Event Category Archives: Featured Japanese

The Japan Lecture Series

The Japan Lecture Series invites established and emerging voices from all areas of Japan Studies to share their latest projects with our community. To promote accessibility, many of the lectures will take a hybrid format. Sessions will entail a forty-five-minute lecture followed by a thirty-minute question-and-answer period. Hosted by the Department of Asian Studies, University […]

2023 Asian Studies Graduate Student Conference

Join us for an annual day of presentations by graduate students from the Department of Asian Studies, 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 […]

The 35th Annual British Columbia Japanese Speech Contest

The 35th Annual British Columbia Japanese Speech Contest is open to British Columbia and Yukon residents who speak Japanese as a foreign or second language. The 2023 Contest will be held on Saturday, March 4, 2023 at the Asian Centre, University of British Columbia, Vancouver Campus. The event is free and open to the public […]

2023 Asian Studies Annual Careers Night

The Department of Asian Studies is delighted to invite you to our annual Careers Night! Navigating life after graduation can be hard, so each year we bring in alumni with diverse experiences – at home and in Asia – to inform and inspire current students. This event will feature a keynote speech and round robin […]