Professional Services

Professional Activities

Editorial Board

    • Demography, Deputy Editor (2018-present)

    • International Migration Review (2018-present)

    • Social Science Research (2014-present)

    • American Sociological Review (2003-2004, 2019 - present)

    • Chinese Journal of Sociology (2019- present)

    • Social Forces (2014-2018)

    • Book Series Editor, Asian Canadian Studies Book Series, University of Toronto Press (2012-present)

    • Journal of Population Studies (2011-present)

    • Book Series, Global Migration and China, Zhejiang University Press and K.U. Leuven Press (2012-present)

    • Journal of Immigrant and Refugee Studies (2013-present)

    • International Journal of Population Studies (2010-2012)

    • Rationality and Society (1988-1992)

Advisory Member

    • Adviser, Pearl River Delta Social Research Center, Chinese University of Hong Kong (2012-present)

    • Academic Counsel, Center for Chinese Entrepreneur Studies, Tsinghua University, China (2012-present)

    • International Advisory Committee, The Urban China Research Network (2012-present)

Professional Association Offices

    • Chair, International Migration Section, American Sociological Association (2012-2013)

    • President, Canadian Population Society (2012-present)

    • Chair-Elect, International Migration Section, American Sociological Association (2011-12)

    • Member, Life Time Achievement Award Committee, Community and Urban Sociology Section, American Sociological Association (2011-2012)

    • Member, Publication Committee, Community and Urban Studies Section, American Sociological Association (2010-2012)

    • Member, Nomination Committee, Sociology of Population Section, American Sociological Association (2010-2011)

    • Vice President, Canadian Population Society (2010-2012)

    • Board Member, RC31 Sociology of Migration, International Sociological Association (2006-present)

    • Chair, 2001 Census Edited Volume, Canadian Population Society (2003-2010)

    • President, North American Chinese Sociologist Association (2007-2009)

    • Member, National Committee, Canadian Population Society (2006)

    • Council Member, Federation of Canadian Demographers (2005-2008, appointed by Canadian Population Society)

    • Secretary, Board of Directors, North American Chinese Sociologist Association (2002-2004)

    • Committee member, Thomas and Znaniecki Book Award, Section on International Migration, American Sociological Association (2003-2004)

    • Member, Board of Directors, North American Chinese Sociologist Association (2001-2004)

    • Council Member, Section on International Migration, American Sociological Association (2001-2004)

    • Councilor, Canadian Population Society (2000-2002)

    • Committee of Park's Best Paper Award, Section on Community and Urban Sociology, American Sociological Association (2000)

    • Treasurer, Alpha Kappa Delta (International Sociology Society), Greensboro Chapter (1985-1986)

Professional Meetings: Session Organizer

    • Organizer, International Conference on Migration and Identity: Perspectives from Asia, Europe, And North America, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong (2015)

    • Organizer, Session on “Assimilation and Integration.” (3 sessions) Population Association of America, San Diego (2015)

    • Organizer, Session on “Immigrant Settlement: From Enclaves to New Destination” Population Association of America, Boston (2014)

    • Organizer, Session on “Racial and Ethnic Residential Patterns in the US and Canada” Population Association of America, New Orleans (2013)

    • Session Organizer, Session on Race and Ethnic Residential Patterns in the US and Canada, Annual Meeting of the Population Association of America (2013)

    • Chair, Session on “Racial and Ethnic Residential Patterns in the US and Canada” Population Association of America, New Orleans (2013)

    • Organizer, Canadian Population Association Annual Meeting (2011-12)

    • Co-Organizer, Conference on Immigration in Multi-Ethnic Contexts: An International Comparison, National Tawian University (2009)

    • Organizer, Session on The City, Communities and Immigration. Annual Meeting of the American Sociological Association (2009)

    • Session Organizer, Session on Race and Ethnic Relations in Multiethnic Cities. The 16th Congress of International Union of Anthropological and Ethnological Sciences (2009)

    • Session Organizer, Session on Multiethnic Cities. Annual Meeting of the American Sociological Association (2007)

    • Organizer, Conference on Perspectives of Chinese Ethnic Economy, University of Toronto (2000)

    • Co-organizer, Annual Meetings of the North American Chinese Sociological Association, Washington, D.C. (2000)

    • Session Organizer, Thematic Session on Asians and Race Relations in the U.S. and Canada: Emerging Patterns, Increasing Diversity. The American Sociological Association Meeting (2000)

    • Section Organizer for Community and Urban Sociology Roundtables Session. The American Sociological Association Meeting (1997)

    • Organizer for the First Interdisciplinary Population Studies Meeting in Ontario (1997)

    • Section Organizer for the Session on Residential Segregation in Comparative Perspective. The Population Association of America Meeting (1996)

    • Session Organizer for the Session on Immigration. The Canadian Population Society Meeting (1995)

Professional Meetings: Invited Chair and Discussant

    • Discussant, The Next Generation of Urban China Research, The Urban China Research Network, Brown University (2015)

    • Chair, session on Assimilation and Integration. Population Association of American Annual Meeting (2015).

    • Chair, session on Assimilation and Integration: International Perspectives. Population Association of American Annual Meeting (2015).

    • Discussant, International Conference on Contemporary Urban China Research: Fostering the Next Generation of Urban China Scholars, Guangzhou, China.(2013)

    • Table Presider, Roundtable section, International Migration, American Sociological Association (2012)

    • Discussant, section on Migrants/Minorities. International Conference on Spatial and Social Transformation in Urban China (2012)

    • Panel Discussant, Mapping the 21st Century, Directions, Dangers, and Opportunities, Munk School of Global Affairs, University of Toronto (2012)

    • Discussant, section on Concentrated Disadvantage: Racial and Ethnic Variation. Population Association of America Annual Meeting (2012)

    • Discussant, section on Sources of Racial and Ethnic Differentiation in Residential Space. TPopulation Association of America Annual Meeting (2008)

    • Chair, session on Multiethnic Cities. American Sociological Association Annual Meeting (2007)

    • Chair, session on Urban Neighborhood and Ethnicity. International Conference on Population Geographies (2007)

    • Discussant for the Session on Migration and Educational Attainment. The Population Association of America Meeting (1998)

    • Section Chair for the Session on Patterns and Trends in Spatial Separation. The Population Association of America Annual Meeting (1994)

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Services at the University of Toronto

Courses Taught at Department of Sociology, University of Toronto

    • Undergraduate Courses

    • Ethnicity, Asian Communities in Canada, Logic of Social Inquiry

    • Graduate Courses

    • Ethnic Relations, Social Demography

Administrative Responsibilities and Committee Involvement - University of Toronto

    • Associate Director, Asian Canadian Studies Minor Program, Canadian Studies Program (2013-2014)

    • Acting Director, Ethnic,Immigration, and Pluralism Studies (2012-2013)

    • Committee Members, Ethnic, Immigration, and Pluralism Studies (1994-2012)

    • University Committee on Human Subjects in Research (2002-present)

    • Professor Search Committee, Emmanuel College, Principal’s Representative (2007)

    • Acting Associate Chair, Graduate Program, Department of Sociology (2005-2006)

    • Chair, Data Committee, The Joint Center of Excellence for Research on Immigration and Settlement (2004-2006)

    • University Research Advisory Board (2000)

    • Acting Associate Dean - Research Initiatives, Faculty of Arts and Science (2000)

    • Data Committee, The Joint Center of Excellence for Research on Immigration and Settlement (1997-2000)

    • Assistant Professor Search Committee, Dean’s Representative (2000-2001, 2001-2002, and 2003-2004; 5 searches)

Doctoral Students - Principal Advisor, Department of Sociology, University of Toronto

    • Rima Wilkes (2001), Professor, Department of Sociology, University of British Columbia

    • Emi Ooka (2002), Associate Professor, Kwansei Gakuin University, Japan

    • Linda Lee (2005), Human Resources Development Canada, Ottawa, Canada

    • Xingshan Cao (2005), Biostatistican, Sunnybrook Health Science Center, University of Toronto

    • Alexander Shvarts (2010), Professor of Social Science, University of Guelph-Humber

    • Elic Chan (2014), Lecturer, Department of Sociology, University of British Columbia

Doctoral Students - Dissertation Committee Member, University of Toronto

    • 1999 Mark Pfeifer, Department of Geography (Director of the Hmong Resource Centre Library, Hmong Cultural Center, St. Paul, Minnesota)

    • 2003 Vivienne Poy, Department of History (Member of the Senate, 1998-2012; Chancellor, University of Toronto 2003-2006)

    • 2005 Mike Haan, Department of Sociology (Canada Research Chair in Migration and Ethnic Relations, Director, Collaborative Graduate Program in Migration and Ethnic Relations, Professor of Sociology, Western University)

    • 2005 Ifeanyi Celestine Ezeonu, Department of Sociology (Associate Professor, Department of Sociology, Brock University)

    • 2005 Ghada Bostra, Department of Sociology (Associate Professor, Department of Public Policy and Administration, The American University in Cairo)

    • 2007 Wenhong Chen, Department of Sociology (Associate Professor, Moody College of Communication University of Texas)

    • 2007 Xing Wei, Department of Sociology (Assistant Professor, Department of Sociology, The University of Winnipeg)

    • 2008 Sarath Chandrasekere, Department of Sociology (Sessional Lecturer, Department of Sociology, The University of Toronto)

    • 2010 Rochelle Cote, Department of Sociology (Assistant Professor, Department of Sociology, Memorial University of Newfoundland)

Committee Involvement within Department of Sociology, University of Toronto

    • David Chu’s Professorship in Asia-Pacific Studies Search, Sociology Representative (2007-2008)

    • Tenure Committee (2007, 2008)

    • Executive Committee (2001-2002; 2005-2006)

    • Faculty Recruitment Committee (1994-1995, 1995-1996, 2001-2002, 2003-2004, 2005-2006) (7 assistant professor positions)

    • Graduate Scholarship Committee (1995-1996, 2004-2005, 2005-2006)

    • Graduate Admission Committee (1994-1995, 2004-2005, 2005-2006)

    • Graduate Curriculum Committee (1994-1995, 2001-2002, 2002-2003, 2006-2006)

    • Undergraduate Curriculum Committee (1994-1995, 2003-present)

Services on Committees and Organizations outside the University of Toronto

    • Member, Data Committee (1997-2001)

    • The Joint Center of Excellence for Research on Immigration and Settlement

    • Ph.D. External Examiner (1995)

    • School of Urban and Regional Planning, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Ontario

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Occasional Reviews

Occasional Review for Academic Journals

    • American Journal of Education, American Journal of Sociology, American Sociological Review, Asian and Pacific Migration Journal, Canadian Ethnic Studies, Canadian Journal of Sociology, Canadian Journal of Urban Research, Canadian Public Policy, Canadian Review of Sociology and Anthropology, City and Community, Demography, Ethnic and Racial Studies, Geographical Analysis, Housing Studies, International Migration Review, Journal of Economic Geography, Journal of International Migration and Integration, Research in Community Sociology, Social Forces, Social Science Quarterly, Social Problems, Social Science Research, Sociological Focus, Sociological Forum, Sociological Quarterly, Sociological Spectrum, Journal of Population Studies (Taiwan), Urban Affairs Quarterly

Occasional Review for Academic Press

    • Oxford University Press, Elsevier Press, Canadian Scholar Press, Blackwell, Polity, University of British Columbia Press

Occasional Review for Research Grant Agencies

    • National Science Foundation (Swiss), National Science Foundation (US), Social Science and Humanities Council (Canada), Networks of Centres of Excellence (Canada), Research Grant Council (Hong Kong), National Science Foundation (United Arab Emirates)

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Professional Associations

    • American Sociological Association (1984-present)

    • Population Association of America (1988-present)

    • Canadian Population Society (1994-present)

    • International Sociological Association, RC19 (2000-present)

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Consulting Services

    • Research Consultant. Needs Assessment Study of the Chinese in Mississauga. Chinese Information and Community Services of Greater Toronto

    • (1998)

    • Research Consultant. Survey on How Hong Kong Immigrants View the Future of Hong Kong. Survey on Chinese Attitude on Municipal Election. Fairchild TV.

    • (1997)

    • Research Consultant. Survey on How Hong Kong Immigrants View the Future of Hong Kong. Fairchild TV.

    • (1997)

    • Research Consultant.Survey on the Attitude of Hong Kong Immigrants toward Federal Election. Fairchild TV.

    • (1997)

    • Research Consultant. Survey on How Hong Kong Immigrants View the Future of Hong Kong. Fairchild TV.

    • (1997)

    • Research Consultant. "Systematic Racism and Ethnic Business Participation in the Chinese Community." Anti-Racism Project, Ontario Anti-Racism Secretariat, Ministry of Citizenship.

    • (1995-1996)

    • Chief Consultant. Survey on Chinese in Toronto. Ming Pao News.

    • (1994)

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