Conference on Chinese Immigration to Canada
Wednesday, September 25th, 2013
| Date | Time | Location |
|---|---|---|
| Wednesday, September 25, 2013 | 2:30PM - 4:30PM | External Event, Richard Charles Lee Canada Hong Kong Library, Robarts Library, 130 St. George Street, 8th Floor |
Description
Canada has been Gold Mountain, promise land and multicultural society to Chinese immigrants. This conference, with prominent scholars in the field of Chinese Canadian studies, will discuss issues and successes of Chinese immigrants and their offspring. Topics include settlement trajectories, labour market experiences, sense of identity and belonging, inter-generational mobility and the emerging Asian Canadian studies.
Opening remarks:
Vivienne Poy, Author of the Passage to Promise Land: Voices of Chinese Immigrant Women to Canada
Panel chair:
Ruth Hayhoe, Professor, Ontario Institute for Studies in Education, University of Toronto
Panelists:
Jeffrey G. Reitz, R.F. Harney Professor of Ethnic, Immigration and Pluralism Studies, University of Toronto
Comparisons of the Success of Racial Minority Immigrant Offspring
Lucia Lo, Professor of Geography, York University
Chinese Moving Through Canada: Closed Door, Open Door, Revolving Door
Gordon Pon, Associate Professor, School of Social Work, Ryerson University
Reimagining “Slow Boats” and Chinese Cafés: The Need for Asian Canadian Studies
Discussant:
Joseph Wong, Director, Asian Institute, University of Toronto
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