Need some inspiration on what’s out there for an Asian Studies major? We will be connecting students to Asian Studies alumni for our annual Careers Night on March 2020, and we want to hear from you!
Hong Kong Studies Webinar Tuesday, 19 May 2020, 17:00 (Pacific Daylight Time) The Hong Kong Diaspora in the Age of Protests Dr. Simon Shen 沈旭暉博士 via Zoom A City in Protest event Registration required The recent decision by the government to arrest fifteen prominent pro-democracy leaders is a clear reminder that, despite Covid-19, political turmoil […]
The Multi Voices One Heart (MVOH) Anti-COVID-19 Cantonese Opera Benefit Concert will be live streamed from Hong Kong to the delight of fans around the world on May 23 and 24 (Hong Kong time)
The UBC Hong Kong Studies Initiative, in partnership with the Hong Kong History Project at the University of Bristol, is pleased to announce that a modified history workshop will be held via Zoom on May 28–30, 2020.
Date: Thursday, June 18th Time: 4:00pm – 5:00pm Location: Online via Collaborate Ultra Please note the event has now taken place – thank you to all who participated! You can watch the recording here: Details: Planning to take Asian Studies courses? Interested in Asian Studies but not sure if you should major in it? […]
Thank you to everyone who attended! You can now access the full recording of this webinar on YouTube here. Date: Thursday, August 27 Time: 5:00pm – 6:00pm Location: Online via Zoom RSVP: Via the below form Details: A career in journalism is not for the faint-hearted…but then, it never has been! Amidst the COV-ID pandemic […]
Where: Online, register here. Details: Remembering Inninimowin is a two-year long documentary film project on the personal journey of a Cree woman, Jules Arita Koostachin, as she starts to remember her first language, Inninimowin (Cree). Remembering Inninimowin is Jules’ first feature documentary, produced while she was in graduate school. Born in Moose Factory Ontario, Jules […]
Utsukushiki Okori: Seeing Red in Ninagawa Mika’s Cinema of Extremes Museum Of Anthropology (MOA) Visual + Material Culture Seminar Series – Fall 2020 With Speaker Professor Colleen Laird (Assistant Professor of Japanese Film and Popular Culture, Department of Asian Studies, UBC) One of Japan’s most celebrated commercial fashion photographers, Ninagawa Mika is an acclaimed “girly” […]
Date: Wednesday, September 30th Time: 10am Pacific Time Location: Online via YouTube RSVP: Not required – join here or search “Chinese Film Classics Love Everlasting” on YouTube Details: Please join us for an event to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the birth of Eileen Chang! September 30, 2020 marks the 100th anniversary of the birth of Eileen Chang (Zhang Ailing […]
Date: Thursday, October 8th Time: 7:00pm – 8:00pm Location: Online via Zoom RSVP: Via the form by 5pm Vancouver time, Monday October 5th, 2020 Thank you to all who attended this webinar! The presentation can be viewed on YouTube here. Details: With thousands of years of continuous history, China is one of the world’s oldest civilizations. […]