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The faculty, staff and students of the Asian Canadian and Asian Migration Studies Program are deeply saddened by the passing of Tomi-Taro (Tom) Nishio on March 23, 2021. Mr. Nishio was one of the 76 Japanese Canadian students forcibly removed from UBC in 1942. Mr. Nishio excelled in sports: he played rugby for UBC and […]
A Growing Collection of Resources on COVID-19 and Anti-Asian Racism
Over the past year, we’ve seen an exponential increase in violence directed against Asian communities in BC and across North America throughout the pandemic. As we grieve, stand, and work alongside family, friends, and colleagues in the Asian Canadian community, we strive to facilitate genuine and engaging conversations, respond to community issues and concerns, and […]
The ACAM team is excited to announce our community design contest for our new tote bags! We know the extended ACAM community is full of amazing artists, writers, and activists, and we’d love to feature your artwork on the new tote bags. We welcome submissions from everyone, whether you’re a current or previous ACAM […]
The Asian Canadian and Asian Migration Studies program is looking for an Undergraduate Teaching Assistant from the Faculty of Arts to assist the following course: ACAM 320B 001 – Health Among Asian Canadian Communities (web-oriented lecture; Mon/Wed 12:30PM-2PM) To apply for this position, please submit your application materials to acam.program@ubc.ca Qualifications: Must be a current undergraduate […]
Asian Canadian and Asian Migration Studies Program – Sessional Teaching for 2020W Term 2 (January to April 2021) Posted: September 21, 2020 The Asian Canadian and Asian Migration Studies Program (ACAM) is now accepting applications for a sessional position in 2020W Term 2 (4 instructional months; January to April 2021). The successful candidate will teach […]
The Asian Canadian and Asian Migration Studies Program (ACAM) and the Asian Canadian Community Engagement Initiative (ACCE) are delighted to congratulate Keiko Mary Kitagawa on the occasion of being awarded an Honorary Degree from UBC. As an advocate for human rights and racial justice, Mary is widely admired for her tireless efforts to preserve histories […]
Dear ACAM Community, This latest edition of The Current goes online during a time of uncertainty, anger, and distress for many Asian Canadian communities. For those of us on the ACAM staff team, the COVID-19 epidemic and the wave of anti-Asian racism it has unleashed has been difficult to witness, experience, and hold. Amidst daily reports of […]
The faculty, staff and students of the Asian Canadian and Asian Migration Studies Program are deeply saddened by the passing of Ruth Fusako Cezar (nee Nagata) on May 27, 2020. Ms. Cezar was one of the 76 Japanese Canadian students forcibly removed from UBC in 1942. During the war, Ms. Cezar and her family relocated […]
Announcing the Second Year of UBC-Burnaby Village Museum Partnership
We are excited to announce the second year of a joint partnership between the Burnaby Village Museum (BVM) and UBC – specifically, the Asian Canadian & Asian Migration Studies program (ACAM), the Centre for Community Engaged Learning (CCEL), Faculty of Land and Food Systems, Go Global, and St. John’s College (SJC). Last summer, ACAM, CCEL, […]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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]- ACAM Sessional Teaching for 2020W
- Congratulations to Mary Kitagawa!
- A Message from Our Director
- Ruth Fusako Cezar (1923-2020)
- Announcing the Second Year of UBC-Burnaby Village Museum Partnership