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Can You Hear the Voices of the Girls? “One Left” and the Korean “Comfort Women”
Graduation Photos with Artona for Asian Studies Majors

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.

Event Recap – Asian Studies 60th Anniversary Celebration (December 6)

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.

Happy 60th Anniversary UBC Asian Studies – Photo Challenge Event

Happy 60th Anniversary UBC Asian Studies – Photo Challenge Event

In celebration of its 60th anniversary this year, the Department of Asian Studies at UBC invites all UBC students and alumni to participate in the Happy 60th Anniversary UBC Asian Studies Photo Challenge Event! Students and alumni will have the opportunity to visit various Asia-related locations on the UBC campus and win a prize from UBC Asian Studies Department Merchandise

Making higher education more accessible: Six tips from Arts faculty and staff
Through our eyes, with our voices: How students and faculty are creating space to heal and be proud of their Asian identities (Part I)
KORN 302 student Won the Grand Prize at the 15th annual Toronto Korean Speech Contest

KORN 302 student Won the Grand Prize at the 15th annual Toronto Korean Speech Contest

On March 20, 2021, Eric Venis, who is currently taking Korean 302, won the Grand Prize for his speech “뭘 먹을까요? What shall I eat?” at the 15th annual Toronto Korean Speech Contest.

Applications are open for 2021 Online Korean Speech Contest in Western Canada

Applications are open for 2021 Online Korean Speech Contest in Western Canada

The 2021 Korean Speech Contest in Western Canada, which is hosted by Consulate General of the Republic of Korea in Vancouver, will be held virtually. Any Korean learners over 18 years of age in Western Canada (BC, AB, SK, YK, NWT) whose native language is not Korean can apply. Submissions will be accepted from April […]

Introducing the new UBC Asian Studies LinkedIn page!

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 Spotlight: Danielle Barkley

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 […]