This working group fosters dialogue and scholarship that reflect the complexity and diversity of Hong Kong Canadian experiences. The Hong Kong Canadian diaspora is rooted in a long history of migration, from Chinese railroad workers from the 19th century, to citizens who left the city due to the 1997 handover, and most recently, the Hongkongers who left since 2019. We critically engage with how Hong Kong Canadian identities are constructed, negotiated, and represented across different generations, challenging in particular the dominance of overtly historical approaches and the lack of differentiation between “Hong Kong” and “Chinese” identities. This distinction – though often overlooked in academic literature – holds significance in the everyday lives of Hong Kong Canadians.
Leads
- Chris Song, Assistant Professor, UTSC Language Studies
- Maria Lau, Director, RCL Canada-Hong Kong Library
- Ting Guo, Assistant Professor, UTSC Language Studies
- Mitchell Ma, Ph.D. Candidate, UTM Anthropology
- Bernice Hoi Ching Cheung, Ph.D. Candidate, Music
Faculty Members, University of Toronto
- Felix Cheung, Assistant Professor, Psychology
- Diana Fu, Associate Professor, A&S Political Science
- Anup Grewal, Assistant Professor, History
- Larissa Lai, Professor, Canadian Studies & English
- Jason Lau, Lecturer, Asian Institute
- Jennifer Lau, Lecturer, UTM Language Studies
- Yiwen Liu, SSHRC Postdoctoral Fellow, UTSC Language Studies
Faculty Members Outside University of Toronto
- Fidelia Lam, Liberal Arts and Science, OCAD University
- Rick Sin (Lecturer), Social Work, York University
- Wendy Siuyi Wong, Professor, Design, York University
- Yuk-Lin Renita Wong, Social Work, York University
Graduate Students, University of Toronto
- Roland Cheng, Ph.D. Student, UTSC Human Geography
- Hiu Fung Chung, Ph.D. Student, Information
- Lanya Feng, Ph.D. Candidate, History
- Quinton Huang, Ph.D. Student, History
- Alexis Lai, PhD Student, Department of East Asian Studies
- Heidi Lee, MI Student, Information
- Yukiko Kobayashi Lui, SJD Candidate, Law
- Koby Song-Nichols Ph.D. Candidate, Department of History
- Tiffany Tin Yuet Tam, MEd Student, Ontario Institute for Studies in Education
- Pamela Tsui, Ph.D. Candidate, UTM Sociology
- Alex Kachun Wong, Ph.D. Student, Architecture, Landscape, and Design
- Gigi Wong, PhD Student, Information
Graduate Students Outside University of Toronto
- Christie Chan, Anthropology, York University
- Po Ki Chan, Design and Computation Arts, Concordia University
- Bernice Chau, Literature, University of California San Diego
- Janice Cheung, Humanities, Concordia University
- Alex Fong, Social Work, York University
- Peter Lok, (MTS), Toronto School of Theology
- Michelle Wong, Cultural Studies, Queen’s University
Staff Members, University of Toronto
- Elizabeth Parke, Faculty Programming Development Officer, Center for Research & Innovation Support
Community Professionals
- Tammy Lai-Ming Ho, Richard Charles Lee Canada-Hong Kong Library
- Carl Lau, Anthropology, independent researcher
- Magdelena Tang, Teaching Artist, Sistema Toronto
- May Yu, Cultural Studies, independent researcher
- Ruby Hay-Lam Yuen, Special Collections Archivist, Chinese Canadian Archive, Toronto Public Library