Asian Studies Alumni Spotlight – Yue Wang
In this interview, graduating MA student Yue Wang shares what inspired her to study dystopian literature and social change as her research focus.
Introducing the new UBC Asian Studies LinkedIn page!
Keep in touch with fellow students and alumnni as well as upcoming jobs, news, events and more!
Asian Studies Alumni Spotlight – Meng Zhang
Interested in what you can do with a degree in Asian Studies? In our Spotlight Interview Series, we ask our students, postdocs and alumni about their career paths, how they became interested in Asian Studies and for any advice they would give to current students. In this interview, recent graduate Meng Zhang enlightens us on […]
Congratulations to our Fall 2020 Graduates!
The Department of Asian Studies extends a huge congratulations to all of our Nov 2020 graduates. Click on the post to see all graduate and undergrad student names and to view our Graduation Reception presentation.
Congratulations to Kyoko Kobayashi Hillman on her Ph.D!
We congratulate Kyoko Kobayashi Hillman in our Japanese faculty, who has just successfully submitted and defended her Ph.D thesis within the University of Maryland! The title of Kyoko’s thesis is “Effects of Different Types of Auditory Input on Incidental Vocabulary Learning by L2 Japanese Speakers.” She investigated how different types of spoken input enhance listening […]
Asian Studies Spotlight: Danielle Barkley
Interested in what you can do with a degree in Asian Studies? In this issue’s Spotlight Interview Series, we have gone slightly rogue and interviewed Danielle Barkley, Graduate Career Educator with UBC’s Centre for Student Involvement & Careers (CSIC). Danielle holds a PhD from the Department of English at McGill University, has taught writing, rhetoric, and […]
Teaching Assistantships Now Open – Winter 2020
We’ve just opened applications for Winter 2020 Teaching Assistantship positions in our department – closing date to submit them is June 30!