Lecturer Amira Halperin to Present with MOSAIC at the Canada Metropolis Conference
Sherman Chan, Director of Family and Settlement Services at MOSAIC, and Dr. Amira Halperin, UBC Department of Sociology, partnered in 2018 – 2019 academic year. MOSAIC is one of the largest settlement organizations in Canada. In 2020, they will present for the second time in a row at Metropolis Canada Conference: “Renewing Canada’s Commitment to […]
Research Fellow Amira Halperin Interviewed in Huffington Post on Refugees’ Contribution in Canada
Amira Halperin, a University of British Columbia sociology research fellow and lecturer, focuses her research on refugees and their integration. “They really want to be Canadians. They want to integrate. They don’t want to… look back, because they know that they don’t have anywhere to go to. So they really would like to integrate to […]
UBC Migration Event: Integration of Migrants to Canada Through Media and Technology
Conducted by Postdoc. Research Fellow, Dr. Amira Halperin, the consultation event is a collaboration with UBC Migration, BC Refugee Hub, Mount Pleasant Neighbourhood House and Vancouver Immigration Partnership. Dr. Amira Halperin is in the planning committee and will present in the event.
WATCH: Meet the White Helmets – Hear from the Heroes of the Syrian Conflict
If you missed our Meet the White Helmets: Hear from the Heroes of the Syrian Conflict event, there is no need to worry. The talk is now available to be viewed online, thanks to the UBC School of Public Policy and Global Affairs.
UBC Students visit City Hall to meet with Vancouver Mayor
UBC Students visited Vancouver’s City Hall to meet with Mayor, Kennedy Stewart. They were given a tour and an opportunity to have a Q&A with the mayor himself.
Postdoc Research Fellow Amira Halperin is hosting a talk on, “Integration of Middle Eastern Migrants to Canada through Media, Information and Communication Technologies”
This talk will explore the impact of media and technology on immigrants and refugees. The technological revolution has transformed the experiences of refugees throughout the stages of their journeys: pre-migration, in transit, and in their new surroundings.
Postdoctoral Research Fellow Amira Halperin co-edited a special issue on Diasporas from the Middle East
Along with Bahar Baser, Halperin explores displacement, transnational identities, and homeland politics.