Dr. Anushay Malik
Senior Lecturer, Social Historian
About Dr. Anushay Malik
Dr. Anushay Malik is a Senior Lecturer in the Department of International Studies and Global Asia at Simon Fraser University, and a Visiting Faculty for History and Labour Studies at SFU.
Born in Lahore, Pakistan, and raised in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, she immigrated to British Columbia in 2019. As a social historian, her research focuses on labor, migration, and anti-colonial movements, exploring how historical contexts shape individuals' aspirations.
Her current work examines Bengali migrants in Pakistan and South Asian migrants in British Columbia. She co-authored a public history book on South Asians and the labor movement in BC and is expanding this work to include female farmworkers and Muslim migrants.
Dr. Malik has co-curated exhibitions like 'Kaghazi Kashtiyan (Paper Boats)' and 'Truths Not Often Told,' using counter-storytelling to highlight overlooked narratives of migration and resistance.
References & Credits
Key Research Areas
Labor, migration, anti-colonial movements, Bengali migrants in Pakistan, South Asian migrants in British Columbia, female farmworkers, Muslim migrants from South Asia.
Public History Exhibitions
'Kaghazi Kashtiyan (Paper Boats)' (Karachi, Pakistan, 2023), 'Truths Not Often Told' (Burnaby Village Museum, Canada, 2023-2025).