Lilly Neang
Editor-in-Chief & Knowledge Mobilization Officer
Lilly Neang graduated in 2026 with a Master of Arts in Migration and Diaspora Studies. As the daughter of Cambodian refugees, she has drawn inspiration from her family’s history and become involved in the migration field as an emerging scholar, private refugee sponsor, and volunteer.
Her research interests include oral histories of migration, immigrant entrepreneurship, and newcomer integration programming. Lilly’s MA thesis combined these passions by examining immigrant culinary entrepreneurship and its impact on individuals’ experiences of integration in Canada. On the same topic, she curates these stories on the immigrEATS Food Blog.
Over the last five years with LERRN, Lilly have been involved in various knowledge mobilization projects, including editing LERRN’s Working Papers Series, writing event reports, and contributing to LERRN’s newsletters. She is also currently supporting the Archives Working Group as a Research Assistant.
Publications:
Op-Ed: Responding to the Global Displacement Crisis — A Role for Canadian Universities?
Who has published in the Journal of Refugee Studies?
Event Report: Forced Migration in/to Canada
Event Report: Discussion with UNHCR’s Madeline Garlick
Event Report: The Politics of Refugee Policy in the Global South Book Launch
Event Report: Canada in the Global Refugee Regime Book Launch