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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 


Stories of Migration Bind Students Together: UBC Program Keeps Stories Alive

Jun 12, 2015

Dominique De Joya Bautista, 23, who was born and raised in Vancouver, recalls that when she went in to take an assessment test for her Mandarin course at the University of B.C., the instructor was taken aback that she wasn’t a “European male,” but instead an ethnic Chinese female. “My name on paper is very […]


Congratulations to ACAM grads of 2015!

May 20, 2015

Congratulations to the first graduates of ACAM: Dominique Bautista, Elizabeth Cheong (in absentia), Carolyn Nakagawa, and Nicole So. Photograph taken with Dr. Chris Lee (ACAM Director), and Ms. Mary Kitagawa (Community Activist, Event Keynote Speaker)


Happy Lunar New Year!

Feb 16, 2015

Happy Lunar New Year 2015 from UBC!


Congratulations to ACAM student Carolyn Nakagawa

Feb 12, 2015

Congratulations to ACAM student Carolyn Nakagawa, who was recently featured at the UBC Student Leadership Conference 2015 as one of the “Faces of Today.” She also received honourable mention in the Arts Undergraduate Research Award 2014 for her research paper entitled “Harry Aoki Legacy Series”. Congratulations Carolyn! Carolyn Nakagawa is a fifth-year student in English […]


Nostalgia in the Making of Urban Forms: Hong Kong & Shanghai

Jan 15, 2015

UBC Go Global Seminar - Summer 2015