Professor\, School of Journalism\, Writing\, and Media\, UBCV
Dr. Peter W . Klein is an Emmy Award–winning journalist and Professor in the U niversity of British Columbia School of Journalism\, Writing\, and Media\, and a faculty associate at the University of British Columbia School of Pub lic Policy and Global Affairs. He founded the Global Reporting Centre and s erved as Director of the School of Journalism from 2011 to 2015. He leads t he Global Reporting Program\, a year-long international investigative journ alism course that has partnered with outlets including The New York Tim es\, Toronto Star\, The Guardian\, PBS Frontline \, Vice News\, and Al Jazeera. His students’ work ha s received major honours from the National Academy of Television Arts and S ciences\, the Society of Professional Journalists\, and the Radio Televisio n Digital News Association.
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Ne tworking Session
During the lunch break\, an optional\, informal networking session will be open to all attendees\, with a special invitation to graduate students. This relaxed s pace offers an opportunity to connect with fellow graduate students\, meet faculty and senior researchers\, exchange ideas\, and explore potential col laborations in a low-pressure setting.
Presented with support from:
CATEGORIES:Featured Homepage LOCATION:Liu Institute for Global Issues\, Place of Many Trees GEO:49.276589;-123.220089 URL;VALUE=URI:https://migration.ubc.ca/events/event/2026-cms-migration-inte gration-conference/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://migr.cms.arts.ubc.ca/wp-content/uploads/sites/42/2026/01/Event-image_2026-BD-Conference-1.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20260326T1658Z-1774544307.3146-EO-27999-42@10.19.146.24 STATUS:CONFIRMED DTSTAMP:20260524T051057Z CREATED:20260326T163143Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260422T230017Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20260610T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20260610T150000 SUMMARY: In‑Depth Interviewing and Coding for Migration Research: A Full‑Da y Graduate Workshop DESCRIPTION: Strengthen your research skills at a full-day workshop on in‑d epth interviewing and coding for UBC graduate students\, on June 10. X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:
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Sharpen your research skills at our methodological workshop o n in‑depth interviewing and coding of interview data.
Designed fo r graduate students\, this hands-on training equips you with practical rese arch skills\, with a focus on migration research.
Reserved for CMS af filiates only — spots are limited. Attendees are expected to join for the full day and bring a laptop.
Lunch will be served .
Schedule
9:00 - 10:30 AM: Why do in-depth interv iews?
10:30 - 10:45 AM: Coffee break
10:45 - 11:10 AM: Crafting an interview guide
11:10 - 11:35 AM: Practice mock interview with pe er
11:35 AM - 12:00 PM: Switch partners\, practice with another peer< /p>
12:00 – 1:15 PM: Lunch with guest speakers Claudia M. Serrano and Dr. Caitlyn Yates\, featuri ng a structured discussion on "Field research during precarious times."
1:15 - 1:30 PM: Break
1:30 - 3:00 PM: Coding/analyzing interview d ata
Facilitator
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Dr. < a href="https://migration.ubc.ca/profile/irene-bloemraad/">Irene Bloemraad< /a> — President’s Excellence Chair in Global Migration\, Professor \, Departments of Political Science and Sociology\, and Co-Director\, Centr e for Migration Studies
Dr. Irene Bloemraad joined UBC in 2024 as the President's Excellence Chair in Global Migra tion\, Co-director of the Centre fo r Migration Studies\, and as a Professor in the Departments of Political Science and Sociology. She studies the political and civic incorporat ion of immigrants into Western democracies and examines how migration affec ts politics and national identity in the countries that receive them. Her r esearch has been published in journals spanning sociology\, political scien ce\, history\, and ethnic/migration studies\, and she has authored or co-ed ited five books. Dr. Bloemraad regularly shares her work with policymakers\ , immigration stakeholders\, and the general public\, and has received seve ral teaching and mentorship awards. She has taught research design\, method s\, and in-depth interviewing for over twenty years.
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