Race, Ethnicity & Migration

Scholars in this area study how racial, ethnic, and national identities are salient and stratifying forces in people’s lives and across societies. Processes of immigration, migration, and colonialism shape racial and ethnic diversity, inequality, and settlement in Canada and other nations. Studies by UBC faculty focus on experiences of migration, settlement, dispossession, and discrimination as well as the ways difference and hierarchy are politically constructed and historically produced. Studies focus on histories of colonial dispossession, the experiences of undocumented and stateless peoples, the lived experiences of racialized refugees settling in Canada, and attitudes toward immigration and political trust among different racial and ethnic groups.

UBC Sociology graduate students presenting at American Sociological Association Annual Meeting

UBC Sociology graduate students presenting at American Sociological Association Annual Meeting

UBC Sociology PhD students Tom Einhorn, Allison Laing, Parker Muzzerall, and Rose Xueqing Zhang are traveling to Los Angeles this week to present their research at the American Sociological Association Annual Meeting. We are excited to share some of what they will be presenting.

PhD student Sophie Liu selected as a 2022-23 CAnD3 Fellow

PhD student Sophie Liu selected as a 2022-23 CAnD3 Fellow

Congratulations to PhD student Sophie Liu who has been appointed as a CAnD3 Fellow in the 2022-23 year cohort. As a CAnD3 fellow, Sophie will explore how computational and data science methods can be leveraged in policy-driven and action-oriented immigration research.

Prof. Aryan Karimi’s new study examines assimilation theory among Somali-Canadians

Prof. Aryan Karimi’s new study examines assimilation theory among Somali-Canadians

The study argues that race is an attitudinal hurdle to navigate rather than a structural barrier against assimilation in the context of Canadian society.

Prof. Lisa Richlen examines the influence of the Homeland in Refugee community organizations

Prof. Lisa Richlen examines the influence of the Homeland in Refugee community organizations

Prof. Richlen’s research argues that the adoption of norms and management structures from the homeland can enhance organizational credibility and facilitate organizational longevity and satisfactions.

UBC Sociology welcomes Dr. Aryan Karimi as Assistant Professor

UBC Sociology welcomes Dr. Aryan Karimi as Assistant Professor

Aryan Karimi is a new Assistant Professor of Sociology at the University of British Columbia working in the areas of immigration, refugee flows and daily lived experiences of racialized diasporic communities.

UBC Sociology thanks Guy Stecklov for his service as Department Head

UBC Sociology thanks Guy Stecklov for his service as Department Head

UBC Sociology thanks Guy Stecklov for his service as Department Head for the past five years. His leadership saw the department welcome many new faculty members, grow more diverse and inclusive, and rise on the international stage.

Prof. Amanda Cheong’s recent paper details stateless children’s experiences with immigration control and detention

Prof. Amanda Cheong’s recent paper details stateless children’s experiences with immigration control and detention

Professor Amanda Cheong’s new article, “Deportable to Nowhere: Stateless Children as Challenges to State Logics of Immigration Control,” made visible the lives of those who have been made legally invisible via the denial of citizenship.

Profs. Catherine Corrigall-Brown and Yue Qian awarded by Canadian Sociological Association

Profs. Catherine Corrigall-Brown and Yue Qian awarded by Canadian Sociological Association

Congratulations to Dr. Catherine Corrigall-Brown for receiving the Lorne Tepperman Outstanding Contribution to Teaching Award, and to Prof. Yue Qian for receiving the Early Investigator Award, both issued by Canadian Sociological Association (CSA).

Anupriya Dasgupta explores how the postcolonial Indian State perpetuate violence against minorities

Anupriya Dasgupta explores how the postcolonial Indian State perpetuate violence against minorities

Recent graduate Honours student Anupriya Dasgupta examines whether public spaces enable, restrict or predict the outcomes of political protest through discourse analysis of the recent anti-CAA/NRC protests in India.

Noor Sandhawalia contributes to the Punjabi Oral History Project by sharing personal insights

Noor Sandhawalia contributes to the Punjabi Oral History Project by sharing personal insights

Sandhawalia became involved in the project as a way to “step into the world of research”. She found a personal connection with the topic as a first-generation Punjabi Canadian from Surrey, BC.