Wallenberg-Sugihara Civil Courage Society honours Mary Kitagawa

A Crusader for Human Rights Vancouver-based Wallenberg-Sugihara Civil Courage Society honours Mary Kitagawa On January 20, the Vancouver-based Wallenberg-Sugihara Civil Courage Society will present the 2019 Wallenberg-Sugihara Civil Courage Award to Mary Kitagawa, who raised awareness of the injustices suffered by Japanese-Canadian students during the Second World War. Among other things, her fight against discrimination […]

Alice Kudo (1924-2018)

The faculty, staff and students of the Asian Canadian and Asian Migration Studies Program are deeply saddened by the passing of  Alice Kudo on September 7, 2018. Ms. Kudo was one of the 76 Japanese Canadian students at UBC who were forcibly removed in 1942. Ms. Kudo and her family relocated to Southern Alberta during […]

Minoru Yatabe (1922-2018)

The faculty, staff and students of the Asian Canadian and Asian Migration Studies Program are deeply saddened by the passing of Minoru Yatabe on October 12, 2018. Mr. Yatabe was one of the 76 Japanese Canadian students at UBC who were forcibly removed in 1942. After Japanese Canadians were forcibly removed from the West Coast, […]

Message from UBC Asian Canadian and Asian Migration Studies Program

Dear ACAM Community, I am writing to announce that Joanna Yang will be leaving her role as Program Manager of ACAM on July 1 in order to take up a position as Finance and Academic Manager at St. John’s College, UBC. While she will be greatly missed, this is an exciting opportunity and we wish […]

Anthony B. Chan (1944-2018)

The faculty, staff and students of the Asian Canadian and Asian Migration Studies Program are deeply saddened by the passing of Dr. Anthony (Tony) B. Chan on June 3, 2018. Dr. Chan was a pioneering figure in Asian Canadian Studies, a widely-respected academic leader and filmmaker, and community activist. A third-generation Chinese Canadian born in […]

Announcing an Innovative Partnership between UBC and the Burnaby Village Museum

We are thrilled to have five ACAM 390 students working to implement undergraduate research findings at the Burnaby Village Museum & Carousel this summer, after they return from Hong Kong and Kaiping, China. “The Burnaby Village Museum (BVM) is pleased to announce a joint partnership with the UBC Asian Canadian & Asian Migration Studies program (ACAM), the […]

New Course! ACAM 250: The Idea of ‘Asian Canadian’ in Popular Culture

The Asian Canadian and Asian Migration Studies Program is pleased to offer ACAM 250: The Idea of ‘Asian Canadian’ in Popular Culture*, in September 2018. This course will be taught by Dr. JP Catungal. This course will examine popular culture as a site in and through which Asian Canadian identities and collectivities are produced. The […]

Geri Nikaido Shiozaki (1922-2018)

The faculty, staff and students of the Asian Canadian and Asian Migration Studies Program are deeply saddened by the passing of Geri Nikaido Shiozaki on May 3, 2018. Ms. Shiozaki was one of the 76 Japanese Canadian students forcibly removed in 1942, along with her late brother Frank Nikaido. In 2012, she walked across the stage […]

Mary Shinko Kato (1922-2018)

The faculty, staff and students of the Asian Canadian and Asian Migration Studies Program are deeply saddened by the passing of Mary Shinko Kato (née Nagata) on May 1, 2018. Ms. Kato was one of the 76 Japanese Canadian students forcibly removed in 1942. Along with her sister Ruth, Ms. Kato was  featured in the film “A […]

Yoichi Kato (1921-2018)

The faculty, staff and students of the Asian Canadian and Asian Migration Studies Program are deeply saddened by the recent passing of Yoichi Kato. Mr. Kato was one of the 76 Japanese Canadian students forcibly removed in 1942. We express our deepest condolences to the Kato family. While Mr. Kato did not attend the 2012 convocation at UBC for […]

New course! ACAM 320A: History and Legacies of Japanese Canadian Internment

The Asian Canadian and Asian Migration studies program is pleased to offer ACAM 320A: Histories and Legacies of Japanese Canadian Internment, in January 2018. This course will be co-taught by Mary Kitagawa and Professor John Price. From 1941 to 1949, Japanese Canadians faced uprooting, incarceration, and dispossession: a defining instance of racial injustice in Canadian […]

Jim Wong-Chu (1949-2017)

The faculty, staff, and students of the Asian Canadian and Asian Migration Studies Program are deeply saddened by the passing of activist, organizer, writer, and poet Jim Wong-Chu on July 11, 2017. Born in Hong Kong, Jim came to Canada in 1953 as a paper son. He studied photography and design at the Vancouver School […]

Bill Wong (1922-2017)

The faculty, staff, and students of the Asian Canadian and Asian Migration Studies Program are deeply saddened by the recent passing of Bill Wong on April 8, 2017. Bill was a beloved member of the local Chinese Canadian community. His father was a head tax payer who opened a tailor shop, Modernize Tailors, in Chinatown. Born in Vancouver, Bill obtained an engineering degree […]

ACAM Dialogues Zine Deadline Extended

ACAM Dialogues Zine submission deadline has been extended to April 1st.  ACAM Dialogues is collecting submissions for a student-driven zine. We hope to gather testimonies (what did you learn / what surprised you / what “stuck” with you) about this year’s ACAM Dialogues events and any visual art, creative writing, photos, etc. in relation to […]

Message from the UBC Asian Canadian and Asian Migration Studies Program

Dear ACAM students, faculty, friends, and supporters, It is with regret that I am writing to announce that Denise Fong will be leaving her role as Program Manager of ACAM at the end of this month to concentrate on her doctoral studies. Denise has played a key role in all aspects of ACAM since the […]

ACAM Journal Call for Editors / Coordinators!

Call for Editors / Coordinators! The ACAM Journal is currently seeking Editors and other Coordinators from the UBC ACAM program for our 2017/18 issue. Who are we? The ACAM Journal is a new student-run journal of academic and creative work. Submissions that connect to broader topics and issues around Asian and Asian(-)Canadian identity, experiences, and […]

Joe Wai (1940-2017)

  The Asian Canadian Community Engagement Initiative (ACCE) and the Asian Canadian and Asian Migration Studies Program (ACAM) at the University of British Columbia are deeply saddened by the passing of alumnus and former member of the Board of Governors Joe Wai on January 11, 2017. Joe was beloved and respected by the many whose […]

Bing Thom (1940-2016)

The Asian Canadian Community Engagement Initiative (ACCE) at the University of British Columbia is saddened by the sudden passing of Bing Thom on October 4, 2016. A renowned architect and urban designer, visionary activist, and dedicated educator, Bing was a prominent alumni of UBC, which is home to one of his most magnificent buildings, the […]

Dr. John Paul Catungal and the Kababayan Academic Mentorship Program receive the Antipode Foundation Scholar-Activist Project award

Congratulations to Dr. John Paul Catungal, ACAM faculty member, who has received (along with the Kababayan Academic Mentorship Program / KAMP) a Scholar-Activist Project award from the Antipode Foundation! Dr. Catungal’s and KAMP’s collaborative scholar-activist project will look at the organizing and community building work being done by Filipino-Canadians in response to the processes of […]

ACAM Student Journal: Call for Submissions! Deadline: April 11th

Who Are We? We are a new undergraduate journal run by student members of the UBC Asian Canadian and Asian Migrations Studies (ACAM) program. Our hope is to recognize and encourage dialogue concerning Asian and Asian diasporic identities, Asian migrations, and Asian communities both local and global.   Who Can Submit Undergraduate students from any […]

Global Seminar/Exchange Opportunity: The Heritage of Chinese Migration

Summer 2016: The Heritage of Chinese Migration – The Village Fortress/Mansions of Kaiping in Guangdong, Kaiping, and Hong Kong, China Are you looking to fulfill an upper level arts/history requirement this summer? If you are interested in traveling, food, heritage, culture, architecture, history, film making and/or geography, this GoGlobal Seminar program could be for you. This […]

2016 Happy Lunar New Year from ACAM!

The Asian Canadian and Asian Migration Studies Program wishes you a healthy and prosperous Year of the Monkey!

Jan. 29, 2016 Articulations: ACAM Creative Showcase Video

If you missed the ACAM Creative Showcase held on Jan. 29, 2016, check it out here:

Ted Harada (1921-2015)

Jan. 11, 2016 The faculty, staff and students of the Asian Canadian and Asian Migration Studies Program are deeply saddened by the recent passing of Ted Harada on Dec. 22, 2015, who was one of the 76 Japanese Canadian students forcibly removed in 1942. We express our deepest condolences to the Harada family. While Harada did not attend […]

A Banquet of Stories

Cecile Docto reports on the PCHC-Mom storytelling and food event, A Banquet of Stories, that took place in Vancouver on September 26 at the Sunset Community Centre. Some ACAM folks are featured in this video!

Nori Nishio (1923-2015) and Roy Inouye (1931-2015)

Oct. 9, 2015 The faculty, staff and students of the Asian Canadian and Asian Migration Studies Program are deeply saddened by the passing of two important Japanese Canadian community members last month — Nori Nishio (1923-2015) and Roy Inouye (1931-2015). We express our deepest condolences to the Nishio and Inouye families. Nori Nishio passed away peacefully at the age […]

Yonsei Carolyn Nakagawa and UBC’s Asian Canadian and Asian Migration Studies program

ACAM alumni Carolyn Nakawaga was recently interviewed by Norm Ibuki of the Discover Nikkei community website. Below are her thoughts about her Japanese Canadian heritage and her experience as a student in the ACAM program.

ACAM 2015 Official Video Trailer

Check out our official ACAM 2015 video trailer featuring ACAM Director Dr. Chris Lee, ACAM graduate Dominique Bautista, and others! https://youtu.be/LphyfLyIj2Q 

Stories of Migration Bind Students Together: UBC Program Keeps Stories Alive