Faculty of Art
Kaitlyn Lee
Kaitlyn Lee is a second generation Chinese Canadian settler born and raised on the traditional unceded territory of the Musqueam, Squamish and Tsleil-Waututh Nations. Her family has roots in Hong Kong and Indonesia. Taking an ACAM minor has enriched her degree in Sociology – connecting her learnings to local and diasporic histories as well as […]
Julianna Yue 余美鳳
Julianna Yue 余美鳳 (she/her) is a 2nd generation settler of Chinese, Michif and mixed European ancestry, born and raised on the traditional, ancestral, and unceded territories of the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Skwxwú7mesh (Squamish) & səlilwətaɬ (Tsleil-Waututh). She is graduating with a BA in Sociology and First Nations and Indigenous Studies, but has been deeply involved with […]
Jia (Laurie) Tao
Hey! I’m Jia, a UBC Sociology grad passionate about Asian migration, transpacific relations, and inclusive policy. Inclusivity is core to who I am—whether I’m mentoring, researching, or building community. Why did you declare a minor in ACAM? What drew you to the program? I chose to minor in ACAM because it aligned perfectly with my […]
Victoria Sin
Victoria is graduating with a BCom in Organizational Behaviour and Human Resources and a minor in ACAM. She is passionate about bringing advocacy, care, and social justice into conventionally “professional” spaces, exploring the intersections of race, gender, labour, technology, and belonging. Since discovering her first ACAM course in second year, Victoria has stayed involved as […]
emily law (BA, English Language & Literatures + Psychology)
emily law 羅穎賢 is a 2nd-generation Chinese-Canadian settler who grew up on the ancestral, traditional and unceded territories of the Musqueam, Squamish and Tsleil-Waututh peoples. She is graduating with a BA in Psychology and English Language and Literatures, and a minor in Asian Canadian & Asian Migration studies. She is also the Dialogues Coordinator & […]
Gurnoor Kaur Gwen Powar (BA, English Literature)
Gurnoor Powar is a second-generation Panjabi-Canadian woman born and raised on the unceded and ancestral lands of the Semiahmoo, Katzie and Kwantlen First Nation. She is graduating with a BA in English literature and a minor in Asian Canadian and Asian Migration Studies. Gurnoor hopes to continue her academic and creative journey in an exploration […]
Victoria So (BA, History)
Victoria So 蘇美馨 (she/her) is a 2nd generation settler of Chinese ancestry on the traditional, ancestral, and unceded territories of xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Skwxwú7mesh (Squamish) & səlilwətaɬ (Tsleil-Waututh) land. In melding her studies in History with ACAM, she has learned how we can contest colonial narratives and reveal the agency, diversity, and resistance within community histories, […]
James Ross (BA, Asian Language and Culture)
James is a sixth generation Canadian of Scottish ancestry raised on the ancestral land of the Songhees and Esquimalt nations. He is graduating with a BA in Korean Culture and Language and a minor in Asian Canadian and Asian Migration studies. These programs have guided him in understanding the importance Asian Canadian histories of the […]
Isa You (BFA, Creative Writing)
Isa is a second-generation Chinese Canadian settler living on the traditional, ancestral, and unceded territories of the Musqueam, Squamish, and Tsleil-Waututh nations. She is graduating with a BFA in Creative Writing and Asian Canadian and Asian Migration Studies. While at UBC she fell in love with storytelling through photography, film and radio, and has applied […]
Kaylan Mah (BA, English Literature)
Kaylan Mah is graduating with a BA in English Literature and a minor in History. She discovered the ACAM program in her second year, and is grateful for the safe, inclusive community it provided for her to dig deeper into the different ways that “Asian Canadianness” is lived out, and what it means for her […]
