More Than One Way to Be a Tiger: Experiencing the 2022 Lunar New Year with “Tiger Power”
The “Tiger Power” event presents an opportunity to extend the Mandarin-learning community beyond academia into friendship and familial life.
Graduation Photos with Artona for Asian Studies Majors
Attention to all Asian Studies graduating students for spring 2022! We’d like to encourage you to schedule your graduate photos with Artona before March 30, 2022.
The Modern Chinese Novel: Free course on YouTube
UBC Asian Studies Professor Christopher Rea recently launched a free public version of his undergraduate course, “The Modern Chinese Novel” on his YouTube channel Modern Chinese Cultural Studies.
Appreciating Poetry with the Community: Two Community Outreach Events through Classical Chinese Poetry
The UBC Chinese Language Program (CLP) not only offers a wide range of courses on the poetic corpuses, but also extends its reach to wider learning communities through the literary resonance of classical Chinese poems.
New Publication on reading practices and the scholarly culture of late Imperial China by recent Asian Studies alumnus Yinzong Wei
Congratulations to Asian Studies alumnus Dr. Yinzong Wei (韋胤宗) who recently published a book based on his 2019 dissertation!
Poetic Empathy Across Time: 2021 Chia-ying Yeh & Minsheng Scholarship Winner Liu Xinyuan
Liu Xinyuan, a 3rd-year Asian Language & Culture (Chinese Literature) major and Visual Arts minor at UBC, recently won the 2021 Chia-ying Yeh & Minsheng Scholarship, who was also the only recipient hailing from a university in North America.
Cross-University Community Building via Singing: A Recap of the 2021 BC Chinese Bridge Mandarin Singing Contest
The 2021 BC Chinese Bridge Mandarin Singing Contest, organized by the UBC Chinese Language Program (CLP), drew a successful conclusion in December 2021.
Event Recap – Asian Studies 60th Anniversary Celebration (December 6)
2021 marks the 60th anniversary of the Department of Asian Studies, one of deep cultural significance in a variety of Asian societies. On December 6th, the Department hosted a celebration in honour of this milestone.