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Migration Working Group: Diaspora and transnationalism
- Date
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April 30, 2024
- Time
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12:30 PM EDT - 3:00 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 and transnationalism, and will be co-chaired by Amin Moghadam, Research Lead, Cities and Migration, and Masoud Kianpour, 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:
Bridging deep divides: Diaspora activism in Canada's Chinese and Iranian communities
Alidad Mafinezam
My Ukraine is here: Travelling memories of belonging in the Ukrainian diaspora in Canada (1945-1991)
Elisa Lucente, University of Pavia
The Ghanaian diaspora and return visits to their homeland: Ghanaian Canadians’ articulations of home, place attachment and sense of belonging
Vivien Bediako, York University
Living in between: A narrative inquiry of 1.5 generation Iranians’ experiences of belonging and mental well-being in a transnational context
Shiva Mazrouei, McMaster University