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IACP-TMCIS Virtual Roundtable - Understanding Internal Migration Dynamics and Impact in Contemporary China
- Date
- April 25, 2025
- Time
- 9:00 PM EDT - 10:00 PM EDT
- Location
- Online via Zoom (Meeting ID: 205 519 5515; Password: 924615)
- Contact
- tmcis@torontomu.ca
This event will be co-hosted by the International Association for China Planning (external link) (IACP) and the Toronto Metropolitan Centre for Immigration and Settlement (TMCIS), and co-sponsored by the Urban China Research Network (external link) (UCRN).
Description: This roundtable will examine key aspects of internal migration in China, including the socio-economic impacts of rural-to-urban migration, the hukou system and policy shifts, and the (im)mobility challenges faced by migrant families. It will also address topics such as housing inequality, social integration, and gender and intergenerational dynamics.
Moderators:
Dr. Zhixi Zhuang - Associate Professor at Toronto Metropolitan University
Dr. Xiaomeng Wang - Assistant Professor at Zhejiang University
Panellists:
Dr. Cindy Fan - Professor at the University of California, Los Angeles
Dr. Youqin Huang - Professor at the University of Albany, State University of New York
Dr. Sainan Lin - Associate Professor at Wuhan University
Dr. Zhilin Liu - Professor at Tsinghua University
If you have any questions or concerns, please feel free to contact tmcis@torontomu.ca.
TMCIS occupies space in the traditional and unceded territory of nations including the Anishnaabeg, the Mississaugas of the Credit, the Chippewa, the Haudenosaunee, and the Wendat peoples, and territory which is also now home to many diverse First Nations, Inuit, and Métis peoples. This territory is covered by Treaty 13 signed with the Mississaugas of the Credit, as well as the Williams Treaties signed with multiple Mississaugas.
