Creative expression and language nuances in writing: 2022 Japanese Language Program Writing Contest
Students exercise their creative writing skills in Japanese through this writing contest where a total of 29 creative short stories and essays were submitted from the beginner to advanced level.
Cross-University Cultural Exchange on Japanese Studies: Professor Christina Laffin’s visit to Vietnam National University
To encourage future collaboration between Vietnam National University (VNU) Hanoi and UBC, Professor Christina Laffin traveled to Vietnam last December, offering lectures on nature and premodern Japanese literature at VNU Hanoi.
Maximize Your Language Learning: Debut of UBC Arts Multilingual Week 2022
The debut of the UBC Arts Multilingual Week was a success, here are some details on how things went.
UBC Asian Studies Class of Fall 2022 Graduates Yearbook
Congratulations, UBC Asian Studies Class of fall 2022!
Meet the 2021/2022 Lecturers of the Year
Since September 2014, the Department of Asian Studies has been awarding annual prizes to two Lecturers to recognize and celebrate excellence in teaching in the Lecturer rank. Dr. Sharalyn Orbaugh, Professor and Department Head, announced this year’s two recipients.
Dr. Fuyubi Nakamura awarded the 2022 Michael M. Ames Prize for her Museum of Anthropology project
Congratulations to Dr. Fuyubi Nakamura (中村冬日), Assistant Professor of Visual and Material Cultures of Asia, who has been awarded the 2022 Michael M. Ames Prize for her project A Future for Memory: Art and Life after the Great East Japan Earthquake.
2022 Japanese Language Program Writing Contest – さくぶんコンテスト
UBC Japanese Language Program is holding an essay and short fiction contest for all students who are enrolled in 2022 Winter Term 1. The objective of the competition is to encourage creativity through writing in a newly learned language and give students opportunities to encounter different ideas and ways of thinking of others and themselves […]
Japanese Language Program welcomes Kyoai Gakuen University students with cultural exchange event
This past summer, the Japanese Language Program welcomed eight students from Kyoai Gakuen University in Japan for a cultural exchange event.
New Japanese Cinema video releases in Open Education Resource series
We are pleased to share that Dr. Colleen Laird’s video series on formal film analysis has two new releases, both of which examine editing in Japanese Cinema.
“Exploring Premodern Japan” new video releases
Since 2020, Asian Studies graduate students Miaoling Xue, Saeko Suzuki, and José Manuel Escalona Echániz have been collaborating with Dr. Christina Laffin to create a video series named “Exploring Premodern Japan” that capture aspects of research on premodern Japan.