Prof. Aryan Karimi publishes op-ed “How equity, diversity, and inclusion policies are becoming are becoming a tool for capitalism” in The Conversation
Prof. Karimi’s piece discusses the use of Equity, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) Educational Frameworks in recent years.
Prof. Amanda Cheong invited to Vancouver’s US Consulate to discuss her research on statelessness during AAPI Heritage Month in May
Prof. Cheong was invited in thanks for her sharing her research on statelessness, undocumented migration and the history of Asian exclusion as part of last year’s AAPI (Asian American Pacific Islander) Heritage Month in May.
Prof. Yue Qian and PhD student Manlin Cai publish article “Mate preferences and platform choices among Chinese immigrant online daters in Vancouver” in Canadian Review of Sociology
Qian and Cai’s findings suggest that the social distance created by offline segregation is projected into online dating settings. Rapid digitalization lead to the formation of ethnic online communities, particularly popular among racialized immigrants. The success of multiculturalism in Canada will require addressing the challenges digital ethnic enclaves pose for intergroup contact and racial/ethnic equality.
Honours student Pengcheng Fang explores how racialized UBC students understand and practice reconciliation in their everyday lives
Pengcheng Fang is a graduate student in urban planning at the University of British Columbia. He recently graduated as part of Sociology’s Honours program under the supervision of Prof. Amanda Cheong. His research project focused on understanding how racialized UBC students understand and practice reconciliation in their everyday lives.
Aryan Karimi piece on feasibility of Canadian-style multiculturalism in Europe republished in UBC alumni Magazine
In this piece originally published in The Conversation, Prof. Karimi discusses the feasibility of transplanting Canadian-style multiculturalism to Europe as the continent faces a migration crisis.
Congratulations to Prof. Amanda Cheong for being selected as a SEAREG 2022 Fellow!
Prof. Cheong has been invited to join the tenth class of the Southeast Asia Research Group. The fellowship aims to recognize researchers in the social sciences displaying unusual premise as scholars of Southeast Asia.
Congratulations to Prof. Renisa Mawani for being named Canada Research Chair in Colonial Legal Studies
Congratulations to Prof. Mawani for her appointment as a Canada Research Chair! The program enables Canadian universities to achieve the highest levels of research excellence, with chair holders improving knowledge depth and strengthening international competitiveness.
Congratulations to MA student Caitlin Chong for being awarded UBC’s Community Engagement Partnership Recognition and Exploration (PRE) Fund!
Sociology MA student Caitlin Chong has been awarded UBC’s Community Engagement Partnership Recognition and Exploration (PRE) Fund, which awards up to $1,500 to fill small resource gaps and empower community partners to build reciprocal relationships with UBC students, faculty, and staff.
Watch: Dr. Jane Sell’s Martha Foschi Lecture
Dr. Jane Sell reports on decades of social psychological research directed at determining how race/ethnicity operates in small groups and what interventions are successful in the 2022 Martha Foschi Honorary Lecture.
Prof. Raker speaks at University of Wisconsin-Madison Centre for Demography and Ecology
Prof. Raker delivered a lecture titled “Flooding, Spatial Vulnerability, and Racial Health Disparities: The Case of Hurricane Harvey” as part of the centre’s Demography Seminar Series.