ACAM390A Community Showcase

Event Details

The Asian Canadian and Asian Migration Studies Program is pleased to present 4 student research projects produced in ACAM390A: The Heritage of Chinese Migration. The projects cover a range of topics related to Chinese migration, with a focus on food, public space, and intangible heritage.

When: June 27th @ 4:30pm – 6:30pm
Where: Sun Yat-Sen Classical Chinese Garden (Carrall Street entrance)
Everyone is welcome to register for this event, free of charge.

This event is generously supported by the Quan Lee Fund for Excellence in Asian Canadian and Asian Migration Studies.

We acknowledge and are thankful that this event will take place on the traditional, unceded, ancestral homelands of the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), and Skwxwú7mesh (Squamish), and səl̓ilwətaɁɬ (Tsleil-Waututh) First Nations.

Tentative schedule: 

4:30 – 5:00pm  Registration
5:00 – 5:10pm  Opening Remarks
5:10 – 6:10pm  ACAM390 student project presentation
6:10 – 6:30pm  Q&A
6:30 – 6:35pm  Closing remarks and announcement
6:35 – 6:50pm  Mix and mingle

Accessibility:

Venue access
– Ramp access at the Carrall Street entrance
– Paths leading to venue are concrete sidewalk with some grassy areas on side
– Seating: chairs with hard backs, some backless benches
– Parking: meter or parkade (across garden entrance at Keefer Memorial Square)

Washrooms
– 1 gender neutral, wheelchair-accessible washroom (single-stall)
– 2 gendered washrooms (multi-stall)

Scent / Noise / Wi-Fi
– The space will only be shared by participants, but due to public nature of event, we cannot guarantee controlled scent or noise levels. We invite guests to be mindful of one another by refraining from wearing scented/perfumed products.
– The space has WiFi and may not be suitable for those with EMS (electromagnetic sensitivity).

Food
Tea and light refreshments will be provided. Food is only allowed inside the room.

If you require any other accessibility accommodations, such as ASL interpretation or specific seating arrangements, please contact us at acam.events@ubc.ca. by Wednesday, June 20th.

Sponsors:

Sun Yat-Sen Classical Chinese Garden (Venue sponsor)
Burnaby Village Museum
St. John’s College UBC
Vancouver Heritage Foundation
UBC Center for Community Engaged Learning
UBC Faculty of Land and Food Systems
UBC Go Global