Migration, Discrimination, and Mental Health
Program: 1/ Introduction by Anaëlle Couillet, Head of the Mental Health Unit at the Ville de Paris 2/ Introduction by Lilia Khelifi, Lecturer and Researcher at the Institut Conjoint des Universités de Ningbo et d'Angers 3/ Lecture by Simeng Wang*, CNRS Research Fellow: "Sociologizing the Psyche: Studying the Sociogenesis of Psychological Suffering Through the Case of Chinese Immigration and Other East and Southeast Asian Communities in France" 4/ Questions/debate with the audience 5/ Presentation of APPS Chine: Practices and Theories, by Jun Wei, third-year undergraduate student in Psychology, Master II student in French and Comparative Literature, and Master I student in the Department of Psychoanalysis (Paris VIII) 6/ Psychotherapies in Chinese at Centre Politzer, CPMS of Fondation Élan Retrouvé, by Doctor Hervé Hubert, Psychiatrist, Head of the Centre Georges Politzer department 7/ Questions/debate 8/ Conclusions and perspectives: Lilia Khelifi, Simeng Wang, Jun Wei, Hervé Hubert To go further and prepare for the session, here are a few bibliographic references: - Wang Simeng (2017). Illusions et souffrances. Les migrants chinois à Paris . Paris, Éditions rue d’Ulm, 220p. - Wang Simeng, Yong Li, Johann Cailhol, Miyako Hayakawa, Youngbin Kim et Sophie Haas (2023). The Experience of Racism and Discrimination Among People from East and Southeast Asia in France (REACTAsie), 28p. Summary report posted online on the Défenseur des droits website, https://www.defenseurdesdroits.fr/sites/default/files/2023-07/ddd-eclairages-reactasie-20230315.pdf - Li, Yong & Wang, Simeng (2026). Toward an Intersectional Approach to the Political Engagement of "Asian Women" in France. A Typology of Awareness-Raising Around Race and Gender Relations . Appartenances & Altérités , no. 8. [Online], DOI: https://doi.org/10.4000/16621 (English version: Intersectional Approach to the Political Engagement of “Asian Women” in France. A Typology of Trajectories Toward Race and Gender Awareness ) *Simeng Wang is a sociologist, CNRS Research Fellow, and member of the Centre de recherche médecine, sciences, santé, santé mentale, société (CNRS-Inserm-EHESS-Université Paris Cité). Her research falls within migration studies (from East and Southeast Asia to France), the sociology of health and mental health, and studies of racialization, racism, and discrimination. Institutional page: https://www.cermes3.cnrs.fr/fr/membres/titulaires/simeng-wang.html We look forward to welcoming you to listen and discuss this topic!
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