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Migration Working Group: Diaspora studies and transnationalism
- Date
- April 29, 2025
- Time
- 12:30 PM EDT - 3:30 PM EDT
- Location
- Hybrid (In person at CERC Migration office / online via Zoom)


Join CERC Migration for our upcoming Migration Working Group meeting. The April Migration Working Group addresses the theme of diaspora studies and transnationalism, and will be chaired by Rica Castaneda, Researcher, and co-chaired Oreva Olapke, Research Fellow.
The Migration Working Group meets monthly to discuss the migration research of emerging and established scholars. Our meetings give researchers an opportunity to present their ongoing projects, learn about each other's work and share feedback.
Presentations:

In search of Filipino Canada: Nation/al/ism, citizen/ship/s, and the transnational family
Nadjie Danielle Magsumbol, York University

Between shores: Exploring Tuvaluan migrants' dynamic place attachment and sense of belonging between the homeland and host-land
Amina Ghezal, University of Exeter

Queer processes of Hong Kong as a global formation: A comparative ethnographic study of post-2019 LGBTIQ+ Hongkonger immigrants in Canada and Taiwan
Ting-Fai Yu, French Centre for Research on Contemporary China

Unpacking integration through emotions, social mobility and gender among skilled immigrants in Toronto
Negar Valizadeh, University of Ottawa
