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
- Ting Guo, Assistant Professor, Language Studies UTSC
- Bernice Hoi Ching Cheung, PhD Candidate, Music
- Maria Lau, Director, RCL Canada-Hong Kong Library
- Mitchell Ma, Ph.D. Candidate, Anthropology UTM
- Chris Song, Assistant Professor, Language Studies UTSC
Faculty Members, University of Toronto
- Felix Cheung, Assistant Professor, Psychology UTSG
- Diana Fu, Associate Professor, Political Science UTSG
- Anup Grewal, Assistant Professor, History UTSG
- Larissa Lai, Professor, Canadian Studies & English UTSG
- Jason Lau, Lecturer, Asian Institute UTSG
- Jennifer Lau, Lecturer, Language Studies UTM
- Yiwen Liu, SSHRC Postdoctoral Fellow, Language Studies UTSC
Faculty Members Outside University of Toronto
- Sam Choi, Faculty Member, International Business University
- Fidelia Lam, Assistant Professor, Liberal Arts and Science, OCAD University
- Rick Sin, Lecturer, Social Work, York University
- Wendy Siuyi Wong, Professor, Design, York University
- Yuk-Lin Renita Wong, Professor, Social Work, York University
- Kennedy Chi-pan Wong, Assistant Professor, Sociology, King’s University
Graduate Students, University of Toronto
- Roland Cheng, PhD Student, Human Geography UTSG
- Hiu Fung Chung, PhD Student, Faculty of Information
- Lanya Feng, PhD Candidate, History UTSG
- Quinton Huang, PhD Candidate, History UTSG
- Alexis Lai, PhD Candidate, East Asian Studies UTSG
- Heidi Lee, MI Student, Faculty of Information
- Peter Lok, MTS Student, Theology UTSG
- Yukiko Kobayashi Lui, SJD Candidate, Henry N.R. Jackman Faculty of Law
- Atlantis Leung, MA Student, History UTSG
- Koby Song-Nichols, SJD Candidate, History UTSG
- Tiffany Tin Yuet Tam, MEd Student, Ontario Institute for Studies in Education
- Pamela Tsui, PhD Candidate, Sociology UTSG
- Alex Kachun Wong, PhD Student, John H. Daniels Faculty of Architecture, Landscape and Design
- Gigi Wong, PhD Student, Faculty of Information
Graduate Students Outside University of Toronto
- Christie Chan, MA Student, Anthropology, York University
- Eunice Leong-ming Chan, PhD Candidate, School of Social Sciences, Lancaster University
- Po Ki Chan, PhD. Candidate, Design and Computation Arts, Concordia University
- Bernice Chau, PhD Student, Literature, University of California San Diego
- Yu-chen Chen, PhD Candidate, Political Science, York University
- Justin Cheng, PhD Student, University of Michigan
- Janice Cheung, PhD Candidate, Humanities, Concordia University
- Alex Fong, PhD Candidate, Social Work, York University
- Michelle Wong, PhD Candidate, Cultural Studies, Queen’s University
Staff, University of Toronto
- Elizabeth Parke, Faculty Programming Development Officer, Center for Research & Innovation Support
- Jason Wong, Archivist, Richard Charles Lee Canada-Hong Kong Library
Community Members, Outside University of Toronto
- Kelvin Chow, Independent Researcher, History
- Carl Lau, Independent Researcher, Anthropology
- Ruby Hay-Lam Yuen, Archivist, Archives of Ontario
- Magdelena Tang, Teaching Artist, Sistema Toronto
- May Yu, Independent Researcher, Cultural Studies