Larry Lam | Building Migrant Resilience in Cities/Immigration et résilience en milieu urbain

Emeritus Faculty, Department of Sociology, Faculty of Liberal Arts and Professional Studies

Lawrence Lam is Emeritus Faculty, Department of Sociology, Faculty of Liberal Arts and Professional Studies. Arts, York University. Ares of research are race and ethnic relations, migration and refugee resettlement. Publication: 2018 With Nancy et al, “Living on the Margins: Economic Security among Senior Immigrants in Canada”, Alternate Routes: A Journal of Critical Social Research, Vol. 29, 2018.

Contact

Email: larrylam@yorku.ca

Migration and Refugee Studies; Race and Ethnic Relations; Transnationalism and Diaspora.

Gazso, A., Borras, J., Phonepraseuth, J., Mandell, N., Lam, L., & Man, G. A Qualitative Exploration of the Relationship between Human and Social Capital in the Settlement of Chinese and South Asian Immigrants in Canada. Paper to be submitted to Canadian Ethnic Studies.

Gazso, A., Borras, J., Phonepraseuth, J., Mandell, N., Lam, L. and Man, G. (June 2021). “Life Course Capital and Income (In)Security among Recently Arrived Canadian Immigrants from South Asian and China”. Canadian Sociological Association, Edmonton, AB

Phonepraseuth, J., Borras, J., Mandell, N., and Lam, L. (June 2021). “Studying Abroad: Experiences and Challenges of South Asian and Chinese International Students”. Canadian Sociological Association, Edmonton, AB

Phonepraseuth, J., Borras, J., Mandell, N., and Lam, L., Gazso, A., & Man, G. (June 2021). “Is Settlement a ‘Family Affair’? Families as Sources of Support and Stress during Settlement”. Canadian Sociological Association, Edmonton, AB

Mandell, N., Phonepraseuth, J., Borras, J., & Lam, L. South Asian and Chinese International Students in Canada: The Role of Social Connections in their Settlement and Integration. Comparative and International Education, forthcoming.

Mandell, N., Borras, J., Phonepraseuth, J. & Lam, L., Studying Abroad: Experiences and Challenges of South Asian and Chinese International Students. In Leaving to Learn: Mapping the place of resilience in the journeys of international students to Canada, edited by S. Ghosh, L.Veronis and M. Walton-Roberts. Vancouver: UBC Press, forthcoming.

Mandell, N., Phonepraseuth, J., Borras, J., Lam, L. Gazso, A., & Man, G. The Role of Families in the Settlement and Integration of Newcomers to Canada in V. Preston, J. Shields and T. Bedard (eds). Resilience and Integrating International Migrants in Cities in Canada, forthcoming.

Mandell, N., Phonepraseuth, J., Borras, J., & Lam, L. Challenges of South Asian and Chinese International Students: Becoming Embedded in Networks of support. Comparative and International Education, submitted.

Gazso, A., Borras, J., Lam, L., Mandell, N. & Man, G. Income insecurity of South Asian and Chinese households in the York Region, in progress.

Mandell, N., L. Lam, J. Borras, and J. Phonepraseuth. (2018). Living on the margins: Economic security among senior immigrants in Canada. Alternate Routes: A Journal of Critical Social Research, 29.

Stalled Mobility? Income Inequality and Intergenerational Relationships Among Newcomer South Asian and Chinese Households in York Region

Presentations

Phonepraseuth, J., Borras, J., Mandell, N., Lam, L., Gazso, A., Man, G. 2023. “Evaluating Community-Academic Research Partnerships: From the Perspective of Graduate Students”. BMRC-IRMU Final Partnership Meeting, Gatineau, October 12, 2023.
Chan, H., Borras, J., Mandell, N., Lam, L., Phonepraseuth, J., Ghosh, S., El Hakmi, S., Shahidnia, S., & Din, N. (October 2023). “University to Work Transitions of International Students in Canada”, York University Dean's Award for Research Excellence (DARE) Celebration Event , Toronto, ON.
Phonepraseuth, J., Borras, J., Mandell, N., & Lam, L. (2022, April). University-To-Work Transitions: Experiences of Chinese and South Asian International Students. In BMRC Webinar: Mapping the Journeys of International Students’ Resilience, April 21, 2022.
Mandell, N., Phonepraseuth, J., Borras, J., Lam, L., Gazso, A., & Man, G. (2021, May). Is Settlement a “Family affair”? Families as Sources of Support and Stress during Newcomer Settlement. In Migrant Resilience in Canadian Cities: People, Institutions and Policies webinar on Immigrant families: A Source of Resilience, May 26, 2021.