Zhixi Cecilia Zhuang
Biographic Data
| ID | 939639 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Zhixi Cecilia Zhuang |
| GIVEN NAMES | Zhixi Cecilia |
| FAMILY NAME | Zhuang |
| SIGNATURE | ZHUANG Z C |
| AFFILIATIONS | Toronto Metropolitan University |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-8867-3493 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 10 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 11 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 10 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2019 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Arts-Based and Digital Practices Supporting Diasporic Identity and Cultural Memory among Migrants and Diasporic Communities
Equitable Aging Among Migrants
Introduction: Older migrants often face systemic barriers such as limited access to health care, social support, and culturally appropriate services, which hinder dignified aging. This concept analysis aims to define equitable aging among migrants and develop a model to guide transcultural nursing care. Methodology: Using Walker and Avant’s concept analysis method, a systematic search following PRISMA-ScR guidelines yielded 351 records. After ded…
Migration to non-metropolitan communities
Immigrants in Canada are increasingly moving into non-metropolitan communities (smaller cities). Non-metropolitan communities are unique contexts of settlement due to a fabric of difference in the physical and social landscape in comparison to larger, multicultural cities that are renowned for immigration and diversity. Policies and immigration pathway programs in Canada are deliberate about promoting non-metropolitan communities as places for im…
Reshaping essential public spaces and services
In our last viewpoint article, we illustrated the hidden stories of immigrant suburbs during the COVID-19 pandemic and challenges facing racialised communities. This article delves deeper into intensified social and spatial inequalities by interrogating: what are the ‘essential’ public spaces, places and services that must remain accessible to benefit the settlement, well-being and inclusion of marginalised, racialised, immigrant populations? Wha…
Diversity our strength? Exploring the influence of power dynamics on shaping suburban ethnic strips and place-making
In Canada’s multicultural context, diversity is often celebrated in city branding and promotion, yet, it is not clear what diversity means, to whom, and whether the advantages of urban diversity are well acknowledged to support inclusive place-making. Situated in two of Toronto’s most diverse inner suburbs, this paper explores how diversity and place are perceived, produced, and experienced by local immigrant and racialized communities in obsolet…
Exploring the wellbeing of migrants in third places
Smaller cities are seeking to attract and retain migrants (e.g. immigrants, refugees, and temporary foreign workers) for population and economic growth yet may lack the physical and social infrastructure to support settlement and integration. More empirical research is needed to reveal how migrants navigate and experience smaller cities on a daily basis, and to what extent these places are conducive to retaining and supporting the wellbeing (e.g.…
A Place-based Approach to Understanding Immigrant Retention and Integration in Canadian and American Non-Traditional Gateway Cities
The Negotiation of Space and Rights
The increasing suburbanization of immigrant settlement in Canada’s major receiving cities has created unprecedented challenges for municipalities. Despite emerging research about the rise of ethnic suburbs in Canada and abroad, the role of suburban municipalities in facilitating immigrant integration and planning with diversity remains unclear. Based on mixed-method ethnographic research, this article investigates how immigrant and racialized com…
What is the future of public space? Hidden stories of immigrant suburbs during a global pandemic
While cities around the world are recovering from the COVID-19 pandemic, it is crucial to gain a thorough understanding of the social and spatial needs of underserved and marginalized groups in suburban places. Conventional suburbs in North America were designed to be segregated in land use and by socio-economic status, resulting in poor accommodation of the needs of diverse populations due to insufficient social and physical infrastructure. Thes…
Ethnic Entrepreneurship and Placemaking in Toronto's Ethnic Retail Neighbourhoods
Research about ethnic businesses primarily focuses on the urban context; yet, contemporary immigrants in North America have increasingly been settling and establishing new businesses in suburbs. This paper explores emerging suburban ethnic retail clusters in the Greater Toronto Area by comparing them to established urban business enclaves. Drawing on extensive field research, surveys, and interviews in more than 100 suburban Chinese and South Asi…
A Place-based Approach to Understanding Immigrant Retention and Integration in Canadian and American Non-Traditional Gateway Cities
Diversity our strength? Exploring the influence of power dynamics on shaping suburban ethnic strips and place-making
In Canada’s multicultural context, diversity is often celebrated in city branding and promotion, yet, it is not clear what diversity means, to whom, and whether the advantages of urban diversity are well acknowledged to support inclusive place-making. Situated in two of Toronto’s most diverse inner suburbs, this paper explores how diversity and place are perceived, produced, and experienced by local immigrant and racialized communities in obsolet…
Ethnic Entrepreneurship and Placemaking in Toronto's Ethnic Retail Neighbourhoods
Research about ethnic businesses primarily focuses on the urban context; yet, contemporary immigrants in North America have increasingly been settling and establishing new businesses in suburbs. This paper explores emerging suburban ethnic retail clusters in the Greater Toronto Area by comparing them to established urban business enclaves. Drawing on extensive field research, surveys, and interviews in more than 100 suburban Chinese and South Asi…
Ethnic Entrepreneurship and Placemaking in Toronto's Ethnic Retail Neighbourhoods
Research about ethnic businesses primarily focuses on the urban context; yet, contemporary immigrants in North America have increasingly been settling and establishing new businesses in suburbs. This paper explores emerging suburban ethnic retail clusters in the Greater Toronto Area by comparing them to established urban business enclaves. Drawing on extensive field research, surveys, and interviews in more than 100 suburban Chinese and South Asi…
The Negotiation of Space and Rights
The increasing suburbanization of immigrant settlement in Canada’s major receiving cities has created unprecedented challenges for municipalities. Despite emerging research about the rise of ethnic suburbs in Canada and abroad, the role of suburban municipalities in facilitating immigrant integration and planning with diversity remains unclear. Based on mixed-method ethnographic research, this article investigates how immigrant and racialized com…
What is the future of public space? Hidden stories of immigrant suburbs during a global pandemic
While cities around the world are recovering from the COVID-19 pandemic, it is crucial to gain a thorough understanding of the social and spatial needs of underserved and marginalized groups in suburban places. Conventional suburbs in North America were designed to be segregated in land use and by socio-economic status, resulting in poor accommodation of the needs of diverse populations due to insufficient social and physical infrastructure. Thes…
Exploring the wellbeing of migrants in third places
Smaller cities are seeking to attract and retain migrants (e.g. immigrants, refugees, and temporary foreign workers) for population and economic growth yet may lack the physical and social infrastructure to support settlement and integration. More empirical research is needed to reveal how migrants navigate and experience smaller cities on a daily basis, and to what extent these places are conducive to retaining and supporting the wellbeing (e.g.…
A Place-based Approach to Understanding Immigrant Retention and Integration in Canadian and American Non-Traditional Gateway Cities
Reshaping essential public spaces and services
In our last viewpoint article, we illustrated the hidden stories of immigrant suburbs during the COVID-19 pandemic and challenges facing racialised communities. This article delves deeper into intensified social and spatial inequalities by interrogating: what are the ‘essential’ public spaces, places and services that must remain accessible to benefit the settlement, well-being and inclusion of marginalised, racialised, immigrant populations? Wha…
Diversity our strength? Exploring the influence of power dynamics on shaping suburban ethnic strips and place-making
In Canada’s multicultural context, diversity is often celebrated in city branding and promotion, yet, it is not clear what diversity means, to whom, and whether the advantages of urban diversity are well acknowledged to support inclusive place-making. Situated in two of Toronto’s most diverse inner suburbs, this paper explores how diversity and place are perceived, produced, and experienced by local immigrant and racialized communities in obsolet…
Equitable Aging Among Migrants
Introduction: Older migrants often face systemic barriers such as limited access to health care, social support, and culturally appropriate services, which hinder dignified aging. This concept analysis aims to define equitable aging among migrants and develop a model to guide transcultural nursing care. Methodology: Using Walker and Avant’s concept analysis method, a systematic search following PRISMA-ScR guidelines yielded 351 records. After ded…
Migration to non-metropolitan communities
Immigrants in Canada are increasingly moving into non-metropolitan communities (smaller cities). Non-metropolitan communities are unique contexts of settlement due to a fabric of difference in the physical and social landscape in comparison to larger, multicultural cities that are renowned for immigration and diversity. Policies and immigration pathway programs in Canada are deliberate about promoting non-metropolitan communities as places for im…
Arts-Based and Digital Practices Supporting Diasporic Identity and Cultural Memory among Migrants and Diasporic Communities
Sociology (8 works) · Immigration (7 works) · Political science (7 works) · Geography (6 works) · Economic geography (5 works) · Migration, Ethnicity, and Economy (5 works) · Urban, Neighborhood, and Segregation Studies (5 works) · Business (4 works) · Economic growth (4 works) · Ethnic group (3 works)