HKU Research Hub of Population Studies Conference Series: Conference on Migration in East and Southeast Asia

Date:

(Day 1) April 16, 2026

(Day 2) April 17, 2026

Time:

9:45 am - 5:30 pm

9:45 am - 11:30 am

Venue:

Social Sciences Chamber
11/F, The Jockey Club Tower
Centennial Campus

Details

Professor Rhacel S. Parrenas

Doris Stevens Professor in Women’s Studies
Professor of Sociology and Gender and Sexuality Studies
Department of Sociology
Princeton University

Professor Gracia Liu-Farrer

Professor
Graduate School of Asia-Pacific Studies
Waseda University

Professor Kikuko Nagayoshi

Professor
Institute of Social Science
The University of Tokyo

Professor Yasmin Ortiga

Associate Professor of Sociology
School of Social Sciences
Singapore Management University

Professor Arthur Sakamoto

Professor and Acting Academy Director
Academy of Geography, Sociology and International Studies
Hong Kong Baptist University

Dr Yingtong Lai

Research Assistant Professor
Department of Applied Social Sciences
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University

Professor Dirgha Ghimire

Research Professor, Population Studies Center
Faculty Associate, Survey Research Center
Institute for Social Research
University of Michigan

Professor Zai Liang

Distinguished Professor and Chair
Department of Sociology
Past Chair, International Migration Section of the American Sociological Association
University at Albany, State University of New York

Professor Guy Abel

Professor, HKU-100 Scholar
Department of Sociology, Faculty of Social Sciences
Associate Director, Research Hub of Population Studies
The University of Hong Kong

Professor Enze Han

Associate Professor
Department of Politics and Public Administration
Faculty of Social Sciences
The University of Hong Kong

Dr Yue Yuan

Lecturer
Research Institute of Social Development
Southwestern University of Finance and Economics

Professor Meng Bai

Associate Professor
School of Public Policy and Administration
Xi'an Jiaotong University

Professor Aeneas Zi Wang

Jiangsu Province Specially-Appointed Professor
Associate Professor of Sociology
School of Social and Behavioural Sciences
Nanjing University

Professor Ruttiya Bhula-or

Associate Professor
College of Population Studies
Chulalongkorn University

Professor Sou Hyun Jang

Associate Professor
Department of Sociology
Korea University

Dr Chunxue Zhang

Postdoctoral Fellow
HKU Research Hub of Population Studies / Department of Sociology
Faculty of Social Sciences
The University of Hong Kong

Professor Eric Fong

Chair Professor in Sociology
Associate Dean (Postgraduate Education), Faculty of Social Sciences
Director, Research Hub of Population Studies
The University of Hong Kong

Professor William Axinn

Ronald and Deborah Freedman Director
International Research Hub, Institute for Social Research
Research Professor
Survey Research Center and Population Studies Center
Professor of Sociology and Public Policy (by courtesy)
University of Michigan