Asia Pacific Mission for Migrants (APMM)

Dear Friends,

In line with the International Day of Family Remittances, the International Migrants Alliance Academic Solidarity Network (IMAASN) will be holding an online webinar that foregrounds grassroots and academic critiques of the migration for development framework. The webinar will include research presented by Prof. Denise Spitzer (University of Alberta) on the project “The Lives of Migrant Remittances”, as well as perspectives from grassroots migrant leaders, Eni Lestari (Chairperson, International Migrants Alliance), and Dolores Balladares (Chairperson, UNIFIL-MIGRANTE Hong Kong).

This is the first webinar in a series that will be hosted by IMAASN as a lead up to the 7th International Migrants Alliance General Assembly. In this workshop series we will be exploring academic methods for peoples’ research that is carried out with and for grassroots, migrant-led organizations.

Details:

20 June, 9-10:30 pm Hong Kong Time

Where: Zoom

Register here: https://mailchi.mp/bba247306d39/international-migrants-alliance-academic-solidarity-network

In solidarity,
The IMA-Academic Solidarity Network

Policies about migrants should not be made without migrants.
GCM should work for migrants, not the other way around.

Rey Asis closing remarks during a side event in the second International Migration Review Forum (IMRF).

Taking the title “With Migrants, For Migrants: Spotlighting Issues, Gaps and Opportunities in the GCM and GCM Processes – Actualizing Meaningful Participation of Grassroots Migrants” the side event was co-organised by Asia Pacific Forum on Women, Law and Development (APWLD), Asia Pacific Mission for Migrants (APMM), Asia Pacific Research Network (APRN) on May 6, 2026.

The second IMRF has concluded, yet the struggle of migrants remains!

Photo credit: Presbyterian Church (U.S.A)

To mark its 45th anniversary, the Mission for Migrant Workers (MFMW) is hosting Karamay / Companion / 同伴, a fundraiser art exhibition at St. John’s Cathedral in Central, Hong Kong.

Save the date! 👇🏼

𝙆𝙖𝙧𝙖𝙢𝙖𝙮 / 𝘾𝙤𝙢𝙥𝙖𝙣𝙞𝙤𝙣 / 同伴

In Tagalog, 𝘒𝘢𝘳𝘢𝘮𝘢𝘺 designates a companion in both sorrow and joy.

Marking the 45th Anniversary of the Mission for Migrant Workers (MFMW), the fundraiser exhibition brings together 40+ artists to sustain MFMW’s ongoing advocacy and sanctuary work with migrant domestic workers in Hong Kong.

Rooted in a shared remembrance of the Tai Po fire and decades of everyday accompaniment, the exhibition honors the migrant workers who sustain Hong Kong’s households and communities. We breathe together, eat together, live together, cry together, and laugh together. In times of rupture and uncertainty, companionship is a commitment to remain present, to hold space, and to care.

Featuring 50+ artworks including graphic and print make works by Filipino and Hong Kong artist friends. Printmaking is uniquely grounded in collectivity and social caring. Built through shared tools, processes, and hands, the process of print carries messages across distances, and gathers people into common purpose despite different races, languages, and cultures.

📍 Venue: Li Hall, St. John’s Cathedral, 4-8 Garden Road, Central, Hong Kong
🥂 Opening Reception: 31.5.2026 (Sun) | 14:00 – 17:00
📅 Exhibition Dates & Hours (1 Jun – 16 Jun):
Please note the exhibition is open on select days only.
👉 Dates: Jun 1, 2, 4, 6, 8, 9, 11, 12, 15, 16
Mon, Tue, Thu, Sat | 12:00 – 14:00
Sun Jun 7 | 1:00 – 17:00 (Extended hours)
🔴 Closed on Wednesdays and Fridays (Jun 3, 5, 10, 14)
🎟️ Free Entry

🫶 Artists
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Poster Artwork by Jiaru Wu Designed by Ash Lam

🗣️Sama-sangha new article just updated!

Written by APMM interns Deng Jiawen, Ashley Kam, and Lydia Li from City University of Hong Kong, this piece dives into the cultural shock and structural struggles of over 300,000 migrant domestic workers in Hong Kong.

👉 Read the full article on 🔗 https://samasangha.com

Culture Shock and Challenges: Filipino Migrant Workers' Lives in Hong Kong Through the Eyes of APMM Interns - Sama-Sama, Sangha-Sangha APMM has hosted interns from City University of Hong Kong named Deng Jiawen, Ashley Kam and Lydia Li. For four months, they were immersed with the campaigns

KAFIN Migrant Center (KMC) joined civil society groups in Japan on May 15, 2026, at the Suginami City Office to raise concerns over rising anti-foreigner rhetoric and discriminatory campaigning ahead of the Suginami elections. During the action, KMC highlighted the realities faced by migrant communities in Japan, including visa insecurity, barriers to accessing support, and discrimination that continues to affect migrants’ daily lives.