Migrant Care Worker Precarity Project
I am a research team member for the Understanding Precarity in BC Partnership (UP-BC). UP-BC is a collaboration with the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives and SFU's Labour Studies Program. My research contribution includes co-leading the “Exploring the Intersections of Immigration Policy, Racism, and Precarity for Migrant Care Workers” study in collaboration with the Vancouver Committee for Domestic Workers and Caregivers Rights. Funding: Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada through UP-BC. www.understandingprecarity.ca/mcwp
BC Human Rights Education Project
I am the lead investigator of a comprehensive examination of human rights education (HRE) in British Columbia. The project aims to conduct an environmental scan of existing HRE initiatives, resources, and practitioners across formal and informal educational settings. The project aims to deliver a comprehensive report that informs educational planning for the next five years. Funding: BC Office of the Human Rights Commissioner.
Tender Labour & Storied Migrations
This multimodal ethnographic project employed storytelling and visual methods with Filipinx-Canadian youths to explore their experiences of parental labour migration and long-term family separation. This work has culminated into my forthcoming book, Tender Labour (UBC Press), exploring migrant youths' paid and unpaid labour including affective and relational work, hope, and life-building in the context of mother-away families.
Local Immigration Partnership (LIP) Feasibility Study
I was Co-Principal Investigator of a TRU-based research team working with Kamloops Immigrant Service (KIS) to conduct a Local Immigration Partnership (LIP) feasibility study. We examined cross-sectoral possibilities in the Thompson-Nicola Valley region for collaborating and creating more welcoming communities. Funding: TRU Community-Engaged Research Award.