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When Sobhana Jaya-Madhavan landed in Vancouver 25 years ago from Malaysia, she was told her foreign credentials would make it hard to find employment as a social worker and was encouraged to apply for minimum wage jobs. In this episode, Sobhana is in conversation with Am Johal about the joy of finding community in a new place — and the barriers to employment she experienced as a newcomer to Canada.Sobhana tells stories from her journey as a social worker and public servant, sharing how her dedication to service and relationship-building led her to her current role as SFU’s Associate Vice-President, External Relations, where she liaises with governments and communities to help facilitate social inclusion and reconciliation initiatives at the university.
Author: Sobhana Jaya-Madhavan, Author: Johal, Am, Author: Fiorella Pinillos, Author: Melissa Roach, Author: Paige Smith, Author: Kathy Feng, Author: Alex Abahmed
Date created: 2020-11-24
This personal narrative explores my ancestors journey from Ireland to North America where they settled on the Red River Valley and later the Canadian Prairies, and how my mother made her way to the west coast of Canada. One of a series of Radio Tale audio essays recorded at SFU's CJSF Radio Station.
Author: Harder, Elaine
Date created: 2020-05-18
Program of conference held at Simon Fraser University. Speakers' topics addressed gender and cross border health care issues.
Author: SFU Women's Studies Department, Author: Ruth Wynn Woodward Professor, Author: Economic Security Project
Date created: 2004-02-10
Poster of conference held at Simon Fraser University. Speakers' topics addressed gender and cross border health care issues.
Author: SFU Women's Studies Department, Author: Ruth Wynn Woodward Professor, Author: Gender, Sexuality and Women's Studies Department
Date created: 2004-02-10
Habiba Zaman spoke on the feminization of migration, and the implications of poverty, employment opportunity and the typical female skill-set.
Author: SFU Women's Studies Department, Author: SFU Department of Gender, Sexuality, and Women’s Studies
Date created: 2001-03-21
Habiba Zaman spoke on the feminization of migration, and the implications of poverty, employment opportunity and the typical female skill-set. The calendar show the other events hosted during the Arts Colloquium Series.
Author: SFU Women's Studies Department, Author: SFU Department of Gender, Sexuality, and Women’s Studies
Date created: 2001-03-21
Film screening on how three Latina immigrants struggled to survive in LA sweatshops. They embarked on a three year fight to win basic labor protections.
Author: UBC Department of Sociology, Author: SFU Department of Gender, Sexuality, and Women’s Studies
Date created: 2009-10-30
Forum on Filipino women in Canada. Themes included human rights, systematic racism and immigration, violence against women, challenges for women migrant workers and young women and their issues.
Author: Philippine Women Centre of BC
Date created: 1999-03-11