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Laurie Chan

Laurie Chan is in her second year at McGill University majoring in Sociology. As a writer for Catalyst, she hopes to explore the topics of race, immigration, and criminal justice, particularly in the context of the Asian diaspora.

The American Childcare System: Does Anyone Care?

The American Childcare System: Does Anyone Care?

November 22, 2021November 21, 2021 Laurie Chan
Childcare in the United States has long fallen disproportionately onto the shoulders of low-income women of colour. As long as women of colour’s work is viewed as disposable and they are expected to carry the burden of childcare, they will continue to be undervalued, burnt out, and be barred from socioeconomic mobility.

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Taiwan: Is “Meaningful Representation” Possible?

Taiwan: Is “Meaningful Representation” Possible?

November 7, 2021November 6, 2021 Laurie Chan
Through the lens of history, Taiwan has always been a part of China - will history repeat itself or will Taiwan pave a new way? 

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Catalyst is an undergraduate student-run online platform that publishes written and creative work relating to the field of International Development Studies. Created in 2019, Catalyst operates under the portfolio of the VP Publications of the McGill IDSSA. Find more about our Mission and Values here.

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McGill University, and the International Development Studies Students’ Association (IDSSA), is founded upon the unceded traditional territories of Indigenous peoples, namely the Haudenosaunee Confederacy  who are also known as the Guardians of the Eastern Door, and Anishinabeg Nations. It is important to keep this constantly in our minds, so that we can move forward actively resisting neocolonialism in all of its forms and manifestations.

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