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2020 Asian Studies Graduate Student Conference

Join us for an annual day of presentations by graduate students from the Asian Studies department, featuring special guest presenters unique to each year. Participants in the conference will present their original research, engage in accompanying discussions on their papers or presentations, and enjoy refreshments while meeting and talking with scholars working in a wide […]

[Webinar] The Hong Kong Diaspora in the Age of Protests

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 […]

Webinar: Is Asian Studies For Me? Thursday June 18, 4 – 5pm PST

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? […]

Career Insights: Uncovering Journalism in Asia

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 […]

Viewing of “Remembering Inninimowin” and online Q&A with director Jules Arita Koostachin

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 […]

MOA Visual + Material Culture Seminar Series: Utsukushiki Okori: Seeing Red in Ninagawa Mika’s Cinema of Extremes

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” […]

Eileen Chang 張愛玲 at 100: Online premiere of film “Love Everlasting” 不了情 (1947)

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 […]