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Professor Lai is standing in front of a projector screen that reads: Experiences of older South Asain migrants in Hong Kong: From qualitative research to movie creation. He is looking at the camera smiling.
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Experiences of older South Asian migrants in Hong Kong

Peak Web July 20, 2022

By: Nercya Kalino, Staff Writer On July 6, SFU’s department of gerontology held a free public lecture presented by Dr. Daniel W. L. Lai, dean of the faculty of social sciences at Hong Kong Baptist University. Lai is also an adjunct professor in the department of gerontology at SFU.  The presentation discussed the experiences of older South Asian migrants in Hong Kong. Lai’s mixed method research investigated ethnic Chinese and South Asian populations. Mixed method research is the use of more than one research methodologies such as qualitative and quantitative research processes. The topic highlighted ethnic minority groups whose needs are…

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SFU gerontology department hosts information session

News November 20, 2020

Written by: Mahdi Dialden, News Writer  SFU department of gerontology hosted an information session for students interested in the program on November 5, 2020. The Department Chair Habib Chaudhury, Graduate Program Chair Barbara A. Mitchell, Department Manager Anne Marie Barrett,…

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