Izumi Niki

Izumi Niki

Trainee

University of Toronto

Izumi Niki is a Ph.D. student at the Department of Sociology, University of Toronto, and a Registered Social Worker in Ontario. Her research interest is in paid and unpaid care work, gender, immigration policy, and anti-oppressive practice, especially in Japan and East Asia. She has received a BA and MA in Sociology from International Christian University in Tokyo and a Master of Social Work with a Collaborative Masters in Asia Pacific Studies from the University of Toronto. She has worked with seniors for many years as a Certified Care Worker in Japan and a Recreation Therapist for Japanese Canadian and Chinese seniors in Toronto.

Current Projects

Affiliated Outputs

Academic Books and Articles Presentations

Connecting Through Care: Navigating Systemic Challenges and Exploring Immigrant Identities in Ethnocultural Care in Canada

14 February 2025

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Research Findings Student Work Presentations

“When they found her on the side of the road”: Family caregiver decision-making and care responsibilities on dementia care

24 July 2024

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Research Findings Student Work Presentations

Defining care moments: unequal rebounding from crises for family senior caregivers

24 July 2024

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Academic Books and Articles Student Work Journal Articles

“Ethnocultural long-term care homes in Canada: a place for cultural inheritance and community building”

12 January 2023

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Academic Books and Articles Student Work

Working precariously within the social welfare system in Japan during the COVID-19 pandemic

12 December 2022

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Related News

Announcements

Recording of “Connecting Through Care” now live

14 February 2025

Opportunities Events Announcements

Join us on February 12 for Connecting Through Care: Navigating Systemic Challenges and Exploring Immigrant Identities in Ethnocultural Care in Canada

14 January 2025

Announcements Conferences

Care Economies in Context Canada Team Gathers in Toronto

19 November 2024

Media Coverage Student News

“Not feeling isolated (and) feeling like you belong in society is the most important thing when you are aging.”

18 December 2023

Student News Awards Student Research

Congratulations to the CGSP students receiving graduate fellowships!

10 October 2023