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ACAM Journal Call for Editors / Coordinators!

Jan 24, 2017

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)

Jan 21, 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 […]


Bing Thom (1940-2016)

Oct 06, 2016

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 […]


Dr. 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:


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!