UBC Centre for Migration Studies
@migration.ubc.ca
Promoting collaborative, interdisciplinary, and transformative #migrationresearch that advances our understanding of human mobility.
Learn more at www.migration.ubc.ca
Learn more at www.migration.ubc.ca
In May 2025, the Trump administration admitted 59 white South African Afrikaners as refugees while expanding deportations and protection rollbacks for Haitian migrants.
Prof. Terri Givens examines how race has long shaped who is protected in immigration systems.
🔗 Read the brief: shorturl.at/VfqAa
Prof. Terri Givens examines how race has long shaped who is protected in immigration systems.
🔗 Read the brief: shorturl.at/VfqAa
January 13, 2026 at 5:31 PM
In May 2025, the Trump administration admitted 59 white South African Afrikaners as refugees while expanding deportations and protection rollbacks for Haitian migrants.
Prof. Terri Givens examines how race has long shaped who is protected in immigration systems.
🔗 Read the brief: shorturl.at/VfqAa
Prof. Terri Givens examines how race has long shaped who is protected in immigration systems.
🔗 Read the brief: shorturl.at/VfqAa
The third event in our #SpeakerSeries features Prof. Delphine Nakache. Her talk examines how Canada’s temporary migration system manufactures precarity through failed regularization pathways and rights gaps.
📅 Feb 2, 2026
🕚 11:45 AM – 1:45 PM
📍 Hybrid
🔗 Register: migration.ubc.ca/events/event...
📅 Feb 2, 2026
🕚 11:45 AM – 1:45 PM
📍 Hybrid
🔗 Register: migration.ubc.ca/events/event...
January 12, 2026 at 4:45 PM
The third event in our #SpeakerSeries features Prof. Delphine Nakache. Her talk examines how Canada’s temporary migration system manufactures precarity through failed regularization pathways and rights gaps.
📅 Feb 2, 2026
🕚 11:45 AM – 1:45 PM
📍 Hybrid
🔗 Register: migration.ubc.ca/events/event...
📅 Feb 2, 2026
🕚 11:45 AM – 1:45 PM
📍 Hybrid
🔗 Register: migration.ubc.ca/events/event...
@profterrig.bsky.social weighs in on the diverging accounts from local, state, and federal officials following the fatal shooting of a 37-year-old woman by an ICE agent.
Via CBC/Radio-Canada 🔗 www.cbc.ca/listen/live-...
Via CBC/Radio-Canada 🔗 www.cbc.ca/listen/live-...
January 9, 2026 at 12:10 AM
@profterrig.bsky.social weighs in on the diverging accounts from local, state, and federal officials following the fatal shooting of a 37-year-old woman by an ICE agent.
Via CBC/Radio-Canada 🔗 www.cbc.ca/listen/live-...
Via CBC/Radio-Canada 🔗 www.cbc.ca/listen/live-...
@lisabrunner.bsky.social, CMS Research Associate, will be joining a live panel on Canada’s immigration system hosted by The Vancouver Sun on January 20, 5:00–6:00 PM PST.
Join the conversation!
🔗 www.linkedin.com/events/74140...
Join the conversation!
🔗 www.linkedin.com/events/74140...
January 6, 2026 at 10:17 PM
@lisabrunner.bsky.social, CMS Research Associate, will be joining a live panel on Canada’s immigration system hosted by The Vancouver Sun on January 20, 5:00–6:00 PM PST.
Join the conversation!
🔗 www.linkedin.com/events/74140...
Join the conversation!
🔗 www.linkedin.com/events/74140...
𝘉𝘳𝘪𝘥𝘨𝘦𝘴 features Narratives of Citizenship, led by CMS-Co Director Prof. Antje Ellermann. A photo-storytelling project by @lisabrunner.bsky.social, Claudia Serrano and team brought together 20 newcomers to explore migration, citizenship, belonging and Truth and Reconciliation.
🔗 shorturl.at/d9a1S
🔗 shorturl.at/d9a1S
December 10, 2025 at 4:54 PM
𝘉𝘳𝘪𝘥𝘨𝘦𝘴 features Narratives of Citizenship, led by CMS-Co Director Prof. Antje Ellermann. A photo-storytelling project by @lisabrunner.bsky.social, Claudia Serrano and team brought together 20 newcomers to explore migration, citizenship, belonging and Truth and Reconciliation.
🔗 shorturl.at/d9a1S
🔗 shorturl.at/d9a1S
CMS and AMSSA hosted the 3rd CMS–Sector Research Collaborations Day on Nov 12, bringing together researchers, practitioners, and community partners to exchange ideas and strengthen collaboration. Grateful to all who joined! ✨
Read more: migration.ubc.ca/news/2025-cm...
Read more: migration.ubc.ca/news/2025-cm...
December 5, 2025 at 7:33 PM
CMS and AMSSA hosted the 3rd CMS–Sector Research Collaborations Day on Nov 12, bringing together researchers, practitioners, and community partners to exchange ideas and strengthen collaboration. Grateful to all who joined! ✨
Read more: migration.ubc.ca/news/2025-cm...
Read more: migration.ubc.ca/news/2025-cm...
🆕 Research Brief | Prof. Benjamin Bryce shows how fisheries policies in B.C. in the early 20th century became tools for racial exclusion of Japanese Canadian fishermen under the banner of protection, and what their experiences can teach us today.
🔗 Read the brief: migration.ubc.ca/publications...
🔗 Read the brief: migration.ubc.ca/publications...
December 3, 2025 at 6:01 PM
🆕 Research Brief | Prof. Benjamin Bryce shows how fisheries policies in B.C. in the early 20th century became tools for racial exclusion of Japanese Canadian fishermen under the banner of protection, and what their experiences can teach us today.
🔗 Read the brief: migration.ubc.ca/publications...
🔗 Read the brief: migration.ubc.ca/publications...
🎨 CMS invites artists to submit for the 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱–𝟮𝟲 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗔𝗿𝘁 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗲𝘁𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻! Explore how migrants navigate physical, social, political, and identity borders, revealing journeys of exclusion, hope, pain, and resilience.
Prizes: 🥇$1,250 🥈$250
Learn more: migration.ubc.ca/news/interna...
Prizes: 🥇$1,250 🥈$250
Learn more: migration.ubc.ca/news/interna...
December 2, 2025 at 9:44 PM
🎨 CMS invites artists to submit for the 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱–𝟮𝟲 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗔𝗿𝘁 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗲𝘁𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻! Explore how migrants navigate physical, social, political, and identity borders, revealing journeys of exclusion, hope, pain, and resilience.
Prizes: 🥇$1,250 🥈$250
Learn more: migration.ubc.ca/news/interna...
Prizes: 🥇$1,250 🥈$250
Learn more: migration.ubc.ca/news/interna...
Explore careers in migration! 🔍💼
Hear from Lily Grewal, Director of Immigrant Integration (Government of BC), on her path, challenges, and insights beyond academia. Join us on Dec 1, 12–2 PM in IKBLC, Peña Room (301).
Register: migration.ubc.ca/events/event...
Hear from Lily Grewal, Director of Immigrant Integration (Government of BC), on her path, challenges, and insights beyond academia. Join us on Dec 1, 12–2 PM in IKBLC, Peña Room (301).
Register: migration.ubc.ca/events/event...
November 25, 2025 at 5:46 PM
Explore careers in migration! 🔍💼
Hear from Lily Grewal, Director of Immigrant Integration (Government of BC), on her path, challenges, and insights beyond academia. Join us on Dec 1, 12–2 PM in IKBLC, Peña Room (301).
Register: migration.ubc.ca/events/event...
Hear from Lily Grewal, Director of Immigrant Integration (Government of BC), on her path, challenges, and insights beyond academia. Join us on Dec 1, 12–2 PM in IKBLC, Peña Room (301).
Register: migration.ubc.ca/events/event...
🚨 UBC Migration doctoral students: this is your last chance to apply!
Don’t miss the opportunity to present your research at the International Doctoral Symposium 2026 on March 9–13, 2026, in Hong Kong.
🔗 Submit your abstract: migration.ubc.ca/news/call-fo...
Don’t miss the opportunity to present your research at the International Doctoral Symposium 2026 on March 9–13, 2026, in Hong Kong.
🔗 Submit your abstract: migration.ubc.ca/news/call-fo...
November 24, 2025 at 6:23 PM
🚨 UBC Migration doctoral students: this is your last chance to apply!
Don’t miss the opportunity to present your research at the International Doctoral Symposium 2026 on March 9–13, 2026, in Hong Kong.
🔗 Submit your abstract: migration.ubc.ca/news/call-fo...
Don’t miss the opportunity to present your research at the International Doctoral Symposium 2026 on March 9–13, 2026, in Hong Kong.
🔗 Submit your abstract: migration.ubc.ca/news/call-fo...
🆕 Research Brief | Dr. Sofia Noori’s research explores how young people use storytelling, music, and creative expression to navigate these challenges, heal from trauma, and rebuild a sense of belonging within Canadian classrooms and society.
🔗 Read the brief: migration.ubc.ca/publications...
🔗 Read the brief: migration.ubc.ca/publications...
November 18, 2025 at 5:40 PM
🆕 Research Brief | Dr. Sofia Noori’s research explores how young people use storytelling, music, and creative expression to navigate these challenges, heal from trauma, and rebuild a sense of belonging within Canadian classrooms and society.
🔗 Read the brief: migration.ubc.ca/publications...
🔗 Read the brief: migration.ubc.ca/publications...
Meet the 2025–2026 students of the Graduate Certificate in Migration Studies! 🎓
From 9 UBC departments, this cohort explores migration through lenses spanning education, diaspora, displacement, mobility, culture, politics, and socio-economic issues.
Learn more: migration.ubc.ca/news/meet-th...
From 9 UBC departments, this cohort explores migration through lenses spanning education, diaspora, displacement, mobility, culture, politics, and socio-economic issues.
Learn more: migration.ubc.ca/news/meet-th...
November 14, 2025 at 6:41 PM
Meet the 2025–2026 students of the Graduate Certificate in Migration Studies! 🎓
From 9 UBC departments, this cohort explores migration through lenses spanning education, diaspora, displacement, mobility, culture, politics, and socio-economic issues.
Learn more: migration.ubc.ca/news/meet-th...
From 9 UBC departments, this cohort explores migration through lenses spanning education, diaspora, displacement, mobility, culture, politics, and socio-economic issues.
Learn more: migration.ubc.ca/news/meet-th...
Nov 28, 11:00 AM - 12:30 PM, Liu Institute: Mojan Farshchi will examine how the right to a healthy environment, rooted in international human rights and environmental law, can help fill protection gaps for climate and environmental migrants.
🔗 Register: migration.ubc.ca/events/event...
🔗 Register: migration.ubc.ca/events/event...
November 13, 2025 at 9:37 PM
Nov 28, 11:00 AM - 12:30 PM, Liu Institute: Mojan Farshchi will examine how the right to a healthy environment, rooted in international human rights and environmental law, can help fill protection gaps for climate and environmental migrants.
🔗 Register: migration.ubc.ca/events/event...
🔗 Register: migration.ubc.ca/events/event...
[Hybrid] How does U.S. immigration law create racial hierarchies through temporary visas? Find out during our second #SpeakerSeries event with Dr. Ming Chen on Nov 24, 11:45 AM–1:45 PM PT, IKBLC Dodson Room 302.
🔗 Register: migration.ubc.ca/events/event...
🔗 Register: migration.ubc.ca/events/event...
November 3, 2025 at 6:09 PM
[Hybrid] How does U.S. immigration law create racial hierarchies through temporary visas? Find out during our second #SpeakerSeries event with Dr. Ming Chen on Nov 24, 11:45 AM–1:45 PM PT, IKBLC Dodson Room 302.
🔗 Register: migration.ubc.ca/events/event...
🔗 Register: migration.ubc.ca/events/event...
📚 New Book | 𝘊𝘳𝘰𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘓𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘴: 𝘊𝘰𝘮𝘪𝘤𝘴 𝘢𝘣𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘏𝘶𝘮𝘢𝘯 𝘔𝘪𝘨𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯
Co-created by Antje Ellermann, Frederik Byrn Køhlert, Sarah Leavitt, and Mireille Paquet, this graphic anthology brings research and visual storytelling together to explore themes of displacement, identity, and belonging.
🔗 shorturl.at/bOC5w
Co-created by Antje Ellermann, Frederik Byrn Køhlert, Sarah Leavitt, and Mireille Paquet, this graphic anthology brings research and visual storytelling together to explore themes of displacement, identity, and belonging.
🔗 shorturl.at/bOC5w
October 29, 2025 at 4:28 PM
📚 New Book | 𝘊𝘳𝘰𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘓𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘴: 𝘊𝘰𝘮𝘪𝘤𝘴 𝘢𝘣𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘏𝘶𝘮𝘢𝘯 𝘔𝘪𝘨𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯
Co-created by Antje Ellermann, Frederik Byrn Køhlert, Sarah Leavitt, and Mireille Paquet, this graphic anthology brings research and visual storytelling together to explore themes of displacement, identity, and belonging.
🔗 shorturl.at/bOC5w
Co-created by Antje Ellermann, Frederik Byrn Køhlert, Sarah Leavitt, and Mireille Paquet, this graphic anthology brings research and visual storytelling together to explore themes of displacement, identity, and belonging.
🔗 shorturl.at/bOC5w
Join us on Nov 12, 9 AM at Creekside Community Centre (Vancouver) to examine how #data connects research and practice through insights on community programs, migrant work experiences, and youth mental health trends.
🔗 Register: migration.ubc.ca/events/event...
@bridgdivides.bsky.social
🔗 Register: migration.ubc.ca/events/event...
@bridgdivides.bsky.social
October 27, 2025 at 5:52 PM
Join us on Nov 12, 9 AM at Creekside Community Centre (Vancouver) to examine how #data connects research and practice through insights on community programs, migrant work experiences, and youth mental health trends.
🔗 Register: migration.ubc.ca/events/event...
@bridgdivides.bsky.social
🔗 Register: migration.ubc.ca/events/event...
@bridgdivides.bsky.social
🔎 Affiliate in Focus: We spoke with Dr. María Cervantes-Macías, CMS Postdoctoral Research Fellow, about her academic background, her role, and key insights from the @bridgdivides.bsky.social project, "Managing Occupational Balance in Platform and Remote Work".
🔗 migration.ubc.ca/news/affilia...
🔗 migration.ubc.ca/news/affilia...
October 24, 2025 at 7:13 PM
🔎 Affiliate in Focus: We spoke with Dr. María Cervantes-Macías, CMS Postdoctoral Research Fellow, about her academic background, her role, and key insights from the @bridgdivides.bsky.social project, "Managing Occupational Balance in Platform and Remote Work".
🔗 migration.ubc.ca/news/affilia...
🔗 migration.ubc.ca/news/affilia...
📚 New from CMS affiliate Prof. Terri Givens: 𝘙𝘦𝘤𝘬𝘰𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘨: 𝘊𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘗𝘰𝘴𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘊𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘨𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩 𝘙𝘢𝘥𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘭 𝘌𝘮𝘱𝘢𝘵𝘩𝘺 shows how radical empathy can inspire action, hope, and lasting change in the fight against structural racism.
🔗 www.terrigivens.com/reckoning/
🔗 www.terrigivens.com/reckoning/
October 22, 2025 at 4:48 PM
📚 New from CMS affiliate Prof. Terri Givens: 𝘙𝘦𝘤𝘬𝘰𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘨: 𝘊𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘗𝘰𝘴𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘊𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘨𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩 𝘙𝘢𝘥𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘭 𝘌𝘮𝘱𝘢𝘵𝘩𝘺 shows how radical empathy can inspire action, hope, and lasting change in the fight against structural racism.
🔗 www.terrigivens.com/reckoning/
🔗 www.terrigivens.com/reckoning/
How does data shape the lives—and safety—of undocumented migrants?
Join us Nov 12, 9 AM at Creekside Community Centre (Vancouver) for a conversation bridging research, advocacy & health care to support undocumented people in BC and beyond.
🔗 Register: migration.ubc.ca/events/event...
Join us Nov 12, 9 AM at Creekside Community Centre (Vancouver) for a conversation bridging research, advocacy & health care to support undocumented people in BC and beyond.
🔗 Register: migration.ubc.ca/events/event...
October 20, 2025 at 3:48 PM
How does data shape the lives—and safety—of undocumented migrants?
Join us Nov 12, 9 AM at Creekside Community Centre (Vancouver) for a conversation bridging research, advocacy & health care to support undocumented people in BC and beyond.
🔗 Register: migration.ubc.ca/events/event...
Join us Nov 12, 9 AM at Creekside Community Centre (Vancouver) for a conversation bridging research, advocacy & health care to support undocumented people in BC and beyond.
🔗 Register: migration.ubc.ca/events/event...
🆕 Research Brief | Prof. Gaoheng Zhang’s research examines how food mobilities between China and Italy have shaped identities, challenged stereotypes, and highlighted both the tensions and possibilities of cross-cultural understanding in today’s globalized world.
🔗 Read the brief: shorturl.at/9x33i
🔗 Read the brief: shorturl.at/9x33i
October 15, 2025 at 4:48 PM
🆕 Research Brief | Prof. Gaoheng Zhang’s research examines how food mobilities between China and Italy have shaped identities, challenged stereotypes, and highlighted both the tensions and possibilities of cross-cultural understanding in today’s globalized world.
🔗 Read the brief: shorturl.at/9x33i
🔗 Read the brief: shorturl.at/9x33i
Join the “Managing Occupational Balance in Platform and Remote Work” project for two workshops fostering dialogue among remote, gig, and migrant-focused workers toward inclusive policies.
Lunch will be provided.
📍 UBC Robson Square | 1:30-3:30 PM
Oct 25: shorturl.at/BNK2l
Oct 27: shorturl.at/Yjxon
Lunch will be provided.
📍 UBC Robson Square | 1:30-3:30 PM
Oct 25: shorturl.at/BNK2l
Oct 27: shorturl.at/Yjxon
October 14, 2025 at 4:19 PM
Join the “Managing Occupational Balance in Platform and Remote Work” project for two workshops fostering dialogue among remote, gig, and migrant-focused workers toward inclusive policies.
Lunch will be provided.
📍 UBC Robson Square | 1:30-3:30 PM
Oct 25: shorturl.at/BNK2l
Oct 27: shorturl.at/Yjxon
Lunch will be provided.
📍 UBC Robson Square | 1:30-3:30 PM
Oct 25: shorturl.at/BNK2l
Oct 27: shorturl.at/Yjxon
📚 New from Prof. Gaoheng Zhang: 𝘐𝘵𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘢𝘯 𝘋𝘶𝘮𝘱𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘊𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘴𝘦 𝘗𝘪𝘻𝘻𝘢𝘴 offers a fresh framework for understanding how China–Italy culinary exchanges blur cultural boundaries and shape identities, consumer cultures, and connections in a globalized world.
🔗 fordhampress.com/italian-dump...
🔗 fordhampress.com/italian-dump...
October 7, 2025 at 4:21 PM
📚 New from Prof. Gaoheng Zhang: 𝘐𝘵𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘢𝘯 𝘋𝘶𝘮𝘱𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘊𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘴𝘦 𝘗𝘪𝘻𝘻𝘢𝘴 offers a fresh framework for understanding how China–Italy culinary exchanges blur cultural boundaries and shape identities, consumer cultures, and connections in a globalized world.
🔗 fordhampress.com/italian-dump...
🔗 fordhampress.com/italian-dump...
📢 New series launch! We’re excited to announce that CMS is partnering with @irpp.org and @irms-concordia.bsky.social to launch Canada’s Changing Immigration Landscape — a new series that explores how immigration policy is evolving, and what it means for Canada.
🔗 migration.ubc.ca/news/new-res...
🔗 migration.ubc.ca/news/new-res...
October 1, 2025 at 4:53 PM
📢 New series launch! We’re excited to announce that CMS is partnering with @irpp.org and @irms-concordia.bsky.social to launch Canada’s Changing Immigration Landscape — a new series that explores how immigration policy is evolving, and what it means for Canada.
🔗 migration.ubc.ca/news/new-res...
🔗 migration.ubc.ca/news/new-res...
Missed our #APSA Pre-Conference on Narrative and Text Analysis in the Study of Migration and Citizenship? Access the event gallery, workshop summary, training materials, and resources.
Read more: migration.ubc.ca/news/apsa-pr...
Read more: migration.ubc.ca/news/apsa-pr...
September 26, 2025 at 5:09 PM
Missed our #APSA Pre-Conference on Narrative and Text Analysis in the Study of Migration and Citizenship? Access the event gallery, workshop summary, training materials, and resources.
Read more: migration.ubc.ca/news/apsa-pr...
Read more: migration.ubc.ca/news/apsa-pr...
📚 New from CMS affiliate Prof. Karun K. Karki: 𝘌𝘮𝘱𝘭𝘰𝘺𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘋𝘦𝘴𝘬𝘪𝘭𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘨 explores how systemic barriers deskill skilled immigrants in Canada, especially women, and offers policy solutions for fairness and inclusion.
🔗 Learn more and order: link.springer.com/book/10.1007...
🔗 Learn more and order: link.springer.com/book/10.1007...
September 24, 2025 at 4:55 PM
📚 New from CMS affiliate Prof. Karun K. Karki: 𝘌𝘮𝘱𝘭𝘰𝘺𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘋𝘦𝘴𝘬𝘪𝘭𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘨 explores how systemic barriers deskill skilled immigrants in Canada, especially women, and offers policy solutions for fairness and inclusion.
🔗 Learn more and order: link.springer.com/book/10.1007...
🔗 Learn more and order: link.springer.com/book/10.1007...