Marissa Largo, York University

Research

Filipinx queer transgender Ontario Catholic education research-creation kuwentohan gender identity equity policy

Latest funding

The Biyuti Project: Queer and Trans Filipinx Youth in Ontario Catholic Education
SSHRC · 2024 · Principal investigator
$19,032
FilipiNEXT: Filipinx Studies in Canada and Beyond
SSHRC · 2021 · Co-investigator
$23,693

The Biyuti Project: Queer and Trans Filipinx Youth in Ontario Catholic Education

Principal investigatorSSHRC2024Insight Development Grant

Principal investigators: Largo, Marissa

Keywords: Filipinx; queer; transgender; Ontario Catholic education; research-creation; kuwentohan; gender identity; equity policy; Filipino diaspora; intersectionality

$19,032

FilipiNEXT: Filipinx Studies in Canada and Beyond

Co-investigatorSSHRC2021Connection Grants

Principal investigators: Mecija, Casey

Keywords: Filipino/a diasporic studies; Filipinx studies; migration studies; labour studies; transnational feminisms; media studies; sound studies; performance studies; gender and sexuality studies; postcolonial studies

$23,693

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: Filipinx Dear Professor Largo, 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 filipinx 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 "The Biyuti Project: Queer and Trans Filipinx Youth in Ontario Catholic Education" (2024), 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]