Neo-racism Against Chinese Scientists: Consequences for the Scientific Enterprise in the US with a Discussion about the Situation in Canada This presentation observes patterns of racial profiling, which we conceptualize as neo-racism, against scientists of Chinese descent in the United States. Following the US Department of Justice’s China Initiative, Chinese, Chinese American, and other Asian … Continue reading Hosted by the York Centre for Asian Research: “Neo-Racism Against Chinese Scientists” →

“Academic Freedom, Democracy, and the NSERC National Security Guidelines”, featuring Victor V. Ramraj, and sponsored by the centre for Global Studies and the Centre for Asia-Pacific Initiatives at the University of Victoria. Register here: https://uvic.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZ0uc-GoqjgjGtQkSpaQZmKg2eE5fKNqXggX The workshop offers some critical reflections and constructive suggestions on theNSERC National Security Guidelines for Research Partnerships. After a brief review and … Continue reading “Academic Freedom, Democracy, and the NSERC National Security Guidelines” →

On April 26th, please join us for “Worker and Union Solidarity with China: Why and How?” featuring ULCA Labour Centre Director, Kent Wong. This event will have some very interesting discussion, it is not one to be missed! Canada-China Focus Presents a webinar with Kent Wong, Director, UCLA Labor Center, founding president, Asian Pacific American … Continue reading “Worker and Union Solidarity with China: Why and How?” →

The Toronto Canada-China Friendship Association invites you to: "Landfill: Alternative & Proactive Strategies and Innovative Technologies for the Air, Land and Water both for Landfill and Land Use, and Some Examples of China's Practices and Initiatives​", with Dr. You-Zhi Tang. Dr. You-Zhi Tang is an internationally recognized cleantech and sustainable development expert. He has served in a … Continue reading “Landfill: Alternative & Proactive Strategies and Innovative Technologies for the Air, Land and Water both for Landfill and Land Use, and Some Examples of China’s Practices and Initiatives​” →

Please join us on October 24th, either in-person OR virtually, for this upcoming conference co-hosted with Carleton University's Norman Patersen School of International Affairs! Is the Canadian government succumbing to US pressure in regard to its China and Asia Pacific policies? Are Chinese Canadian researchers being unjustly targeted by security agencies as potential ‘spies’? What … Continue reading CCF and NPSIA present: “HardTalk: Canada and the Asia Pacific” →

For more info and registration, visit: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/the-battle-for-chinatowns-across-canada-tickets-467985095017?aff=odeimcmailchimp&mc_cid=b6d1ad7d44 During this coronavirus pandemic, Chinatowns across Canada have been under attack, experiencing property destruction, vandalism, theft, and graffiti, and have been the sites of numerous physical and verbal assaults. Combined with recent real estate development pressures, these ethnic enclaves have encountered tremendous amounts of turmoil that have had … Continue reading The Chinese Canadian Historical Society of BC presents: 2022 Paul and Eileen Lin Commemorative Lecture →

Register at: https://uvic.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZItd-2rrD4tH9dGis70ro8-C099LaQ4W3VS#/registration   David Brophy is a historian of China at the University of Sydney, a commentator on Australia-China Relations, and the author of China Panic: Australia’s Alternative to Paranoia and Pandering (Black Inc. 2021). In his academic work he specialises in the history of Xinjiang and the Uyghurs. His first book was a … Continue reading CCF presents: “A Talk with David Brophy, author of ‘China Panic'” →

Reserve here: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/my-journey-my-roots-what-is-the-state-of-antiracism-today-tickets-851055559087?utm-campaign=social&utm-content=attendeeshare&utm-medium=discovery&utm-term=listing&utm-source=cp&aff=ebdsshcopyurl  To commemorate the often-overlooked Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination, the Pacific Canada Heritage Centre - Museum of Migration Society invited speakers from diverse backgrounds to share and engage in narratives surrounding anti-racism. Using storytelling as a medium to address the lived realities in which racial discrimination manifests itself, combined with … Continue reading Pacific Canada Heritage Centre: My Journey, My Roots – What Is the State of Antiracism Today? →