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2024/25 Yip So Man Wat Memorial Lecture: Journey into Exile: The Rare Books of the National Peiping Library, 1933–1941

The 2024/25 Yip So Man Wat Memorial Lecture with guest speaker Professor Sophie Volpp (UC Berkeley) Lecture: Journey into Exile: The Rare Books of the National Peiping Library, 1933–1941 In fall of 1941, the National Library of Peiping, now the National Library of China, sent 100 crates of rare books to the Library of Congress […]

A Tale of Three Brothers: A Renowned Philosopher, a Pioneer Biologist, and a Catholic Martyr in Chosŏn Korea

2026 Capstone Lectures with Dr. Don Baker Korea has produced many outstanding individuals over its long history. However, it is hard to find three historically significant figures who shared the same father and mother. In this talk, Dr. Baker will discuss three men who did.  Chŏng Yagyong, better known as Tasan, was one of the […]

2026 Asian Studies Careers Night

The Department of Asian Studies is delighted to invite you to our biennial Careers Night! Navigating life after graduation can be hard, so we ask reputable guests and alumni with diverse experiences – at home and in Asia – to inform and inspire current students. This event will feature keynote speeches from an ex-Consul General […]

2025/26 Yip So Man Wat Memorial Lecture: The Cantonese heritage and the heritage child

The 2025/26 Yip So Man Wat Memorial Lecture with guest speaker Professor Virginia Yip (CUHK) and Emeritus Professor Stephen Matthews (HKU) Lecture: The Cantonese heritage and the heritage child Cantonese speakers take pride in their linguistic and cultural heritage. They maintain that poetry from the Tang and Song Dynasties is best recited in Cantonese, because […]