Hong Kong has experienced a very unique history and developmental trajectory – from a collection of small fishing villages on an island to an economic and manufacturing powerhouse at the intersection of cultures, and on to its present-day version teetering between a civic and national identity. Throughout this time, throngs of people from this unique corner of the world have migrated to modern-day Canada and drastically transformed the social make-up of the urban geography of these lands. This course will delve into topics such as identity, acculturation, language education, and many other topics associated with the different generations of Hong Kong diaspora in Canada.
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Dr. Benjamin Cheung is a lecturer in the Department of Psychology and in the Asian Canadian and Asian Migration program at the University of British Columbia. He is also a faculty affiliate with the Hong Kong Studies Initiative. Part of his graduate work was on understanding the process of cultural adaptation among Hong Kong immigrants in Canada (Cheung, Heine, & Chudek, 2011), and he continues to be involved in academic and community activities to support Hong Kong immigrants in Canada.