Asian & Irish Community Connect, Dublin (2026)

14/04/2026

✨ Speaker Spotlight - meet our speakers!

You’re warmly invited to our 1st Annual Conference, co-organised with Trinity Centre for Asian Studies

📅 Saturday, 9 May 2026
🕙 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM
📍 Venue: Trinity College Dublin

🎟️ Grab your ticket and join the conversation.
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Lijun Xue

Presentation title: Understanding and supporting future care planning conversations within the Chinese ethnic communities in Northern Ireland

Lijun Xue is a PhD candidate in Nursing and Midwifery at Queen's University Belfast, supervised by Prof. Kevin Brazil. Lijun’s research focuses on developing a culturally sensitive future care planning intervention for the use among Chinese ethnic communities in the UK. Her broader interests include palliative and hospice care, public health education and cultural adaptation. She previously earned a master’s degree in nursing and Midwifery from Queen’s University Belfast.https://www.eventbrite.com/e/speaking-up-stepping-in-asian-communities-in-ireland-conference-tickets-1982589964955?utm-campaign=social&utm-content=attendeeshare&utm-medium=discovery&utm-term=listing&utm-source=cp&aff=ebdsshcopyurl

14/04/2026

✨ Speaker Spotlight - meet our speakers!

You’re warmly invited to our 1st Annual Conference, co-organised with Trinity Centre for Asian Studies

📅 Saturday, 9 May 2026
🕙 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM
📍 Venue: Trinity College Dublin

🎟️ Grab your ticket and join the conversation.
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/speaking-up-stepping-in-asian-communities-in-ireland-conference-tickets-1982589964955?utm-campaign=social&utm-content=attendeeshare&utm-medium=discovery&utm-term=listing&utm-source=cp&aff=ebdsshcopyurl

Arpita Chakraborty

Presentation title: They are here too: Survivors of Domestic Abuse among South Asians in Ireland

Arpita Chakraborty is the Vice Director of the DCU Institute for Research on Genders and Sexualities (IRGS). Her work lies at the intersection of gender, migration, and diaspora studies from a postcolonial feminist perspective. She is the Principal Investigator of a project (2022-26) on migrant South Asian women’s experience of accessing support services in Ireland. She is specifically interested in how ideas about gender, masculinities, and caste migrate transnationally and how they affect migrant women in Europe. She serves as the Associate Editor of the Nordic Journal of Migration Research and Academic Expert at the Institute of Domestic Violence, Religion, & Migration.

Her work has been published in leading international peer-reviewed publications, including International Feminist Journal of Politics, Critical Security Studies, Religion and Gender, Routledge, and Cambridge University Press. She has led three research projects worth more than €500,000 funded by the Irish Research Council and the Ireland India Institute, and collaborated on various international research projects. In her former role as an Editor, she oversaw the production of 13 top-rated academic journals from Sage Publications.

14/04/2026

✨ Speaker Spotlight - Meet our speakers!

You’re warmly invited to our 1st Annual Conference, co-organised with Trinity Centre for Asian Studies.

📅 Saturday, 9 May 2026
🕙 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM
📍 Venue: Trinity College Dublin

🎟️ Grab your ticket and join the conversation.
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/speaking-up-stepping-in-asian-communities-in-ireland-conference-tickets-1982589964955?utm-campaign=social&utm-content=attendeeshare&utm-medium=discovery&utm-term=listing&utm-source=cp&aff=ebdsshcopyurl

Jianing Zhu

Presentation title: Speaking Up Through Care: Older Adults’ Experiences of Time Banking in China and Transferable Questions for Asian Communities in Ireland

Jianing Zhu is a 3rd-year PhD scholar in the TCD School of Social Work & Social Policy. Her research is funded by the China Scholarship Council – Trinity College Dublin Joint Scholarship. She obtained a Bachelor of Management in Urban Management and an MA in Social Policy.

Jianing’s research interests focus on ageing, older care and ageing-related social policy, and she has a particular interest in social welfare, time banking and qualitative research methods, especially grounded theory.

09/04/2026

We are excited to share the full programme for our 1st Annual Conference:
“Speaking Up, Stepping In: Asian Communities in Ireland”.

The conference is grounded in a commitment to hope, renewal, and the development of more inclusive and connected communities. It brings together a wide range of voices, experiences, and perspectives that reflect the diversity and strength of Asian communities in Ireland.

We were very encouraged by the strong number of submissions received, spanning key thematic areas including:

* Moving Cultures (Performing arts)
* Next Gen Voices
* Shaping Futures in a Shifting World
* Finding Home Across Borders
* When Cultures Meet
* Cross-Border Conversations on Care and Welfare

We are also delighted to welcome Cllr Hazel Chu as our keynote speaker.

📅 09 May 2026 | 📍 Trinity College Dublin
Join us as we create space for dialogue, courage, and collective action.

👉 Tickets are selling fast. We warmly encourage you to book early to avoid disappointment.
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Official Website: https://asianinireland.com/speakingupsteppingin/

01/04/2026

We were absolutely delighted to welcome a delegation from the Ministry of Culture of Estonia to meet with Asian & Irish Community Connect!

It was a pleasure to connect with colleagues from the Integration Foundation, Estonian Folk Culture Centre, and National Foundation of Civil Society, and to exchange ideas, experiences, and perspectives on integration and community building.

We shared insights from our work supporting Asian communities in Ireland, reflecting on both positive developments and ongoing challenges in integration across areas such as language, digitalisation, cultural spaces, political participation, media, and volunteering.

A special thank you to Anni Tetsmann for organising and leading this meaningful and engaging conversation.

Moments like this remind us of the power of connection, dialogue, and shared learning across countries and communities.

We’re truly excited about the possibilities ahead and look forward to continuing this conversation and exploring future collaboration!

01/04/2026

Asian & Irish Community Connect volunteers staff and board members are meeting to discuss our the first annual conference.

Don't miss the opportunity to meet and network our vibrant community.

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31/03/2026

✨ Sponsor Spotlight ✨

We are delighted to introduce one of our valued sponsors for the upcoming event!

A huge thank you to Context for their generous support. Their commitment to community engagement and meaningful initiatives plays an important role in making this event possible.

Context

Founded in 1993, Context has over 30 years of experience in providing prime language interpreting and translation services to the Irish public sector, EU institutions, and corporate multinational clients. Our core services of community interpreting for the Irish public service, document translation and international conference interpreting are provided by an in-house team of 25+ people, supported by a pool of 4,000 linguists, and facilitated by bespoke, innovative technological solutions.

🔗 Learn more about them: https://www.context.ie/

🔗 Conference ticket: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/1982589964955?aff=oddtdtcreator

28/03/2026

✨ Speaker Spotlight - meet our speakers!

You’re warmly invited to our 1st Annual Conference, co-organised with Trinity Centre for Asian Studies.

📅 Saturday, 9 May 2026
🕙 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM
📍 Venue: Trinity College Dublin

🎟️ Grab your early bird ticket and join the conversation.
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/speaking-up-stepping-in-asian-communities-in-ireland-conference-tickets-1982589964955?aff=oddtdtcreator

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Liang (Leah) He
Presentation title: Participation, Belonging and Voice: Rethinking Asian Youth Engagement in Youth Work in Northern Ireland

Liang He (Leah) is a Youth Worker at YOUTH ACTION NORTHERN IRELAND LIMITED with a background in international public policy and community development. She holds a Master’s degree in International Public Policy from Queen's University Belfast, where her research focused on fertility policies in China and their impact on young women.

Her work centres on supporting young people’s participation, promoting gender equality, and advancing social justice through grassroots youth work and intercultural community initiatives. She is particularly interested in issues of migration, public policy, gender equality, and the role of youth work in supporting young people’s participation, inclusion, and community development.

28/03/2026

✨ Speaker Spotlight - meet our speakers!

You’re warmly invited to our 1st Annual Conference, co-organised with Trinity Centre for Asian Studies.

📅 Saturday, 9 May 2026
🕙 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM
📍 Venue: Trinity College Dublin

🎟️ Grab your early bird ticket and join the conversation.
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/speaking-up-stepping-in-asian-communities-in-ireland-conference-tickets-1982589964955?aff=oddtdtcreator

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Jaffer Khan
Presentation title: Support and Future Prospects for Students

I am currently pursuing an LLM in international and European business law. I am also an intern at Abbots Law. I will be graduating in 2026. I am originally from Pakistan. I am also serving as a board member of the Asian & Irish Community Connect.

28/03/2026

✨ Speaker Spotlight - meet our speakers!

You’re warmly invited to our 1st Annual Conference, co-organised with Trinity Centre for Asian Studies

📅 Saturday, 9 May 2026
🕙 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM
📍 Venue: Trinity College Dublin

🎟️ Grab your early bird ticket and join the conversation.
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/speaking-up-stepping-in-asian-communities-in-ireland-conference-tickets-1982589964955?aff=oddtdtcreator

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Ahmed Ali Shaikh
Presentation title: Our Climate Stories

Ahmed Ali Shaikh is a Climate Ambassador with An Taisce and a recent MSc graduate in Energy Management from Technological University Dublin. His work focuses on climate action, renewable energy, and community engagement.

Ahmed is also an SDG Advocate with Development Perspectives and an active member of STAND, contributing to initiatives that promote sustainability, global justice, and civic participation.

He has led and contributed to a range of initiatives across Ireland, including climate awareness campaigns, sustainability engagement stands, and community clean-up events. He has also engaged in national climate advocacy, including participation in the Climate Mass TD Lobby and contributing a policy submission to the Houses of the Oireachtas on energy security and climate-aligned alternatives.

Ahmed serves as the first student representative on the CIGRE Ireland Next Generation Network Committee and is a certified LIFT Leadership Facilitator. He is passionate about connecting people, renewable energy, and climate action to drive meaningful change towards a more sustainable and inclusive future.

28/03/2026

✨ Speaker Spotlight - meet our speakers!

You’re warmly invited to our 1st Annual Conference, co-organised with Trinity Centre for Asian Studies.

📅 Saturday, 9 May 2026
🕙 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM
📍 Venue: Trinity College Dublin
🎟️ Grab your early bird ticket and join the conversation.
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/speaking-up-stepping-in-asian-communities-in-ireland-conference-tickets-1982589964955?aff=oddtdtcreator

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Raine Chaw
Presentation title: Our Climate Stories

Raine Chaw is a Climate Ambassador with An Taisce, and a third-generation Chinese born in Johor, Malaysia. Before moving to Dublin in 2018, she worked in HR at Procter & Gamble and the LEGO Group, and holds a degree in Journalism from Fudan University.

She survived stage 3 breast cancer when her child was two years old and has been in remission since 2021 — an experience that led her to pivot towards planetary health and climate action. She now dedicates her time to caring for her family, climate advocacy, and building meaningful connections for the common good.

24/03/2026

✨ Speaker Spotlight - meet our speakers!

You’re warmly invited to our 1st Annual Conference, co-organised with Trinity Centre for Asian Studies.

📅 Saturday, 9 May 2026
🕙 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM
📍 Venue: Trinity College Dublin

🎟️ Grab your early bird ticket and join the conversation.
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/speaking-up-stepping-in-asian-communities-in-ireland-conference-tickets-1982589964955?aff=oddtdtcreator

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Dr Ke Ren (Rita)

Presentation title: Raising Children with Disabilities Far from Home: Experiences of Migrant Families in Ireland

Dr Ke Ren (Rita) is an academic and researcher in education, currently serving as the Academic Programme Lead in Special Education at ICEP Europe - Institute of Child Education and Psychology. She holds a First-Class B.A. (Hons) in Early Childhood Studies, an M.Ed. in Early Intervention, and a PhD from the School of Education at Trinity College Dublin.

Before entering academia, Rita worked extensively as a specialist teacher, supporting families and their children with complex special educational needs and disabilities (SEND). Her career spanned both educational and clinical settings, where she gained invaluable experience working closely with families and multidisciplinary teams.

Rita’s research interests include educational psychology, early intervention, universal design for learning (UDL), and play-based learning in early years education. Central to her work is a commitment to creating inclusive educational environments that cater to the diverse needs of all learners. She places particular emphasis on the family experiences in early intervention, including those of marginalised and migrant families, inclusive education, and the unique contributions of fathers/dads in supporting children with SEND. Guided by frameworks like Bronfenbrenner’s bioecological model and the Theory of Change, her work seeks to bridge research and practice to create more equitable educational environments.

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