Faculty of ArtDr. John Paul Catungal and the Kababayan Academic Mentorship Program receive the Antipode Foundation Scholar-Activist Project award
Jun 20, 2016
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
Mar 01, 2016
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
Feb 05, 2016
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!
Feb 04, 2016
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
Feb 03, 2016
If you missed the ACAM Creative Showcase held on Jan. 29, 2016, check it out here: [youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ti6o7XE1VSY[/youtube]Ted Harada (1921-2015)
Jan 11, 2016
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
Oct 10, 2015
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 09, 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
Sep 17, 2015
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
Sep 15, 2015
Check out our official ACAM 2015 video trailer featuring ACAM Director Dr. Chris Lee, ACAM graduate Dominique Bautista, and others! https://youtu.be/LphyfLyIj2Q