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SUMMARY: Asian Studies Welcome Back Night 2026
DESCRIPTION: Join us for our annual Welcome Back Night on September 24\, 20
 26! Learn more about our programs\, meet our faculty and staff\, and celebr
 ate Asian culture.
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 n Studies is excited to invite you to our annual Welcome Back Night on Sept
 ember 24!</p><p>Whether you're brand new to UBC or returning for another ye
 ar\, come celebrate Asian cultures and languages and learn more about the A
 sian Studies programs. You’ll get the chance to meet our faculty and staff\
 , and mingle with other students during an evening filled with fun activiti
 es! You'll also have the chance to win raffle prizes (Asian Studies <a href
 ="https://asia.ubc.ca/about/merchandise/">Merchandise</a>)!</p><p><strong>T
 hursday\, September 24\, 2026</strong><br />Time: 5:30 PM – 7:30 PM (PT)<br
  />Location: Auditorium\, UBC Asian Centre\, 1871 West Mall\, Vancouver (<a
  href="https://www.google.com/maps/place/Asian+Centre\,+1871+West+Mall\,+Va
 ncouver\,+BC+V6T+1Z2/@49.2667348\,-123.2587376\,17z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m5!3m4!1
 s0x548672b47749fa19:0x612c87ae688d2914!8m2!3d49.2667348!4d-123.2587376">map
  here</a>)<br />Price: Free</p><p>Open to all UBC students! Light refreshme
 nts will be served.<br />Registration is required and on a first-come-first
 -served basis.</p><p>[buttons][button link_text="Register here" link_url="h
 ttps://asia.ubc.ca/events/event/asian-studies-welcome-back-night-2026/#even
 t-form"][/buttons]</p><hr /><h3>Booths</h3><p>To be updated in September!</
 p><hr /><h3>Schedule</h3><p><strong>5:30pm</strong> Doors open</p><p><stron
 g>6:00pm</strong> Welcome and Performance</p><p><strong>6:20pm</strong> Ref
 reshments served</p><p><strong>7:25pm</strong> Raffle Draw</p><p><strong>7:
 30pm</strong> Closing</p><hr /><div id="event-form"><p>[gravityform id="154
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LOCATION:Auditorium\, Asian Centre
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