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Anderson

Joan

Applied Science

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Culture, Health Care, Immigration, Nursing, Sociology

Health care reform, health policy, health inequalities, culture and health, migration and health

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Chau

Shirley

Health & Social Development

Cantonese

Adolescence, Canada, Children, Culture, Health Care, Immigration, Immigration, Chinese, Mental Health, Multiculturalism, Racism/Race Relations, Stress, Work

Service utilization, service barriers, physical and social health of marginalized and vulnerable populations, wellbeing of service providers, social work practice, cross-cultural practice, homelessness, adolescents, child welfare, effects of violence, psychological trauma, stress, work and wellness, social policy, immigrants, Chinese seniors, multiculturalism

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Chun

Jennifer

Arts

Korean

Asian Affairs, Immigration, Korea, Labour Issues, Racism/Race Relations, Sociology, Third World, Women's Issues, Work

Comparative Labour Movements, Development and Globalization, Race, Gender and Politics, Social Movements and Social Change, Immigration

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Dauvergne

Catherine

Law

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Australia, Human Rights, Immigration, Law, Women's Issues

Refugee law, Immigration law, citizenship law

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Gu

Xiong

Arts

Chinese

China, Culture, Ethics, Fine Arts, Immigration, Immigration, Chinese, Multiculturalism

Fine Art. Transcultural identity and hybridity. Through the critical angle of visual art, my work encompasses other elements such as sociology, geography, economics, politics, literature; and finally, the dynamics of globalisation, local culture and individual identity shifts. These shifts do not merely constitute a simple amalgamation of two original subjects, but instead, seek to create an entirely new space.

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Gunderson

Lee

Education

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Bilingualism, Education, English as a Second Language, Immigration, Language, Literacy, Multiculturalism, Students, Teaching

language, ESL, reading, immigrant students, academic achievement

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Helliwell

John

Arts

French

Canada, Economics, Free Trade, Government, Immigration, Natural Resources, Trade, Transportation, United States

social capital; globalization; role of nation state; democracy and economic growth

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Johnson

Graham

Arts

French; Mandarin; Cantonese

Anthropology, Asian Affairs, China, Hong Kong, Immigration, Multiculturalism, Sociology, Taiwan, Third World

Language, Sociology

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Kang

Shimi

Medicine

Punjabi, Hindi

Abortion, Addictions, Adolescence, Asian Affairs, Brain, Communications, Depression, Education, Families, Health Care, Human Behavior, Human Rights, Immigration, India, Media, Medicine, Mental Health, Multiculturalism, Psychiatry, Psychology, Racism/Race Relations, Schizophrenia, Sex/Sexuality, Smoking, Sports, Stress, Students, Suicide, Teaching, Television, Women's Issues

Mental health, addictions, substance use, motivation, culture, women's health, youth health, diversity, psychiatry,

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kang-dhaliwal

neelu

Arts

Punjabi, Hindi, rdu

Abortion, Addictions, Adolescence, Aging, Agriculture, AIDS, Bilingualism, Canada, Children, Communications, Community Planning, Consumers, Culture, Death, Depression, Drugs, Education, English as a Second Language, Families, Film, Fine Arts, Gangs, Health Care, Human Rights, Immigration, India, Media, Multiculturalism, Psychology, Racism/Race Relations, Religion, Research and Development, Sex/Sexuality, Sociology, Stress, Suicide, Teaching, Television, Theatre, Third World, Tourism, Women's Issues

Indian/Punjabi/Sikh diaspora,Violence against women( public and domestic), women activism/welfare/status/movement in India and Canada, Indian/Punjabi family, culture, traditions,Sikh life style and patterns,rural and agricultural India/Punjab,indebtedness in Punjab, Punjab's history and economy,Punjabi immigration and history in Canada and other countries,Popular Indian/Punjabi media and films,aging population of Indians in Canada, cultural reproduction of Indians/Punjabis in diaspora, Indo-Canadian legal, social and cultural issues

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Kazanjian

Arminée

Medicine

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Health Care, Immigration, Literacy, Medicine, Sociology

Health workforce planning & policy, health technology assessment, women's health indicators, chronic disease surveillance, healhcare organization & the public interest, health professions regulation

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Kroller

Eva-Marie

Arts

German, French

Architecture, Bilingualism, Canada, Immigration, Literature, Multiculturalism, Quebec, Students, Teaching, Tourism

Canadian literature, comparative literature, travel writing, cultural semiotics (for example, the new Canadian embassy in Berlin)

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Laquian

Aprodicio

Community and Regional Planning

Pilipino

Abortion, Addictions, Anthropology, Architecture, Asian Affairs, China, Community Planning, Crime, Culture, Environment, Geography, Government, Health Care, History, Human Rights, Immigration, Immigration, Chinese, International Studies, Management, Multiculturalism, Politics, Pollution, Racism/Race Relations, Third World, Transportation, Urban Planning, Waste Management, Water

planning and governance of metropolitan areas, poverty alleviation, affordable housing, urban development in Asia with special focus on China, India,Vietnam, the Philippines, inner city redevelopment with focus on Vancouver's Down Town East Side, how to solve problems of slums in developing countries

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Lary

Diana

Arts

Mandarin; French; German

Asian Affairs, China, Defence, Hong Kong, Human Rights, Immigration, History, Taiwan

Asian military; Asian migrations; Hong Kong; human rights; military; warfare

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Ley

David

Arts

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Hong Kong, Immigration, Immigration, Chinese

cities, neighbourhoods, gentrification, ethnicity, immigration, housing

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Lynn

Hyung-Gu

Arts

Japanese, Korean

Asian Affairs, Communications, Film, Government, History, Human Rights, Immigration, International Studies, Internet, Japan, Korea, Multiculturalism, Music, Politics, Racism/Race Relations, Sex/Sexuality, Urban Planning

South Korea, North Korea, Japan, politics, economics, popular culture, society, international relations,

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Marfatia

Shapoor

Education

Hindi, Gujarati

Asian Affairs, Business, Commerce, Culture, Economics, English as a Second Language, Film, Government, Immigration, India, Law, Management, Marketing, Mathematics, Multiculturalism, Physics, Statistics, Students, Sustainability, Trade

Business development,automotive, education, technology, finance, stock markets, policy, immigration, media

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McMichael

William

Education

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Education, English as a Second Language, Immigration, Language

International Education; National Language Proficiency Standards; Prevention Education (Elementary Schools); Settlement Integration and Language Training; Web-based Language Training

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O'Neill

Brian

Arts

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Gay and Lesbian Issues, Immigration, Sex/Sexuality

gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender health and social services, immigrant settlement services, interprofessional practice

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Parhar

Gurdeep

Medicine

Punjabi, Hindi

Disabled Persons, Education, Ethics, Families, Immigration, India, Medicine

Family Medicine, Immigrant and refugee health, occupational health

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Raj

Aditya

Education

Hindi, Urdu, Bengali

Asian Affairs, Canada, Culture, Education, Film, History, Human Rights, Immigration, India, International Studies, Literacy, Multiculturalism, Quebec, Research and Development, Sociology

International Curriculum Studies, Comparative Education, Post-Colonial / Globalization / Diaspora Discourse, Multiple Literacies, Immigration & Multiculturalism, India and Indians Abroad.

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Roth

Wendy

Arts

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Caribbean, Immigration, Racism/Race Relations, Sociology, United States

race, ethnicity, immigration, Latinos, Puerto Rico, Dominican Republic, multiracial populations, multiracial identity, interracial marriage, U.S. Census, school shootings

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Schaller

Mark

Arts

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Environment, Immigration, Psychology, Racism/Race Relations, Science

psychological process underlying the advancement of science; psychological processes in the formation of group stereotypes and intergroup prejudice; psychological foundations of culture

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Seidel

Marc-David

Sauder School of Business

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Business, Commerce, Communications, Computers, Consumers, Human Behavior, Immigration, Internet, Labour Issues, Management, Racism/Race Relations, Sociology, Telecommunications, Tourism, Transportation, United States

Social networks, immigration, entrepreneurship, discrimination, employment relationship, hiring, promotions, salary negotiation, corporate governance, director selection, telecommunications, long distance industry, airlines, travel, e-commerce.

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Shakya

Tsering

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Tibetan

Anthropology, Censorship, China, Culture, Defence, History, Human Rights, Immigration, Immigration, Chinese, India, Literature, Politics, Religion

Tibet, Himalayas, China's minority issues, China and India relationship, refugee issues,

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Sidhu

Manj

Arts

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Asian Affairs, Canada, English as a Second Language, Exercise, Immigration, India, Law, Literacy, Management, Religion, Sex/Sexuality, Students, Sustainability, Waste Management, Women's Issues

SUB, AMS Clubs, students, GAP, postering, sustainability, renovations, student groups, AMS resources

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White

Melissa Autumn

-

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Canada, Environment, Families, Free Trade, Gay and Lesbian Issues, Geography, Human Rights, Immigration, International Studies, Multiculturalism, Politics, Racism/Race Relations, Sex/Sexuality, Sociology, Third World, Tourism, United States, Urban Planning, Women's Issues, Work

LGBTQ migration and asylum; human rights; sexual and gender minority rights; globalization; transnationalism; geopolitics; Canadian immigration policy; critical security studies; Canadian foreign policy as it pertains to gender and sexual minorities and women; race and racism.

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Wilkes

Rima

Arts

French

Canada, Immigration, Media, Racism/Race Relations, Sociology

protest, media and First Nations, media and racism, immigration

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Zuberi

Dan

Arts

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Canada, Community Planning, Education, Immigration, Labour Issues, Literacy, Sociology, United States, Urban Planning, Work

Poverty, Inequality, Urban Issues, Social Policy, Work and Labour, Immigrants, Social Welfare Policy, Health Care Policy, Working Poor

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