Prof Sinikka Elliott Interviews with FTV on Racism & Recent Police Brutality Protests
In response to recent Black Lives Matter protests taking place in every state in America, as well as around the world, Professor Sinikka Elliott spoke with Fairchild TV (FTV) to discuss racism, and more specifically how people hold false narratives about black criminality in their minds. In either link below Sinikka speaks in English but […]
Prof. Gillian Creese explores experiences of growing up African-Canadian in Vancouver in her new book, “Where Are You From?”
Despite Vancouver’s diverse population, only one percent of its residents are racialized as Black. UBC Sociology Professor Gillian Creese published her new book, “Where Are You From?”, in December 2019. Her new research examines the hypervisibility and invisibility of second-generation African-Canadians growing up in Vancouver. We interviewed Prof. Creese about Vancouver’s unique environment, her applications of […]
Sociology Grad Student Xueqing Zhang Writes on Why East-Asian International Students Stay Quiet in Class
The number of international students continues to climb at Canadian universities. In 2018, Canada recorded 435,415 international students enrolled at all postsecondary education levels, an 18-percent jump from the previous year. The University of British Columbia, where I study, has 16,000 international students, comprising 26 percent of undergraduates and 36 percent of graduate students. East-Asian students (i.e., students from China, Japan and South Korea) make up […]
Prof. Renisa Mawani’s book wins award from Association for Asian American Studies
Congratulations to UBC Sociology Professor Renisa Mawani. Her second book, Across Oceans of Law: The Komagata Maru and Jurisdiction in the Time of Empire, was awarded the 2020 Association for Asian American Studies Book Award for Outstanding Achievement in History. Mawani has been praised for her engaging research documenting the history of British imperial power and […]
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 […]
Undergrad. Student Kennedy Wong featured in the Globe and Mail on his Hong Kong identity
Kennedy Wong, a Hong Kong student who recently graduated from UBC’s Sociology program, embraces his Hong Kong identity, and states how Hong Kongers in Canada seek to distance themselves from China
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.