Helen's work focused on various issues concerning migrant women, with religion, identity and empowerment as key themes. Her published comparative research focused on immigration and multicultural policies; interconnected gender, race, ethnicity, class and religion in identity construction, experience and empowerment among first and second generation South Asian immigrant women. In the last couple of years of her life she had been working toward developing a theory of transnational identity in multiracial local, national and global diaspora space. Both as a researcher and writer but also as an activist on social justice issues, Helen earned national and international recognition for her work in the areas of anti-sexist and anti-racial social justice. (taken from an article by Evie Tastsoglou, St. Mary's University) To read more about Helen's life, click on the link under her picture.
Date of Death:
Monday, December 25, 2006
Relationship to the Society:
RSCJ
