Takhmina Shokirova is an assistant professor in the faculty of social work at the University of Regina. Lisa Ruth Brunner is a sessional lecturer in educational studies and an international student advisor at the University of British Columbia. Karun K. Karki is an assistant professor in the school of social work and human services at the University of the Fraser Valley. Capucine Coustere is a PhD candidate in the department of sociology at the Université Laval. Negar Valizadeh is a PhD candidate in the department of geography at the University of Ottawa.