Siyuan Yin, Simon Fraser University

Research

migrant workers labor migration essential work mainstream media public discourse advocacy NGOs Canada

Latest funding

Are migrant workers essential? Politics of recognition, representation, and advocacy in labor migration
SSHRC · 2022 · Principal investigator
$34,660
Are migrant workers essential? Politics of recognition, representation, and advocacy in labor migration
SSHRC · 2022 · Principal investigator
$27,544

All 2 grants and awards

Are migrant workers essential? Politics of recognition, representation, and advocacy in labor migration

Principal investigatorSSHRC2022Insight Development Grant

Principal investigators: Yin, Siyuan

Keywords: migrant workers; labor migration; essential work; mainstream media; public discourse; advocacy; NGOs; Canada

$34,660

Are migrant workers essential? Politics of recognition, representation, and advocacy in labor migration

Principal investigatorSSHRC2022Insight Development Grant

Principal investigators: Yin, Siyuan

Keywords: migrant workers; labor migration; essential work; mainstream media; public discourse; advocacy; NGOs; Canada

$27,544

From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.

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Subject: Prospective PhD student: migrant workers Dear Professor Yin, My name is [your name], and I am a [your current degree or role] at [your institution]. I am applying for a PhD position starting in [term and year]. Your research on migrant workers connects closely to my own work on [your research topic]. [One or two sentences on what you did and what you learned.] I also saw your SSHRC-funded project "Are migrant workers essential? Politics of recognition, representation, and advocacy in labor migration" (2022), and I would be glad to contribute to work in that direction. Are you accepting new PhD students for [term and year]? I have attached my CV and transcripts, and I would be glad to talk at a time that suits you. Thank you for your time. Kind regards, [your name]