HISTORY BUFF: The Chinese laundries of Nelson
Tressa Ford (Nelson Museum, Archives & Gallery), Melody Yun Ya Ma, Dr. Yao Xiao, Nelson Star

An overview of the history of Chinese laundries in Nelson, BC.

Who needs Cantonese, who speaks? Whispers across mountains, delta, and waterfronts.
Dr. Yao Xiao, Cultural Studies, Volume 31(4)

Examines how Cantonese language politics are unevenly lived across diaspora, with implications for language access and cultural policy in multicultural societies.

Chinese Pride? Searching Between Gendered Diasporas and Multicultural States
Dr. Yao Xiao, UBC

Investigating the complexity of Chinese identities, cultures, and pride, especially in Canadian multicultural cities where Chinese diasporas have significant presences.

Community Engagement with Cultural Communities
Melody Yun Ya Ma, Planning West (Planning Institute of BC), Volume 60(2)

Rethinks urban planning engagement with ethnocultural communities, highlighting best practices for inclusive policy-making.

Cultural studies in interhemispheric perspective: China, Africa, Asia, and Australasia.
Dr. Keyan Tomaselli & Dr. Yao Xiao, Critical Arts: South-North Cultural and Media Studies, Volume 37(4)

Assesses global trajectories of Chinese cultural and media networks, advancing interhemispheric approaches to cultural research.

Grassroots activism at Asianadian magazine
Melody Yun Ya Ma, Rungh Magazine Vol. 12, No. 2

A review of Angie Wong’s Laughing Back at Empire, examining the grassroots activism, pan-Asian solidarity, and anti-racist politics of the Asianadian magazine.

“We’ve worn out the use of that word”: Australian new youth on multiculturalism, and the politics of identity, difference and belonging.
Dr. Handel Kashope Wright & Dr. Yao Xiao, Diaspora, Indigenous, and Minority Education: Studies of Migration, Integration, Equity, and Cultural Survival, Volume 17(1)

Analyzes how youth in Sydney navigate multiculturalism and belonging.

Decolonization and higher education: Theory, politics and global praxis.
Dr. Handel Kashope Wright & Dr. Yao Xiao, Postcolonial Directions in Education, Volume 10(1)

Explores decolonization as both theory and practice, with direct application to equity goals in higher education.

The Real Solution to Vancouver’s #CouncilSoWhite
Melody Yun Ya Ma, The Tyee

Examines the racial underrepresentation of Vancouver’s city council and argues that meaningful change requires addressing barriers to political participation long before election day, rather than relying solely on electoral reform.

Country Collapsing? Let Them Eat Bitcoin
Melody Yun Ya Ma, The Tyee

A public-facing analysis of cryptocurrency and tech ethics, examining how alternative digital economies intersect with crisis response in diasporic and global communities, including Venezuela and Vancouver. Highlights transnational flows of information and potential vulnerabilities to disinformation.

Why the ‘good immigrant’ trope isn’t the answer to racist op-ed in Vancouver Sun
Melody Yun Ya Ma, Toronto Star

Examines how the “good immigrant” trope reinforces racial stereotypes and obscures systemic racism, arguing that challenging racist narratives requires confronting the structures that produce and sustain them.

From no computers to alternative facts: Coding in B.C. schools after one year
Melody Yun Ya Ma, Vancouver Sun (Republished in Heading Up 3 Textbook)

Examines the policy implementation of early coding education in B.C. schools, highlighting gaps in digital literacy, teacher training, and politics of education.

A Web for Everyone
Melody Yun Ya Ma, net Magazine

A exploration of landmark legal cases of what happens when organisations don’t consider web accessibility.