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Hae Young Chung

Christina is a U3 student, pursuing a double major in Anthropology and Political Science. She specializes in North American politics, namely social and legal dynamics of minority rights and efforts for equality.

Is Canada Democratic Enough?

Hae Young Chung Jan 23, 2019

If we were to look into the issues that Canadian voters, particularly Indigenous voters, experience when accessing the right to vote, what could it tell us about our democratic values and sociocultural beliefs? The very moment we see…
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Politics of Identity, Not Identity Politics

Hae Young Chung Nov 20, 2018

Progress -- we’ve seen it. Or, we had been seeing it: steps in the right direction toward equality. With post-modernism came resistance to the normativity that had restricted freedom and limited selfhood. The turn of the century seemed a…
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Questioning Canada’s Human Rights Record at Home: Indigenous Nations and the UNDRIP

Hae Young Chung Oct 9, 2018

Over two decades after the closing down of the last residential schools in Canada, there are still Canadians who do not understand its significance in Canadian history and its relevance in contemporary society. The misconceptions borne of…
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