Faculty of ArtDaniel Pugh
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 […]
OCT 10: UBC Day of Learning
UBC Day of Learning Envisioning our future at the 75th Anniversary of Japanese Canadian Internment On Tuesday, October 10, 2017, UBC will host a Day of Learning to commemorate the 75th anniversary of Japanese Canadian internment and the 5th anniversary of the UBC Honorary Degree Ceremony for the 76 Japanese Canadian students expelled in 1942. Through a series of panels and […]
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 […]
Tyler Mark (BA, Geography)
Tyler Tadao Taiming Mark is graduating with a B.A. in Geography and a minor in Asian Canadian and Asian Migration studies. Born and raised in Vancouver, Tyler continues to learn what it means to be a Chinese-Japanese-Canadian diaspora on these unceded Coast Salish territories but is thankful to the ACAM community for providing an interdisciplinary space for critical […]
Under Fire Community Screening & Discussion
Join us for the screening of Under Fire: Inside a Chinese Roasted Meats Shop in Vancouver produced by Christy Fong and Denise Fong, followed by a panel discussion on historical and contemporary activism in Chinatown. Produced in 2016 for UBC FIPR 469a, Under Fire has screened at the Vancouver Asian Film Festival and was a […]
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 […]
