Ayaka Yoshimizu
@vivadora.bsky.social
Educator, researcher, mother, wife & settler on the land of the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm, Sḵwx̱wú7mesh & səlilwətaɬ peoples. UBC Asian Studies. Asian Diaspora Studies. She/her.
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Ayaka Yoshimizu
@vivadora.bsky.social
· Apr 6
Kiyo | おキヨさん | Transpacific Underground
Oral History | オーラル・ヒストリー Vignettes | 10片のエピソード This translation project was supported by the Powell Street Festival Society. Photographs | 写真
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Proudly announcing the release of new content for my open educational resource Sex and Migration in the Transpacific Underground! Visit “Kiyo” primary sources to access the oral history of Kiyo Tanaka-Goto, a Japanese woman who was running a brothel in Vancouver until 1942. shorturl.at/nGkzb
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One week left to apply! #SeniorManager 💼
We're Hiring! CMS is seeking a Senior Manager to lead and coordinate a dynamic portfolio of research, administrative, and programmatic activities advancing migration-related scholarship, education, and engagement.
📍 UBC Vancouver Campus
🕒 Full-time
🔗 Apply by August 7, 2025: tinyurl.com/35abkv85
📍 UBC Vancouver Campus
🕒 Full-time
🔗 Apply by August 7, 2025: tinyurl.com/35abkv85
Senior Manager, Centre for Migration Studies
Staff - Non Union Job Category M&P - AAPS Job Profile AAPS Salaried - Administration, Level C Job Title Senior Manager, Centre for Migration Studies Department Faculty Publications & Centres |...
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July 31, 2025 at 9:33 PM
One week left to apply! #SeniorManager 💼
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Challenging common myths, Prof. Amanda Cheong and her co-authors reveal that nonresident mothers’ decisions to give birth in Canada are often shaped by complex—and sometimes incidental—factors, rather than by strategic #citizenship planning.
🔗 Read the paper: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
🔗 Read the paper: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Unpacking ‘birth tourism’: incidental citizenship and the diverse migration and reproduction trajectories of nonresident mothers in Canada
Birth tourism in Canada is defined as the practice of giving birth on Canadian soil while on a nonresident visa for the express purpose of enabling the child to obtain Canadian citizenship. Propone...
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July 28, 2025 at 10:53 PM
Challenging common myths, Prof. Amanda Cheong and her co-authors reveal that nonresident mothers’ decisions to give birth in Canada are often shaped by complex—and sometimes incidental—factors, rather than by strategic #citizenship planning.
🔗 Read the paper: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
🔗 Read the paper: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
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📚 Congratulations to CMS affiliate Prof. Ayaka Yoshimizu on the release of her new co-edited volume, "𝘔𝘪𝘨𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘗𝘰𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘤𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘔𝘦𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘥𝘰𝘭𝘰𝘨𝘺: 𝘋𝘰𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘍𝘪𝘦𝘭𝘥𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘬, 𝘋𝘦𝘤𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘗𝘰𝘸𝘦𝘳, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘍𝘰𝘳𝘦𝘨𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘔𝘪𝘨𝘳𝘢𝘯𝘵𝘴’ 𝘗𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘱𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘴"!
Learn more and order the book here: www.routledge.com/Migration-an...
Learn more and order the book here: www.routledge.com/Migration-an...
June 3, 2025 at 4:53 PM
📚 Congratulations to CMS affiliate Prof. Ayaka Yoshimizu on the release of her new co-edited volume, "𝘔𝘪𝘨𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘗𝘰𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘤𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘔𝘦𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘥𝘰𝘭𝘰𝘨𝘺: 𝘋𝘰𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘍𝘪𝘦𝘭𝘥𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘬, 𝘋𝘦𝘤𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘗𝘰𝘸𝘦𝘳, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘍𝘰𝘳𝘦𝘨𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘔𝘪𝘨𝘳𝘢𝘯𝘵𝘴’ 𝘗𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘱𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘴"!
Learn more and order the book here: www.routledge.com/Migration-an...
Learn more and order the book here: www.routledge.com/Migration-an...
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The University Act was never intended to compel “institutional neutrality.” It was the Bacon administration that helped cultivate and disseminate a “perverse interpretation” of the statute, paving the way for an absurd but perilous lawsuit, writes Pheroze Unwalla.
Link: ubyssey.ca/opinion/ubc-...
Link: ubyssey.ca/opinion/ubc-...
Opinion: UBC's Palestine Exception — how re-interpreting the University Act enabled a lawsuit
The University Act was never intended to compel “institutional neutrality.” It was the Bacon administration that helped cultivate and disseminate a “perverse interpretation” of the statute, paving the...
ubyssey.ca
May 30, 2025 at 11:11 PM
The University Act was never intended to compel “institutional neutrality.” It was the Bacon administration that helped cultivate and disseminate a “perverse interpretation” of the statute, paving the way for an absurd but perilous lawsuit, writes Pheroze Unwalla.
Link: ubyssey.ca/opinion/ubc-...
Link: ubyssey.ca/opinion/ubc-...
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Excellent op-ed on the Palestine exception in the context of the University Act and UBC:
ubyssey.ca/opinion/ubc-...
ubyssey.ca/opinion/ubc-...
Opinion: UBC's Palestine Exception — how re-interpreting the University Act enabled a lawsuit
The University Act was never intended to compel “institutional neutrality.” It was the Bacon administration that helped cultivate and disseminate a “perverse interpretation” of the statute, paving the...
ubyssey.ca
May 31, 2025 at 4:35 AM
Excellent op-ed on the Palestine exception in the context of the University Act and UBC:
ubyssey.ca/opinion/ubc-...
ubyssey.ca/opinion/ubc-...
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Two months-long student encampments, a student referendum, a two-day student strike and a 12-day student hunger strike have not persuaded the University of British Columbia’s board of governors to denounce Israel’s military response and divest from the institution’s financial ties to the country.
Did Divestment Protests Succeed at UBC? | The Tyee
Students have fought hard to get UBC to divest from Israel. In response, the university has promised a ‘human rights framework.’
thetyee.ca
April 18, 2025 at 11:34 PM
Two months-long student encampments, a student referendum, a two-day student strike and a 12-day student hunger strike have not persuaded the University of British Columbia’s board of governors to denounce Israel’s military response and divest from the institution’s financial ties to the country.
Proudly announcing the release of new content for my open educational resource Sex and Migration in the Transpacific Underground! Visit “Kiyo” primary sources to access the oral history of Kiyo Tanaka-Goto, a Japanese woman who was running a brothel in Vancouver until 1942. shorturl.at/nGkzb
Kiyo | おキヨさん | Transpacific Underground
Oral History | オーラル・ヒストリー Vignettes | 10片のエピソード This translation project was supported by the Powell Street Festival Society. Photographs | 写真
shorturl.at
April 6, 2025 at 9:45 PM
Proudly announcing the release of new content for my open educational resource Sex and Migration in the Transpacific Underground! Visit “Kiyo” primary sources to access the oral history of Kiyo Tanaka-Goto, a Japanese woman who was running a brothel in Vancouver until 1942. shorturl.at/nGkzb
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A very enlightening discussion of Shiori Ito's explosive documentary "Black Box Diaries" and its complex reception in Japan, coauthored by my friend/colleague Chelsea Szendi Schieder
A very enlightening discussion of Shiori Ito's explosive documentary "Black Box Diaries" and its complex reception in Japan, coauthored by my friend/colleague Chelsea Szendi Schieder
Can Shiori Ito’s documentary open Japan’s black box? ｜Chelsea Szendi Schieder & Atsushi Funahashi
hasenao The country is wracked by ongoing high-profile sexual assault scandals, but Japanese theaters won’t yet screen Ito Shiori’s Oscar-nominated documentary film. An edited version of the text was...
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March 29, 2025 at 2:48 PM
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A very enlightening discussion of Shiori Ito's explosive documentary "Black Box Diaries" and its complex reception in Japan, coauthored by my friend/colleague Chelsea Szendi Schieder
A very enlightening discussion of Shiori Ito's explosive documentary "Black Box Diaries" and its complex reception in Japan, coauthored by my friend/colleague Chelsea Szendi Schieder
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UBC students strike voting is open!
The AMS vote for a UBC student strike March 24 & 25 is live!
Vote here ⤵️
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Vote here ⤵️
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March 14, 2025 at 5:20 AM
UBC students strike voting is open!
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📢 Scholars and all who believe Indigenous Studies programs are needed, please consider signing. York University has suspended admissions to their Indigenous Studies program.
Supportive academics & community members! Please sign this Google Docs letter b4 March 10.
Written by Chris Andersen, Dean Faculty of Native Studies UAlberta & Rob Innes, Chair, Indigenous Studies, McMaster U. in support of #Indigenous Studies at #York U, which administrators propose cutting.
Written by Chris Andersen, Dean Faculty of Native Studies UAlberta & Rob Innes, Chair, Indigenous Studies, McMaster U. in support of #Indigenous Studies at #York U, which administrators propose cutting.
Indigenous Studies Response to York’s Suspension of their Program
Dear Dean McMurtry, Provost Peters, and President Lenton,
As two Indigenous studies administrators (Dr. Chris Andersen is the Dean of the Faculty of Native Studies at the University of Alberta and Dr....
docs.google.com
March 4, 2025 at 3:42 AM
📢 Scholars and all who believe Indigenous Studies programs are needed, please consider signing. York University has suspended admissions to their Indigenous Studies program.
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The Palestinian-Israeli film "No Other Land" has won the Oscar for best documentary feature at this year's Academy Awards.
Watch our interviews with two of the co-directors.
Basel Adra: www.democracynow.org/2025/2/18/ba...
Yuval Abraham: www.democracynow.org/2024/4/5/no_...
Watch our interviews with two of the co-directors.
Basel Adra: www.democracynow.org/2025/2/18/ba...
Yuval Abraham: www.democracynow.org/2024/4/5/no_...
March 3, 2025 at 2:26 AM
The Palestinian-Israeli film "No Other Land" has won the Oscar for best documentary feature at this year's Academy Awards.
Watch our interviews with two of the co-directors.
Basel Adra: www.democracynow.org/2025/2/18/ba...
Yuval Abraham: www.democracynow.org/2024/4/5/no_...
Watch our interviews with two of the co-directors.
Basel Adra: www.democracynow.org/2025/2/18/ba...
Yuval Abraham: www.democracynow.org/2024/4/5/no_...
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Registration:
asia.ubc.ca/events/event...
Hosted by UBC Asian Studies Indigenous Asia Initiative Steering Committee.
Details:
asia.ubc.ca/events/event...
asia.ubc.ca/events/event...
Hosted by UBC Asian Studies Indigenous Asia Initiative Steering Committee.
Details:
asia.ubc.ca/events/event...
Globalizing Indigeneities: Visibilizing Assyrians in the Present - Department of Asian Studies
This talk offers a critical reflection of the invisibility in working on Indigeneity in southwest Asia within the structural imperatives of the academy. It takes up each of these themes by examining t...
asia.ubc.ca
February 18, 2025 at 6:36 PM
Registration:
asia.ubc.ca/events/event...
Hosted by UBC Asian Studies Indigenous Asia Initiative Steering Committee.
Details:
asia.ubc.ca/events/event...
asia.ubc.ca/events/event...
Hosted by UBC Asian Studies Indigenous Asia Initiative Steering Committee.
Details:
asia.ubc.ca/events/event...
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Talk on Assyrians and Indigeneities for Vancouver folks:
Globalizing Indigeneities: Visibilizing Assyrians in the Present
Dr. Mariam Georgis, Assistant Professor of Global Indigeneity (Simon Fraser University)
Feb 26, 2025 | 4 pm–6pm PST (in-person)
Room 120, C.K. Choi Building (1855 West Mall)
Globalizing Indigeneities: Visibilizing Assyrians in the Present
Dr. Mariam Georgis, Assistant Professor of Global Indigeneity (Simon Fraser University)
Feb 26, 2025 | 4 pm–6pm PST (in-person)
Room 120, C.K. Choi Building (1855 West Mall)
Globalizing Indigeneities: Visibilizing Assyrians in the Present - Department of Asian Studies
This talk offers a critical reflection of the invisibility in working on Indigeneity in southwest Asia within the structural imperatives of the academy. It takes up each of these themes by examining t...
asia.ubc.ca
February 18, 2025 at 6:36 PM
Talk on Assyrians and Indigeneities for Vancouver folks:
Globalizing Indigeneities: Visibilizing Assyrians in the Present
Dr. Mariam Georgis, Assistant Professor of Global Indigeneity (Simon Fraser University)
Feb 26, 2025 | 4 pm–6pm PST (in-person)
Room 120, C.K. Choi Building (1855 West Mall)
Globalizing Indigeneities: Visibilizing Assyrians in the Present
Dr. Mariam Georgis, Assistant Professor of Global Indigeneity (Simon Fraser University)
Feb 26, 2025 | 4 pm–6pm PST (in-person)
Room 120, C.K. Choi Building (1855 West Mall)