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Monorme Chaudhury explores the lives of immigrants and their second-generation children in her Honours research project

 
A first-generation immigrant in Canada, Monorme Chaudhury's interest in learning about similar cohorts who moved to Canada years ago shaped her research project to be relevant to the immigrant families and support the amendment of immigration policies in place within Canada.

Kyara Liu investigates the intersection of race and mental health for Canadian immigrants

 
Kyara Liu's project explores how the added experiences of racism can further negatively impact mental health for visible minorities and immigrants.

Ervin Wong reveals how Asian identity experiences are shared and memed online

 
Ervin Wong's honours research focused on identity construction among Asian North American individuals through their interactions online.
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Monorme Chaudhury explores the lives of immigrants and their second-generation children in her Honours research project

May 7, 2021
Research, Students

Kyara Liu investigates the intersection of race and mental health for Canadian immigrants

May 6, 2021
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UBC Sociology Ph.D student launches a new podcast on stories of Black and Brown youth

May 3, 2021
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