Ethel Tungohan
Canada Research Chair in Canadian Migration Policy, Impacts and Activism; Associate Professor
Department of Politics, York University
Research keywords: Migrant activism; temporary labour migration and immigration policies; care work; social movements
Ethel Tungohan is a Canada Research Chair in Canadian Migration Policy, Impacts and Activism and an Associate Professor in the Department of Politics at York University. Her research looks at migrant activism, temporary labour migration and immigration policies, care work, and social movements.
She is a strong proponent of socially engaged research and works closely with organizations such as the Migrant Resource Centre Canada (MRCC), Migrante-Alberta, and Gabriela-Ontario. Recently, she has collaborated with MRCC and Gabriela-Ontario on a participatory photovoice project examining the experiences of Filipina Careworkers during and after COVID-19 (see www.filipinacareworkers.com).
In 2022, her book, “Containing Diversity: Canada and the Politics of Immigration in the 21st Century,” co-authored with Yasmeen Abu Laban and Christina Gabriel, was released by the University of Toronto Press. In 2023, her solo-authored book, “Care Activism: Migrant Domestic Workers, Communities of Care, and Movement-Building,” will be released by the University of Illinois Press.
She is a strong proponent of socially engaged research and works closely with organizations such as the Migrant Resource Centre Canada (MRCC), Migrante-Alberta, and Gabriela-Ontario. Recently, she has collaborated with MRCC and Gabriela-Ontario on a participatory photovoice project examining the experiences of Filipina Careworkers during and after COVID-19 (see www.filipinacareworkers.com).
In 2022, her book, “Containing Diversity: Canada and the Politics of Immigration in the 21st Century,” co-authored with Yasmeen Abu Laban and Christina Gabriel, was released by the University of Toronto Press. In 2023, her solo-authored book, “Care Activism: Migrant Domestic Workers, Communities of Care, and Movement-Building,” will be released by the University of Illinois Press.