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Canada 150 Conference on Migration of Bengalis
October 27, 2017
Paper presentations by speakers from both academia and the community at this 2-day conference on:
- Migration and Settlement of Bengalis: History, Demography, Religion, and Health Issues
- Gender Culture, Family, and Work: Stories of Migration
- Multiculturalism, Bengali Organizations, and Social Justice Issues
- Canadian Bengali Youths: Identity, Social, Cultural, and Family Life
Concurrent roundtable discussion with community members on topics of Migration, Settlement Experience and Community Service; Multiculturalism, Diversity, Activism, and Social Justice.
Keynote speakers
- Dr. Tania Das Gupta
- Dr. C. Emdad Haque
Organizers
- Dr. Habiba Zaman, Professor, SFU GSWS
- Dr. Sanzida Habib, Research Associate, UBC CISAR
Date
September 16 & 17, 2017
(Saturday & Sunday)
Time
9:00am to 4:30pm
Place
Saturday, September 16: SFU Harbour Centre
To register for this session, click on "Canada 150 Conference on Migration of Bengalis" at sfu.ca/reserve.
Sunday, September 17: UBC Institute of Asian Research
To register for this session, send an email to gswsmgr@sfu.ca
Sponsors
- Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) Canada
- Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences (FASS) Dean's Office, SFU
- Department of Gender, Sexuality, and Women's Studies (GSWS), SFU
- Centre for India and South Asia Research (CISAR), UBC
- Dr. Hari Shama Foundation
- David See-chai Lam Centre for International Communication, SFU
- Institute for the Humanities, SFU
- Departments of History, and Sociology & Anthropology, SFU
- School for International Studies, SFU