Canadian Studies Announcements

In This Issue:

Program News

• Eid Mubarak from Canadian Studies!
• Two more new Hildebrand Fellows to travel to Canada this summer:
• Andrew Zhao explores role of Chinatown family associations in immigrant integration
• Allison Evans investigates growth of homeless encampments in semi-rural Ontario
• Former Hildebrand Fellow Caylee Hong appointed professor at University of Alberta Law School

External Events

• DML Canada Day Picnic
• Friends of Canada at SF Pride

Eid Mubarak from Canadian Studies!

Canadian Studies wishes a joyful Eid to our Muslim friends around the world. Eid al-Adha is the second of the two main Islamic holidays, and coincides with the culmination of the Hajj pilgrimage to Mecca. It honors the patriarch Abraham’s obedience to God when ordered to sacrifice his son, Ishmael. Nearly 2 million Canadian Muslims will join in the celebrations, which traditionally center on each family slaughtering a lamb or goat to share with the community.

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PROGRAM NEWS

The Canadian Studies Program is pleased to announce two additional recipients of our Edward E. Hildebrand Graduate Research Fellowship for Summer 2024.

Andrew Zhao is a PhD student in the Department of Political Science studying identity politics and immigration.

Andrew’s Hildebrand Fellowship will support a project exploring the role of Chinatown family associations in either helping or hindering integration in early Canadian Chinatowns. These organizations aided Chinese immigrants in the face of exclusion and violence, with idiosyncratic membership criteria based on surname. Through conducting interviews and visiting field sites, Andrew hopes to learn more about the role of these associations in the lives of early Chinese immigrants to Canada.

Andrew holds a BA in political science and philosophy from the University of Toronto, where he received the Suzanne and Edwin Goodman Prize as the top graduating student in the political science specialization. Before coming to Berkeley, he worked in in public opinion research for several years.

Allison Evans is a PhD student in the Department of City & Regional Planning and a previous Hildebrand Fellowship recipient. Her current research focuses on the recent proliferation of tent encampments in semi-rural areas of Ontario. Most tent encampment research is conducted in major urban areas, with many studies emanating from cities on the US West Coast. Allison’s research aims to shed light on the emergent housing struggles in smaller towns and cities.

Allison’s fellowship will fund her travel to Ontario to conduct preliminary fieldwork for her dissertation. She will explore the mechanisms contributing to encampment formation in in-between places, and highlight new modes of governance emerging in response. Allison aims to contribute to recent debates in urban and rural theory, and to bridge the divide between urban and rural homelessness research.

Allison holds a BES and MES in planning from York University in Toronto, where she researched various housing-related topics, including two peer-reviewed articles about the political economy of student housing and state ambiguities around tent encampments in Toronto.

Former Hildebrand Fellow Caylee Hong Appointed Professor at University of Alberta Law School

Canadian Studies is proud to announce that former Hildebrand Fellow Caylee Hong has been appointed an assistant professor at the University of Alberta’s Faculty of Law, effective July 1, 2025.

Caylee is a PhD candidate in socio-cultural anthropology. Her dissertation explores the long-term impacts of urban oil operations. The Canadian Studies Program funded her to travel to Alberta and British Columbia in 2021, to conduct research on abandoned oil wells. Her research on the afterlives of “orphan” wells received the 2024 Graduate Student Paper Prize from Berkeley’s Center for the Study of Law and Society.

Caylee holds an LLM from the SOAS University of London, an LLB and BCL from McGill University, and a BA from University College Utrecht. She previously clerked for the Federal Court of Canada, and worked as an attorney in New York. Please join us in congratulation Caylee on her new position!

EXTERNAL EVENTS

DML Canada Day Picnic

Sat., June 29 | 11:00 am | San Mateo, CA | RSVP

Celebrate Canada’s 157th birthday at the DML’s annual Canada Day Picnic. Enjoy a family-friendly afternoon of games and activities for all ages and a delicious BBQ. Meet new #sfbaycanadians and reconnect with old friends as we embrace our heritage and celebrate with patriotic pride. Remember to wear your red & white Canada gear, Alum colors or support your favorite Canadian sports team. Bring a lawn chair and enjoy open space and Bay views.

Friends of Canada at SF Pride

Sun., June 30 | 11:00 am | San Francisco, CA | RSVP

The Consulate General of Canada in San Francisco cordially invites Canadians and friends of Canada in the San Francisco Bay Area to march with them in the 54th annual San Francisco Pride Parade. All are welcome to join with friends and family to celebrate diversity and to support the 2SLGBTQI+ members of our communities in California, at home in Canada, and abroad.

The assembly location and time will be announced approximately one week prior to the parade. Please register via Eventbrite to receive updates We hope to see you there!

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