Graduate Associate
cpfong[at]yorku.ca
Doctoral Student
Graduate Programme in Social Work, York University
Research Keywords:
Identity negotiation of migrants; transnational social movements; Hong Kong diaspora studies
Research Region(s):
Hong Kong
Research Diaspora(s):
Hong Kong Diaspora
Ching Pong is a doctoral student studying social work in York University. Due to the political turmoil in his hometown, he moved to Canada in 2022. As a new immigrant to Canada, he is interested in areas such as identity negotiation of migrants, transnational social movements, Hong Kong diaspora studies, etc. Before moving to Canada, he had experience working as a research assistant for the Department of Social Work in the Chinese University of Hong Kong for a project examining youth’s mental distress derived from the social movement in 2019. He is a registered social worker in Ontario and Hong Kong and has over 10 years of expertise working with mainly children and youths in non-profit organizations.