Rayna Friar
Rayna (he/they) is a second-generation immigrant with roots in Malaysia and South India. He is a UBC student living and learning on the traditional, ancestral, and unceded territories of the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish), and sʔəl̀ilwətaʔɬ (Tsleil-Waututh) nations. They are currently pursuing a degree in Cognitive Systems and minoring in ACAM. Rayna is very excited […]
Chhavi Kumar
Hi! My name is Chhavi Kumar (She/Her) and I am a 4th Sociology major and Psychology minor. I am a TA in the UBC Sociology Department and my academic interests include migration, crime and society, and social inequality. I am also interested in international law but more so in working towards making the justice system […]
Joshua Peng
(he, his) Program: Honours in Sociology, Minor in Urban Studies What brings you to the ACAM Dialogues cohort? I am writing my honours thesis on relational narratives of wellbeing among Asian-Canadians. It is a lot of “me-search”, but also an exercise for exploring what it means face-to-face with Asian-Canadians to want to thrive in this […]
Cheng Chi 池骋
She/Her Program: MA in Asian Studies I’m a graduate student in Asian Studies at the University of British Columbia, with a research focus on migration, gender, and collective action. My current work centers on the lived experiences of working-class Chinese immigrant women in Canada, exploring how love, intimacy, and grief both shape and are shaped […]
Keira Lau
she/they Program: human geography Academic activities and interests Recently, I have been looking at settler colonialism, empire, capitalism, and harm reduction What do you do for fun outside of academics? I like to make desserts! Recently been making mango sago, mango sticky rice, mochi, Thai milk tea :p What brings you to the ACAM Dialogues […]
Tanay Suresh
Tanay (he/him) is a third-year undergraduate student completing his degree in Psychology and Gender, Race, Sexuality, and Social Justice (GRSJ) at UBC. Born in Vasai, India, raised (for most of his life) in Singapore, and now living on the traditional, ancestral, and unceded territories of the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm, sḵwx̱wú7mesh, and sʔəl̀ilwətaʔɬ nations, Tanay engages in research […]
Lavleen Walia
Lavleen Walia, She/Her, BSc: 4th year; Major in Biology, Minor in Psychology I am a fourth-year biology major and psychology minor at UBC, deeply passionate about exploring the intersection of mental health and medicine. My academic journey revolves around understanding the intricacies of the mind-body connection, human physiology, and psychology, driven by my fascination with […]
Gabby Abando (Organizer)
Gabby is in the first year of her Master’s degree in sociology at UBC. Her research interests lie at an intersection between urban and community sociology and race and ethnicity studies, looking into the role of social infrastructure in supporting the longevity, inter-connectedness, and local articulations of ethnic community identity. She is the proud daughter […]
Felicity Gutierrez (Organizer)
Felicity (they/them) is a first-generation Filipino migrant humbly living on the traditional, ancestral, and unceded territories of the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish), and sʔəl̀ilwətaʔɬ (Tsleil-Waututh) nations. They are also a fifth-year undergraduate student at the University of British Columbia. Felicity grew up in Manila, summered in Batangas, and was rather abruptly uprooted and repotted […]