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Dr Clelia Clini is a research associate on the project “Migrant Memory and the Postcolonial Imagination (MMPI): British Asian Memory, Identity and Community after Partition”. She has extensive teaching and research experience in the field of Migration, Media, Cultural and Postcolonial Studies. Her research interests include: Migration and Diaspora Studies; forced displacement, arts and mental health; migration, transnational networks and experiences of belonging; narratives of identity and belonging in South Asian diasporic literature and films; immigrants’ experiences in Italy in relation to cinema, media and music.

My research focuses on Chinese migration to Japan and Sino-Japanese mobilities more broadly including media, tourism and international relations. I have a PhD in anthropology from the Australian National University, and was formerly co-convenor for the European Association for Social Anthropology, Anthropology and Mobility Network (ANTHROMOB)

I am Associate Professor of Political Science at the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay, where I am also serving as the Chair of the Public & Environmental Affairs Unit. My research focuses on refugees, migration, human rights, global governance, and U.S. foreign policy. I am currently completing a book about U.S. refugee policy which shows how domestic identity narratives, political polarization, and local meaning-making intervene in global migration governance and refugee responsibility-sharing.

Dr. Cohen's research focuses on three areas: migration, development and nutrition. Since the early 1990s he as studied the impact, structure and outcome of migration from indigenous communities in Oaxaca, Mexico to the US with support from the National Science Foundation. He has also conducted comparative research on Mexican, Dominican and Turkish migration. His work on traditional foods, nutrition and migration was supported by the National Geographic Society. In addition to ongoing work in Oaxaca, he is currently studying the migration of Mexicans to Columbus.

Postdoc Researcher at Utrecht University, Education. I hold a PhD in Educational Sciences from KU Leuven, Belgium, in which I investigated ethnic minority students' experiences of discrimination and belonging in higher education. My current research investigates belonging, racism, and representation inclusion in education.

Ahmet Ertan Çölgeçen is a Ph.D. candidate at Hacettepe University Institute of Turkish Studies. He has published on everyday forms of resistance, precarization, deinstitutionalization, irregular migration and informal work. He is currently working on his dissertation on the transnationalization of the Uyghur diaspora in Turkey and Germany.

Bridget Collrin is a PhD student in the immigration, settlement, and diaspora stream of the Policy Studies program at Toronto Metropolitan University. She holds a dual Master of Arts in Political Science from Carleton University, Ottawa and the University of Lucerne, Switzerland where she developed a research interest in immigration and integration policies in both respective countries. Her past research has examined topics on the construction of discourse on immigration in multilingual democracies, and on the comparative study of integration policies at the municipal level. Bridget’s professional experience working with local resettlement organizations has also greatly shaped her current research interest in exploring how migrant solidarity and hospitality practices are helping to support newcomers in urban centers across Canada and abroad.