Dr. Eric Fong On September 21th 2011, invited by the IEA at CASS, Dr. Eric Fong, Professor of Sociology, University of Toronto (U of T) had a lecture in IEA titled “Ethnic Chinese Businesses in Toronto”. He analyzed the locational patterns of small and large Chinese Businesses in Toronto, how globalization impacts on the development of Chinese businesses, specifically the unprecedented changes in Chinese ethnic business due to the process of globalization. This roundtable was organized by Professor Zhang Jijiao of CASS. Professor Du Fachun, Ding Sai, Zhang Xiaomin, Wan Hong and other colleagues from CASS attended this exchange meeting.

 
Leture in IEA

 
A group picture to commemorate  the Leture

 Professor Eric Fong received his Ph.D. in Sociology from the University of Chicago in 1993, he has published extensively in the areas of racial/ethnic residential patterns and ethnic businesses. He is the current President of the North American Chinese Sociologist Association and is the board member of the Research Committee on Sociology of Migration of the International Sociological Association. Eric’s research interests including racial and ethnic residential patterns in multiethnic cities, ethnic businesses, and Immigrant adaptation in the new economy.