Dr. Shuguang Wang

Dr. Shuguang Wang received his B.Sc. in geography from Shandong Normal University in China. He earned his M.A. and Ph.D., both also in geography, from the University of Alberta, Canada. He is currently Professor of Geography at Ryerson University. In the past decade, Dr. Wang has done extensive field studies in China, including visits to the major shopping centers and commercial nodes in Beijing and Shanghai, and interviews with key retailers and relevant government officials. Dr. Wang’s research on Chinese immigrants has revealed important new trends and patterns of ethnic Chinese business development in Canada’s largest gateway city. These include changes in ownership, retail format, and geographical distribution. Chinese immigrants made important contributions and played significant roles in the making of multicultural cities in Canada. His studies have also revealed that despite a significant increase in their human capital, the Chinese immigrants still experienced very different economic outcomes in the Canadian labor market, compared with the general population of Canada. While their levels of economic performance increase with length of residency in Canada, it would take more than 20 years for the Chinese immigrants to close the earning gaps with the general population.