Chinese Language Program Event Recap – Learning from Laughter: Happiness and Curiosity Keeps You Exploring
Dr. Christopher Rea 雷勤风教授, Professor of Modern Chinese Literature at UBC, humorously shared his experience with language learning, with over 100 participants joining in on the laughter of relatable experiences, as well as aspirations for their own future.
Event Recap – 2021 Asian Studies Annual Careers Night (March 12)
Our annual Careers Night looked a little different this year. On March 12th, we had 7 Asian Studies alumni and a special keynote speaker from diverse career backgrounds calling in from across Canada and Asia to speak with students over Zoom.
My Generation, My Love: A Multimedia Contest 《我的年代、我的愛情》徵 文、獨白及短片創作比賽
Simple yet profound, universal yet deeply personal, love comes in all sorts of shapes and forms. Students from both the UBC Cantonese Language Program and Chinese Language Program showed just how varied something as universal as love can be in this year’s “My Generation, My Love: A Multimedia Contest.” On February 12th, the Cantonese Language […]
A Timely Message from the Cave
Dr. Dagmar Schwerk recently released her book A Timely Message from the Cave: The Mahāmudrā and Intellectual Agenda of dGe-bshes Brag-phug-pa dGe-’dun-rin-chen (1926–1997), the Sixty-Ninth rJe-mkhan-po of Bhutan, which she developed out of her dissertation. Her book addresses the long-lasting debate about the Mahāmudrā doctrine and meditative system that was first elicited through Sakya Paṇḍita […]
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!
“The Voices of Our Community” CLP Singing Contest 2020
The Chinese Language Program held a singing contest in December to celebrate the end of 2020 and welcome the new year. Each Chinese language course was able to participate and language students from various backgrounds all came together to spread joy through song during the holiday season.
Faculty Spotlight with Hessam Dehghani and Zhaokun Xin
To help us to get 2021 off to a flying start, we wanted to introduce our two newest faculty members in Asian Studies! Hessam Dehghani is our new Assistant Professor of Teaching (Persian Language and Culture); and Zhaokun Xin is our newest Lecturer in Chinese Language.
Alireza Ahmadian Lecture Dates Announced for Term 2, 2021!
Announcing our incredible lineup of Alireza Ahmadian Lectures for Term 2! They will all be held virtually over Zoom, and individual dates, times, titles and presenter names can all be found in the graphic below.
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 […]
UBC Tianzhu-Hurvitz Lecture Series: Karma in Chinese Buddhist Historiography Lecture Report and Video
The second iteration of the UBC Tianzhu-Hurvitz Lecture Series was held on October 9, with speaker Dr. John Kieschnick (Stanford University) exploring why Chinese Buddhist historians turned to the doctrine of karma for explanation of historical causation and truths.