At the end of February, this blog posted notice about and a call for proposals for the York University Graduate School Conference, “Rethinking the Mosaic: Immigration, Settlement and the Lived Experience”. The conference program has now been posted. I am happy to report that children and families are addressed in this conference, including:
The opening plenary includes Mehru Ali, CERIS domain leader in Family, Children and Youth, and Professor at the School of Early Childhood Education, Ryerson University.
A day 2 workshop in the Health and Well-Being section includes Fatima Kediye, School of Early Childhood Education, Ryerson University on the topic of “Somali-Canadian mothers of young children diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder”.
Also on day 2, a series of workshops on the Experiences of Immigrant/Transnational Families, including:
- Christina Parker, OISE/UT on the topic of “Canadian children, immigrant parents: Young ‘Canadians’ research their cultural identity”.
- Lan Zhong, University of Windsor on “The role of the father in Chinese immigrant families”.
- Yvette Michele Gnanamuttu, McGill University, on “Inter-ethnic adoption: In whose best interests?”.
- Marina Morgenshtern, Wilfrid Laurier University, on “Witnessing the socio-political stories of immigrant couples”.
The conference takes place this upcoming week – April 17-18/08. See the CERIS website for more information and to download the complete conference program.
