María José Yax-Fraser

María José Yax-Fraser is an artivist, a scholarly and community research practitioner, and community leader. She has worked in migration and settlement services for more than twenty-five years. María José is a founding member of the Immigrant Migrant Women’s Association of Halifax (IMWAH) and is a strong advocate of gender equality, equity and the advancement of immigrant and migrant women. She is a PhD Candidate in Social Anthropology at York University. Her academic interest is on the cross-cultural mothering experiences of immigrant and migrant mothers.