We have a new Publications Page!
Check out publications by Asian Studies faculty on our brand-new page!
Transitioning Asian Studies to online for Winter 2020…no easy task!
September 2020 marks the first time ever that UBC Asian Studies (along with most other UBC departments) has offered all classes in online form. Although many courses already included some sort of online component, it was no small task to move everything entirely online, so we were extremely lucky to have a team of grad students, led by Kurtis Hanlon and Shota Iwasaki, on-hand to manage the overwhelming flow of information.
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!
Practice Your New Language Skills with UBC Tandem!
Learning a new language comes with many small “joys”. The first time you can read a full line of text and understand it. The first time you order a meal or a train ticket. And the first time you realise you can fully hold a conversation with a native speaker! “Everyone brings a lot of […]
Update about Courses for Term One in the 2020W Session
On May 11, President Santa J. Ono announced that the majority of UBC classes in Term 1 of the 2020W academic session (September to December 2020) will be offered online. In line with this, and for everyone’s health and safety, all Asian Studies courses (undergraduate and graduate) will be offered online in Term 1.
Asian Studies Statement on Racial Violence and Racial Injustice
The Department of Asian Studies stands in solidarity with Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC) on the UBC campus, in Canada, on this continent, and around the world in their demands for an end to systemic racism and racialized violence.
Student Spotlight: Sophie Rock
Sophie Rock is a 3rd year UBC International Relations student minoring in Korean Language and Culture. Currently, she is on a full-year exchange at Yonsei University in Seoul, South Korea.
Meet Our Students: Nicole Lin
Interested in pursuing a BA in Asian Studies? In this interview series, we ask our students about their experience in our program and their future academic and professional goals. This interview features MA student Nicole Lin, who completed her BA at UBC in 2019, double majoring in History and Asian Area Studies. Her MA focus […]
Asian Studies Alumnus Leo-Thomas Brylowski awarded Korea Times Grand Prize for translation
Leo-Thomas Brylowski, who studied Korean with Dr. Bruce Fulton during his undergraduate years at UBC, has been awarded the Korea Times Grand Prize in its 50th Modern Korean Literature Translation Awards.
ASIA 337: The Korean People in Modern Times
ASIA 337 is a journey tracing the cultural, social and economic changes Korea has undergone as it has entered the modern world.