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Look back at the IMISCOE 2026 workshop “Racialised Positionalities in Research on Asian Diasporas”
The 23rd Annual IMISCOE Conference took place in Girona, Spain on June 29th - July 2nd, 2026. IMISCOE, the International Migration Research Network, is the largest interdisciplinary network of migration researchers. Alison (she/her) had the opportunity to help organize “Racialised Positionalities in Research on Asian Diasporas: Reflexivity, Methodology, and Collaboration”, a workshop dedicated to creating a space for open dialogue on how a researcher’s racial identity shapes their research design.
Celebrating 6 years of Asian Voices Europe
Over the past 6 years, Asian Voices Europe has grown. From meeting up as an ad hoc peer support group on Google Meet during the COVID-19 pandemic, officially registering as a charity organization in the Netherlands, to becoming the first Asian-run organization to consult the European Commission on anti-racism, our work has developed into a permanent project.
EU Anti-Racism Strategy 2026-2030: A Toothless Strategy?
Racism is not only a matter of hate speech or individual prejudice. It is embedded in institutions, laws, healthcare, education systems, housing, and labor markets. We examine the European Commission’s new EU Anti-Racism Strategy 2026–2030. As youth participation fades and anti-Asian racism remains peripheral, we ask: what does a strategy mean if it names inequality without transforming it?