Philip Kelly, Director of YCAR and Professor of Geography, published an article on the focus on Filipino voices at this year's YCAR's Asian Heritage Month. 聽Published in The Philippine Reporter, the article reflects on the importance of creating a space for Filipino youth in Toronto to engage with artists and researchers who are doing important […]
Ethel Tungohan, Assistant Professor of Political Science and YCAR Associate, presented her findings on the Caregiver Program to a parliamentary committee on 16 May, 2016. 聽In her report and testimony, she made critical interventions on the ability of the current program to address cases of abuse and avail workers of pathways to permanent residency. 聽Both […]
YCAR's 聽2016 Asian Heritage Month event focusing on Filipino voices in Canada was featured in聽The聽Philippine Daily Inquirer聽last week. 聽The event brought together scholars, artists and community organizers for a vibrant discussion on what it means to be Filipino in Canada. 聽The speakers successfully facilitated an engaging discussion聽exploring questions about identity and migration with an enthusiastic […]
On 18 May, 2016, Justin Trudeau delivered a long awaited formal apology for the 1914 Komagata Maru incident in the House of Commons. 聽Ali Kazimi, Associate Professor of聽Cinema & Media Arts at 91亚色 and award winning director of聽Continuous Journey, a聽film on the Komagata Maru incident,聽was interviewed by The Toronto Star and Democracy Now on […]
The two-day symposium on 5-6 October 2016聽will showcase Canadian research on gender issues in India and bring together researchers across disciplines with diverse methodologies, to learn about ongoing research (and gaps) on gender issues in India, to network, collaborate and publish. This will also be a forum to interact with community based organizations (CBOs), NGOs, […]
The exciting program for the 2nd Tamil Studies Symposium (6-7 May 2016) 聽is now available on our website. 聽This year's symposium is organized around the theme of聽Bearing Witness: Unspeakable Crimes, Invisible Atrocities. 聽Check out the full program and event details here. https://yorku.ca/research/ycar/event/tamil-studies-symposium/
Arun Nedra Rodrigo鈥檚 (Humanities) essay in the Studies in Canadian Literature special Komogata Maru issue is now available online. 鈥淎 鈥楯ust Hearing鈥: Reading Shyam Selvadurai鈥檚 The Hungry Ghosts as Counter to State Practice鈥 examines the narrative demands made by the Personal Information Form (PIF) on Tamil refugees who arrived in Canada at the height of […]
A Third Gender: Beautiful Youths in Japanese Prints May 7, 2016 to November 27, 2016 Royal Ontario Museum Curated by Asato Ikeda, Bishop White Postdoctoral Fellow of Japanese Art and Assistant Professor of Art History, Fordhum University The exhibition, A Third Gender, explores the complex system of sexual desire and social expectation from 1603 […]
On April 7, 2016, former UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Navi Pillay, delivered the annual N. Sivalingam Memorial Lecture聽on the topic of聽"Accountability and Justice for International Crimes: Challenges and Achievements". 聽Pillay drew on her experiences and expertise with the UN and as a judge in an international criminal tribunal to highlight how international legal […]
YCAR Research Associate, Thuy Nguyen, will present her work at a public talk聽on disability and social justice at聽Mount Saint Vincent University in Halifax. 聽The event, Re-imagining disability and social justice: A transnational conversation, is sponsored by the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada under the Monitoring Educational Rights for Girls with Disabilities (MRGD) […]